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John Baker Tapscott1,2,3

ID# 483, (1835 - 1905)
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Parents:

  • Father: Baker Tapscott
  • Mother: Ellen Morrow Baker

Key Events:

  • Born: in Dec 1835 in Jefferson Co., Virginia.4,5,6
  • Married First: Mary Aurelle Cobb on 3 Mar 1868 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8
  • Married Second: Katie Andrews Pagram on 4 Dec 1872 in New Orleans, Louisiana.9,10,11
  • Died: on 24 Mar 1905 in College St., Clarksville, Tennessee.3
  • Buried: on 25 Mar 1905 in City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.3
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Mary Aurelle Cobb:

Children with Katie Andrews Pagram:

  • John Pergrum Tapscott
  • Annie Baker Tapscott
  • Virginia E. Tapscott

Citations

  1. "William and Mary College Quarterly", vol VI, no. 2, pg 95, shows name as John Baker Tapscott.
  2. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868.
  3. John B. Tapscott, John B. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle.
  4. John B. Tapscott household, 1900 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows month, year, as 1840, age 59, and state.
  5. E. Spurrier household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 24 and state.
  6. John B. Tapscott, John B. obituary, Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle, shows age 76 at death 24 Mar 1905, county, and state.
  7. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868, shows date.
  8. "William and Mary College Quarterly", vol VI, no. 2, pg 95, shows married.
  9. "New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records," Ancestry.com, record for John B. Tapscott and Kate A. Pagram, shows date.
  10. "William and Mary College Quarterly", vol VI, no. 2, pg 95, shows year and his second marriage.
  11. Jno. B. Tapscott household, 1880 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows married.

Hunting Cooper Jessup1,2,3

ID# 484, (1843 - 1897)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 18 Feb 1843 in Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Married: Marina Modena Cobb on 27 Dec 1865 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8,5
  • Died: on 6 Dec 1897 in Montrose, Pennsylvania.9,10
  • Buried: in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.2
Hunting also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Marina Modena Cobb:

Citations

  1. "Death of Hunting Cooper Jessup," Independent Republican, 10 Dec 1897.
  2. Huntting Cooper Jessup and Nina M. Cobb tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.
  3. William Jessup household, 1850 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Hunting C. Jessup.
  4. "Death of Hunting Cooper Jessup," Independent Republican, 10 Dec 1897, shows date and town.
  5. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, shows date, town, and state.
  6. William Jessup household, 1850 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 7 and state.
  7. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 3, pg 170, no. 1577, H. C. Jessup to Miss Nina M. Cobb, 27 Dec 1865, shows date.
  8. "Married," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jan 1866, shows date and place as residence of Dr. Joshua Cobb, city, and state.
  9. "H. C. Jessup," Montrose Democrat, 6 Dec 1897, shows date and "at his home in this borough."
  10. Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1823, shows date.

Robert Henry Williams1,2,3

ID# 485, (1832 - 1906)
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Parents:

  • Father: William Williams
  • Mother: Mary Hatcher

Key Events:

  • Born: on 14 Jan 1832 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married First: Arabella Norfleet on 4 Apr 1854 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8
  • Married Second: Virginia D. Cobb on 3 Mar 1868 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.9,10
  • Died: on 9 Jun 1906 in South Main St., Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.11,12
  • Buried: on 11 Jun 1906 in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.13,3
Robert also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Arabella Norfleet:

  • Starkey Norfleet Williams
  • Eva Henry Williams
  • Thomas McCulloch Williams
  • Robert Mosley Williams

Children with Virginia D. Cobb:

Citations

  1. Robert Henry Williams, Robert Henry obituary, The Montrose Democrat.
  2. Robert H. Williams household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.
  3. Robert H. Williams tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.
  4. R. H. Williams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 28 and state.
  5. Robert H. Williams household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 68, and state.
  6. Robert Henry Williams, Robert Henry obituary, The Montrose Democrat, shows date, county, cand state.
  7. Robert Williams and Arabella Norfleet, marriage register, shows date.
  8. R. H. Williams household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for R. H. Williams and Jennie D. Cobb, citing FHL #321021, shows date, county, and state.
  10. Robert H. Williams household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, 32 years.
  11. Robert Henry Williams, Robert Henry obituary, The Montrose Democrat, shows date, at his home, street, and town.
  12. Robert H. Williams, Robert H., Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  13. Robert H. Williams, Robert H., Certificate of Death, shows date, and city.

Bryce Stewart1,2,3

ID# 486, (1811 - 1894)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 22 Apr 1811 in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland.4,5,6
  • Married First: Eliza J. McClure on 29 Oct 1839 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8,9
  • Married Second: Sallie West Cobb on 26 May 1873 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.10,11
  • Died: on 22 Jan 1894 in Main St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.12,13,14
  • Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.15
Bryce also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Eliza J. McClure:

  • Marion Stewart+
  • Norman Stewart
  • Johnny Stewart
  • Col. Bryce Stewart+

Child with Sallie West Cobb:

