Martha Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16680, (1854 - 1933)
FatherDyar Cobb3,4,5 (6 Aug 1807 - 20 Oct 1900)
MotherAlmyra Tremain3,4,5 (3 Apr 1810 - 22 Aug 1885)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 May 1854, Decatur Co., Indiana6,7,8
Marriage: 16 Apr 1902, Greensburg, Indiana, Isaiah Stewart (23 Dec 1858 - 25 Jan 1936)9,10
Death: 10 Aug 1933, Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois11
Burial: 12 Aug 1933, Mound Cemetery, Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois11
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Martha Cobb was born on 28 May 1854 in Decatur Co., Indiana.6,7,8
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain.12 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.13 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.14
     Martha has not been found in the 1900 census, even though she is shown as living in Greensburg two years later when she married.15
     Martha married Isaiah Stewart, son of James Stewart and Elizabeth Jones and widower of her cousin Sophronia E. Terhune, on 16 Apr 1902 in Greensburg, Indiana, with Rev. H. W. Davis officiating.9,10
     Martha and Isaiah appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, on Morgan St., enumerated 18 Apr 1910, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.16
     Martha and Isaiah appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 6 Jan 1920, reporting they owned their home, free of mortgage.17
     Martha and Isaiah appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, at 501 Lafayette St., enumerated 8 Apr 1930, reporting they owned a home valued at $5,000, and owned a radio.18
     Martha died on 10 Aug 1933 in Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, at age 79.11 She was buried on 12 Aug 1933 in Mound Cemetery, Willow Hill Twp., Jasper Co., Illinois.11

Children:
     There were no children with Isaiah Stewart

Citations

  1. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Martha Cobb.
  2. [S1118] Dyer Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Marth Cobb.
  3. [S4078] Marriage Register, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1899-03:24, no. 6, Isiaah Stewart and Mattie Cobb.
  4. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1118] Dyer Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mattie Stewart, citing FHL #1675054, shows date and state.
  7. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 6 and state.
  8. [S4078] Marriage Register, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1899-03:24, no. 6, Isiaah Stewart and Mattie Cobb, shows age 45 at marriage 24 Apr 1902, county, and state.
  9. [S4078] Marriage Register, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1899-03:24, no. 6, Isiaah Stewart and Mattie Cobb, shows date, city, state and officant, and as his second marriage.
  10. [S11285] Isah Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 8 years.
  11. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Mattie Stewart, citing FHL #1675054.
  12. [S1577] Dayor Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  13. [S1118] Dyer Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Ready's occupation as "bound."
  14. [S2322] Dyar Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  15. [S4078] Marriage Register, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1899-03:24, no. 6, Isiaah Stewart and Mattie Cobb, shows residence as Greensburg.
  16. [S11285] Isah Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  17. [S11286] Isaiah Stewart household, 1920 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  18. [S11287] Isaiah Stewart household, 1930 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.