Howell Cobb III (1870 - 1933)

Born 2 Nov 1870 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of May Loyd (Burnett) Banks — married 15 Sep 1891 in Franklin County, Georgia

Died 1 Sep 1933 at age 62 in El Paso, Texas, United States

Biography

Howell was born in 1870. He was the son of Howell Cobb and Mary McKinley. He passed away in 1933.

Howell married first on 15 Sep 1891 in Franklin County, Georgia to Mary Burnett; ^[1] and they had at least one child: ^[2]

1. Howell Burnett, b. 07 Aug 1894, d. 07 Mar 1918

Where did this Howell Cobb really reside in 1900?

• He was enumerated with the 2nd U.S. Army Cavalry Regiment in Santa Clara, Cuba on June 6th;
• He was enumerated with his parents in Athens, Georgia on June 7th; and
• Based on the age and birth location of his son Hugh, he would have been married and residing in Texas by about 1900.

Mary died in 1914, and Howell married second to Ida June (Judia) Cooper, and they resided in El Paso with Ida's children by her first husband. ^[3]

1. Hugh F., b. abt. 1900
2. Vera V., b. abt. 1903

After the Spanish-American War, Howell served as a police officer and died in El Paso, Texas at the age of 62. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXV7-229 : 4 November 2017), H. Cobb and Mary Burnett, 15 Sep 1891; citing Marriage, Franklin, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 365,742.
2. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #120059874 for Howell Cobb, III (2 Nov 1870–1 Sep 1933), citing Evergreen Cemetery, El Paso, El Paso County, Texas, USA ; Maintained by Ralph Terry (contributor 47372532) .
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC93-FTJ : accessed 12 August 2018), Howell Cobb, El Paso Precinct 11, El Paso, Texas, United States; citing ED 56, sheet 3A, line 26, family 59, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1799; FHL microfilm 1,821,799.
4. ↑ "Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3CS-HYH : 13 March 2018), Howell Cobb, 01 Sep 1933; citing certificate number 40952, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,115,619.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LJ-4H7 : 24 August 2017), Howell C Cobb in household of Howell Cobb, Athens, Clarke, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 13, sheet 305D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0140; FHL microfilm 1,254,140.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3N3-PPT : accessed 12 August 2018), Howell Cobb in household of Howell Cobb, Athens city Ward 3, Clarke, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 6, sheet 8B, family 185, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,187.