Sophronia Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16676, (1842 - 1919)
FatherDyar Cobb4,5,6 (6 Aug 1807 - 20 Oct 1900)
MotherAlmyra Tremain4,5,6 (3 Apr 1810 - 22 Aug 1885)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Sep 1842, Decatur Co., Indiana7,8
Marriage: 28 Jan 1868, Decatur Co., Indiana, Oliver Clay Elder (27 Nov 1843 - 23 Feb 1924)9,10,11
Death: 5 Jun 1919, Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana12,13
Burial: 7 Jun 1919, South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana14,15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     16 Sophronia Cobb was born on 15 Sep 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana.7,8
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain.17 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.18
     Sophronia married Oliver Clay Elder, son of William M. Elder and Sarah Sellers, and first cousin of the man her aunt Ella Cobb had married 26 years before, on 28 Jan 1868 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. James W. Lewis offciating.9,10,11
     Sophronia and Oliver appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her husband's younger brother James and his wife, Lydia A. Pratt.19
     Sophronia and Oliver appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 7 Jun 1880. Their children Orris and Edna were listed as living with them, as was F. McConnall, age 30, a farm hand.11
     Sophronia and Oliver appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 6 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their farm, free from mortgage. Their children Orris, Edna and Jessie were listed as living with them, as was her father a 50-year-old servant, Frank McConnell, and William F. Christy, son of her father's sister, age 65, a widower, and identified as a boarder.16
     Sophronia and Oliver moved into town in 1903, after he retired.20 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at 414 North Broadway, enumerated 2 May 1910, reporting that the family owned its home, free of mortgage. Their daughter Jessie was listed as living with them.21
     Sophronia died on 5 Jun 1919 in Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 76.12,13 She was buried on 7 Jun 1919 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.14,15

Children:
     Children with Oliver Clay Elder

Oliver and Sophronia had two additional childen, who died before 1900, and whose names are unknown.30,31
  • Orris Clifford Elder22,23 (17 Jun 1876 - 7 Oct 1965)
  • Edna A. Elder24,25,26 (29 Jun 1878 - 27 Sep 1949)
  • Jessie Alice Elder27,28,29 (24 Sep 1882 - 15 Oct 1918)

Citations

  1. [S1101] Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, given name appears to be spelled Sophrona.
  2. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:204, Oliver C. Elder and Sophronia Cobb.
  3. [S11259] Sophrina Cobb Elder, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Cobb.
  4. [S1101] Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11259] Sophrina Cobb Elder, Certificate of Death.
  7. [S1101] Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 7 and state.
  8. [S11259] Sophrina Cobb Elder, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:204, Oliver C. Elder and Sophronia Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S1568] Marshal Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S1119] Clay Elder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  12. [S11259] Sophrina Cobb Elder, Certificate of Death, shows date, township, county, and state.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378470, Sophrina Cobb Elder, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  14. [S11259] Sophrina Cobb Elder, Certificate of Death, shows dateand cemetry.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378470, Sophrina Cobb Elder, and includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S1555] Oliver C. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  17. [S1101] Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  18. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  19. [S1568] Marshal Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  20. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 698, shows year.
  21. [S1524] Oliver E. Elde household, 1910 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  22. [S1119] Clay Elder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband.
  23. [S1555] Oliver C. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  24. [S1119] Clay Elder household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Edna as the daughter of Sophronia's husband.
  25. [S1555] Oliver C. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Edna as the daughter of Sophrona's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  26. [S11260] Edna Elder Meek, Certificate of Death.
  27. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378461, Jessie Alice Elder, image of obituary from unidentified newspaper.
  28. [S1555] Oliver C. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Jessie as the daughter of Sophrona's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S1524] Oliver E. Elde household, 1910 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Jessie as the daughter of Sophronia's husband.
  30. [S1555] Oliver C. Elder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows her as mother of 5, with 3 surviving.
  31. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 698, shows they had five children, two deceased.