James Hartland Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 15534, (1813 - 1877)
FatherCapt. Willard Cobb4,5 (17 Mar 1781 - 23 Jan 1855)
MotherAmy Allen4 (3 Dec 1778 - 27 Aug 1856)

Key Events:

Birth: 20 Jan 1813, Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont6,7
Marriage: 5 Nov 1835, Decatur Co., Indiana, Margaret Newman (about 1817 - )8,9
Death: 187710
Burial: Packard Cemetery, Cameron, Clinton Co., Missouri11
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     James Hartland Cobb was born on 20 Jan 1813 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont.6,7
     He was probably one of the three males under age 10 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 one of the three males age 15 to 20 listed in the household of his father in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.14
     On 25 Sep 1835 James was granted a patent for 76.3 acres of land about eight miles southeast of in Greensburg, Decatur 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.2
     James married Margaret Newman on 5 Nov 1835 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Ezra Lathrop, justice of the peace, offciating.8,9
     James appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana, with a household consisting of two males under age 5 (son Allen and another), one age 20 to 30 (himself), and one female under age 5 (daughter Sarah), one age 20 to 30 (wife Margaret.)15
     He was a farmer all his life.16,17,18,19
     James and Margaret moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, by 1844, and later to Bloomfield.20
     On 1 Jan 1847 James was granted a patent for two parcels of land, again under the 1820 act. One included the eastern third of present-day in Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, and the other was immediately northeast of it. The first contained 97.73 acres and the second contained 80 acres.21,22 Then, on 1 Mar 1850 he was granted a patent for an additional 40 acres under that act, located on the east and south sides of the previous two parcels.23
     James and Margaret appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry Twp., Davis Co., Iowa, enumerated 3 Sep 1850, reporting real estate valued at $1,600. Their children Sarah, Allen, Emily and Eliza were listed as living with them, as was 21 year-old Chapman Corick, apparently a farm hand.24
     James and Margaret appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa, enumerated 5 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $800 and personal estate of $600. Their children Allen, Emily, Eliza, Emily, Hellen, Ada and Kate were listed as living with them.25
     James and Margaret moved to Illinois before 1870. They appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Anna, Union Co., Illinois, enumerated 9 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $1,500 and personal estate of $500. Their children Hellen, Ada and Kate were listed as living with them.26
     No record of Margaret or James has been found after the 1870 census, except his tombstone, in Cameron, Missouri. Their daughter Sarah and her second husband moved to Cameron shortly after their marrige in Apr 1874. It seems likely Margaret died in Illinois and James moved to Cameron to live with Sarah and her husband. It is also possible that both moved there and Margaret also died there, but that seems less likely given that no tombstone has been found for her there.27
     James died in 1877.10 He was buried in Packard Cemetery, Cameron, Clinton Co., Missouri.11

Children:
     Children with Margaret Newman

The 1840 census shows two males under age five in the household, but Allen is the only known son of that age. There may have been another son who died before 1850, but no other record of him has been found. The only record of Emily J. born about 1850 is the 1860 census, where she is listed along with her 15-year-old sister of the same name. She may have been an otherwise unknown daughter, although it seems unlikely that was actually her name. Or the entry may simply have been an error.32,33
  • Sarah Ann Cobb28,29 (2 Sep 1836 - 24 Jul 1931)
  • Allen James Cobb28,30 (abt 1840 - 3 Dec 1899)
  • Emily J. Cobb28,30 (30 Sep 1844 - 10 Feb 1909)
  • Eliza A. Cobb28,30 (abt 1847 - 11 Jun 1917)
  • Emily J. Cobb30 (abt 1850 - )
  • Hellen A. Cobb30,31 (1853 - 1888)
  • Ada M. Cobb30,31 (abt 1856 - 2 Feb 1938)
  • Kate I. Cobb30,31 (4 Jul 1859 - 4 Aug 1928)

Citations

  1. [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows name as James Harttean Cobb.
  2. [S2350] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 25 Sep 1835, Bureau of Land Management, Jeffersonville Land Office.
  3. [S2233] Paul and Parks, History of Wells, Vermont, pg 79, shows name as Hartley.
  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. [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows age 37 and state.
  8. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:165, James H. Cobb and Margaret Newman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  9. [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17463070, James Hartland Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17463070, James Hartland Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  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. [S1581] James H. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  16. [S1581] James H. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows one person in the household engaged in agriculture.
  17. [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows occupation as farmer.
  18. [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows occupation as nurseryman.
  19. [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
  20. [S11888] Mrs. Harrison Groves obituary, The Cameron Sun, shows her parents moved to Mt. Pleasant when she was a child, and later to Bloomfield.
  21. [S2351] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Jan 1847, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
  22. [S2352] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Jan 1847, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
  23. [S2353] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Mar 1850, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
  24. [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa.
  25. [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa.
  26. [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois.
  27. [S11888] Mrs. Harrison Groves obituary, The Cameron Sun, shows she and her second husband moved to Cameron shortly after their marriage.
  28. [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  29. [S11887] Sarah Ann Groves, Certificate of Death.
  30. [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  31. [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  32. [S1581] James H. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows two males under age 5, with Allen the only known son of that age.
  33. [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows two females named Emily J. listed as though daughters, one age 15 and the other age 10.