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Elizabeth Meigs1,2

#1924, (1731 - 1817)
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Key Events:

Children with Gov. Thomas Chittenden:

Citations

  1. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, Guilford, pg 170, birth record for Elizabeth Meigs, citing 2:24.
  2. Talsott, Alvan, Chittenden Family, pg 34.
  3. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, Guilford, pg 170, birth record for Elizabeth Meigs, citing 2:24, shows date.
  4. Talsott, Alvan, Chittenden Family, pg 34, shows date.
  5. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, town, as Guilford.
  6. Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, Guilford, pg 170, there is no record for the marriage of Elizabeth Meigs.
  7. Talsott, Alvan, Chittenden Family, pg 34, shows year, as 1750.
  8. Mackenzie, George Norbury, Colonial Families of the United States, 4:85, shows date, town, and state.
  9. Varkus, Frederick A., Compendium of American Genealogy, 6:292, shows year.

Dr. Reuben Saunders1,2,3

#1925, (1808 - 1891)
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Parents

  • Father: James Saunders
  • Mother: Jane Bartlett

Key Events:

  • Dr. Reuben Saunders was born on 9 Jun 1808 in Frankfort, Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Reuben married first Adeline S. Roberts.7
  • Reuben married second Rebecca Charlotte Lockette on 22 Apr 1858 in McCracken Co., Kentucky, with Rev. Luther H. Vandoren officiating.8,9
  • Reuben died on 13 Dec 1891 at age 83.4
  • He was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.10
Reuben also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Adeline S. Roberts:

Child with Rebecca Charlotte Lockette:

  • Tighlman Saunders

Citations

  1. Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky.
  2. Reuben Saunders household, 1870 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows occupation as physician.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #5858371, Reuben Saunders.
  4. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3, shows date.
  5. Connelley, William Elsey; Coulter, E. M., History of Kentucky, pg 497, shows year, as 1800, town, and state.
  6. Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 41 and state.
  7. Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. Marriage Bonds, McCracken Co., Kentucky, 3:360, Dr. R. Saunders and Rebecca C. Lockette marriage certificate, shows date and officiant.
  9. R. Saunders household, 1860 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, S burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 3.

Reubie Fowler Cobb1,2,3

#1926, (1873 - 1933)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Reubie Fowler Cobb was born in Jul 1873 in Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Reubie married Richard Rudy, son of James Henry Rudy and Mary Ann Savage, on 21 Feb 1932 in Paducah, Kentucky, at the parsonage of the First Presbyterian Church, with Rev. F. H. Olert offciating.7,8,9
  • Reubie died on 10 Oct 1933 in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, at age 60.3
  • She was buried on 12 Oct 1933 in the Oak Grove Cemetery Mausoleum, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.10,11
Reubie also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 291, shows name as Reubie Fowler Cobb.
  2. Manie S. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Reubie F. Cobb.
  3. Ruby Cobb Rudy, Ruby Cobb, Certificate of Death.
  4. Manie S. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows month, year, age 26, and state.
  5. Reuben Saunders household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 6 and state.
  6. Mamie S. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 25 and state.
  7. "Social News, Personals and Club Notes," The Evansville Journal, 11 Mar 1932, shows date, city, at parsonage and officiant.
  8. Lawson, Anita, Irvin S. Cobb, pg 19, shows they were married three days after the death of her mother.
  9. Ruby Cobb Rudy, Ruby Cobb, Certificate of Death, show her as his widow.
  10. Ruby Cobb Rudy, Ruby Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows burial in West Kentucky Mausoleum and date.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 84327834, Reubie Cobb Rudy, includes photo of mausoleum plaque.

John Saunders Cobb1,2,3

#1927, (1877 - 1951)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • John Saunders Cobb was born on 4 Oct 1877 in Paducah, Kentucky.4,5,6
  • John married Alma Lettie French, daughter of Morgan F. French and Alma Lee Overby, on 10 Apr 1918 in Graves Co., Kentucky, with W. M. Wood offciating.7,8,9
  • John died on 30 Nov 1951 in Los Angeles Co., California, at age 74.10
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Manie S. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Jno S. Cobb.
  2. Marriage Book, Graves Co., Kentucky, 9:50, John Sanders Cobb and Alma French Warner.
  3. John Saunders Cobb, John Saunders, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  4. Reuben Saunders household, 1880 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 2 and state.
  5. John Saunders Cobb, John Saunders, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, as 8 Oct 1884, but the year is inconsistent with his appearance on the 1880 census and age shown on the 1900 and 1910 censuses, but consistent with the age shown on the 1920, so I conclude he probably purposefully changed his age for some reason.
  6. Marriage Book, Graves Co., Kentucky, 9:50, John Sanders Cobb and Alma French Warner, shows age 27 at marriage 10 Apr 1918, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Book, Graves Co., Kentucky, 9:50, John Sanders Cobb and Alma French Warner, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. John S. Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., Tennessee.
  9. John Saunders Cobb, John Saunders, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows her as his nearest relative.
  10. "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for John Saunders Cobb.

