Willard Burr Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15531, (1807 - 1849)
FatherCapt. Willard Cobb4,5 (17 Mar 1781 - 23 Jan 1855)
MotherAmy Allen4 (3 Dec 1778 - 27 Aug 1856)

Key Events:

Birth: 19 Jan 1807, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont6
Marriage: 19 Sep 1830, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, Submit S. Garlinghouse (about 1814 - before 1880)7
Death: 6 Sep 1849, Decatur Co., Indiana8,9
Burial: Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana10
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Willard Burr Cobb was born on 19 Jan 1807 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.6
     He was probably the male under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Capt. Willard Cobb, in the 1810 Federal Census of Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.11 He was probably the male age 10 to 16 listed in the household of his father, Capt. Willard Cobb, in the 1820 Federal Census of Wells, Rutland Co., Vermont.12
     He moved to Indiana with his parents about 1827.13 He was probably the male age 20 to 30 listed in the household of his father in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.14
     Willard married Submit S. Garlinghouse, daughter of John Garlinghouse and Lewanna [surname unknown], on 19 Sep 1830 in Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, with Levi Thornton, justice of the peace, officiating.7
     On 15 Mar 1837 Willard was granted a patent for 40 acres of land in Shelby Co., Indiana, under the Cash Entry Act of April 24,1820. That act reduced the minimum price of public land to $1.25 per acre, and the minimum purchase to 80 acres, but required payment in cash, not on credit. His tract was described as the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 24, twp. 14 north, range 5 east.15
     Willard appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana, with a household consisting of one male age 30 to 40 (himself), and one female under age 5 (daughter Paulina), two age 5 to 10 (Sophronia and Sarah), and one age 20 to 30 (wife Submit.)3
     He was a farmer.16 He was seems to have been willing to try new approaches. There were attempts made to establish a silk industry in the county. In 1842 he cultivated 4,000 mulberry trees for the fledgling industry, but ended up selling them for $20 per thousand as shade trees in 1842.17
     Willard died on 6 Sep 1849 in Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 42, of cholera.8,9 He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.10

Children:
     Children with Submit S. Garlinghouse

No record of Sarah J. has been found after she was listed with her mother in the 1850 census.

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows name as Willard Burr Cobb.
  2. [S8601] Marriage Record, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, 1:91, Willard B. Cobb and Submit S. Garlanhouse.
  3. [S1579] W. B. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  4. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25.
  5. [S2233] Paul and Parks, History of Wells, Vermont, pg 79.
  6. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows date. Since other entries show other places, it appears the absence of a place entry indicates a local birth.
  7. [S8601] Marriage Record, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana, 1:91, Willard B. Cobb and Submit S. Garlanhouse, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. [S1169] "U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules Index," Ancestry.com, record for Willard B. Cobb, 1850 census, shows month, county, and cause of death.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16644686, Willard Burr Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo, but date is unreadable.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16644686, Willard Burr Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  11. [S2330] Willard Cobb household, 1810 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  12. [S2329] Willard Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
  13. [S11844] Reuben R. Cobb obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, shows he moved to Indiana seventy years before.
  14. [S2331] Willard Cob household, 1830 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  15. [S11722] Willard Burr Cobb, cash sale land patent, 15 Mar 1837, Bureau of Land Management, Indianapolis Land Office.
  16. [S1579] W. B. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows one person in the household engaged in agriculture.
  17. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 500.
  18. [S11728] Sophronia S. Stage, Certificate and Record of Death.
  19. [S2375] Submit S. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows the child apparently living with his widow as mother and child.
  20. [S11721] Marietta Eliza Wynn, Certificate of Death.