John Russell Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15580, (1896 - 1963)
FatherJefferson Davis Cobb3,4 (14 Oct 1861 - 16 May 1943)
MotherMary Ellen Kinsolving3,5,6 (29 Feb 1860 - 13 Jun 1943)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Nov 1896, Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky7,8,9
Marriage: 30 Sep 1923, Mills Co., Texas, Belva May Chesser (23 May 1905 - 24 Oct 1990)10,11
Death: 3 Nov 1963, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas12
Burial: 4 Nov 1963, Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas3
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     John Russell Cobb was born on 15 Nov 1896 in Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky.7,8,9
     He appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, Jefferson Davis Cobb and Mary Ellen Kinsolving.4
     He moved to Texas with his parents before 1910. He appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, in the household of his parents.13
     John registered for the draft for World War I on 5 Jun 1918, while living at Mullin, Texas, reporting he was self-employed.2
     He appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, in the household of his parents.14
     John married Belva May Chesser, daughter of Benjamin E. Chesser and Martha Louisa Ragsdale, on 30 Sep 1923 in Mills Co., Texas, with Rev. L. J. Vann officiating.10,11
     John and Belva appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, in the household of his parents.15
     John and Belva appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Mills Co., Texas, enumerated 23 Apr 1940, reporting that they were renting their home for $5 per month and had lived in the same place in 1935. His parents were listed as living with them.6
     He was a laborer in 1920, then became a farmer after 1930. In 1940 he reported he had worked 48 hours the last week of March, and 33 weeks the prior year.16,17,18,19
     John registered for the draft for World War II on 27 Apr 1942, while living at Mullin, Mills Co., Texas, reporting he was self-employed.
     John died on 3 Nov 1963 in Mullin, Mills Co., Texas, at age 66.12 He was buried on 4 Nov 1963 in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas.3

Children:
     There were no children with Belva May Chesser

Citations

  1. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as John R. Cobb.
  2. [S3225] John Russell Cobb, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. [S2815] John Russell Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  4. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  5. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  6. [S5350] John R. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  7. [S2802] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows month and year, as Oct 1895, age 4 and state.
  8. [S3225] John Russell Cobb, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, with month and year as Nov 1896, town, and state.
  9. [S10157] John Russel Cobb, World War II Draft Cards (4th Registration) for the State of Texas, shows date, with month and year as Nov 1896, county, and state.
  10. [S8541] Marriage Record, Mills Co., Texas, 5:69, Russell Cobb and Miss Belva Chesser, shows date and officiant.
  11. [S2816] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows him as son, and her as daughter-in-law, of Jeff, with his first marriage at age 27 and hers at 18.
  12. [S2815] John Russell Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, county, and state.
  13. [S2809] Jefferson D. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  14. [S2812] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  15. [S2816] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas.
  16. [S2812] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows occupation as laborer, industry as working out.
  17. [S2816] Jeff D. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows occupation as laborer, industry as farm.
  18. [S5350] John R. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Mills Co., Texas, shows occupation as farmer, industry as farm, working on his own account.
  19. [S2815] John Russell Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows occupation as farming.