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Ella O. Steinning1,2,3

#16741, (1867 - 1948)
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Parents

  • Father: Henry Steinning
  • Mother: Emily Crafton

Key Events:

  • Ella O. Steinning was born on 25 Nov 1867 in Hartsville, Indiana.4,5,6,7
  • Ella married John Joshua Cobb, son of Elkanah Cobb and Sarah Jane Youtsey, on 10 May 1888 in Lett's Corner, Decatur Co., Indiana, at her parents' residence, with L. B. Albert offciating.8,9,10
  • Ella died on 4 Oct 1948 in Chicago, Illinois, at age 80.11,12
  • She was buried on 7 Oct 1948 in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana.13,14
Ella also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with John Joshua Cobb:

Citations

  1. Henry Stennings household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella O. Stennings.
  2. Henry Stenning household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella O. Stenning.
  3. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 5:415, John J. Cobb and Ella O. Steinning.
  4. Henry Stennings household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 3 and state.
  5. Bulletin Franklin College of Indiana, 1910 Alumni Number, pg 21, shows date, with year as 1868, town, and state.
  6. John J. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows month, year, as 1868, age 31, and state.
  7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 78189826, Ella Stiening Cobb, shows year as 1867 and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  8. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 5:415, John J. Cobb and Ella O. Steinning, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. John J. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows married 12 years.
  10. Bulletin Franklin College of Indiana, 1910 Alumni Number, pg 21, shows date, with year as 1885 for him and 1888 for her.
  11. Ella Cobb, Ella obituary, Seymour Daily Tribune, shows died Monday, and city.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 78189826, Ella Stiening Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  13. Ella Cobb, Ella obituary, Seymour Daily Tribune, shows services Thursday, and cemetery.
  14. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 78189826, Ella Stiening Cobb, includes tombstone photo.

Henry Elkanah Cobb1,2,3,4

#16742, (1889 - 1918)
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Key Events:

  • Henry Elkanah Cobb was born on 29 Jun 1889 in Seymour, Indiana.5,6,7
  • Henry died on 23 Apr 1918 in Ellington Field, Harris Co., Texas, at age 28.8,9,10
  • He was buried on 28 Apr 1918 in Riverview Cemetery, Seymour, Indiana.11,12
Henry also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. John J. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Henry E. Cobb.
  2. John J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows name as Henry E. Cobb.
  3. The Annual Catalogue of Purdue Univerisity, 1907-1908, pg 228, shows name as Henry Elkannah Cobb.
  4. Henry E. Cobb, Henry E. obituary, Seymour Daily Republican.
  5. John J. Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 10, and state.
  6. John J. Cobb household, 1910 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 20 and state.
  7. Henry E Cobb, Henry E, World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, shows date, city, and state.
  8. Henry E. Cobb, Henry E., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, city, as Houston, Ellington Field, county, state, and cause.
  9. Henry E. Cobb, Henry E. obituary, Seymour Daily Republican, shows died Tuesday, at Elling Field, and cause.
  10. "Indiana Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918," Ancestry.com, record for Henry Elkanah Cobb, Cadet Aviator, shows date, Ellington Field, and state.
  11. "Indiana Gold Star Honor Roll, 1914-1918," Ancestry.com, record for Henry Elkanah Cobb, Cadet Aviator.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 36938391, Pvt Henry Elkanah Cobb, includes tombstone photo.

Sophronia E. Terhune1,2,3

#16750, (1862 - 1901)
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Key Events:

  • Sophronia E. Terhune was born on 9 Feb 1862 in Illinois.4,5,6
  • Sophronia married Isaiah Stewart, son of James Stewart and Elizabeth Jones, and younger brother of the man her younger sister Mary would marry four years later, on 11 Oct 1883 in Jasper Co., Illinois.2,7,8
  • Sophronia died on 27 Mar 1901 at age 39.9
  • She was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.10
Sophronia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Isaiah Stewart:

  • Nora Inez Sanders

Citations

  1. James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Sophrona Terhune.
  2. "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Isaiah Stewart and Sophronia Terhune, citing FHL #1312612.
  3. Isaiah Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows name as Sophronia E. Stewart.
  4. James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 8 and state.
  5. James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 18 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 119162085, Sophronia E Terhune Stewart, shows date, with year as 1882, and includes tombstone photo showing same but year 1862.
  7. Isaiah Stewart, Isaiah obituary, Journal Gazette, shows date.
  8. Isaiah Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows married 18 years.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 119162085, Sophronia E Terhune Stewart, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 119162085, Sophronia E Terhune Stewart, includes tombstone photo.

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