Cornelia Barbour Mims1,2,3

F, ID# 1780, (1816 - 1875)
Cornelia Barbour Mims|b. 1816\nd. 31 May 1875|p1780.htm|Linah Mims|b. 14 Nov 1772\nd. bt 1847 - 1850|p475.htm|Rebeccah Davis|b. abt 1786\nd. bt Jul 1824 - Jun 1830|p2186.htm|John Mims|b. 1731||Sarah Horn|||John Davis|b. abt 1754\nd. 1800|p13682.htm|Jane Clendenin|b. Jan 1758 or Feb 1758\nd. abt Aug 1824|p13683.htm|

Father Linah Mims4,5,6 (1772-bt 1847 - 1850)

Mother Rebeccah Davis5 (abt 1786-bt 1824 - 1830)

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Descendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
Descendants of Gideon Cobb

Family Background – see:

The Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family
     Cornelia Barbour Mims was born in 1816 in Richmond, Virginia.7,8,9 She married Robert Livingston Cobb, son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, on 13 May 1835 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.10,11,12,13 She died on 31 May 1875 in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, at her home.14,15,16 She was buried on 3 Jun 1875, in Eddyville, Kentucky, probably in the Cobb plot in Riverview Cemetery, although no stone for her has been found there.17
     She was named an heir in the will of her grandmother, Jane Clendenin, dated 10 Jul 1824, to receive a child of a young slave given to her brother Davis.18
     Cornelia and Julia appear to have been living with their parents in Christian Co. when the 1830 Census was taken, and likely remained there until their father was appointed agent to the Northwest Indians in 1832. But their older brother, John H. Mims, had moved to Caldwell Co. by 1830, when he appears in the tax rolls there, and it appears that he prospered there. It would seem likely that both sisters moved to brother John's household in Caldwell Co. when their father was sent off to become an Indian agent in 1832.19,20,21,22
     She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her husband, Robert Livingston Cobb, in the 1840 Federal Census of Caldwell Co., Kentucky.23
     Cornelia and Robert appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of District No. 1, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, enumerated 13 Sep 1850, reporting real estate valued at $10,600. Their children Linah, Sam and Bobella were listed as living with them, as was his brother, Maj. Robert H. Cobb, Joshua Clark Cobb and Gideon Dyer Cobb Jr., and her sister, Rebecca E. Mims. There were also 11 slaves, four females ranging in age from 9 to 75, and seven males, ages 4 to 30.24,25
     Cornelia and Robert appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, enumerated 10 Jul 1860, reporting $20,000 in real estate, and $32,635 in personal property. Their children Linah, Joshua, Bobella and Mark were listed as living with them, as were her sister, Robertson and Sarah Jane Mims, and Russel Mims, who would appear to be some relative of Cornelia and Robertson and Sarah. He also reported 14 slaves, 11 of them males, in two slave houses. Two of the females, aged 21 and 22, were reported to be fugitives from the state.26,27
     Cornelia and Robert moved to Paducah, Kentucky, about 1870 and he retired from active business.28,29 They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, enumerated 11 Jun 1870, reporting that she had real estate of $10,000 and personal estate of $1500. Their children Bobella and Mark were listed as living with them, as was their son Robert, his wife Virginia Walker and their children, Robert, Virginia and Cornelia. Also in the household were her sister, Linah Mims Cobb, Joshua Clark Cobb and Sarah Jane Mims, her sister Rebecca's son, David Mitchell, and a married mulatto couple who were domestic servants.30
     Her funeral was held on 3 Jun 1875, in Eddyville at the home of Willis Benson Machen, husband of her neice Victoria, who was daughter of her brother John.31