Laura Spencer Baker1,2,3

#1928, (1876 - 1967)
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Parents

  • Father: Marcus Stephen Baker
  • Mother: Fannie Krenson

Key Events:

  • Laura Spencer Baker was born in 1876 in Savannah, Georgia.4,5,6
  • Laura married Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, son of Joshua Clark Cobb and Manie Saunders, on 12 Jun 1900 at her parents home, 236 Oglethorpe Ave., Savannah, Chatham Co., Georgia, with Rev. Bascom Anthony, paster of Trinity Methodist Church, officiating.7,8,9
  • Laura died in 1967 at age ~91.10
  • She was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky.10
Laura also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb:

  • Elizabeth B. Cobb+

Citations

  1. S. E. Krenson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia, shows name as Laura Baker.
  2. M. S. Baker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia, shows name as Laura Baker.
  3. "Social and Personal," The Daily Leader, 18 Jun 1900, shows name as Laura Spencer Baker.
  4. S. E. Krenson household, 1880 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia, shows age 3 and state.
  5. M. S. Baker household, 1900 U.S. Census, Chatham Co., Georgia, shows month, year, age 23, and state.
  6. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, C burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 19, shows year.
  7. Georgia County Marriage Records, Georgia, Chatham Co., N:346, Irvin S. Cobb and Laura S. Baker, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. "Social and Personal," The Daily Leader, 18 Jun 1900, shows married Thursday, address, home, and officiant.
  9. Amelia Scott household, 1905 New York State Census, New York Co., New York, Manhattan, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, C burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 19.

Manie Saunders1,2,3

#1929, (1850 - 1932)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Manie Saunders was born on 14 Feb 1850 in Paducah, Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Manie married Joshua Clark Cobb, son of Robert Livingston Cobb and Cornelia Barbour Mims, on 19 Oct 1871 in Paducah, Kentucky, with Rev. J. T Hendrick officiating. Her brother John had married his sister Bobella the previous November.7,8
  • Manie died on 26 Jan 1932 in Paducah, McCracken Co., Kentucky, at age 81.9,10
  • She was buried on 29 Jan 1932 in West Kentucky Mausoleum.3
Manie also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Joshua Clark Cobb:

Citations

  1. Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows name as Mary Saunders.
  2. Cobb, Irvin S., Exit Laughing, pg 549, shows his sister's name as Manie.
  3. Manie S. Cobb, Manie S., Certificate of Death.
  4. Reuben Saunders household, 1850 U.S. Census, McCracken Co., Kentucky, shows age 1 and state.
  5. Connelley, William Elsey; Coulter, E. M., History of Kentucky, pg 497, shows year, as 1852, and town.
  6. Manie S. Cobb, Manie S., Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1850, and age 82.
  7. Marriage Certificates, McCracken Co., Kentucky, 8A:327, J. C. Cobb and Manie Saunders, shows date, city, county, and officiant.
  8. Battle, J. H.;Perrin, W. H.; Kniffin, G. C., Kentucky - A History of the State, pg 291, shows year, as 1871, and town.
  9. Manie S. Cobb, Manie S., Certificate of Death, shows date, as 26th, city, county, and state.
  10. Oak Grove Cemetery, list of burials, C burials 1800 thru 1999, pg 19, shows date, as 30th.

Maria A. Tilford1,2,3

#1930, (1813 - 1847)
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Parents

  • Father: John Tilford
  • Mother: Elizabeth Crumbaugh

Key Events:

  • Maria A. Tilford was born on 15 Jun 1813.4,5,6
  • Maria married Mathew Lyon Gracey, son of George Gracey and Mary Patton, on 6 May 1830 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.7,8,9
  • Maria died on 16 Nov 1847 at age 34.4,5,10
  • She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Kentucky.11
Maria also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Mathew Lyon Gracey:

  • George Tilford Gracey
  • Francis Patten Gracey+ (1834 - 1895)
  • William Robert Gracey
  • Mary A. Gracey
  • Lucy A. Gracey
  • Ellen C. Gracey
  • Maria Tilford Gracey
  • Elizabeth Gracey
  • Matthew Gracey Jr.+

Citations

  1. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Matthew Gracey and Meridith Acker, 6 May 1830, shows name as Maria Tilford.
  2. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for Matthew Gracey and Maria Tilford, 6 May 1830.
  3. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 281, shows name as Maria A. Gracey.
  4. Hardin, Bayless, "Captain James Patton, Ancestors and Descendants," pg 238, shows date.
  5. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 281, shows date.
  6. Mathew Gracey household, 1830 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows only one female in the household, age between 15 and 20.
  7. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Matthew Gracey and Meridith Acker, 6 May 1830, shows intended to be married shortly.
  8. Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, license for Matthew Gracey and Maria Tilford, 6 May 1830, return shows "the day of May 1830," omitting the date. Many other records in the county for this period show the ceremony the same day as the license, so I am assuming that in this case.
  9. Hardin, Bayless, "Captain James Patton, Ancestors and Descendants," pg 238, shows married about 1829-30.
  10. Mathew Gracy household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows him with nine children rangeing in age from 3 to 17, but not her.
  11. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 281.

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