Person:Joseph Cobb (19)

Watchers
Joseph Benton Cobb
m. 8 Nov 1871
  1. Thomas CobbAbt 1874 -
  2. Joseph Benton Cobb, Jr.1877 - 1932
  3. Effie Cobb1879 -
  4. Martha Ola Cobb1880 - 1959
  5. George Cobb1882 -
  6. James Hardin Cobb1888 - 1959
  7. William G. Cobb1891 -
  8. Robert Lee Cobb1892 - 1928
  9. Earl Witt Cobb1895 - 1933
  10. Frederick Hess Cobb1897 - 1979
Facts and Events
Name[1] Joseph Benton Cobb
Alt Name Buck Cobb
Gender Male
Birth[2] Abt 1851 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee(county is according to son's WWI draft registration)
Marriage 8 Nov 1871 Comanche County, Texasto Elizabeth Ann Hardin
Census[2] 1880 Denton County, Texas
Census[3] 1900 Gainesville, Cooke County, Texas
Census[4] 1910 Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Census[5] 1920 Denison, Grayson County, Texas
Death[1] 31 Dec 1927 Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma

Denton County, Texas, 1880 census:[2]

Cobb, Joseph 31 yrs Farmer b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee)
      Elizabeth 25 yrs Wife Keeping House b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)
      Thomas 6 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
      Joseph B. 3 yrs Son b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
      Effie 11/12 yr (b. Jun) Dau b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)

Cooke County, Texas, 1900 census:[3]

Cobb, Joseph B. Head 50 yrs (b. Mar 1850) (marr. 28 yrs) b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee) Clerk (grocery)
      Lizzie Wife 44 yrs (b. Jun 1855) (12 children, 9 living) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)
      Joseph B. Son 22 yrs (b. Aug 1877) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) Brakeman (railway)
      Mattie Dau 19 yrs (b. Dec 1880) (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) Teacher
      George Son 17 yrs (b. Oct 1882) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) Day laborer
      James Son 11 yrs (b. Jul 1888) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) At school
      Willie Son 8 yrs (b. Jul 1891) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) At school
      Robert Son 7 yrs (b. Oct 1892) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) At school
      Earl Son 4 yrs (b. Nov 1894) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)
      Freddie Son 2 yrs (b. Jul 1897) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas)

Grayson County, Texas, 1910 census:[4]

Cobb, Joseph B. Head 63 yrs (marr. 40 yrs) b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee) Cabnet Maker (At home)
      Elizabeth Wife 58 yrs (13 children, 9 living) b. Indiana (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)
      James H. Son 21 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana) Brakeman (Rail Road)
      Earl Son 14 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)
      Freddie Son 12 yrs b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)

Grayson County, Texas, 1920 census:[5]

Cobb, Joseph B. Head 72 yrs (marr.) b. Tennessee (parents, b. Tennessee) Cabinet Maker (General)
      Elizabeth Wife 64 yrs (marr.) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Indiana)
      Earl Son 24 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) Operator (Wireless)
      Fred Son 22 yrs (single) b. Texas (parents, b. Tennessee/Texas) Book Keeper (Bank)
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Texas, United States. Confederate Pension Applications
    #43581.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Denton, Texas, United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration Publication T9)
    ED 109, p. 206C, dwelling/family 96/109.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Cooke, Texas, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 27, p. 1B, dwelling/family 22/22 (611 Broadway).
  4. 4.0 4.1 Grayson, Texas, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 82, p. 2A, dwelling/family 11/12 (614 [Rear] West Sears St).
  5. 5.0 5.1 Grayson, Texas, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 94, p. 4B, dwelling/family 70/106 (521 Crawford St).