Giles Akin Cobb1,2,3,4

Family Chart
ID# 15451, (1857 - 1923)
FatherThomas Jefferson Cobb5,6,7 (5 Sep 1826 - 22 Feb 1881)
MotherAlmeda Glenn5,6,7 (14 Aug 1827 - 4 Jan 1899)

Key Events:

Birth: 15 Mar 1857, Lyon Co., Kentucky8,9,10
Marriage: 7 Oct 1885, Methodist Episcopal Church, Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, Adeline M. Cash (19 Sep 1864 - 22 Mar 1894)11,12
Marriage: 28 Aug 1895, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, Mary Dean Adamson (17 Jan 1867 - 9 Jul 1955)13,12,14
Death: 7 Aug 1923, Pawnee, Oklahoma15,16,17
Burial: 9 Aug 1923, Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma18
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Giles Akin Cobb was born on 15 Mar 1857 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.8,9,10
     He appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents, Thomas Jefferson Cobb and Almeda Glenn.19,20 He appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Eddyville, Lyon Co., Kentucky, in the household of his parents.21
     He was named an executor in the will of his father, Thomas Jefferson Cobb, dated 14 Aug 1879, along with his brother, Henry, to advise their mother in her role as executrix, or to serve as alternates in the event of her death.22
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Eddyville, Kentucky in the household of his parents.23
     On 11 Nov 1884 Giles bought the undivided interests of his brother Henry and his sister Mary in their father's home place for $600 each. He paid Mary and her husband $400 in cash, and two notes for $100 each, one due 1 Apr 1885 and the other a year later. They were recorded as paid off 17 Jan 1887. He paid Henry $100 in cash, a note for $150 due 1 Apr 1885, and a second for $350 due 1 Jan 1887. They were recorded as paid 28 May 1920.24 He bought the interest of his brother Jefferson 25 Feb 1886, for $500.25
     Giles married first Adeline M. Cash, daughter of William Cash Jr. and Mary E. Holloway, on 7 Oct 1885 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, with Rev. J. L. Edrington, officiating.11,12
     His wife died on 22 Mar 1894.26
     Giles married second Mary Dean Adamson, daughter of George Warner Adamson and Mary Louise Dean, on 28 Aug 1895 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky, at her father's home.13,12,14
     Giles and Mary appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky, enumerated 20 Jun 1900, reporting that the family owned its farm, free of mortgage. His children by his previous marriage, Lucille, Mary and William, were listed as living with them, as were Charles and Fanny Crider, listed as a hired hand and servant, respectively, Thomas Pallard, a servant at age 6, and Eugene Crider, another hired hand. Apparently his brother Jefferson and his family lived nearby, as they are listed as the preceding household.27
     He was a farmer in Kentucky.28,29
     Giles and Mary moved to Carmen, Oklahoma, on 9 Apr 1905.6 They appeared on the 1910 Federal Census of Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, at Fifteen St., enumerated 19 Apr 1910, reporting that the family owned its home, free of mortgage. His daughters by his prior marriage, Lucille and Mary, were listed as living with them.30
     William Wallace Cobb, son of Giles' son William Francis, came to live with Giles and Mary at the age of three months, after the death of his mother. The child's father was working on a railroad, which required him to travel around Oklahoma, and he could not care for the infant. When the father remarried in 1914, Mary wanted to keep the baby and apparently the father and his new wife agreed to that, so the child was raised by his grandparents.31,32
     Giles and Mary moved to San Antonio, Texas, for a time around 1920, but apparently returned to Carmen shortly afterwards.33 They appeared on the 1920 Federal Census of San Antonio, Bexar Co., Texas, at 815 Ave. D, enumerated 3 Jan 1920, reporting that they rented their home, apparently a unit in a four-family building. Their grandson, William, was listed as living with them.34
     He reported his occupation as a laborer on gardens in 1910 in Oklahoma. He was a farmer in Texas.35,36
     On 5 Apr 1923 Giles was granted a patent for 189 acres in Ochiltree Co., Texas, but the grant was actually issued to A. S. Parrish, indicating that he had purchased the rights before the grant was final.37
     Giles died on 7 Aug 1923 in Pawnee, Oklahoma, at age 66, at the home of his daughter Lucille and her husband.15,16,17 He was buried on 9 Aug 1923 in Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, with his second wife.18

Children:
     Children with Adeline M. Cash:

Children:
     There were no children with Mary Dean Adamson

Citations

  1. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows name as Giles Akin.
  2. [S882] Wills, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, 1:501-3, Thomas J. Cobb will, 6 Apr 1918, shows name as Giles A. Cobb.
  3. [S1810] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Giles A. Cobb.
  4. [S10094] Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:440, Gile A. Cobb and Addie Cash.
  5. [S1301] Giles A. Cobb, Return of A Birth.
  6. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping.
  7. [S1810] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  8. [S1301] Giles A. Cobb, Return of A Birth, shows date, as 15th, county, and state.
  9. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date, as 16th.
  10. [S1810] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
  11. [S10094] Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:440, Gile A. Cobb and Addie Cash, shows date, church, town, and officiant.
  12. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date.
  13. [S3237] Giles A. Cobb and Mary D. Adamson, marriage application and certificate, shows date, location, as residence of Warner Adamson, and his second and her first marriage.
  14. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows married 4 years.
  15. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date, town and state, and in the home of his daughter Lucy.
  16. [S2529] Ruth Garrett Cobb, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8.
  17. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533439, Giles A Cobb, shows year, and included photo of tombstone showing same.
  18. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533439, Giles A Cobb, and included photo of tombstone.
  19. [S1810] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  20. [S1674] Thomas J. Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, slave schedule.
  21. [S1806] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  22. [S882] Wills, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, 1:501-3, Thomas J. Cobb will, 6 Apr 1918.
  23. [S1671] Thomas J. Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  24. [S3152] Deeds, Lyon Co., Kentucky, H:427-8, David P. Glenn & wife Mary W., and H. C. Cobb & wife Addie D. to Giles A. Cobb, 6 Jun 1885.
  25. [S3152] Deeds, Lyon Co., Kentucky, H:632-4, Jeff D. Cobb to Giles A. Cobb, 28 May 1886.
  26. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial #41612520, M.A. Cobb, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  27. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky.
  28. [S10094] Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:440, Gile A. Cobb and Addie Cash, shows occupation as farmer.
  29. [S2803] Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as farmer, and that the family owned a farm.
  30. [S2804] Giles A. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma.
  31. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows that William came to live with him at three months.
  32. [S3030] McKee, "Re: Giles A. Cobb," e-mail to author, 28 Sep 2010, quoting from letter from Mary to her step-son William "Of course I want the baby. I could not live without him now and have nothing else to do but to raise him."
  33. [S2975] G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows he came to Carmen in 1905 and had lived there since, and his remains were shipped home to Carmen after his death in Pawnee; does not mention living in San Antonio.
  34. [S2807] Giles A. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bexar Co., Texas.
  35. [S2804] Giles A. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma, shows occupation as laborer, industry as "on gardens."
  36. [S2807] Giles A. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Bexar Co., Texas, shows occupation as farmer, industry as general farm.
  37. [S2808] "Texas Land Title Abstracts," Ancestry.com, citing certificate 47/6580, file 71731, vol 17A, patent no. 543.