James Hartland Cobb1,2,3
ID# 15534, (1813 - 1877)
Father | Capt. Willard Cobb4,5 (17 Mar 1781 - 23 Jan 1855) |
Mother | Amy Allen4 (3 Dec 1778 - 27 Aug 1856) |
Charts | Descendants of Gideon Cobb |
Ancestry | The Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont |
Narrative:
James Hartland Cobb was born on 20 Jan 1813 in Pawlet, Rutland Co., Vermont
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

He moved to Indiana


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

James married Margaret Newman on 5 Nov 1835 in Decatur Co., Indiana

James appeared on the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana

He was a farmer all his life.16,17,18,19
James and Margaret moved to Mt. Pleasant, Iowa

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

James and Margaret appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Perry Twp., Davis Co., Iowa

James and Margaret appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Bloomfield, Davis Co., Iowa

James and Margaret moved to Illinois


No record of Margaret or James has been found after the 1870 census, except his tombstone, in Cameron, Missouri

James died in 1877.10 He was buried in Packard Cemetery, Cameron, Clinton Co., Missouri

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
- [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25, shows name as James Harttean Cobb.
- [S2350] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 25 Sep 1835, Bureau of Land Management, Jeffersonville Land Office.
- [S2233] Paul and Parks, History of Wells, Vermont, pg 79, shows name as Hartley.
- [S862] Births, Marriages and Deaths, Pawlet, Vermont, 1768-1856, pg 25.
- [S2233] Paul and Parks, History of Wells, Vermont, pg 79.
- [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.
- [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows age 37 and state.
- [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:165, James H. Cobb and Margaret Newman, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
- [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
- [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17463070, James Hartland Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
- [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 17463070, James Hartland Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
- [S2329] Willard Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Rutland Co., Vermont.
- [S11844] Reuben R. Cobb obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, shows he moved to Indiana seventy years before.
- [S2331] Willard Cob household, 1830 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
- [S1581] James H. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
- [S1581] James H. Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows one person in the household engaged in agriculture.
- [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows occupation as farmer.
- [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows occupation as nurseryman.
- [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois, shows occupation as farmer.
- [S11888] Mrs. Harrison Groves obituary, The Cameron Sun, shows her parents moved to Mt. Pleasant when she was a child, and later to Bloomfield.
- [S2351] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Jan 1847, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
- [S2352] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Jan 1847, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
- [S2353] Cobb, cash sale land patent, 1 Mar 1850, Bureau of Land Management, Fairfield Land Office.
- [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa.
- [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa.
- [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois.
- [S11888] Mrs. Harrison Groves obituary, The Cameron Sun, shows she and her second husband moved to Cameron shortly after their marriage.
- [S2348] James H. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S11887] Sarah Ann Groves, Certificate of Death.
- [S2349] Jas. H. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Davis Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [S2361] John H. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Union Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
- [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.
- [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.