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Minnie Leamer (Mears) Cox Jobe

November 23, 1876 Coleman Co., TX - August 7, 1972 Parker Co,. TX


My Grandmother - Minnie Leamer (Mears) Cox Jobe and my father My Grandmother - Minnie Leamer (Mears) Jobe

Daughter of G. W. Mears and Fanny Boon

* My Grandmother *

Grandma was a real inspiration for beginning my family research. She would often spend hours telling me stories of her siblings, parents, and the 'olden times'. This would 'spark' a growing curiosity and desire to know more that would just not go away. Therefore, this never-ending endeavor and this project to LEARN MORE began!

The picture on the right is the way that I remember Grandma. She was 75 when I was born. Since our birthdays were only 3 days apart, we would often celebrate together. My father, Earl, in the picture to the left - taken in the 1920's, was the youngest of 9 children.

Minnie was the second child born to G. W. Mears and Fanny (Boon) in Coleman County, Texas. She appears on the 1880 Throckmorton Co., Texas census at age 3 with her two sisters, Frances and Mary 'Bessie'. It was shortly after this that she moved with her parents to the Wilbarger - Hardeman -Foard Co., Texas area where she would remain until the mid 1930's.


My Grandmother - Minnie (Mears) Jobe

Minnie's Marriages

She married Willie Allan Cox, s/o Sol Cox and Emily Painter, about 1896 persumably in Foard Co., Texas or vicinity. They had one daughter, Clara born in 1897, before divorcing.

My Grandfather - Jesse William Jobe

On September 12, 1900 in Foard Co., Texas. Minnie married my grandfather, Jesse William Jobe (see picture on the right), s/o Caleb Jobe and Martha Emily Brewer.

Click to view my Great Grandparents, Caleb Jobe and Martha Emily Brewer

In 1900, Jesse, who is 27, is living next door to his parents in Precint 2 of Foard Co., Texas. Minnie and her daughter, Clara, are listed in the 1900 Wilbarger Co., Texas Census. Then in 1910 Minnie and Jesse are listed on the 1910 Wilbarger Co., Texas Census.

See Jessie's site for more photos.


Life on Farm in Foard Co., Texas
1901 - 1919

1904 - Grandma Minnie with her mother, Fanny (Boon) Mears and sons Cale and Walter

1904 - Grandma Minnie with her mother, Fanny (Boon) Mears and sons, Cale and Walter

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1906 - Cale, Clara, Annie, Walter

1906 - Cale, Clara, Annie Walter 1909 - Caleb, Walter, Annie, Bill

1909 - Cale, Walter, Annie Bill

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1914 - Grandma Minnie with 7 of her children

1914 - Grandma with 7 of her children
Bill - Cale - Ernest - Minnie holding Viola (baby) - Clara - Annie - Walter

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1913 - Bill, Viola Ernest

1913 - Bill, Viola Ernest 1909 - Caleb, Walter, Annie, Bill

1917 - Bill, Cale, Clara, Annie, Ernenst, Walter, Viola


Tragedy - Flu Epidemic Strikes

In April 1919, when Daddy was 3 months old, Grandpa Jesse Jobe died in the flu epidemic that quickly spread across the U.S. and worldwide - killing thousands.

Jessie was buried at the Thalia Cemetery with a Woodman tombstone. His parents, son Walter and father-in-law, G. W. Mears, would also be buried at Thalia.

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Entrance to Thalia Cemetery My Grandfather - Jessie's Tombstone


Young Widow - Struggles to Surive
1919 - 1935
Move to Grandpa G. W. Mears

After Jesse's death, she struggled to survive and bring her family to maturity. In 1929, she would lose her son, Walter. These were lean tough times, but she survived and the family was fed and clothed. From listening to the many stories, I've never heard of anyone doing without any of the necessities - food, water, love or shelter.

After her parents seperated, Minnie's father lived with them.

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1919 - Grantma with 7 of her children
Back - Annie, Clara, Bill, Daddy(baby), Grandman Minnie
Front - Earnest, Mary, Viola

1925 - (back - Annie, Clara, Bill, Daddy (baby), Grandma Minnie) (front - Earnest, Mary, Viola 1919 - Viola, Mary, Earnest, Daddy (baby)

1919 - Viola, Mary, Earnest, Daddy (baby)

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1919 - Mary, Earnest, Earl 'Daddy'

1919 - Mary, Earnest, Earl 'Daddy'

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1925 - Probably Taken at Great Grandpa Caleb Jobe's Funeral

Cousin Mary Cook, Cousin Liter Cook, Aunt Annie, Grandma Minnie
Children: Auntie 'Viola' - Aunt Mary - Earl (Daddy)
1925 - Probably taken when Gt Grandpa Caleb Jobe died Grandma Minnie and Aunt Annie

Aunt Annie and Grandma Minnie

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1928 - Grandma Minnie with 3 of her children - Daddy, Clara, Mary

1928 - Grandma Minnie, Daddy, Aunt Clara, Aunt Minnie


Move to Parker County, Texas
1934-1955

During the depression about 1936 after G.W.'s death and the farm was sold, she moved to Garner in Parker County, Texas with some of her children. Daddy, the youngest, was now 17. It is known that Cale, Viola, Annie and my father came with her. Aunt Clara and her family would later move to the area also. Grandpa Mears died in 1934, the farm was sold, and most of Minnie's children were now married. It was time to move nearer to the urban areas.

