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Capt. Elijah George Galusha1,2,3

#2181, (1757 - 1783)
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Key Events:

  • Capt. Elijah George Galusha was born on 23 Oct 1757 in Norwich, Connecticut.4,5
  • Elijah married Beulah Chittenden, daughter of Gov. Thomas Chittenden and Elizabeth Meigs.6
  • Elijah died on 26 May 1783 in Arlington, Vermont, at age 25, in a sawmill accident.7,8
  • He was buried in St. James Episcopal Church Cemetery, Arlington, Bennington Co., Vermont.9
Elijah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Beulah Chittenden:

Citations

  1. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows name as Elijah George Galusha.
  2. Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, pg 395, shows name as Elijah Galusha.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #12338504, Capt Elijah Galusha, and includes photo of tombstone showing same.
  4. Vital Records of Norwich Connecticut, pg 395, shows date.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #12338504, Capt Elijah Galusha, shows age 25 yr. 6 mo. 27 days at death 26 May 1783, and includes photo of tombstone showing same.
  6. Biographical Encyclopeadia of Vermont, pg 77, shows him as her first husband.
  7. "Lamentable Catastrophe!" Vermont Gazette or Freemans Depository, 5 Jun 1783, article date lined Arlington, May 3_, 17__ [edge crumpled and only partly readable], shows death as "last Monday evening," and cause.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #12338504, Capt Elijah Galusha, shows date, and includes photo of tombstone showing same.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #12338504, Capt Elijah Galusha, and includes photo of tombstone.

Rebeccah Davis1,2,3

#2186, (ca. 1786 - Bet 1828 and 1830)
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Key Events:

  • Rebeccah Davis was born ca. 1786.4,5
  • Rebeccah married Linah Mims, son of John Mims and Sarah Horn, ca. 23 Feb 1803 in Greenbrier Co., Virginia.6,7
  • Rebeccah died Bet 1828 and Jun 1830.8,9,10,11
Rebeccah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Linah Mims:

Citations

  1. Deeds, Greenbrier Co., Virginia, 4:451, Linah Mims and Rebekah his wife to Jane Davis, Jul 1811, spells her given name as Rebeckah in one place in the body of the document, and as Rebeccah in two others, and as Rebecah in the clerk's reproduction of her signature.
  2. Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage permission, Jane Davis, 23 Feb 1803, shows name as Rebeccah Davis.
  3. Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage bond, Linah Mims and Richard Tyree, 23 Feb 1803, shows name as Rebeccah Davis.
  4. Marlow, Carole Arbuckle, "Linah Mims," e-mail to author, 20 Oct 2001, shows c. 1786.
  5. Linah Mimms household, 1820 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows only adult female as between 24 and 45.
  6. Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage bond, Linah Mims and Richard Tyree, 23 Feb 1803.
  7. Greenbrier Co. loose papers, marriage permission, Jane Davis, 23 Feb 1803.
  8. Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, specifies that Davis is to receive a slave girl, but that his mother was to receive "the use and benefit of said negro during her natural life." So it appears Rebecca was still living.
  9. Robert L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows daughter Rebecca as age 21.
  10. John Eaker household, 1860 U.S. Census, Graves Co., Kentucky, shows daughter Rebecca as age 32.
  11. Linah Mims household, 1830 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky, shows no adult female in the household.

Sarah Martha McElevey1,2,3

#2187, (1856 - 1935)
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Key Events:

  • Sarah Martha McElevey was born on 24 Jul 1856 in Cincinnati, Ohio.4,5,6
  • Sarah married Gideon Berry Cobb, son of Caleb Clark Cobb and Louisa Berry Long, on 27 Jan 1880 in New Liberty, Pope Co., Illinois, with Rev. Elisha Baugh officiating.7,8
  • Sarah died on 30 May 1935 in the 1630 W. North Bend Rd., Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 78.9,10,11
  • She was buried on 1 Jun 1935 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in her father's lot.12,13
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Gideon Berry Cobb:

Citations

  1. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows name as Sarah Martha McElevey.
  2. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Sarah Cobb, 1 Jun 1935, shows father's surname as McElevey.
  3. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Aaron B. Cobb, 21 Jul 1911, shows mother's name as Sarah Martha Cobb.
  4. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date, with year as 1856, and city.
  5. Sarah Cobb, Sarah, Certificate of Death, shows date, with year as 1855, city, and state.
  6. Ezekiel McElevey household, 1860 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 4 and state.
  7. Gideon B. Cobb and Sarah M McElevy, Return of Marriage to County Clerk, shows date, town, and officiant.
  8. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date, town, and state.
  9. Sarah Cobb, Sarah, Certificate of Death.
  10. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Sarah Cobb, 1 Jun 1935.
  11. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date.
  12. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Sarah Cobb, 1 Jun 1935, shows date and lot.
  13. Sarah Cobb, Sarah, Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.

