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Kobey family

 Family

Biography

Miriam Rachofsky married Samuel Abraham Kobesky in Poland and they immigrated to Manchester, England around 1871 with children Rachel, Betsy, Mark, and David. Their sons Harris and Ben were born in Manchester and the last name was shortened to Kobey. Their daughter Rachel Kobey married Isaac Shwayder, who had also migrated to Manchester from Eastern Europe. The Kobey family immigrated to New Jersey in about 1881, where Dora and Isaac were born, and then moved to Denver, Colorado in 1888. Miriam Kobey was a highly respected midwife and Samuel Abraham was rabbi of Congregation Agrudas Achim, located near the Platte River. Harris Kobey married Leah Sheffel and they honeymooned in Aspen, Colorado in 1898. They settled in Aspen and Ben Kobey and his famiy also moved to Aspen. The Kobey brothers owned stores in Aspen, including the Kobey Shoe and Clothing Store. The seven children of Harris and Leah Kobey lived with they uncle, Ben Kobey, after Leah died and Harris Kobey left for the East Coast. Ben Kobey moved his family to Denver and opened another Kobey store. Harris and Leah Kobey's daughter Dorothy "Dokes" Kobey was born in Aspen in 1905 and attended the University of Denver. Dokes Kobey married Nathan Berry, who worked at her uncle Ben's store in Denver. Hannah Shwayder, Dokes Kobey's cousin, had married Nathan's older brother Harry Berry.

Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

1923 High School Graduation, 1923

 Item
Identifier: B100.03.0001.0003.00010
Abstract

Nathan, Dorothy, and Silas Kobey (left to right) pose for a formal portrait in Aspen, Colorado in 1923. All three wear graduation caps and gowns. Dorothy, whose nickname was ''Dokes,'' and Silas Kobey were the children of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey. Nathan Kobey was the son of Benjamin and Hattie Reiss Kobey, as well as a cousin of Dorothy and Silas Kobey. Dorothy was the valedictorian of the 1923 graduating class at Aspen High School in Aspen, Colorado.

Dates: 1923

Articles, Publications and Genealogical Materials, 1880-2005

 File
Identifier: B100.01.0001.0001
Abstract

This folder contains newspaper and magazine articles, family tree charts, and brief family histories relating to the Kobey family.

Dates: 1880-2005

Aspen, Colorado, between 1940-1995

 File
Identifier: B114.03.0001.0003
Abstract

A Jewish resident of Aspen offers her reflections on Jewish life in Aspen in 1994 and surveys Jewish contributions to Aspen's culture and economy. David Hyman was an early investor in Aspen in 1880 and, along with Elias Cohn, was a major figure in the town's mining industry. Yom Kippur services were held in the Wheeler Opera House in 1889.

Dates: between 1940-1995

Aunt Hattie, Nathan, and Ruthie, circa 1914

 Item
Identifier: B100.03.0001.0003.00013
Abstract

Henrietta Reiss Kobey and her children, Nathan and Ruth, pose for a formal portrait.

Dates: circa 1914

Box 1, 1880-2005

 File — Box B100.01.0001: Series B100.01; Series B100.02; Series B100.03 [Barcode: U186020739768]
Identifier: B100.02.0001
Abstract

Papers and photographs of Dokes Kobey Berry.

Dates: 1880-2005

Box 1, circa 1880-2006

 File — Box B101.01.0001: Series B433.07 [Barcode: U186020739750]
Identifier: B101.01.0001

Box 1: Research, Documents, Correspondence, 1995 - 2007

 File
Identifier: B433.01.0001
Abstract

This series contains research, documents, and correspondence produced in conjunction with the Shwayder and related families. A substantial amount of documents exist related to Ted and Jesse Shwayder.

Dates: 1995 - 2007

Box 3, 1922

 File — Object B433.07.0003: Series B433.07 [Barcode: U186020739776]
Identifier: B101.07.0003

Children of Samuel A. and Mary Rachofsky Kobey, circa 1915

 Item
Identifier: B100.03.0001.0003.00016
Abstract

The adult children of Samuel A. and Mary Rachofsky Kobey pose for a group portrait at a family reunion in Washington Park in Denver, Colorado. Back row, left to right: Benjamin Kobey, Dora Kobey Kay, and Isaac Kobey. Seated on a park bench, left to right: Rachel Kobey Shwayder, Mark Kobey, Betsy Kobey Rayor.

Dates: circa 1915

Daughters of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey, 1910 September 3

 Item
Identifier: B100.03.0001.0003.00008
Abstract

Formal portrait of the daughters of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey. The Kobey sisters are from left to right: Rebecca, 11 years old, Ruth, 5 months old and Dorothy, 5 years old.

Dates: 1910 September 3

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Type
Archival Object 35
Collection 2
 
Subject
Aspen (Colo.) 22
Jews 21
Colorado 19
Jewish women 14
Jewish families 13