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Family: Bert Van Volkenburg / Martha Armelia Deboard (F326)

m. 1 Oct 1906


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  • Bert Van VolkenburgFather | Male
    Bert Van Volkenburg

    Born  Abt 1867  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  Yes, date unknown   
    Buried     
    Married  1 Oct 1906  [1, 2]  Howell County, Missouri, USA  [1, 2] Find all individuals with events at this location
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    Mother   

    Martha Armelia DeboardMother | Female
    Martha Armelia Deboard

    Born  Abt 1869  Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1 Feb 1949  Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mountain View Cemetery, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  Caleb H. Griffin | F325 
    Married  30 Aug 1888  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Other Spouse  James W. Cobb | F324 
    Married  20 Oct 1892  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Iva Gerome Deboard | F165 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Martha Louisa Davis | F165 Group Sheet 

  • Notes  Married:
    • Willie Cobb is still living at the time of the 1900 census. His daughter, Martha Cobb, writes that her mother had remarried by 1907.

  • Sources 
    1. [S110] DeBoard, Martha Armelia - Letter Ada(Cobb) Martin, (Letter written by Ada (Cobb) Martin, undated, recalling in her late to middle age events that took place in 1907 at age 12, including her father's death, her mother's remarriage to Bert VanVolkinburg, and the family's move from Howell County, Missouri, to Oklahoma; photocopy provided in the 1990's by an unidentifiable Internet contact to Janis Walker Gilmore [address]. Mrs. Martin was the daughter of Martha Armelia (DeBoard) Cobb VanVolkinburg and James W. Cobb; she is now deceased.).
      My family had been planning for almost a year to move from Pomona MO to Red Bird, Okla. My mother had married Bert Van Volkenburg about a year before. He had planned with mother and we 3 children to make the move Bill (Willie) Adda and Anna. I being the oldest of the 3 girls was not happy to move for I had a boyfriend, but all plans were made for the move. "

    2. [S60] Missouri, Howell - Marriage license, (Marriage license, Howell County Recorder's office, West Plains, Missouri), for Bert Van Volkenburg and Martha A. Cobb (1 Oct 1906) (Reliability: 3).
      I viewed this license.