Kobey 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 23 Collections and/or Records:
Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey, circa 1899
Individual photographs of Harris Kobey and Leah Sheffel Kobey posing for formal portraits, possibly wedding photographs, circa 1899. Harris Kobey is dressed in a suit with a bow tie, and Leah Kobey wears a lace head scarf and flowers at her neckline.
Home of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey, circa 1915
Exterior view of the house of Harris and Leah Sheffel Kobey, 200 West Main Street in Aspen, Colorado, circa 1915. The Victorian house has a tree in front and a fence around the house, and there is snow on the ground. The house was later completely destroyed by fire.
Interior of Kobey Shoe and Clothing Company, 1911
Interior of the Kobey Shoe and Clothing Company in Aspen, Colorado. Left to right: Mrs. Ben Kobey (Hattie), Mark Kobey, Albert Kobey, Homer Von Loon, and John Parsons stand in the store.
It Pays to Advertise - Aspen High Senior Class School Play, 1923 April 18
Actors in the Aspen High School senior class play ''It Pays to Advertise'' pose for a group portrait at the Isis Theater in Aspen, Colorado on April 18, 1923. Among the players were Dorothy Kobey as Conessa de Beaurain, Silas Kobey as Ambrose Peale, and Nathan Kobey as Cyrus Martin.
Jewish Communities Outside of Denver, Panel 2, 2001
One of 12 exhibit display panels from the exhibit "Blazing the Trail: Denver's Jewish Pioneers." Panel titled "Jewish Communities Outside of Denver" and includes Temple Aaron in Trinidad, Congregation Sons of Israel in Colorado Springs, Bernstein family of Walensberg, Max Stein of Pueblo, Hebrew Progressive Club of Greely, and the Kobey family in Aspen.
Kobey Family Portrait, between 1915-1925
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.
Kobey Kids as Graduates, 1923
Kobey Shoe and Clothing Co., circa 1918
The interior of the Kobey Shoe and Clothing Company store in Aspen, Colorado. Five employees pose behind counters; from left to right are Henrietta (Hetty) Reiss Kobey, Mark Kobey, Albert L. Kobey, Homer Van Loon, and John Parsons. Stacks of boxes and glass cases holding sales goods can be seen in the long interior shot.
Miriam Rachofsky Kobey and Grandchildren, circa 1905
Oral History Interview with Hannah Shwayder Berry, 1981 March 1
Major subjects covered in the interview include the Shwayder and Kobey (originally Kobersky) families, immigrating to Colorado from Poland, Hannah Shwayder Berry’s grandmother Miriam "Mary" Kobey (a Denver midwife nicknamed the “Angel of Mercy”) and refers to book “The Tale of the Little Trunk”; a copy of the book can be found in the Beck Archives.
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