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Giles Akin Cobb^1,2,3,4

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 15 Mar 1857 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.^5,6,7
• Married First: Adeline M. Cash on 7 Oct 1885 in Methodist Episcopal Church, Kuttawa, Lyon Co., Kentucky.^8,9
• Married Second: Mary Dean Adamson on 28 Aug 1895 in Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^10,9,11
• Died: on 7 Aug 1923 in Pawnee, Oklahoma.^12,13,14
• Buried: on 9 Aug 1923 in Carmen Cemetery, Carmen, Alfalfa Co., Oklahoma.¹⁵

Citations

1. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows name as Giles Akin.
2. Wills, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, 1:501-3, Thomas J. Cobb will, 6 Apr 1918, shows name as Giles A. Cobb.
3. Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows name as Giles A. Cobb.
4. Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:440, Gile A. Cobb and Addie Cash.
5. Giles A. Cobb, Giles A., Return of A Birth, shows date, as 15th, county, and state.
6. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date, as 16th.
7. Thomas J. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
8. Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:440, Gile A. Cobb and Addie Cash, shows date, church, town, and officiant.
9. G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date.
10. 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.
11. Giles A. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows married 4 years.
12. G. A. Cobb Prominent Churchman, is Dead, undated clipping, shows date, town and state, and in the home of his daughter Lucy.
13. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8.
14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533439, Giles A Cobb, shows year, and included photo of tombstone showing same.
15. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #26533439, Giles A Cobb, and included photo of tombstone.

Willis Berry Cobb^1,2

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: in 1836 in Eddyville, Kentucky.^3,4
• Died: abt 1870 in El Paso, Texas.⁵

Citations

1. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, Gideon Berry Cobb family notes, shows name as Willis Berry Cobb.
2. Louisa Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, shows name as W. N. Cobb.
3. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, Gideon Berry Cobb family notes, shows year and town.
4. Louisa Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Crittenden Co., Kentucky, shows age 35 and state.
5. Alfred Albert Cobb, family history notes, Gideon Berry Cobb family notes, shows year, as 1870, and story of being shot.

Jefferson Davis Cobb^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 14 Oct 1861 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Married First: Lizzie J. McElroy on 16 Nov 1884 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.^7,8
• Married Second: Mary Ellen Kinsolving on 29 Dec 1886 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.^9,10
• Died: on 16 May 1943 in Mullin, Mills Co., Texas.^11,12
• Buried: on 17 May 1943 in Oakview Cemetery, Mullin, Mills Co., Texas.^13,14

Citations

1. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows name as Jefferson Davis.
2. Register of Births, Kentucky, Lyon Co., 1861, Jeff Davis Cobb.
3. Jefferson Davis Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Standard Certificate of Death.
4. Register of Births, Kentucky, Lyon Co., 1861, Jeff Davis Cobb, shows date, county, and state.
5. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date.
6. Jefferson Davis Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
7. Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 7:338, J. D. Cobb and Lizzie J. McElroy, shows date, county, and officiant.
8. Lyon County Historical Society, Cemeteries of Lyon County, pg 212, shows her as wife of J. B. Cobb.
9. Marriage Records, Lyon Co., Kentucky, 8:88, Jeff D. Cobb and M. E. Oliver, shows date, location, county, and officiant.
10. Jeff D. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows married 13 years.
11. Jefferson Davis Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, as 16th, county and state.
12. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date, as 24th.
13. Jefferson Davis Cobb, Jefferson Davis, Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and town.
14. Jeff D. and Mary E. Cobb tombstone, Oakview Cemetery.

William Francis Cobb^1,2,3

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 24 Jul 1867 in Lyon Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Married: Ruth U. Garrett on 17 Oct 1900 in Princeton, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.^7,8,9
• Died: on 22 Oct 1940 in Leavenworth, Kansas.¹⁰
• Buried: in Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.¹¹

Citations

1. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows name as William Francis.
2. Samuel C. Garrett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows name as William F. Cobb.
3. W. Francis Cobb household, 1930 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas.
4. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date, and added by the writer's daughter, the county and state.
5. Thomas J. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Lyon Co., Kentucky, shows age 3 and state.
6. Samuel C. Garrett household, 1900 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows month, year as 1869, age 30, and state.
7. "Kentucky Marriages, 1851-1900," Ancestry.com, record for W. I. Cobb and Ruth Garrett, shows date, county, and state.
8. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, notes by the writer's daughter Margaret, shows date, town, and state.
9. William F. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Leavenworth Co., Kansas, shows married, first marriage for both, with him married 42 years [obviously an error, since that is his listed age] and her married 10 years.
10. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 8, shows date, and pg 8, added by the writer's daughter, the city and state.
11. Ruth Garrett Cobb, Ruth Garrett, "Cobb-Garrett Family History", pg 9, notes by the writer's daughter Margaret.

Samuel C. Clark^1,2

Key Events:

• Born: btn 1765 and 1775.^3,4
• Married: Persly.⁵
• Died: bef Nov 1828.⁶

Citations

1. Lyon, Chittenden letter to Witherell, James, 5 Apr 1828, mentions Samuel C. Clark living in Eddyville.
2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #6656732, Persly Clark, citing tombstone inscription, shows she was the wife of Samuel C. Clark.
3. Cobb & Clarke household, 1810 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows two males aged between 26 and 45.
4. Gideon D. Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, shows two males over age 45, other records indicate one was Gideon and the other Samuel.
5. Edward Otho Cresap grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows "wife of Samuel C. Clark."
6. Caldwell Co. Order Book, D, 17 Nov 1828 session, included in the county levy for 1828 was $27 to Gideon D. Cobb for burial & other expenses for Saml C. Clark decd.

Mary Jane Cobb^1,2

Parents:

Key Events:

• Born: on 7 Sep 1823.^1,2
• Died: on 25 Feb 1824.^1,2
• Buried: in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.¹

Citations

1. Mary Jane & Modena Ann Cobb grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery.
2. Kilbury-Cobb, Judith, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001.