E. Winchester Cobb1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 9602, (1822 - 1901)
FatherDerrick Cobb4,5,6 (1 Feb 1789 - 17 Jun 1868)
MotherCynthia Beeman4,7,6 (1 Jul 1803 - )

Key Events:

Birth: 28 May 1822, Pennsylvania8,9,10
Marriage: Charlotte Blakeslee (9 Nov 1825 - 3 May 1891)11,12,13
Death: 14 Mar 19018
Burial: Stevensville Cemetery, Stevensville, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania14
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb
AncestryThe Cobbs of Pawlet, Vermont

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     His given name may well have been Elkanah Winchester. The only source found that attempts so spell his first name seems to show it as Elhanin, but Elkanah was a name often used in the family. But he seems to have universally used the name Winchester, or simply Win, as an adult.1,15 E. Winchester Cobb was born on 28 May 1822 in Pennsylvania.8,9,10
     He was probably one of the two males age 5 to10 listed in the household of his father, Derrick Cobb, in the 1830 Federal Census of Wyalusing, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.16 He was probably one of the two males age 15 to 20 listed in the household of his father in the 1840 Federal Census of Wyalusing, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.17
     E. married Charlotte Blakeslee.11,12,13
     Winchester and Charlotte Blakeslee appeared on the 1850 Federal Census of Pike, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 3 Oct 1850, reporting real estate valued at $1,000. Their children Olive and Raymond were listed as living with them.2 They seem to have been living close to his supposed brother, Perry, and his wife, as they are listed two households previously on the census record.18
     Winchester and Charlotte appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Stevensville, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 25 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $2,000 and personal estate of $810. Their children Olive, Raymond, Charles and Philinda were listed as living with them, as was E. W. Beeman, age 41, a boatman. They seem to have been living close to his parents as they are listed two households before on the census record.19
     He and Charlotte appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Rushville, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 28 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $10,000 and personal estate of $4,475. Their children Olive, Raymond and Charles were listed as living with them, as was Cynthia Beeman, his mother.20
     He appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Pike, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, enumerated 7 Jun 1880. Their children Olive and Frank were listed as living with them.21
     He was a farmer.2,19,20,21
     E. died on 14 Mar 1901 at age 78.8 He was buried in Stevensville Cemetery, Stevensville, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.14

Children:
     Children with Charlotte Blakeslee:

  • Olive R. Cobb21,22,23 (abt 1848 - )
  • Raymond Winchester Cobb4,22,23 (23 Oct 1849 - 1920)
  • Charles Cobb4,23,24 (1851 - 1921)
  • Philinda Cobb23 (abt 1853 - )
  • Frank B. Cobb21 (abt 1866 - )

Citations

  1. [S2609] Bennett and Bennett, and Bennett, The Bennett Family, pg 146, shows name as Winchester Cobb.
  2. [S2590] E. W. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  3. [S2628] E. W. Cobb tombstone, Stevensville Cemetery.
  4. [S2609] Bennett and Bennett, and Bennett, The Bennett Family, pg 146.
  5. [S2589] Elhanin Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows Darick's wife living in Elkanin's household, as if an elderly mother.
  6. [S2595] E. W. Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows E. W.'s father as born in Vermont and his mother in New York.
  7. [S2589] Elhanin Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows her living in his household, as if an elderly mother.
  8. [S2628] E. W. Cobb tombstone, Stevensville Cemetery, shows date.
  9. [S2609] Bennett and Bennett, and Bennett, The Bennett Family, pg 146, shows year.
  10. [S2590] E. W. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 28 and state.
  11. [S2622] Loehr, "Re: Calvin D. Cobb," e-mail to author, 10 Mar 2010, citing tombstone in Stevensville Cemetery, shows married.
  12. [S2609] Bennett and Bennett, and Bennett, The Bennett Family, pg 146, shows married.
  13. [S2590] E. W. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  14. [S2622] Loehr, "Re: Calvin D. Cobb," e-mail to author, 10 Mar 2010, citing tombstone in Stevensville Cemetery.
  15. [S2589] Elhanin Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, given name unclear, but appears to be Elhanin.
  16. [S2586] Derrick Cobb household, 1830 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  17. [S2585] Jonathan Rogers household, 1840 U.S. Census, Luzerne Co., Pennsylvania.
  18. [S2591] P. L. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  19. [S2593] E. W. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  20. [S2589] Elhanin Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  21. [S2595] E. W. Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania.
  22. [S2590] E. W. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  23. [S2593] E. W. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.
  24. [S2589] Elhanin Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Bradford Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as parent and child.