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1948 - Grandma with Uncle John Jobe

1948 - Grandma Minnie with Great Uncle John Jobe 1950 - Daddy and Grandma Minnie

1950 - Grandma and Daddy

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1950 - Grandma Minnie with 5 of her children

1950 - Grandma with 5 of her children
Cale, Annie, Grandma, Mary, Viola 'Auntie', Daddy

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1954 - Grandma - Ready for Church

1954 - Grandma Minnie ready for Church 1950 - Daddy and Grandma Minnie

1952 - Christmas at Grandma Jobe's House

Me - My Mother - Uncle Tex Ellis with arm arount Aunt Annie - Aunt Clara holding my sister, Marian - Grandma - Uncle Earl Spoon - 1st cousin Lois Jobe


Move into Weatherford
The Way I Remember
1955 - 1972

Ever since I knew Grandma, she lived with her daughter, Annie (Jobe) Spoon, who had also become a widow in 1963. For the next 9 1/2 years these two widows continued to live together in Weatherford. As long as she was able, she would attend the Methodist Church.

Grandma and Aunt Annie had a garden in the backyard and had several peach trees. Weatherford is famous for its peach festival and visiting Grandma Jobe would not be complete without 'their famous peach cobbler' and cornbread. They would often be checked in on by Uncle Cale who lived a few miles away in Garner, and Aunt Clara, Viola 'Auntie', and my father who lived in Tarrant county. Most weekends and holidays would find Daddy, my sister and I visiting Grandma Jobe's. My mother worked for telephone company as long distance operator and would therefore be workng.

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June 1970 - Grandma and me

June 1971 - Grandma and me Grandma with my Siamese kitten

Christmas 1971 - Grandma holding my siamese kitten

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Grandma, Aunt Annie, Great Aunt Mae - 1970

1970 - Grandma Minnie, Aunt Annie (Jobe) Spoon, Gt Aunt Mae (Mears) Gunn


True Pioneer
Dies in Parker Co., Texas

At the time of her death in August 1972, she was almost 96 and had continued to live at home until the last couple of weeks. She died only a few days before I moved to Canada.

Grandma was buried at Memory Gardens of the Valley on the Mineral Wells Hwy in Parker Co., Texas. I was very blessed to have spent so much time with her.

Entrance to Memory Gardens on Mineral Wells Hwy where Grandma is buried My Grandmother - Minnie (Mears) Jobe


Children of Minnie Mears and Willie Allan Cox

Each child has their own individual site with photos


  1. Clara Mabel (Cox) Hopkins Ellis


    Aunt Clara taken in 1957 Aunt Clara taken about 1916 --b. September 4, 1897 Foard Co.,TX
    --d. August 25, 1995 Mineral Wells, Palo Pinto Co., TX
    --buried Memory Gardens of the Valley, Palo Pinto Co., TX
    --m/1 Cecil Salom HOPKINS
    --November 2, 1919 Thalia, Foard Co., TX
    ----b. August 12, 1897 Dallas, Dallas Co., TX
    ------s/o H. H. Hopkins and Molly Adkins
    --m/2 John Walker 'Tex' ELLIS, Jr
    --February 4, 1934 Clark Co., Nevada
    ----b. September 28, 1895 Texkarkana, Texas
    ----d. January 1978 Oklahoma
    ------s/o John Walker Ellis, Sr. and Mary Olivia SCHOOLER


    Children of Minnie Mears and Jessie William Jobe

    My Grandparents: Travelling Through the Years (1880-1930) (census)

    Each child has their own individual site with photos


  2. George Caleb 'Cale' Jobe


    Uncle Caleb Jobe as Young Man Uncle Caleb Jobe as a boy --b. July 26, 1901 Foard Co., Texas
    --d. March 7, 1979 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    --buried Bethesda Cemetery, near Garner, Parker Co., TX
    --m/1 Gladys Louise BAILEY
    --March 11, 1929 Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX
    ----b. October 14, 1911 Texas
    ----d. January 31, 1986 Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., NM
    ----buried Military Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico
    ------d/o Joe Bailey
    --m/2 Adina Lorena BLAYLOCK
    --March 11, 1939 Garner, Parker Co., Texas
    ----Details withheld for Adina (living)


