Nancy Alice Cobb1

Family Chart
ID# 16706, (1849 - 1896)
FatherOliver Perry Cobb2,3,4 (25 Apr 1817 - 28 Mar 1891)
MotherCaroline S. Foulke4,5,6 (21 Nov 1822 - 29 Aug 1907)

Key Events:

Birth: 12 Aug 1849, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana7,8,9
Marriage: 29 Jun 1876, Dearborn Co., Indiana, William Steele Holman Jr. (22 Dec 1850 - 30 May 1910)10,11,12
Death: 27 Oct 18969
Burial: River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana13
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Nancy Alice Cobb was born on 12 Aug 1849 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke.14 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.15
     By 1870 she reversed her first and middle names, after that known as Alice Nancy.16,17,18 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.19
     Alice married William Steele Holman Jr., son of William Steel Holman and Abigail Knapp, on 29 Jun 1876 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with Rev. Charles Ayer, Baptist minister, officiating in a joint ceremony with her sister Martha.10,11,12
     Alice and William appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, enumerated 1 Jun 1880. Their son Jesse was listed as living with them, as was Lucinda Brakhage, a 17-year-old servant.20
     Alice was named an heir in the will of father, dated 6 Oct 1890 in Aurora, Indiana, in which, if her mother was not living at his death, she was to receive an equal share of his property with her sisters-in-law Alice Constance Fish, Mary Emma McCreary, Lura C. Milburn and Anna Gray Pattison, and her nephew Oliver Gilbert Bailey.21
     Alice was named an heir in the will of father, dated 16 Jan 1891 in Aurora, Indiana, in which, after the death of her father, she was to receive $1,000, and an equal share of her property with her sisters-in-law Alice Constance Fish, Mary Emma McCreary, Lura C. Milburn and Anna Gray Pattison, and nephew Oliver Gilbert Bailey after their legacies were paid.6
     Alice left a will dated 16 Sep 1892 stating she was of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, in which she left all her property, both real and personal, to her husband. She also appointed him as executor.22
     Alice died on 27 Oct 1896 at age 47.9 She was buried in River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.13
     Her will was probated on 18 Dec 1896.23

Children:
     Children with William Steele Holman Jr.:

  • Jesse Lynch Holman24 (21 Nov 1877 - 7 Sep 1899)
  • Harland Davidson Holman25,26,2 (15 Aug 1880 - 11 Sep 1963)
  • Alice M. Holman25,27,2 (28 May 1883 - 18 Jun 1982)

Citations

  1. [S1553] Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Nancy A. Cobb.
  2. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 289.
  3. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007.
  4. [S1553] Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  5. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:428-9, Caroline S. Cobb will.
  7. [S1553] Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 11/12 and state.
  8. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 11 and state.
  9. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16610076, Alice Nancy Cobb Holman, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  10. [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 13:153, Will S. Holman and Alice N. Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant. Her sister's marriage is listed next, with same officiant and date.
  11. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows married.
  12. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 9:533-4, Alice N. Holman will, shows him as her husband.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16610076, Alice Nancy Cobb Holman, includes tombstone photo.
  14. [S1553] Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  15. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  16. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Alice M. Cobb.
  17. [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 13:153, Will S. Holman and Alice N. Cobb.
  18. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 8:165-7, Oliver P. Cobb will, shows name as Alice N. Holman.
  19. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  20. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  21. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 8:165-7, Oliver P. Cobb will.
  22. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 9:533-4, Alice N. Holman will.
  23. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 9:533-7, Alice N. Holman will.
  24. [S11351] William Holman household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows him as son of her husband.
  25. [S11354] William S. Holman household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows him as the son of her widowed husband.
  26. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Harland D Holman, citing Soc. Sec. No. 529-10-1550, shows mother's maiden name as Cobb.
  27. [S885] "California Death Index, 1940-1997," Ancestry.com, record for Alice Holman Ilgenfritz, citing Soc. Sec. No. 555-21-2081, shows mother's maiden name as Cobb.