Citations

  1. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 5, pg 116, Bryce Stewart to Sallie West Cobb, 20 May 1873.
  2. Bryce Stewart household, 1850 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  3. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Bryce Stewart, citing FHL # 1041085.
  4. "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Bryce Stewart, citing FHL # 1041085, shows date, and place as Rothesay, Bute, Scotland.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86900957, Bryce Stewart, shows date as 22nd, town, island, and country, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  6. Griffey, Irene;Patch, Rubye, "Clarksville’s Historic Cemetery Trails", shows date, as 24th, town, island, and country.
  7. Brice Stewart and Eliza McClure, marriage register, shows date.
  8. Speer, William S., Sketches of Prominent Tennesseans, pg 386, shows year, city, and state.
  9. Bryce Stewart household, 1850 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 5, pg 116, Bryce Stewart to Sallie West Cobb, 20 May 1873, shows date and officiant.
  11. news items, Clarksville Tobacco Leaf, 28 May 1873, shows date, residence of her father, and officiant.
  12. Bryce Stewart, Bryce obituary, Daily Tobacco Leaf-Chronicle, shows died "this morning," at his home, and street.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86900957, Bryce Stewart, shows date as 22nd, city, county, and state, and includes tombstone photo showing same date, city, and state.
  14. Griffey, Irene;Patch, Rubye, "Clarksville’s Historic Cemetery Trails", shows date, as 23rd.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 86900957, Bryce Stewart, includes tombstone photo.

Francis Patten Gracey1,2,3

ID# 487, (1834 - 1895)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 30 Jun 1834 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.4,5,6,7
  • Married: Irene Cobb on 10 Nov 1857 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.8,9,10
  • Died: on 27 Apr 1895 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.11,12
  • Buried: in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.3
Francis also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Child with Irene Cobb:

Citations

  1. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 3, pg 47, no. 417, Francis P. Gracey to Irene Cobb, 9 Nov 1857.
  2. Mathew Gracy household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows name as Francis P. Gracy.
  3. Frank Patten Gracey grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.
  4. Ross, E. B.; Luckett, T. D.;Tyler, C. W.; Lewis, T. W.; Gracey, Julian F., The Capture of the Mazeppa, shows date, as 30th, town, and state.
  5. Moore, John Troutwood; Foster, Austin P., Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:38, shows date, as 31st, town, and state.
  6. Davis, Patty, Folk Finders, citing History of Tennessee Illustrated, shows date, as 30th, town, and state.
  7. Mathew Gracy household, 1850 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows age 15, county, and state.
  8. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 3, pg 47, no. 417, Francis P. Gracey to Irene Cobb, 9 Nov 1857, return show date, as 10th.
  9. Davis, Patty, Folk Finders, "Marriages 201-300," citing Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 13 Nov 1857, shows date and officiant.
  10. Williams, Eleanor, Cabins to Castles, pg 188, shows date, as 11 Sep 1857.
  11. Hardin, Bayless, "Captain James Patton, Ancestors and Descendants," pg 238, shows date, town, and state.
  12. Frank Patten Gracey grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows year.

Mary Louisa Logan1,2

ID# 488, (1879 - 1913)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 30 Dec 1879 in Shelby Co., Kentucky.3,4,5
  • Married: Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr. on 28 Dec 1903 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.6,7,8
  • Died: on 3 Jul 1913 in Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky.9,10
  • Buried: on 6 Jul 1913 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee.11,12
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Dr. Robert Linah Cobb Jr.:

Citations

  1. Logan Family Bible, shows name as Mary Louisa Logan.
  2. Robert Linah Cobb and Mary Louise Logan, marriage license.
  3. Logan Family Bible, shows date, as 30th.
  4. Mary Logan Cobb, Mary Logan, Certificate of Death, shows date, as 31th, and state.
  5. Mary Logan Cobb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date, as 31st.
  6. Robert Linah Cobb and Mary Louise Logan, marriage license, shows county and state, as Montgomery Co., Tennessee; minister's return shows date and officiant.
  7. Logan Family Bible, shows date.
  8. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, city, county, and state, as Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky.
  9. Mary Logan Cobb, Mary Logan, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, county, and state.
  10. Mary Logan Cobb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery, shows date.
  11. Mary Logan Cobb, Mary Logan, Certificate of Death, shows date, in Clarksville Cemetery.
  12. Mary Logan Cobb grave marker, Greenwood Cemetery.

Virginia Tuck Cobb1,2,3

ID# 489, (1904 - 1986)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 24 Nov 1904 in Logansmill, Trenton, Todd Co., Kentucky.4,5,6,7
  • Married: Joe Milam on 23 Sep 1928 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.8,9,10
  • Died: on 5 Apr 1986.11,12,13
  • Buried: on 8 Apr 1986 in Grace Chapel Episcopal Church Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.14,15
Virginia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Joe Milam:

  • Joseph Logan Milam
  • Dr. James Robert Milam

Citations

  1. "Descendants of John Walton Barker and His First Wife Mary Meriwether", shows name as Virginia Tuck Cobb.
  2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  3. Robert L. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Todd Co., Kentucky, shows name as Virginia T. Cobb.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, shows date, as 24th, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  5. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows date, as 24th, town, county, and state.
  6. Ledley Logan Cobb, "Birthdays", shows date, as 23rd.
  7. Joe Milam household, 1940 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 35 and state.
  8. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for Joe Milam and Virginia Tuck Cobb, citing FHL #321036 and pg 73, shows date and county.
  9. Joe Milan household, 1930 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows he first married at age 35 and she at age 24.
  10. Hardeman County Historical Commission, Hardeman County Historical Sketches, pg. 101, shows married.
  11. Funeral Program, for Virginia Cobb Milam, shows date.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. "Social Security Death Index," Rootsweb.com, record for Virginia Milam, Soc. Sec. No. 414-52-7351, shows month, year, and last residence as 37043 (Clarksville, Montgomery, TN.)
  14. Funeral Program, for Virginia Cobb Milam, shows date and cemetery.
  15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 91560931, Virginia Tuck Milam, includes tombstone photo.

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