William Montague Cobb (1904 - 1990)

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Biography

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William Montague Cobb was an American physician and physical anthropologist. He was the first Black president of the NAACP and the first African American to earn a PhD in anthropology.^[1]

See his Find-a-Grave memorial and Wikipedia entry for an extensive biography.

He married Hilda B Smith by 1930 when they were enumerated with his parents and grandmother. He was an intern at a hospital.

In 1940, they and their two children were living with Hilda's parents. Cobb was a professor of anatomy at a "private university" (Howard?).

In 1950, they were still living with Hilda's parents; now with only one child; Cobb was a professor of anatomy at Howard University.

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia: William Montague Cobb

• "United States, Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RK9-X26?cc=1727033&wc=QZZ4-JCV%3A133636901%2C133636902%2C133777201%2C1589089840 : 24 June 2017), District of Columbia > Washington > Precinct 8 > ED 152 > image 16 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States, Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R6D-SDD?cc=1488411&wc=QZJP-Z64%3A1036474401%2C1036474402%2C1036476301%2C1589332822 : 10 September 2019), District of Columbia > Washington > Washington > ED 192 > image 20 of 38; citing NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• Marriage: "District of Columbia, Marriages, 1811-1950," database with images, FamilySearch, (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNTW-PWW : accessed 11 December 2024) , William Montague Cobb and Hilda Bradley Smith, 26 Jun 1929; citing Page: 14; Digital film/folder number: 004669091; FHL microfilm: 2399052; Image number: 632; Packet letter: A; Indexing batch: M03234-8.
• "United States, Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9R46-9BB?cc=1810731&wc=QZF9-PXN%3A648806901%2C648806902%2C648806903%2C1589282982 : 8 December 2015), District of Columbia > Washington > Washington > ED 214 > image 21 of 32; citing NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002).
• "United States, Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G9M1-PV12?cc=2000219&wc=QZX1-11D%3A790105901%2C790105902%2C792392601%2C792392602 : accessed 10 December 2024), District of Columbia > District of Columbia > Police Precinct 10, District of Columbia, Tract 36 > 1-427 Police Precinct 10 (Tract 36 - part), District of Columbia, James Ormord Wilson Teachers College > image 4 of 35; citing 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.
• "United States, Census, 1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-9QHW-B2CK?i=26&cc=4464515
• Obituary: "Dr. William Cobb, Board member, Former President of NAACP," The Los Angeles Times [California], 25 Nov 1990, page A46, columns 5-6; image copy, Newspapers.com (https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-obituary-for-willi/160716198/ : accessed 11 Dec 2024).
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/235460404/william_montague-cobb: accessed December 8, 2024), memorial page for Dr William Montague Cobb (12 Oct 1904–20 Nov 1990), Find a Grave Memorial ID 235460404, citing Lincoln Memorial Cemetery, Suitland, Prince George's County, Maryland, USA; Maintained by FamilyTies (contributor 47950600).
• Encyclopedia.com: "W. Montague Cobb 1904–1990: Physical anthropologist, anatomist, activist."

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• Wikidata: Item Q8015742, en:Wikipedia