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William I. "Bill" Cobb

William I. "Bill" Cobb

Male 1893 - 1978  (84 years)

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  • Name William I. "Bill" Cobb  [1, 2, 3] 
    Born 30 Sep 1893  Pomona, Howell Countym Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 19 Jun 1900  Hutton Valley, Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    1. Cobb, James W., head, white, male, August 1869, 40, male, married 8 years, Mississipi, North Carolina, Tennessee, farmer, can read and write, owns farm free of mortgage, farm schedule no. 176
    2. _____, Martha A, wife, white female, July 1869, 30, married 8 years, 3 children 3 living, Illinois, Tennessee, Illinois, can read and write
    3. _____, John P., son, white, male, January 1890, 10, Missouri, Mississippi, Missouri, farm laborer, can read and write
    4. _____, William I., son, white, male, September 1893, 6, Missouri, Mississippi, Missouri
    5. _____, Martha A., daughter, white, female, March 1895, 5, Missouri, Mississippi, Missouri
    6. _____, Bettie A., daughter, white, female, July 1896, 3, Missouri, Mississippi, Missouri 
    Census 19 Apr 1910  Union township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    1. Vanvolkinburgh, [Van Volkinburg] Wilbert, head, male, white, 43, first marriage, married 4 years, Illinois, New York, Indiana, farmer, general farm, can read and write, renting farm, farm schedule no. 65
    2. _____, Amelia [Armelia], wife, female, white, 41, second marriage, married 4 years, 4 children 3 living, Illinois, North Carolina, Illinois, can read and write
    3. Cobb, William C., step son, male, with, 16, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, home farm, attending school, can read and write
    4. _____, Adda C., step daughter, 15, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, home farm, attending school, can read and write
    5. _____, Annie, step daughter, 13, Missouri, Illinois, Illinois, laborer, home farm, attending school, can read and write 
    • 1910 U.S. census, Sedgwick County, Kansas, population schedule, Union township, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheets 7B-8A (penned, recto), p. 187 (stamped), dwelling 133, family 133, Wilbert Vanvolkinburgh household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 455.
    Milit-Beg 17 May 1917  [4] 
    U.S. Army 
    • "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021), entry for William I. Cobb, SS no. 511-07-9857; citing Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D. C.
    Milit-End 10 May 1919  [4] 
    Census 2 Apr 1930  115 South Main, Newton, Harvey County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1. Cobb, William I., head, renting, $25, not a farm, male, white, 36, married, first married age 26, can read and write, Missouri, Missouri, Missouri, baker, pastry shop, veteran (World War)
    2. _____, Mabel R., wife, female, white, 33, married, first married age 22, can read and write, Kansas, Sweden, Sweden 
    • 1930 U.S. census, Harvey County, Kansas, population schedule, Newton (115 South Main), enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 1A (penned, recto), p. 120 (stamped, recto), dwelling 3, family 4, for William I. Cobb household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, [roll not stated].
    Census 3 Apr 1940  511 Martinson St., Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    1. Cobb, William I., owns home, value $4000, head, male, white, 46, married, completed 3 years high school, born Missouri, same place 1935, baker, wholesale [school?] bakery, income $1250
    2. _____, Mabel, wife, female, white, 43, married, completed 2 years high school, Kansas, same place 1935 
    • 1940 U.S. census, Sedgwick County, Kansas, population schedule, Wichita (511 Martinson St.), enumeration district (ED) 107-85, sheet 2B (penned, recto), p. 1213 (stamped, verso), visited no. 57, William I. Cobb household; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T627, roll 1274.
    Employment 27 Apr 1942  1601 E. Douglas, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Employed by Shanklin Mercantile Co. 
    Directory 1959  98 W. Glenarm, Pasadena, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation listed as "baker," confirming the identity, 
    Residence April 27 1942  511 S. Martinson, Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    • "U.S., World War II Draft Registration cards," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021), William Ivy Cobb, serial no. 280, order no. [not stated], Local Board No. 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas; citing The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.
    Died 5 May 1978  Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    • Ancestry, California death index
    Person ID I1356  Full
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2021 

