Willard Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16616, (1805 - 1832)
FatherJoshua Cobb4,2,3 (27 May 1776 - 27 Aug 1860)
MotherNancy Crawford4,2,3 (6 Aug 1782 - 3 Aug 1864)

Key Events:

Birth: 25 Jun 1805, Pennsylvania5,6,7
Death: 21 Jul 1832, Decatur Co., Indiana8,7,9
Burial: Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana10,11
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Willard Cobb was born on 25 Jun 1805 in Pennsylvania.5,6,7
     He was probably one of the three males under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Joshua Cobb, in the 1810 Federal Census of Cumberland Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania.12
     He moved down the Ohio River by flatboat to Dearborn Co., Indiana, with his parents in 1818.13,14,15 He was probably one of the three males age 10 to 16 listed in the household of his father in the 1820 Federal Census of Laughery, Dearborn Co., Indiana.16
     He moved to Decatur Co. in 1821 with his parents.17,18,19
     Willard died on 21 Jul 1832 in Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 27.8,7,9 He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana, in the oldest section, in a row with Joshua and Nancy's other children.10,11

Citations

  1. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing same.
  2. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287.
  3. [S1097] Campbell, "Descendants of Henry Cobb."
  4. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing him as son of Joshua & Nancy Cobb.
  5. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing age 27 yrs 26 days at death 21 Jul 1832.
  6. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date and state.
  7. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date, county, and state.
  10. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  11. [S1166] Kennedy, "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.
  12. [S1099] Joshua Cobb household, 1810 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Pennsylvania.
  13. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows they moved to Indiana in 1818.
  14. [S4077] Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83, shows they moved to Indiana in 1819.
  15. [S1098] Campbell,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states that a Dearborn Co. history book describes the move, in fall 1818.
  16. [S1173] Joshua Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  17. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640.
  18. [S4077] Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83.
  19. [S11562] Oliver P. Christy, mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, shows she lived in the county since the latter part of 1820.