Mary Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16841, (1836 - 1919)
FatherJoshua D. Cobb5,6,7 (3 Mar 1792 - 30 Sep 1866)
MotherNancy F. Clark4 (4 Dec 1794 - 17 Feb 1845)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Jan 1836, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont8,9,10
Marriage: 8 Mar 1866, Rock Co., Wisconsin, Henry J. Wilkinson (25 Nov 1828 - 28 Feb 1923)11,12,13
Death: 8 Apr 191914,15
Burial: 10 Apr 1919, Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin16,17
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Mary Cobb was born on 24 Jan 1836 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.8,9,10
     She was probably the female under age 5 listed in the household of her father, Joshua D. Cobb, in the 1840 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.18
     Her mother died on 17 Feb 1845, when Mary was 9 years old.19
     Mary moved to Wisconsin in 1846 with her father, sister Rachel, and her husband, spending their first year at Lake Geneva, where her brother Robert had already settled.20,21,22 In 1847 they moved to Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin.23,24,25,26 She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her father.27
     Mary and her father appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, in the household of her older sister Rachel and her husband, Abraham Sheldon Edgerton.28
     Mary married Henry J. Wilkinson, son of Philander Wilkinson and Elizabeth [surname unknown], on 8 Mar 1866 in Rock Co., Wisconsin.11,12,13
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, enumerated 8 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate of $1,500. His mother and her sister Rachel were listed as living with them, as was Agnes Hasinger, a domestic servant.29
     Mary and Henry appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Lima, Rock Co., Wisconsin, enumerated 23 Jun 1880. His mother and her sister Rachel were listed as living with them, as were Rudolph Haight, a farm laborer, and Adie Elphick, a domestic servant.30
     In 1883 Henry rented his farm to George McMillen and he and Mary moved to Whitewater.31,32,33 They appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, on S. Prince St., enumerated 22 Jun 1900, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Her widowed niece, Julia Howe, daughter of her late sister Alta, was listed as living with them.34
     Mary and Henry moved to Prairie St. in 1906.35 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Whitewater, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, at 100 N. Prairie St., enumerated 28 Apr 1910, reporting that they owned their home, free of mortgage. Her niece Julia was listed as living with them.36
     Mary died on 8 Apr 1919 at age 83.14,15 She was buried on 10 Apr 1919 in Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wisconsin.16,17

Children:
     There were no children with Henry J. Wilkinson

Citations

  1. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Mary Cobb.
  2. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Mary Cobb.
  3. [S8475] Henry Wilkinson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows name as Mary Wilkinson.
  4. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows Mary living with Nancy's windowed husband, apparently as parent and child.
  5. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register.
  8. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, town, county, and state.
  9. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows age 14 and state.
  10. [S8477] Henry I. Wilkinson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, shows month, year, age 64, and state.
  11. [S4550] "Wisconsin, Marriages, 1836-1930," FamilySearch.org, record for Henry J Wilkinson and Mary B Cobb, citing FHL #1275527, image 199, and pg 2850.
  12. [S8475] Henry Wilkinson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  13. [S8477] Henry I. Wilkinson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, shows married 34 years.
  14. [S8483] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows died Tuesday.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 136794728, Mary B Cobb Wilkinson, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  16. [S8483] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows funeral this afternoon.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 136794728, Mary B Cobb Wilkinson, includes tombstone photo showing.
  18. [S1177] J. D. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #38644449, Nancy F. Clark Cobb, shows date, and includes photo of gravestone showing same.
  20. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city.
  21. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, in Lake Geneva a year.
  22. [S1171] Hollister, Pawlet for One Hundred Years, pg 185, shows Abraham and Rachel moved to Wisconsin.
  23. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year, and city, and county.
  24. [S8484] Mrs. H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows she then moved to Lima.
  25. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows him and Mary in Lima.
  26. [S1520] Abraham S. Edgerton household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin, shows Abraham and Rachel a few households away from Joshua.
  27. [S1178] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  28. [S1179] Abm. Edganton household, 1860 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  29. [S8475] Henry Wilkinson household, 1870 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  30. [S8476] Henry J. Wilkinson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Rock Co., Wisconsin.
  31. [S8481] H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows date, renting farm, and move.
  32. [S8470] Mrs. R. F. Edgerton obituary, The Whitewater Register, shows year and city.
  33. [S8477] Henry I. Wilkinson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin, shows occupation as landlord.
  34. [S8477] Henry I. Wilkinson household, 1900 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin.
  35. [S8481] H. J. Wilkinson obituary, The Whitewater Register.
  36. [S8478] Henry J. Wilkinson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Walworth Co., Wisconsin.