1880 Collin County, Texas
Caleb JOBE 31 MO Martha E. 27 MO Cynthia A. 9 MO William J. 7 MO John S. 2 TX *Jesse listed as William J, age 7, with his parents.1880 Throckmorton County, Texas
Justice Precinct # 1 Town of Throckmorton, page 290B, LInes 32-36, #16-16 --Enumerated on the 7th day of June 1880 George W MEARS W M 35 Farmer Tenn Va N.C. Frances T W F 23 Wife Keeping House Texas Ga Ga. Frances L W F 5 Daughter At Home Texas Tenn Texas Minnie L W F 3 Daughter At Home Texas Tenn Texas Mary E W F 11/12 July Daughter At Home Texas Tenn Texas *Minnie is age 3 - listed with her parents. **CORRECTION: G. W. Mears Parent's Place of Birth --father was actually born in Guilford Co., NC with his parents from MD --mother was actually born in Anderson Co., TN with her parents from VA
1900 Foard County, Texas
Volume 42, Ed 27, Sheet 12, Line 68 (Precinct 2) (Charls?) JOBE Sept 1847 MO-MO-MO -should be Caleb Martha E. Jan 1854 MO -wife -nee Brewer John Oct 1877 TX -son Inie B. Jan 1890 TX -dau (next door) Volume 42,Ed 27, Sheet 12, Line 67 (Precinct 2) Jessie W. JOBE April 1873 MO --living alone *Jessie is unmarried and living next door to his parents.1900 Wilbarger County, Texas
ED131 Precinct #4 pg 288 A, #22-22 --Enumerated on 2 June 1900, Geo. MEARS head 4 Aug 1845 owns r/w farmer Tn Va Va Fannie wife 43 Jan 1857 r/w keeps house Thomas son 15 July 1885 r/w in school Tx Tn GA Josie dau 10 Aug 1889 r/w in school Tx Tn GA Ida dau 8 Sep 1891 r/w in school Tx Tn Ga Joseph son 4 Sep 1895 at home Tx Tn Ga Carl S. son 1 Sep 1898 at home Tx Tn Ga Minnie COX dau 23 Nov 1876 r/w at home Tx Tn Ga Clara granddaughter 2 Sep 1897 at home Tx Tn Tx *Minnie is age 23, (recently divorced - though listed as widow) and her daughter, Clara (age 2) are living with her parents. **CORRECTION: G. W. Mears Parent's Place of Birth --father was actually born in Guilford Co., NC with his parents from MD --mother was actually born in Anderson Co., TN with her parents from VA
Jessie Jobe and Minnie (Mears) Cox
Married
September 12, 1900 Thalia, Foard Co., Texas
1910 Wilbarger County, Texas
ED131 Precinct #4 pg.7A -Ed 240,Sheet 114, Vol 142 --Enumerated on 29 April 1910 Jessie W. JOBE head 38 m/10yrs s/English farmer rents r/w Mo.Mo.Mo Minnie wife 34 m/10yrs s/English r/w Tx.Tn.Tx Kalep G, son 8 s/English in school r/w Tx.Mo.Tx Walter son 6 s/English Tx.MoTx Annie B. dau 4 s/English Tx.MO.Tx William son ?/12 Tx.Mo.Tx Cox Clara COX step dau. 12 s/English in school r/w Tx.MO.Tx *Her parents, G. W. Mears and Fannie (Boon) were listed 2 doors away.
Jessie Jobe
Died April 12, 1919 (flu epidemic)
Buried Thalia Cemetery, Thalia, Foard Co., Texas
1920 Wilbarger County, Texas
RollT625_1855, Vol 167, Ed 138, Precint 3, Sheet 5B, Line 79, HH 94-96 Minnie JOBE 1877 TX renting, widow Caleb 1902 TX farmers Walter L 1904 TX farmers Annie B 1906 TX in school William T 1909 TX in school Earnest B 1911 TX in school Martha V 1914 TX in school Mary E 1916 TX -age 4 years 3 months Earl F 1919 TX -age 1 year 6 months *Earl F. Jobe is my father. He was born abt 2 1/2 months before his father died.1920 Foard Co., Texas
ED#88 pct.2 pg.14B #269-287 Cecil S. HOPKINS head 20 mar r/w rents, laborer stock farm Tx KY Tx Clara wife 20 mar r/w keeps house Tx USA USA *Clara (Cox) married Cecil Hopkins Nov 2, 1919 Thalia, Foard Co., Texas.
