Edgar Cobb (1885 - 1963)

Born 29 Sep 1885 in Illinois

Died 13 Feb 1963 at age 77 in Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

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Biography

Edgar was born on September 29, 1885, in Illinois.

Edgar Cobb married Lulu Jarvis in January, 1903, in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Illinois.^[1]

He passed away in February, 1963.

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Timeline

September 29, 1885 - Birth

January, 1903 - Marriage - Marriage to Lulu Jarvis in Carlinville, Macoupin County, Iowa.

1910 - United States Federal Census - In the 1910 census, Edgar Cobb, 26, is living in Virden Ward 2, Macoupin County, Illinois, with his wife, Lulu, 21 and children, Essie, 6, and Earl, 1. Edgar is a coal miner.^[2]

September 12, 1917 - World War I Draft Registration - Edgar is described as a coal miner of medim height and build with blue eyes and brown hair. His next of kin is his wife, Lulu.^[3]

1920 - United States Federal Census - In the 1920 census, Edgar, 35, is the head of household living in Springfield Precinct 28, with his wife, Lulu, 30. Also living in the household are daughter Elsie, 17, and sons, Earl, 11 and Cecil, 6. Also living with the family are two nephews, Carl Piper, 20, and Clarence Piper, 22. Edgar, Carl and Clarence are all working as drivers at a coal mine while Elsie is working as the assistant auditor in a dry goods company.^[4]

1940 - United States Federal Census - In the 1940 census, Edgar Cobb, 54, is listed as a utility man, and is living with his wife, Lula, 52, in Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Daily Illinois State Journal, 10 Jan 1903, p. 2, col. 7; digital images, GenealogyBank (http://www.genealogybank.com), Historic Newspapers.
2. ↑ 1910 U.S. census, Macoupin, Illinois, population schedule, Virden Ward 2, enumeration district (ED) 0076, sheet 9A, p. 267 stamped, dwelling 189, family 190, Edgar Cobb; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624, roll 309.
3. ↑ "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database and images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com), Edgar Cobb, Serial No. 2185; Order No. 2100, Draft Board 1, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois; citing United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
4. ↑ 1920 U.S. census, Sangamon, Illinois, population schedule, Springfield Precinct 28, enumeration district (ED) 146, sheet 9A, p. 29 stamped, dwelling 173, family 182, Edgar Cobb; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 407.
5. ↑ 1940 U.S. census, Sangamon, Illinois, population schedule, Springfield, enumeration district (ED) 84-99, sheet 7B, household 16, Edgar Cobb; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 887.

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