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Catharine Margarthe Dorothee Barners^1,2

Key Events:

• Catharine Margarthe Dorothee Barners was born on 21 Nov 1787.³
• Catharine married Frantz Christian Böhning, son of Jobst Hermann Böhning and Anna Louise Mölenbrants, on 13 Nov 1807 in Evangelische Lutherische Kirche, Großendorf, during the period of French occupation.^4,5

Citations

1. Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1799 no. 49, Böhning - Boeckers, shows name as Cathar. Margar. Barners.
2. Trauregister (Burial Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1818 no. 161, Franz Christian Böning, shows name as Margarthe Dorothee Barner.
3. Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1807 no. 63, Boehning - Barners, shows age 20 and date.
4. Trauregister (Burial Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1818 no. 161, Franz Christian Böning, shows this was his second marriage.
5. Heiratsregister (Marriage Register), Kurfürstentum Hannover, 1807 no. 63, Boehning - Barners.

Frederick J. Shurtz^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Frederick J. Shurtz was born in 1832 in Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5
• Frederick married first Margaret Ann Derr, daughter of Daniel Derr and Catharine Raup, on 24 Jul 1852 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.^6,7,8
• Frederick married second Sarah Elizabeth Riegel, daughter of Jacob K. Riegel and Christiana Ohl, on 1 Oct 1867 in White Pigeon, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, with Rev. Henry Wiegard officiating.^9,10,11
• Frederick died on 18 May 1892 in Shenandoah, Iowa, at age ~60.^12,13,14
• He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.^15,16

Citations

1. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64864736, Frederick Shurtz, includes tombstone photos showing same.
3. "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, record for John H Eischeid and Elenor Shurtz, citing FHL #1035212, shows name as F. J. Shurtz.
4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64864736, Frederick Shurtz, shows year, county, and state, includes tombstone photo showing year.
5. Daniel Keller household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 18 and state.
6. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
7. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows inscription of "w/o Frederick."
9. Marriage Register, State Copy, Michigan, 1868, St. Joseph Co., no. 67, Frederik Schurtz and Sarah Riegle, shows date, town, state, and officant.
10. "Mrs. Sarah Shurtz Summoned on High," Shenandoah World, 30 Nov 1920, shows date, town, and state.
11. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
12. Schalck, Adolf W.; Henning, D. C., History of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, pg 544, shows date, town, and state.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64864736, Frederick Shurtz, shows year, town, county, and state, includes tombstone photo showing year.
14. "Mrs. Sarah Shurtz Summoned on High," Shenandoah World, 30 Nov 1920, shows month and year.
15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64864736, Frederick Shurtz, includes tombstone photos.
16. "Mrs. Sarah Shurtz Summoned on High," Shenandoah World, 30 Nov 1920, shows cemetery.

Franklin L. Snyder^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Franklin L. Snyder was born on 22 Sep 1853 in Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• Franklin married Christiana Riegel, daughter of Jacob K. Riegel and Christiana Ohl, ca. 1882.^7,8
• Franklin died on 24 Jan 1934 in Liberty Twp., Montour Co., Pennsylvania, at age 80.⁹
• He was buried on 26 Jan 1934 in Montandon Cemetery.⁹

Citations

1. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa.
2. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.
3. Christianna Snyder, Christianna, Certificate of Death, shows Frank L. Snyder as informant.
4. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows month, year, as 1853, age 46, and state.
5. Frank Snyder, Frank, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1852, and place as unknown.
6. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 57 and state.
7. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1900 U.S. Census, Page Co., Iowa, shows married 18 years.
8. Franklin L. Shnyder household, 1910 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 27 years.
9. Frank Snyder, Frank, Certificate of Death.

Modena Ann Cobb^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Modena Ann Cobb was born on 1 Jun 1825.^1,1
• Modena died on 8 Aug 1825 at age 0.^3,4
• She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the Cobb family plot.¹

Citations

1. Mary Jane & Modena Ann Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery.
2. Kilbury-Cobb, Judith, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001.
3. Mary Jane & Modena Ann Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows month and year.
4. Kilbury-Cobb, Judith, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, shows date.

Sarah Virginia Walker^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Sarah Virginia Walker was born on 31 Oct 1844 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.^4,5,6
• Sarah married Maj. Robert H. Cobb, son of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Barbour Mims, on 3 Aug 1865 in Monroe Co., Mississippi.^7,8,9
• Sarah Virginia died on 12 Jul 1927 in Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, at age 82.^10,11,12
• She was buried on 13 Jul 1927 in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.^13,14

Citations

1. Sarah Virginia Cobb, Sarah Virginia, Certificate of Death.
2. John A. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Mississippi, shows name as Virginia Walker.
3. "Mississippi Marriages, 1776-1935," Ancestry.com, record for Robert Cobb and Virginia Walker.
4. Sarah Virginia Cobb, Sarah Virginia, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
5. Virgina Cobb, Widow's Application for Pension, 28581, Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975, application, shows county, and state.
6. John A. Walker household, 1850 U.S. Census, Monroe Co., Mississippi, shows age 7 and state.
7. Virgina Cobb, Widow's Application for Pension, 28581, Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975, application, shows date, county, and state.
8. International Genealogical Index, record for Virginia Walker marriage, citing FHL film #886908 v. 3, Monroe Co. Mississippi marriage records, white , v.3.
9. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows married, 35 years.
10. Sarah Virginia Cobb, Sarah Virginia, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
11. Virgina Cobb, Widow's Application for Pension, 28581, Texas, Confederate Pension Applications, 1899-1975, application for mortuary warrant, shows date, town, county, and state.
12. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery, shows year.
13. Sarah Virginia Cobb, Sarah Virginia, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
14. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.