    Father James W. Cobb,   b. Abt 1859, Mississippi, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1901, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 42 years) 
    Mother Martha Armelia Deboard,   b. Abt 1869, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Feb 1949, Riverton, Fremont County, Wyoming Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Married 20 Oct 1892  Howell County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 9, 10] 
    • I had info that Martha Armelia was married to a COBB - from my father. Only gradually did I realize from marriage records that she must have first been married to a GRIFFIN - and was able to locate that record, as well. These two marriages are firmly established, by putting together info from the marriage record of Martha DeBOARD to Caleb GRIFFIN, then the marriage of M.A. Griffin to James W. Cobb, then the birth record of a son to James W. Cobb and Armelia DeBoard.
    Family ID F324  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mabel R. Nohden,   b. Abt 1899 
    Married 29 Sep 1919  Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    • Married by Minister of the Gospel of the Nazarene Church, 24th and Troost.
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2021 
    Family ID F3235  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S7] Missouri, Howell - census 1900, (1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule), Hutton Valley township, Howell County, Missouri, ED 56, Sheet 11B, Dwelling 208, Family 208, James W. Cobb household, jpeg image (Reliability: 3).

    2. [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.).
      "... 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..."

    3. [S49] Missouri, Howell - Births 1883 - 1893 (book, Gen Soc'y), Charlotte Groves and Irene Kimberlin, (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1990), p. 13, birth of white male, parents James W. Cobb and Martha Armelia (DeBoard) Cobb (30 Sept 1893) (Reliability: 3).
      p13 Cobb, male, white, 1st child, b. 30 Sept. 1893 Howell Co; Father: James W. Cobb, 34, farmer, b. Miss.; Mother: Armelia Deboard, 24, b. Ill.

    4. [S6413] "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010," database, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021), entry for William I. Cobb, SS no. 511-07-9857; citing Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File, U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, D. C.

    5. [S6415] "U.S., World War II Draft Registration cards," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021), William Ivy Cobb, serial no. 280, order no. [not stated], Local Board No. 3, Sedgwick County, Kansas; citing The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War II Draft Cards (Fourth Registration) for the State of Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147.

    6. [S6405] 1900 U.S. census, Howell County, Missouri, population schedule, Hutton Valley township, enumeration district (ED) 56, sheet 11B (penned recto) and p. 132 (stamped, verso), dwelling 208, family 208, James W. Cobb household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 10 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T623, roll [not cited].

    7. [S6406] 1910 U.S. census, Sedgwick County, Kansas, population schedule, Union township, enumeration district (ED) 97, sheets 7B-8A (penned, recto), p. 187 (stamped), dwelling 133, family 133, Wilbert Vanvolkinburgh household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T624, roll 455.

    8. [S6416] 1930 U.S. census, Harvey County, Kansas, population schedule, Newton (115 South Main), enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 1A (penned, recto), p. 120 (stamped, recto), dwelling 3, family 4, for William I. Cobb household; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 11 July 2021); citing NARA microfilm publication T626, [roll not stated].

    9. [S6] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 1, 1866-1889 (book, Gen Soc'y), Audrey Teeter Caplinger, Irene McDaniel Kimberlin, Idell Vest Vaughan, transcribers, (West Plains, Missouri: South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, n.d.), entry for Caleb H. Griffin and Martha DeBoard, Howell County, Missouri (30 Aug 1888) (Reliability: 3).
      Caleb H. Griffin to Martha DeBoard on 30 Aug 1888, Howell County, Missouri.

    10. [S38] Missouri, Howell - Marriage Book 3 & 4, 1889 - 1893 (book, Gen Soc'y), (West Plains, Missouri : South Central Missouri Genealogical Society, 1992), entry for James W. Cobb and M.A. Griffin, Howell County, Missouri (20 Oct 1892) (Reliability: 3).
      James W. Cobb to M.A. Griffin
      Martha Armelia DeBoard was first married to Caleb Griffin. Hence, her second marriage records her as "M.A. Griffin." Confirmation that this is the correct person comes from a birth record of one of their children, which names the father as James W. Cobb and the mother's maiden name as Martha A. Deboard. (See sources.)

    11. [S6414] Jackson County, Missouri, marriage license, William I. Cobb-Mabel A. Nohden, 29 September 1919; digital image, "Jackson County Recorder of Deeds Web Access" (https://aumentumweb.jacksongov.org/Marriage/SearchResults.aspx : accessed 11 July 2021); citing Jackson County Recorder of Deeds, Kansas City.


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