Mary Aurelle Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 76, (1844 - 1869)
FatherDr. Joshua Cobb4,5,6 (19 Apr 1809 - 7 Apr 1879)
MotherMarina Turner Bryan4,5,6 (18 Mar 1811 - 7 Dec 1890)

Key Events:

Birth: 28 Nov 1844, Tennessee7,8,9
Marriage: 3 Mar 1868, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, John Baker Tapscott (Dec 1835 - 24 Mar 1905)10,11
Death: 4 Nov 18697,12
Burial: City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee13
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

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Narrative:

     
Mary Aurelle's Tombstone
photo by authors
Mary Aurelle Cobb was born on 28 Nov 1844 in Tennessee.7,8,9
     She appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Stewart Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents, Dr. Joshua Cobb and Marina Turner Bryan.14,15
     She moved to Clarksville with her parents in 1851.16,17,18 She appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, in the household of her parents.19,20
     Mary married John Baker Tapscott, son of Baker Tapscott and Ellen Morrow Baker, on 3 Mar 1868 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.10,11
     Mary died on 4 Nov 1869 at age 24.7,12 She was buried in her father's plot in City Cemetery, later known as Riverview Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.13

Children:
     Child with John Baker Tapscott:

Citations

  1. [S3345] Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows name as Mary Aurelia, wife of John B. Tapscott, daughter of Joshua & Marina T. Cobb.
  2. [S728] Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868.
  3. [S642] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Mary Cobb.
  4. [S3345] Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows her as daughter of Joshua & Marina T. Cobb.
  5. [S1015] "Death of Dr. Cobb," The Chronicle, 12 Apr 1879, shows Joshua and Marina were the parents of Mrs. Tapscott.
  6. [S642] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows them in same household, apparently as parent and child.
  7. [S3345] Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows date.
  8. [S640] Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 15 and state.
  9. [S642] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 6 and state, as Tennessee.
  10. [S728] Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868, shows date.
  11. [S3351] "William and Mary College Quarterly", vol VI, no. 2, pg 95, shows married.
  12. [S626] Joshua Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows her husband and one-year-old daughter living with her father and his second wife.
  13. [S3345] Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery.
  14. [S642] Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee.
  15. [S643] Joshua Cobb, owner, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, slave schedule.
  16. [S1015] "Death of Dr. Cobb," The Chronicle, 12 Apr 1879, shows he moved to Clarksville in 1851.
  17. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 267, shows iron businesses, and retired about 1866.
  18. [S944] Davis, Folk Finders, citing Clarksville City Directory 1859-1860, shows occupation as physician and address.
  19. [S640] Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.
  20. [S641] Joshua Cobb, owner, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, slave schedule.
  21. [S3321] Sally W. Stewart household, 1910 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows her as Sally's niece, with surname Tapscott.
  22. [S9971] Manie C. Tapscott, Certificate of Death.