Children of Cornelia Barbour Mims and Robert Livingston Cobb

Robert and Cornelia have been reported to have had three children in addition to those listed below, all apparently dying young.41
  • Maj. Robert H. Cobb32,4,33 b. May 1836, d. 20 Jul 1914
  • Linah Mims Cobb4,33,34 b. abt 1838, d. 21 Apr 1904
  • Joshua Clark Cobb4,35,33 b. 7 Jul 1839, d. 22 Dec 1895
  • Henry Cobb36 b. Apr 1842, d. Jul 1846
  • Sarah T. Cobb37 b. 29 Nov 1843, d. 11 Aug 1847
  • Sam Glenn Cobb33 b. abt 1846, d. bef 1860
  • Gideon D. Cobb38 b. 27 Mar 1847, d. 8 Dec 1847
  • Bobella Cobb39,33,34 b. Sep 1847
  • Mark Tyler Cobb4,34,40 b. abt 1852, d. 18 Nov 1905

Citations

  1. [S3376] "Commander of the Famous Cobb's Battery", pg 309, shows name as Cornelia Barbour (Mims) Cobb.
  2. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows name as Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, relict of Robt. L. Cobb, and daughter of Col. Linah Mims.
  3. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Robert L. Cobb and Fransis Hey Dallam, 12 May 1835, and License, dated same day, both show name as Miss Cornelia Mims.
  4. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875.
  5. [S2021] Davis will, Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, names a grandchild Cornelia Mims as heir.
  6. [S1042] Connelley and Coulter, History of Kentucky, pg 497.
  7. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows year, city, and state.
  8. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 33, and state, as Virginia.
  9. [S1950] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State (1885), pg 291, shows city and state, as Virginia.
  10. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Robert L. Cobb and Francis Hey Dallam, 12 May 1835, shows intended to be married shortly, and License, dated same day, has return showing marriage solemnized 13 May 1835.
  11. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Robert G. Cobb to Miss Cornelia Mims, 13 May 1835, shows date.
  12. [S49] Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998, shows date, town, county, and state.
  13. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows both in household.
  14. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows date, as 31 May 1875, at her residence in "this city."
  15. [S1402] Cornelia Cobb, death register, shows date, as 29 May 1875, and town.
  16. [S1042] Connelley and Coulter, History of Kentucky, pg 497, shows year, as 1877, town, and county.
  17. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows she will be buried in the old family burying ground at Eddyville, Ky, but no such cemetery is known. Three of her children who died young, as well as her husband's parents and many of their descendants, are buried in a family plot at Riverview Cemetery, and her brother John is buried in an adjacent plot.
  18. [S2021] Davis will, Christian Co. Wills D:181-3.
  19. [S575] Matthiesen, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing William Henry Perrin, editor, County of Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F.A. Battey Publ. Co., 1884, pg 279, shows Linah's appointment and makes no mention of his having left the county before that.
  20. [S585] Linah Mims household, 1830 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  21. [S587] The Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Home Page, online, "Mims Tax Records," an extract of Caldwell Co. tax records by Willis P. (Pat) Oliver, webmaster of the site, shows John in Caldwell in 1830, and with growing assets though the mid 1840's.
  22. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 266, shows Julia was "of Eddyville."
  23. [S1795] R. L. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  24. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
  25. [S1745] Robert L. Cobb, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  26. [S1811] Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  27. [S1675] Robert L. Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  28. [S1042] Connelley and Coulter, History of Kentucky, pg 497, shows year, as 1870.
  29. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as retired merchant.
  30. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  31. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows date, as "tomorrow," city, state, and home of Col. Willis B. Machen.
  32. [S3376] "Commander of the Famous Cobb's Battery", pg 309.
  33. [S1820] Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, appearing to be parent and child.
  34. [S1811] Robert L. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows them in same household, appearing to be parent and child.
  35. [S1950] Battle, Perrin and Kniffin, Kentucky - A History of the State (1885), pg 291.
  36. [S2087] Henry Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows son of R. L. & C. B. Cobb.
  37. [S2086] Sarah T. Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows daughter of R. L. & C. B. Cobb.
  38. [S2085] Gideon D. Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows son of R. L. & C. B. Cobb.
  39. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows the widow of Dr. John B. Saunders as Cornelia's daughter.
  40. [S628] Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows him in the household of Robert L. and Cornelia, apparently as their son.
  41. [S3235] Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, 2 Jun 1875, shows she had twelve children, five then living, listed as Robert, Linah, Joshua, Mark, and the widow of John B. Saunders.

 

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