Stanwood Cobb (1881 - 1982)

Born 6 Nov 1881 in Newton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Ida Ella Amelia (Whitlam) Cobb — married 19 Sep 1919 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States

Died 29 Dec 1982 at age 101 in Chevy Chase, Montgomery, Maryland, United States

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Biography

Stanwood Cobb is Notable.

Stanwood Cobb was a centenarian, living to age 101.

Stanwood Cobb was born on 6 November 1881. He is one of eight known children born to Darius Cobb and Laura Maria Lillie.

He appears in the 1900 U.S. Census living with his family at 1137 Boyleston Street, Boston, Massachusetts.^[1] Stanwood Cobb is described as 18 years old and a Student. Also in the household are his parents, Darius (age 65, Portrait Painter) and Laura (age 54), and six siblings: Lillie (age 32), Cora (age 31), Fred (age 29), Estelle (age 25), Percival (age 16), Edith (age 14).

On 19 September 1919, he married Ida Ella Amelia "Nayan" Whitlam in New York City.^[2][3] The 1940 U.S. Census shows them living together at 19 Grafton Street, Chevy Chase, Maryland.^[4] They had no children.

Dr. Stanwood Cobb was a notable author and educator. Between 1907 and 1919, he taught at a number of prominent institutions, including Roberts College in Constantinople, Turkey^[5][6] (now The American Robert College of Istanbul) and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.^[7] In 1919, he founded the Chevy Chase Country Day School for children between the ages of 3 and 15, using "progressive methods, allowing freedom of movement, and the development of individuality".^[8] He and his wife operated the school until their retirement in 1958.^[9] He also wrote over twenty books on subjects of religion, education, and his impressions of the people in the Middle East.

Both Stanwood and Nayan Cobb were members of the Baha'i Faith. Stanwood joined in 1906 and had the honor of meeting Abdu'l-Baha five times between 1908 and 1912.^[7] He wrote numerous articles for the early American Baha'i magazine Star Of The West and served as its editor (1924) as well as co-editor of its successor publication, World Order (1935-39).^[9] In 1933, he was an inaugural member of the first Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Washington, D.C.

One of his neighbors, Dr. Larry C. Heilman, remembered him:

"Those of us who lived on Grafton Street in the late Seventies remember Dr. Cobb as a kindly and gentle person. He was always glad to share a moment of conversation with neighbors that might be passing by.

"My first conversation with Dr. Cobb was a memorable one. I was walking by his house one day when he invited me up to his porch and said: 'I am Stanwood Cobb. I want to get to know you, but don't worry about it being a long term affair because I am 97 years old.' I remember thinking that I had just met a remarkable human being..."^[10]

Dr. Stanwood Cobb passed away on 28 December 1982 at the age of 101.^[11][12] He is buried with his wife at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington, D.C.^[13]

Research Notes

His complete bibliography is too large to list here, but it can be found on his Wikipedia page as well as a partial listing of his Baha'i-related works on bahai-library.com. - Freeth-52 10:48, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Stanwood and Nayan's former home and site of the Chevy Chase Country Day School was featured in a 2013 Washington Post article after its owners put the property up for sale. According to the article, it was "changed from the school to a residence" and later "from a residence to a showcase" with many luxury-branded renovations. Public property records show the home sold for around $4.9 million USD during 2014. - Freeth-52 10:48, 16 October 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9TD-Q3W : accessed 16 October 2021), Stanwood Cobb in household of Darius Cobb, Precinct I Newton city & Upper Falls village Ward 5, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 903, sheet 1B, family 21, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,664.
2. ↑ "New York, New York City Marriage Records, 1829-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2478-1NJ : 10 February 2018), Stanwood Cobb and Ida Whitlam, 19 Sep 1919; citing Marriage, Manhattan, New York, New York, United States, New York City Municipal Archives, New York; FHL microfilm 1,643,413.
3. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKDF-WJPG : 16 March 2018), Stanwood Cobb, 1922; citing Passport Application, , source certificate #187611, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 2016, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7FX-PCG : 8 January 2021), Stanwood Cobb, District 7, Montgomery, Maryland, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-26H, sheet 4A, line 29, family 67, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1554.
5. ↑ "Newton", The Boston Globe, 8 Jul 1907. p. 8. Accessed by smkolins on 29 Aug 2020. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58246308/bahai-stanwood-cobb-got-teaching/
6. ↑ "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5Y-K6LN : 16 March 2018), Stanwood Cobb, 1907; citing Passport Application, Massachusetts, United States, source certificate #35377, Passport Applications, January 2, 1906 - March 31, 1925, 40, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Wikipedia contributors, "Stanwood Cobb," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stanwood_Cobb&oldid=1037485692 (accessed October 16, 2021).
8. ↑ "The Chevy Chase Country Day School" (advertisement), Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), 22 Sep 1920. p. 8. Accessed 16 Oct 2021. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87185026/the-chevy-chase-country-day-school/
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Dunbar, Ruth L. "Stanwood Cobb 1881-1982". In The Baha'i World. 814-16. Haifa, Israel : Baha'i World Center, 1986. Accessed 16 Oct 2021. https://bahai-library.com/uhj_bahai_world_18
10. ↑ Elwell, Susan & Thomas, Julie. 2008. "Dr. Stanwood Cobb, 1881-1982". Chevy Chase Historical Society. Accessed 16 October 2021. https://chevychasehistory.pastperfectonline.com/archive/E8930139-46CD-4682-876D-663027827872
11. ↑ "Stanwood Cobb, 101, teacher, writer dies", The Washington Times (Washington, D.C.), 3 Jan 1983. p. 6A. Accessed 16 Oct 2021. GenealogyBank.com
12. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2C8-Y2W : 20 May 2014), Stanwood Cobb, Dec 1982; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39588913/stanwood-cobb : accessed 16 October 2021), memorial page for Dr Stanwood Cobb (6 Nov 1881–28 Dec 1982), Find A Grave: Memorial #39588913, citing Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA ; Maintained by Bobby Kelley (contributor 46959922) .

See Also:

• Wikipedia: Stanwood Cobb
• Wikidata: Item Q7600327, en:Wikipedia
• Stanwood Cobb on Bahaipedia
• Dr. Stanwood Cobb on Baha'i Chronicles