Ella Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 16779, (1814 - 1884)
FatherJoshua Cobb4,5 (27 May 1776 - 27 Aug 1860)
MotherNancy Crawford4,5 (6 Aug 1782 - 3 Aug 1864)

Key Events:

Birth: 4 Oct 1814, Pennsylvania6,7,8
Marriage: 17 Feb 1842, Decatur Co., Indiana, John Hamilton Elder (14 Aug 1816 - 9 Jan 1876)9,10
Death: 7 Mar 18848
Burial: Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana11,12
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     13 Ella Cobb was born on 4 Oct 1814 in Pennsylvania.6,7,8
     She moved down the Ohio River by flatboat to Dearborn Co., Indiana, with her parents in 1818.14,15,16 She was probably one of the two females under age 10 listed in the household of her father in the 1820 Federal Census of Laughery, Dearborn Co., Indiana.17
     She moved to Decatur Co. in 1821 with her parents.18,19,20 She was probably the female age 10 to 15 listed in the household of her father in the 1830 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana, thought she was actually 16 at the time.21 She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her father, Joshua Cobb, in the 1840 Federal Census of Decatur Co., Indiana.22
     Ella married John Hamilton Elder, son of James Elder, and first cousin of the man her niece Sophronia Cobb would marry 26 years later, on 17 Feb 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Daniel Stogsdell offciating.9,10
     Ella and John 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 Dyer, James, John and Mary were listed as living with them.23
     Ella and John appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Marion Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 6 Aug 1860, reporting real estate valued at $5,300 and personal estate of $1,500. Their children Dyer, James, John and Mary were listed as living with them.24
     She and John appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Newpoint, Decatur Co., Indiana, enumerated 22 Jun 1870, reporting real estate valued at $6,800 and personal estate of $1,100. Their son James was listed as living with them, as was Alice Oren, age 15, who may have been an unknown relative, or a servant.25
     Her husband died on 9 Jan 1876.26,27
     Ella appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, in the household of her daughter Mary and her husband, Perry Simeon Tremain. Her son James as also listed in the household.28
     Ella died on 7 Mar 1884 at age 69.8 She was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana, in the oldest section, in a row with Joshua and Nancy's other children.11,12

Children:
     Children with John Hamilton Elder:

Citations

  1. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb.
  2. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella Elder.
  3. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo showing name as Ella Cobb, wife of John H. Elder.
  4. [S1166] Kennedy, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007.
  5. [S4079] The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287.
  6. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 36 and state.
  7. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 44 and state.
  8. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. [S1938] Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  10. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  11. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo.
  12. [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.
  13. [S1105] "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Elly Cobb and John H. Elder, citing FHL films #1516965 & 1516616.
  14. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows they moved to Indiana in 1818.
  15. [S4077] Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83, shows they moved to Indiana in 1819.
  16. [S1098] Campbell,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states that a Dearborn Co. history book describes the move, in fall 1818.
  17. [S1173] Joshua Cobb household, 1820 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
  18. [S4076] Harding, History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640.
  19. [S4077] Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83.
  20. [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.
  21. [S1100] Joshua Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  22. [S1580] Johua Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  23. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  24. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  25. [S1569] John H. Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  26. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  27. [S1560] Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows his wife as a widow.
  28. [S1560] Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
  29. [S1584] John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  30. [S1573] John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  31. [S11335] Dyer C. Elder, Certificate of Death.
  32. [S1569] John H. Elder household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  33. [S11334] John Perry Elder, Certificate of Death.
  34. [S1560] Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows Ella as the mother-in-law of Mary's husband.
  35. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 156896491, Nancy E Elder, includes tombstone photo showing her as daughter of John H. and Elly Elder.
  36. [S500] Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 156896558, Margaret E Elder, includes tombstone photo showing her as daughter of J. H. & E. Elder.