Martha Jane COBBS 1 2
- Born: 5 February 1861, Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri, USA 3 4 5 6
- Marriage (1): Walter WHITE on 18 March 1879 in Modale, Harrison County, Iowa, USA
- Died: 28 January 1949, La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA at age 87 6
- Buried: 31 January 1949, La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA
 Cause of her death was Bronchopneumonia, one month; Senility.
Other names for Martha were Martha J. COBBS,3 Martha WHITE 5 and Martha Jane WHITE.6
Death Notes
9:15 pm at Grande Ronde Hospital; usual residence 711 Division St. Age at death 87 years, 11 months, 23 days.
Burial Notes
Hillcrest Cemetery, Div C - Blk 18 - Lot 1 - Sp 9
Recorded Events in Her Life
-p2.jpg "1870 census MO-Lawrence-Mt Vernon (Cobbs-Powell) p2 (16322 KB) 1870 James Cobbs household — page 2 of 2 (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- She appeared on the 1870 US Federal Census on 23 July 1870 in Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA. 3
1870 Census — Mount Vernon Township, Lawrence County, Missouri, USA
Name Age Sex Race Occupation Birthplace Remarks
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Cobbs James 45 M W Farmer Georgia * $400 value personal estate
* 1 male US citizen 21 or older in
household
----- Mary J. 35 F W Keeping house Illinois * Cannot write
----- Martha J. 9 F W -- Missouri * Attended school within past year
----- John C. 7 M W -- Missouri * Attended school within past year
----- Margret 5 F W -- Missouri * Attended school within past year
----- Andrew R. 2 M W -- Missouri
Powel Nancy A. 13 F W -- Missouri * Attended school within past year
----- Mary F. 11 F W -- Missouri * Attended school within past year
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.jpg "1880 census - IA-Pottawattamie-Rockford (White) (19965 KB) 1880 Walter White household Homer White household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- She appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 23 June 1880 in Rockford, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA. 7
1880 Census — Rockford, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA
Marital Father's Mother's
Name Relation Status Gender Race Age Birthplace Occupation Birthplace Birthplace
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Walter WHITE Self M Male W 26 IN Laborer IN IN
Martha J. WHITE Wife M Female W 19 MO Keeping House TN IL
George WHITE Son S Male W 4/12 IA -- IN MO
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.jpg "1920 census OR-Union-La Grande (Walter White, Elma McLane, Chas Zink) (14880 KB) 1920 Elma McLane household (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 13 January 1920 in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA. 5
Elma McLane Head F W 30 Wd Oregon Indiana Missouri none
Verla McLane Dau F W 6 S Oregon Oregon Oregon none
Donald McLane Son M W 3 6/12 S Oregon Oregon Oregon none
Walter White Father M W 65 M Indiana New York United States Laborer/saw mill
Martha White Mother F W 58 M Missouri Georgia Illinois none
Charles Zink Nephew M W 3 6/12 S Oregon Kentucky Oregon none
Howard Zink Nephew M W 2 6/12 S Oregon Kentucky Oregon none
- Gallery: Martha White (right) with her daughter Manila, in 1935, in Oregon, USA.
White_LaGrandeOR_sfw.jpg "Martha Jane White death certificate (1197 KB) 28 January 1949 Photo of original document courtesy of Diana Greb (who took the photo on 10 Nov 2015 at the Oregon State Archives); perspective correction and minor software editing by KMH. (Click on Picture to View Full Size)")
- Gallery: Death Certificate, on 28 January 1949, in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA.
- She was buried at the Hillcrest Cemetery (Div C - Blk 18 - Lot 1 - Sp 9) in La Grande, Union County, Oregon, USA on 31 January 1949.
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