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Ella Cobb1,2,3

ID# 16779, (1814 - 1884)
Family Chart

Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 4 Oct 1814 in Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Married: John Hamilton Elder on 17 Feb 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana.7,8
  • Died: on 7 Mar 1884.6
  • Buried: in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana.9,10
Ella also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with John Hamilton Elder:

Citations

  1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb.
  2. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella Elder.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo showing name as Ella Cobb, wife of John H. Elder.
  4. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 36 and state.
  5. John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 44 and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo.
  10. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows all Joshua's children buried in a row in the oldest section.

John Hamilton Elder1,2,3

ID# 16780, (1816 - 1876)
Family Chart

Parents:

  • Father: James Elder

Key Events:

  • Born: on 14 Aug 1816 in Lincoln Co., Kentucky.4,5,6
  • Married: Ella Cobb on 17 Feb 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana.7,8
  • Died: on 9 Jan 1876.6,9
  • Buried: in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.10
John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Ella Cobb:

Citations

  1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb.
  2. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, includes tombstone photo showing name as John H. Elder.
  4. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 34 and state.
  5. A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indinana, pg 242, shows month, year, county, and state.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows his wife as a widow.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, includes tombstone photo.

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