    Uncle Walter Jobe as baby

  3. Walter Lee Jobe

    --b. November 20, 1903 Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --d. December 16, 1929 North of Rayland, Hardeman Co., Texas
    --buried Thalia Cemetery, Foard Co. Texas
    --m. Mell Vina TOWNLEY
    --October 23, 1926 Foard Co., Texas
    ----b. October 16, 1908 Margaret, Foard Co., Texas
    ----d. April 1, 2001
    ----buried Thalia Cemetery, Foard Co., Texas
    ------d/o Robert Luther Townley and Lula Maude GRAY


    Aunt Annie as a young woman Aunt Annie as a young girl

  4. Annie Beatrice (Jobe) Spoon


    --b. February 20, 1906 Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --d. January 23, 1996 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    --buried Memory Gardens of the Valley, Palo Pinto Co., TX
    --m. Curtis Earl SPOON
    --November 15, 1924 Vernon, Wilbarger Co., Texas
    ----b. September 23, 1897 Santo, Palo Pinto Co., Texas
    ----d. February 8, 1936 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    ----buried Memory Gardens of the Valley, Palo Pinto Co., TX
    ------s/o William Riley Spoon and Lucinda Ellen Jones


  5. William Thomas 'Bill' Jobe

    Uncle Bill as a young man Uncle Bill as a young boy

    --b. August 2, 1908 Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --d. June 1, 1974 King City, Monterey Co., California
    --cremated
    --m. Emelia A. 'Emily' JACK
    --November 9, 1940 Reno, Storey Co., Nevada
    ----b. October 3, 1903 Los Angeles, California
    ----d. March 23, 1980 Santa Clara Co., California
    ------d/o William Fredrick Jack and Daisy M. BROWER


    Aunt Annie as a young man Uncles Ernest as a young boy

  6. Earnest Burton Jobe


    --b. December 2, 1910 Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --d. March 11, 1988 Vernon Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --buried Wilbarger Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX
    --m. Elicia Adalia 'Elsie' MOERBE
    --July 8, 1933 Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
    ----b. February 3, 1915 Giddings, Lee Co., Texas
    ----d. Decmeber 15, 1986 Vernon, Wilbarger Co., Texas
    ----buried Wilbarger Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger Co., TX
    ------d/o Ernest August Moerbe and Elma Marie CZINSKEY


  7. Martha Viola (Jobe) Gray Ashmoore Moore


    Auntie 'Viola' as a young woman Auntie 'Viola' as a young girl --b. March 26, 1913 Wilbarger Co., Texas
    --d. January 30, 1980 Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
    --buried Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
    --m/1 Edgar Ralph GRAY
    --July 24, 1937 Parker Co., Texas
    ----b. January 1, 1914
    ----d. July 29, 1944 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    ----buried Bethesa Cemetery, Parker Co., Texas
    ------s/o J. P. Gray and Essie Threatt
    --m/2 Clyde William ASHMOORE
    --November 24, 1946 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    ----b. ? Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
    --m/3 Ted Lyman MOORE
    --October 11, 1952 Ardmore, Oklahoma
    ----b. June 3, 1913 Oklahoma
    ----d. March 1978 state of Washington
    ------s/o Myron Lyman Moore


  8. Mary Etta 'Marietta' (Jobe) Petty Gida Sunzeri

    Aunt Mary taken in 1968 Aunt Mary as baby 1916 --b. September 20, 1915 Vernon, Wilbarger Co,. Texas
    --d. December 26, 2006 Clayton, Contra Costa Co., California
    ----buried Oakmont Cemetery, Lafayette., California
    --m/1 Byanm Clifford PETTY
    --March 29, 1932 Frederick, Tillman Co., Oklahoma
    ----b. May 27, 1911 Sulphur Springs, Hopkins Co., Texas
    ----d. Octobr 8, 1983 Monterey Co., California
    --m/2 Stanley 'Stan' Gida
    --August 24, 1961 Carson City, Nevada
    ----b. November 28, 1907 Pennsylvania
    ----d. Aug 22, 1975 Monterey, California
    --m/3 Frank SUNZERI
    --aft 1975
    ----b. April 21, 1914 California
    ----d. February 17, 1992 Concord, Contra Costa Co., California


    This is My Father

  9. Earl Frederick Jobe


    My father and me (1959) My father as a baby (1919-1920) --b. January 2, 1919 Thalia, Foard Co., Texas
    --d. January 12, 1981 Grand Prairie, Dallas Co., TX
    --buried Moore Cemetery, Arlington, Tarrant Co., TX
    --m/1 Delma Lucille 'Lucy' HICKS
    --March 1, 1941 Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    ----b. December 8, 1919 Alvord, Texas
    ----d. August 1983 Lubbock, Texas
    --m/2 Venetia DAVIS (my mother)
    --October 25, 1949 Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., Texas
    ----license bought Weatherford, Parker Co., Texas
    --details withheld for Venetia (living)

Daddy Throughout the Years

My father as a a young boy about age 9(1928) My father about age 30 when he married my mother My father shortly after I was born, age 33    (1952) My father in Colorado (1969) My father taken 1980 - shortly before his death


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