Martha E. Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16707, (1851 - 1878)
FatherOliver Perry Cobb4,5,6 (25 Apr 1817 - 28 Mar 1891)
MotherCaroline S. Foulke5,6,7 (21 Nov 1822 - 29 Aug 1907)

Key Events:

Birth: 18 Sep 1851, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana8,9,10
Marriage: 29 Jun 1876, Dearborn Co., Indiana, Dr. Gilbert Ellis Bailey (27 Apr 1852 - 6 Dec 1924)11
Death: 19 Nov 1878, Franklin, Indiana12,13
Burial: 21 Nov 1878, Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana14,15
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Martha E. Cobb was born on 18 Sep 1851 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.8,9,10
     She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke.16 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, in the household of her parents.17
     Martha married Dr. Gilbert Ellis Bailey, son of Rev. Gilbert Stephen Bailey and Sarah E. Brusnell, on 29 Jun 1876 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with Rev. Charles Ayer, Baptist minister, officiating in a joint ceremony with her sister Alice.11
     Martha joined Gilbert in Nebraska after their marriage. They moved to Franklin, Indiana, in the latter part of 1878.
     Martha died on 19 Nov 1878, at her home in Franklin, Indiana, at age 27.12,13 She was buried on 21 Nov 1878 in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.14,15

Children:
     Children with Dr. Gilbert Ellis Bailey:

  • Oliver Gilbert Bailey18,7,4 (20 Mar 1877 - 19 Sep 1952)
  • Matt C. Bailey19 (10 Nov 1878 - 5 Jul 1879)

Citations

  1. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Martha A. Cobb.
  2. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Martha E. Cobb.
  3. [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 13:153, Gilbert E. Bailey and Mattie E. Cobb.
  4. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 289.
  5. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  6. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  7. [S11338] Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:428-9, Caroline S. Cobb will.
  8. [S2279] Greenwood, "Holman, Harvey, Greenwood family tree" family tree, Ancestry.com, citing Milton A. Masing, Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records, Volume B (Heritage Books, Inc.: 2000), shows date, city, county, and state.
  9. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 9 and state.
  10. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 17 and state.
  11. [S6369] Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 13:153, Gilbert E. Bailey and Mattie E. Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant. Her sister's marriage is listed preceding, with same officiant and date.
  12. [S11400] Mrs. Bailey obituary, Herald-Democrat, shows died Tuesday, at husband's residence.
  13. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14256065, Mattie E Cobb Bailey, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  14. [S11400] Mrs. Bailey obituary, Herald-Democrat, shows she was taken by train to Aurora for burial.
  15. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14256065, Mattie E Cobb Bailey, includes tombstone photo.
  16. [S1552] O. P. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  17. [S1551] O. P. Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  18. [S1547] Oliver P. Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows him as grandson of her parents.
  19. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14256048, Matt C Bailey, citing burial permit #714.