Louis Shawer Cobbs (1912 - 2001)

Born 10 Jan 1912 in Danville, Virginia, United States

Husband of Lenora (Hardy) Cobbs — married 10 Apr 1943 in Danville, Virginia, United States

Died 6 Jan 2001 at age 88 in Danville, Virginia, United States

Biography

Louis Cobbs is a part of US Black heritage.

Louis was born in 1912 in Virginia. He was the son of James and Georgianna Cobbs. In 1920 he was living with his widowed mother and siblings in Danville, Virginia.^[1]

Louis served in the US Army during World War II from 1942 to 1945.^[2]

Louis married Lenora Hardy in 1943 in Danville, Virginia. ^[3] In 1950 Louis and Lenora were living in Danville where he worked as a U.S. mail carrier.^[4]

He passed away in 2001 in Danville, Virginia.^[5] He was buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Danville.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1886; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 39
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #63227861 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Louis S Cobbs (8), single son, in household of Georgianna H Cobbs (48) in Danville Ward 4, Danville (Independent City), Virginia. Born in Virginia.
2. ↑ Military: "U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010"
   Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Page number: 1
   Ancestry Record 2441 #5638249 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Name: Louis S Cobbs; Gender: Male; Birth Date: 10 Jan 1912; Death Date: 6 Jan 2001; Enlistment Branch: ARMY; Enlistment Date: 19 Nov 1942; Discharge Date: 28 Nov 1945.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167811; Certificate Number: 1943008074
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9279 #11242630 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Louis Shawer Cobbs (31) marriage to Lenora Agnes Hardy on 10 Apr 1943 in Danville, Virginia, USA.
4. ↑ 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
   National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Danville, Danville, Virginia; Roll: 1278; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 106-20
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #113559811 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Louis S Cobbs (38), married, Canner Mail, head of household in Danville, Danville, Virginia, USA. Born in Virginia.
5. ↑ Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
   Ancestry Record 9278 #2615679 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Louis Shawer Cobbs death 6 Jan 2001 in Danville, Virginia, USA.
6. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #27138930
   Ancestry Record 60525 #95158921 (accessed 17 July 2023)
   Louis Shawer Cobbs burial (died on 6 Jan 2001) in Oak Hill Cemetery, Danville, Danville City, Virginia, United States of America.