Virginia Tuck Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 489, (1904 - 1986)
FatherDr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr.4,5,6 (27 Apr 1882 - 16 Nov 1960)
MotherMary Louisa Logan4,5,7 (30 Dec 1879 - 3 Jul 1913)

Key Events:

Birth: 24 Nov 1904, Logansmill, Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky8,9,10,11
Marriage: 23 Sep 1928, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, Joe Milam (22 Sep 1893 - 23 May 1976)12,13,14
Death: 5 Apr 198615,16,17
Burial: 8 Apr 1986, Grace Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee18,19
ChartsDescendants of Dr. Davis Green Tuck
Descendants of David Dutt/Toot
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont
The Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family
The Dutt/Toot Family
The Tuck Family

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     5,20,21 Virginia Tuck Cobb was born on 24 Nov 1904 in Logansmill, Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky.8,9,10,11
     She appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky, in the household of her parents, Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr. and Mary Louisa Logan.22
     Her mother died on 3 Jul 1913, when Virginia was 8 years old.23,24
     Virginia appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of outside of Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky, in the household of her father, Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr.25
     Virginia married Joe Milam, son of James William Milam and Fannie L. Mitchell, on 23 Sep 1928 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.12,13,14
     Virginia and Joe appeared on the 1930 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, at 525 North Second, enumerated 5 Apr 1930, reporting that they rented for, $35 per month, space in the home of Roswell Parham, a livestock dealer, and his wife Emma. Neither family reported having a radio set.26
     Virginia and Joe appeared on the 1940 Federal Census of Montgomery Co., Tennessee, enumerated 15 Apr 1940, reporting that they owned a home valued at $3,000, and that they had lived in the same house in 1935. Their children Joseph and James were listed as living with them.27
     Virginia died on 5 Apr 1986 at age 81.15,16,17 She was buried on 8 Apr 1986 in Grace Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.18,19

Children:
     Children with Joe Milam:

  • Joseph Logan Milam28,29 (22 Feb 1931 - 4 Nov 1998)
  • Dr. James Robert Milam29,30 (17 Jun 1935 - 17 Feb 1986)

Citations

  1. [S190] "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Virginia Tuck Cobb.
  2. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  3. [S2109] Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows name as Virginia T. Cobb.
  4. [S55] Hardeman County Historical Commission, Hardeman County Historical Sketches, pg. 101.
  5. [S190] "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether."
  6. [S2109] Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  7. [S2109] Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows the child as daughter of Mary's husband, and that the parents had been married longer than the age of the child.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, shows date, as 24th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, as 24th, town, county, and state.
  10. [S522] Ledley Logan Cobb, , shows date, as 23rd.
  11. [S4362] Joe Milam household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 35 and state.
  12. [S2983] "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Joe Milam and Virginia Tuck Cobb, citing FHL #321036 and pg 73, shows date and county.
  13. [S519] Joe Milan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows he first married at age 35 and she at age 24.
  14. [S55] Hardeman County Historical Commission, Hardeman County Historical Sketches, pg. 101, shows married.
  15. [S278] Funeral Program, for Virginia Cobb Milam, shows date.
  16. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  17. [S130] "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Virginia Milam, Soc. Sec. No. 414-52-7351, shows month, year, and last residence as 37043 (Clarksville, Montgomery, TN).
  18. [S278] Funeral Program, for Virginia Cobb Milam, shows date and cemetery.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, includes tombstone photo.
  20. [S49] Freeman, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998.
  21. [S47] Fenker, Family File "Fenker.FTW," 29 Sep 1998.
  22. [S2109] Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, date and place blank on this sheet, taken from previous page.
  23. [S1064] Mary Logan Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, county, and state.
  24. [S4424] Mary Logan Cobb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date.
  25. [S521] Robert L. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  26. [S519] Joe Milan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  27. [S4362] Joe Milam household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  28. [S523] Virginia Cobb Milam, "The Last Will and Testament."
  29. [S4362] Joe Milam household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows him as the son of her husband.
  30. [S1500] "U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007," Ancestry.com, record for James Robert Milam, Soc. Sec. No. 414-54-8534.