A. Barbara Kob -- Pennsylvania

Last Friday I decided to go to the Ribbons Of Pink Antiques store in Jacksonville. I found several bits of family treasures to keep me posting for a while. Today it's about Barbara Kob.



This photo was taken by D. C. Moll of Shippensburg, Pennsylvania in the Spring of 1898. I was able to find a Barbara A. Kob in the 1880 and 1900 census of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Name	Relation	Marital Status	Gender	Race	Age	Birthplace	Occupation	Father's Birthplace	Mother's Birthplace
Jacob KOB	Self	M	Male	W	35	PA	Farmer	PA	PA
Charlotte KOB	Wife	M	Female	W	32	PA	Keeping House	PA	PA
Barbara KOB	Dau	S	Female	W	6	PA		PA	PA
John Fritchie KOB	Son	S	Male	W	4	PA		PA	PA
Samuel Clarence KOB	Son	S	Male	W	3	PA		PA	PA
Leo KOB	Son	S	Male	W	2	PA		PA	PA
Mary KOB	Dau	S	Female	W	2M	PA		PA	PA
Alice BOYER	Other	S	Female	W	18	PA	Servant	PA	PA

Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Conoy, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll T9_1141; Family History Film: 1255141; Page: 357.3000; Enumeration District: 139; Image: 0721.

Name Age
Jacob R Kob 54
Charlotte A Kob 51
Barbara A Kob 26
Samuel C Kob 23
Leo Kob 21
Mary A Kob 20
Jacob Kob 18
Alice E Kob 15
Isaac N S Kob 13

Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Conestoga, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Roll T623_1423 Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 16.

According to the 1900 Census Barbara was a teacher. This suggests to me that the photo above may have been taken at the school she taught at. It may have been a school picture. I haven't been able to find any more information on her.

I did find D. C. Moll listed as a photographer in the 1910 Bedford West Ward, Bedford, Pennsylvania Census.

Hopefully there is a relative out there that would appreciate this wonderful photo.