Henri Pearl Woodard1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 23729, (1869 - 1949)
FatherHenry P. Woodard4 (abt 1828 - 10 Aug 1869)
MotherSarah F. Woodson5,4 (1842 - 11 Jan 1927)

Key Events:

Birth: 26 Oct 1869, Tennessee6,7,8,9
Marriage: 13 Nov 1895, Fulton Co., Georgia, George Willard Cobb (7 Sep 1866 - 19 Sep 1915)10,11
Death: 12 May 1949, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee12,13
Burial: Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee14
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Henri Pearl Woodard was born on 26 Oct 1869 in Tennessee.6,7,8,9
     Her father died on 10 Aug 1869, two months before she was born.15 His will was proved 4 Nov 1869, Shelby Co., Tennessee. The will called for United States bonds to be purchased with the proceeds of his life insurance, with the interest to be paid to her mother for her support and the child's education. When Henri reached age 21, the bonds were to be paid half to the mother and half to the child, unless the mother had remarried, in which case one-third was to go to the mother and two-thirds to the child.16
     She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, with her mother, in the household of Ella Garrent. Their relationship, if any, is unknown.17
     The first settlement report for her father's estate was filed 18 May 1872, showing receipts of nearly $23,900, including $19,800 from the life insurance policy. Expenses were $2,900, and $15,000 of U.S. bonds had been purchased.18
     Henri's mother re-married, 21 Nov 1872 in Shelby Co., Tennessee, to Thomas Hughes Covington.19
     Henri appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Jasper Twp., Crittenden Co., Arkansas, enumerated 12 Jun 1880, in the household of a Black couple, C. W. Wooldridge and his wife Jennie, and their infant son. Her mother and her new husband, their 5-year-old daughter and infant son were living nearby, as they appear as the eighth prior household. It appears that Henri had been placed with caretakers.20
     Henri married George Willard Cobb, son of Dr. Joshua W. Cobb and Mary Celeste Phelon, on 13 Nov 1895 in Fulton Co., Georgia. Why either of them was in Georgia is unknown.10,11
     Henri appeared with George and their son George, on the 1900 Federal Census of Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, in the household of his mother.21
     Henri and George appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, at 811 Jefferson Ave., enumerated 19 Apr 1910. Their children George and Frances were listed as living with them, as were two lodgers, Fant Howard and Charles Martin. His mother was listed as living in the same building.22
     Her husband died on 19 Sep 1915 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.23,24
     Henri appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of Mayfield, Graves Co., Kentucky, in the household of her son George.25
     Henri died on 12 May 1949 in Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee, at age 79.12,13 She was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby Co., Tennessee.14

Children:
     Children with George Willard Cobb:

  • George Willard Cobb Jr.26,27,25 (28 Oct 1896 - Sep 1980)
  • Frances S. Cobb28,29,30 (15 Sep 1902 - 13 Sep 1990)

Citations

  1. [S11998] Ella Garrent household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows name as Henry Woodward.
  2. [S11999] C. W. Wooldridge household, 1880 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Arkansas, shows name as Pearl Woodard.
  3. [S9108] Georgia County Marriage Records, Georgia, Fulton Co., I:161, George W. Cobb and Henri P. Woodard.
  4. [S11993] Mrs. Henri Woodard Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  5. [S11998] Ella Garrent household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11998] Ella Garrent household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows age 8/12, month, as Oct, and state.
  7. [S11999] C. W. Wooldridge household, 1880 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Arkansas, shows age 8 and state.
  8. [S11993] Mrs. Henri Woodard Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, with month as Nov, and state.
  9. [S11997] J. H. Shaver household, 1940 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows age 70 and state.
  10. [S9108] Georgia County Marriage Records, Georgia, Fulton Co., I:161, George W. Cobb and Henri P. Woodard, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  11. [S11976] Mary C. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows married 4 years.
  12. [S11993] Mrs. Henri Woodard Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8715372, Henriella Pearl “Henri” Woodward Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8715372, Henriella Pearl “Henri” Woodward Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  15. [S11995] Henry P. Woodward obituary, Public Ledger, shows died this morning, at residence of mother-in-law one and a half miles from the city.
  16. [S7973] Loose Probate Papers, Shelby Co., Tennessee, 1869, #2456, Henry P. Woodard, will 19 Jul 1869, executor's bond, 4 Nov 1869.
  17. [S11998] Ella Garrent household, 1870 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  18. [S7973] Loose Probate Papers, Shelby Co., Tennessee, 1869, #2456, Henry P. Woodard, settlement 18 May 1872.
  19. [S7952] Record of Marriage Licenses, Shelby Co., Tennessee, E8:508, T. H. Covington and Mrs. S. F. Woodard.
  20. [S11999] C. W. Wooldridge household, 1880 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Arkansas.
  21. [S11976] Mary C. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  22. [S11992] Georg W. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S11973] George Willard Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  24. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 8715374, George Willard Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  25. [S11994] George W. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Graves Co., Kentucky.
  26. [S11976] Mary C. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows her as daughter-in-law and the boy as grandson of head of household.
  27. [S11992] Georg W. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  28. [S11992] Georg W. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee, shows the girl as daughter of Henny's husband and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  29. [S11994] George W. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Graves Co., Kentucky, shows the girl sister and Henri as mother of head of household.
  30. [S11996] Harold J. Shaver household, 1930 U.S. Census, Graves Co., Kentucky, shows the girl as wife and Henryella as mother-in-law of head of household.