Martha M. Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16625, (1822 - 1901)
FatherJoshua Cobb4,5 (27 May 1776 - 27 Aug 1860)
MotherNancy Crawford4,5 (6 Aug 1782 - 3 Aug 1864)

Key Events:

Birth: 1 Oct 1822, Decatur Co., Indiana6,7,8
Marriage: 7 Dec 1843, Decatur Co., Indiana, James B. Terhune (about 27 Dec 1816 - 23 May 1893)9,10
Death: 2 Aug 190111
Burial: Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois12
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     Martha M. Cobb was born on 1 Oct 1822 in Decatur Co., Indiana.6,7,8
     She was probably the female age 5 to 10 listed in the household of her father, Joshua Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.13 She was probably the female age 15 to 20 listed in the household of her father in the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.14
     Martha married James B. Terhune on 7 Dec 1843 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. James Blair Elder, Methodist minister, offciating.9,10
     Martha and James appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 25 Oct 1850, reporting real estate valued at $2,000. Their children Phillip, Elkanah, Anna and Elizabeth were listed as living with them, as were her parents, and 14 year-old Elizabeth F. Richards.15
     Martha and James moved to Illinois about 1858.16 They appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of St. Marie, Jasper Co., Illinois, reporting real estate valued at $3,500 and personal estate of $800. Their children Phillip, Elkanah, Anna, Elizabeth, Joshua, Sarah, Mariah and Nancy were listed as living with them.17
     Martha was no doubt the female age 40 to 50 who was listed in the household of James in the 1865 state census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois.18
     Martha and James appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois, enumerated 22 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $5,200 and personal estate of $1,000. Their children Elkanah, Joshua, Sarah, Mariah, Nancy, Sophronia and Mary were listed as living with them.19
     Martha and James returned to Indiana between 1870 and 1880.20 They appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Jackson Twp., Jackson Co., Indiana, enumerated 9 Jun 1880. Their children Nancy, Sophronia and Mary were listed as living with them, as was Thomas Bruner, age 17, a gardener listed as a servant, but was more likely an assistant to James.20
     Her husband died on 23 May 1893 in Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois.21,22
     Martha appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Newton, Jasper Co., Illinois, in the household of her daughter Nancy and her husband, Charles P. Watts.23
     Martha died on 2 Aug 1901 at age 78.11 She was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.12

Children:
     Children with James B. Terhune:

Citations

  1. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb.
  2. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Martha Terhune.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing name as Martha M Terhune.
  4. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288.
  5. [S1097] Campbell, "Descendants of Henry Cobb."
  6. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 28 and state.
  7. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing age 78 yr 10 mo 1 day at death 2 Aug 1901.
  8. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows date, county, and state.
  9. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo.
  13. [S1100] Joshua Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  14. [S1580] Johua Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  15. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  16. [S11645] Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524, shows Phillip moved to Willow Township with his parents when he was about 14.
  17. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  18. [S11679] J. B. Terhune household, 1865 Illinois State Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, Willow Hill.
  19. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  20. [S1543] James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana.
  21. [S11717] Local item, Newton Press, 24 May 1893, shows died last night, and town.
  22. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983061, James Blair Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  23. [S1157] Charles P. Watts household, 1900 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois.
  24. [S1585] James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  25. [S1102] James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  26. [S11645] Counties of Cumberland, Jasper and Richland, Illinois, pg 524.
  27. [S1152] James Terhune household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  28. [S3462] "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947," FamilySearch.org, record for Anna Eliza Mccord, citing cert. no. 6.
  29. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007.
  30. [S3560] "Illinois, Marriages, 1815-1935," FamilySearch.org, record for Charley P. Watts and Nancy A. Terhune, citing FHL #1312612.
  31. [S1543] James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows Saphoni as the daughter of Martha's husband.
  32. [S1543] James Terhune household, 1880 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows Mary as the daughter of Martha's husband.