1930 Hardeman County, Texas
ED# 9 precinct #3, pg 13A, #241-251 --Enumerated 25 April 1930 Minnie L. JOBE 53 Head, mar.Rents, r/w,radio, Tx Tn Tn Viola M. 17 dau r/w Tx MO Tx Mary E. 14 dau Tx MO Tx Earl 11 son Tx Mo. Tx George W. MEARS 84 father wd. Tn W.Va N.C. *After Jessie's death, Minnie and her family moved in with her father, G. W. Mears --He lived in the ranch house just across the Pease River --G.W. and his wife, Fannie (Boon) had separated in 1919 and she later lived in the farm house ----the ranch house and the farm house were very close together, but different counties **CORRECTION: G. W. Mears Parent's Place of Birth --father was actually born in Guilford Co., NC with his parents from MD --mother was actually born in Anderson Co., TN with her parents from VA (next door) #242-252 George JOBE 28 head mar.,rents, radio,r/w farm,stock farmer Tx Mo.Tx Gladys wife 17 wife mar. r/w Tx Tx Tx Dorothy L. 2/12 dau Tx Tx Tx *George Caleb Jobe was s/o Jessie and Minnie (Mears) Jobe (next door) #243-253 Curtis SPOON head 32 rents, mar. radio, r/w Tx USA USA farm laborer Annie B. wife 24 mar. r/w Tx Mo Tx. *Annie B. (Jobe) Spoon was d/o Jessie and Minnie (Mears) Jobe
1930 Foard County, Texas
ED#2 precinct #2 pg.7A, #84-86 AND #87 --Enumerated 10 April 1930 Mrs.Robert L. TOWNLEY head 42 w/f, w r/w radio owns farmer Tx TX TX Ellie E. son 26 w/m single r/w laborer Tx Tx tx J.B. son 17 w/m single r/w laborer Tx Tx Tx Mildred dau 13 w/f r/w in school Tx Tx Tx Almalee dau 7 w/f in school Tx Tx Tx Vina JOBE dau 21 w/f w r/w Tx Tx tx Ladois JOBE dau 2 w/f Tx Tx Tx J.W. JOBE son 1 6/12 w/m Tx Tx Tx *Melvina, widow of Walter Jobe (d. Dec 1929), is living with her widowed mother and 2 children.1930 Wilbarger County, Texas
ED# 244-9 pct.4 & Lockette Village pg.3B --Enumerated 5 April 1930 58-60 Francis T. MEARS head, 73,D, owns,radio,r/w Tx AL Ga Joseph E. MEARS son, 34,single, r/w, farmer TX Mo Tx William J. JOBE grandson, 21,single, r/w, farm laborer, Tx Mo.tx Earnest B. JOBE grandson, 19,single,r/w, farm laborer, TX MO Tx 59-61 Cecil S. HOPKINS head,mar. 30,rents,radio, r/w farm laborer TX KY TX Clara M. wife, 32 r/w TX TX TX Francis L. dau. 2/12 TX TX TX Mary E. JOBE sis-in-law, 14 r/w single TX MO TX *This is the farm house - across the Pease River.
August 1934 -G. W. Mears dies
Ranch house with daughter, Minnie, in Hardeman Co., TX
Buried Thalia Cemetery, Foard Co., Texas
1940 - Move to Town
Living Precint 4 - Parker Co., Texas
August 1972 - Minnie (Mears) Cox Job dies
Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
Buried Memory Gardens of the Valley, Mineral Wells Hwy