Robert Cobb Jr.^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Robert Cobb Jr. was born on 6 Jun 1866 in Mississippi very possibly in Aberdeen, Monroe Co.^4,5,6,7
• Robert married Nettie Kessinger, daughter of Catherine Christinna Kessinger, on 7 Sep 1901 in Lawton, Comanche Co., Oklahoma Territory, with probate judge Warren H. Brown officiating.^8,9
• Robert died on 9 Apr 1913 in 2110 10th St., Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas, the home of his father, at age 46.^10,11
• He was buried on 10 Apr 1913 in Riverside Cemetery, Wichita Falls, Wichita Co., Texas.^12,13

Citations

1. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Robert Cobb.
2. Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Robert Cobb.
3. Robert Cobb, Robert, Jr., Standard Certificate of Death.
4. Robert Cobb, Robert, Jr., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
5. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 33 and state.
6. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 4 and state.
7. Robert Cobb Jr. and Nettie P. Brown, Marriage Record, shows age 35, town, and state, as Aberdeen, MO; the state is perhaps a clerical error, as Aberdeen Mississippi is in Monroe Co., where his parents were married.
8. Robert Cobb Jr. and Nettie P. Brown, Marriage Record, shows date, town, county, territory and officiant.
9. Cobb, Robert Jr. v. Cobb, Nettie P., Wichita District Court, District Clerk, petition, shows they were married "on or about " 11 Sep 1901, county, and state, as Oklahoma, but Oklahoma did not become state until 1907.
10. Robert Cobb, Robert, Jr., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and place.
11. "Robert Cobb, Jr. Died this A. M.," Wichita Daily Times, 9 May 1913, shows he died "this morning" at his father's home.
12. Robert Cobb, Robert, Jr., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
13. Cobb - Thorburn tombstone, Riverside Cemetery.

Virginia Leoma Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Virginia Leoma Cobb was born on 2 Feb 1868 in Mississippi.^4,5,6,7
• Virginia married Henry Clay Harding, son of Samuel Doak Harding and Mary Isabelle Wylie, on 28 Jan 1908 in St. Andrews Church, Amarillo, Texas, with Rev. E. McQueen Gray of Carlsbad, New Mexico, officiating.^8,9
• Virginia died on 5 Dec 1958 in Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, at age 90, after a fall in her home at the Amarillo Hotel, at 300 Polk St.^10,11
• She was buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas.^10,12

Citations

1. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Leoma Cobb.
2. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows name as Virginia L Cobb.
3. "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908, shows name as Miss Virginia Leoma Cobb.
4. Virginia Leoma Harding, Virginia Leoma, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
5. Robt. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Wichita Co., Texas, shows month, year, age 32 and state.
6. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 2 and state.
7. Albert S. Stinnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tarrant Co., Texas, shows month, year, as 1871, age 29, and state. Given the apparent discrepancies with other birth dates and ages reported in this household, I conclude the conflicting information in other sources is more likely correct.
8. "Harding-Cobb Nuptials," The Weekly Herald, 30 Jan 1908, with note "From Tuesday's Daily" shows at high noon today, church, and officant.
9. Henry C. Harding household, 1910 U.S. Census, Potter Co., Texas, shows married two years, as his first and her second marriage.
10. Virginia Leoma Harding, Virginia Leoma, Certificate of Death.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 20199680, Virginia Leoma Harding, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 20199680, Virginia Leoma Harding, and includes tombstone photo.

Cornelia Mary Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Cornelia Mary Cobb was born on 18 Dec 1869 in Mississippi.^4,5,6
• Cornelia married Albert Sidney Stinnett, son of William H. Stinnett and Mary Clay Corums, on 31 Jan 1893 in Wichita Co., Texas, with Rev. H. C. Shaw of the Church of the Good Shepherd officiating.^7,8
• Cornelia died on 14 Dec 1953 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 83.³
• She was buried in Llano Cemetery, Amarillo, Potter Co., Texas, next to her husband.⁹

Citations

1. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Cornelia Cobb.
2. Marriage Record, Whichita Co., Texas, 1:183, marriage of Albert Sidney Stinnett and Miss Cornelia Mary Cobb.
3. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Cornelia Mary Stinnett.
4. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Cornelia Mary Stinnett, shows date, with year as 1868, and state, as Kentucky.
5. Robert L. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 6/12, month, and state, as Mississippi.
6. Robert Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 10 and state, as Mississippi.
7. Marriage Record, Whichita Co., Texas, 1:183, marriage of Albert Sidney Stinnett and Miss Cornelia Mary Cobb, shows date and officant.
8. Albert S. Stinnett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Tarrant Co., Texas, shows married, 7 years.
9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 19799172, Cornelia Mary Cobb Stinnett, includes photo of joint tombstone.