Albert Willis Cobb1,2,3

#2188, (1891 - 1996)
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Key Events:

  • Albert Willis Cobb was born on 11 Feb 1891 in Shawneetown, Illinois.4,5,6
  • Albert married first Emily Margaret Stegermeyer, daughter of Edward Frederick Stegermeyer and Caroline Rosina Dick, on 9 Jul 1912 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.7,8,9
  • Albert married second Caroline Mary Boller, daughter of Martin Boller and Caroline Hulzmann, on 13 Sep 1980 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.10,11,12
  • Albert died on 26 Mar 1996 in Madeira, Hamilton Co., Ohio, at age 105.13,14,15
  • He was buried on 30 Mar 1996 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in his grandfather's lot.16
Albert also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Emily Margaret Stegermeyer:

  • Willis Berry Cobb
  • Infant Cobb
  • Marjory Cobb
  • Edward Louis Cobb (1921 - 1962)
  • Randall Werner Cobb

Citations

  1. Sarah M. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Willis Cobb.
  2. Albert Willis Cobb, Albert Willis, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
  3. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows name as Albert Willis Cobb.
  4. Sarah M. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 9, and state.
  5. Albert Willis Cobb, Albert Willis, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, town, and state.
  6. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date, town and state.
  7. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," FamilySearch.org, record for Albert W. Cobb and E. Margaret Stegemeyer, citing FHL #365189, v 241 cn 421, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date and city.
  9. Albert Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  10. "Ohio, U.S., Marriage Abstracts, 1970, 1972-2007," Ancestry.com, record for Albert W. Cobb and Carrie Riess, citing vol 10460 cert. no. 68025.
  11. A. Willis Cobb, A. Willis obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows him as her husband.
  12. Carrie Cobb-Reiss, Carrie obituary, Dayton Daily News, shows her as his wife.
  13. "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944," Ancestry.com, record for A. Willis Cobb, citing cert. no. 29762, shows date, city, county and state.
  14. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert W. Cobb, 30 Mar 1996, shows date, city, as Cincinnati, and state.
  15. A. Willis Cobb, A. Willis obituary, The Cincinnati Enquirer, shows date.
  16. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Albert W. Cobb, 30 Mar 1996.

Emily Margaret Stegermeyer1,2,3,4

#2189, (1893 - 1979)
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  • Father: Edward Frederick Stegermeyer
  • Mother: Caroline Rosina Dick

Key Events:

  • Emily Margaret Stegermeyer was born on 11 Aug 1893 in Cincinnati, Ohio.5,6,7
  • Emily married Albert Willis Cobb, son of Gideon Berry Cobb and Sarah Martha McElevey, on 9 Jul 1912 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.8,9,10
  • Emily died on 13 Dec 1979 in Cincinnati, Ohio, at age 86.11
  • She was buried on 15 Dec 1979 in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio, in her husband's grandfather's lot.11
Emily also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Albert Willis Cobb:

  • Willis Berry Cobb
  • Infant Cobb
  • Marjory Cobb
  • Edward Louis Cobb (1921 - 1962)
  • Randall Werner Cobb

Citations

  1. Edward F. Stegmier household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Marguitte E. Stegmier.
  2. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," FamilySearch.org, record for Albert W. Cobb and E. Margaret Stegemeyer, citing FHL #365189, v 241 cn 421.
  3. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Emily M. Cobb, 15 Dec 1979, shows her father's surname as Stegemeyer; and Randall Cobb, 13 Nov 1998, shows his mother's name as Margaret Stegemeyer.
  4. Edward F. Stegemeyer household, 1910 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Margaret E. Stegemeyer.
  5. Edward F. Stegmier household, 1900 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows month, year, age 6, and state.
  6. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Emily M. Cobb, 15 Dec 1979, shows date, city, and state.
  7. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," FamilySearch.org, record for Albert W. Cobb and E. Margaret Stegemeyer, citing FHL #365189, v 241 cn 421, shows age 18 at marriage 9 Jul 1912, town, and state.
  8. "Ohio Marriages, 1800-1958," FamilySearch.org, record for Albert W. Cobb and E. Margaret Stegemeyer, citing FHL #365189, v 241 cn 421, shows date, county, and state.
  9. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, list of Gideon Berry Cobb family dates, shows date and city.
  10. Albert Cobb household, 1920 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows married.
  11. Spring Grove Cemetery and Arboretum, online burial records, record for Emily M. Cobb, 15 Dec 1979.

Edward Louis Cobb1,2,3

#2190, (1921 - 1962)
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Key Events:

  • Edward Louis Cobb was born on 17 Jan 1921 in Hamilton Co., Ohio.4,5,6
  • Edward died on 14 May 1962, in an airplane crash near the small village of Florida, Queretaro, Mexico, at age 41.7,8,9

Citations

  1. Interview, Judith Cobb Stewart, Judith Cobb, 13 Jun 2013, gave name as Edward Louis Cobb.
  2. Albert W. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Edward L. Cobb.
  3. Albert W. Cobb household, 1940 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows name as Edward Cobb.
  4. "Ohio Birth Index, 1908-1998," Ancestry.com, record for Edward L Cobb, citing state file no 1921003809, shows date and county.
  5. Interview, Judith Cobb Stewart, Judith Cobb, 13 Jun 2013, gave date.
  6. Albert W. Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Hamilton Co., Ohio, shows age 9 and state.
  7. Interview, Judith Cobb Stewart, Judith Cobb, 13 Jun 2013, gave date and location as near Tampico, Mexico.
  8. "Newspaper Obituaries," GenealogyBank.com, Willis B. Cobb, The (Covington) Kentucky Post, 4 Sep 1995, pg 3K, he is not listed among his brother's survivors.
  9. "Nine Crewmen Found Dead in Wreckage of AF Plane," Dallas Morning News, 17 May 1962, shows village, state, and country, and lists him as one of the crew found dead.

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