Terry & Nancy's Ancestors

Linah Mims Cobb^1,2,3

#1713, (ca. 1838 - 1904)

Linah Mims Cobb was born ca. 1838 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
Linah died on 21 Apr 1904 in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, at age ~66.⁷
He was buried in Eddyville, Kentucky, probably in the Cobb plot in Riverview Cemetery, although no stone for him has been found there.⁸

Linah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Fisher, G. E., Catalogue of the Delta Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, pg 939, shows name as Linah Mims Cobb.
Obituary for Mrs. Cornelia B. Cobb, unknown newspaper, 2 Jun 1875, shows name as Linah M. Cobb.
M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows name as Linah M. Cobb.
Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 12, county, and state.
M. M. Tyler household, 1850 U.S. Census, Trigg Co., Kentucky, shows age 12, and state.
"Death Claimed Capt. Linah Cobb," The Paducah Sun, 21 Apr 1904, shows age 66 at death 21 Apr 1904, town, and county, as Lyon.
"Death Claimed Capt. Linah Cobb," The Paducah Sun, 21 Apr 1904.
"Death Claimed Capt. Linah Cobb," The Paducah Sun, 21 Apr 1904, shows he would be buried in Eddyville.

#1718, (1835 - 1911)

William M. Cloud was born on 21 Oct 1835 in Warren Co., Virginia.^4,5,6,7
William married Mary Louisa Barker, daughter of Chiles Terrell Barker and Mary Louisa Hutchison, on 28 Sep 1874 in Christian Co., Kentucky.^8,9,10
William died on 26 Apr 1911 in Christian Co., Kentucky, at age 75.¹

William M. Cloud, William M, Certificate of Death.
"Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as William M. Cloud.
W. M. Cloud household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
William M. Cloud, William M, Certificate of Death, shows date, county, and state, as Virginia.
W. M. Cloud household, 1880 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows age 43 and state,as Virginia.
Wm. Cloud household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 64, and state, as Virginia.
Elizabeth Cloud Williams, Elizabeth Cloud, Certificate of Death, shows state, as Maryland, which seems questionable since his own death certificate, and a census records found, show him as born in Virginia.
"Kentucky 1851-1900 Marriage Index," Genealogy.com, record for Mary L. Barker and William M. Cloud, citing FHL film#0465561 - 0465569, 0464806, shows date and county.
"Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", show year.
Wm. Cloud household, 1900 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows married 36 years.

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