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Edmund Phillips Cobb 1871–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 OCT 1871

Birth Location: Jacksonville, AL

Death Date: 23 MAR 1962

Death Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, AL

Father: Rev. Cobb

Mother: Laura Phillips

Spouse(s): Leslie Fox

Children(s): Eleanor Cobb, Charles Cobb, Frances Cobb

Edmund Phillips Cobb was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, AL, the child of Rev William Preston Cobb And Laura Ann Medora Phillips. Edmund Phillips Cobb married Leslie Virginia Fox, and had children including Charles William Cobb, Eleanor Phillips Cobb, Frances Ormond Cobb. Edmund Phillips Cobb passed away in 1962 in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL.

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Biography

  • Edmund Phillips Cobb was born in 1871 in Jacksonville, AL, the child of Rev William Preston Cobb And Laura Ann Medora Phillips.
  • Edmund Phillips Cobb married Leslie Virginia Fox, and had children including Charles William Cobb, Eleanor Phillips Cobb, Frances Ormond Cobb.
  • Edmund Phillips Cobb passed away in 1962 in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Rev. Cobb
1845–1891
Birth Location: Jefferson, AL
RC
Laura Phillips
1849–1917
Birth Location: South Carolina
LP

Spouses(s)

Leslie Fox
1880–1965
Birth Location: Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
LF

Children(s)

Eleanor Cobb
1903–1976
Birth Location: Santiago de Cuba, Republic of Cuba
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Charles Cobb
1905–1986
Birth Location: Santiago de Cuba, Republic of Cuba
CC
Frances Cobb
1909–1994
Birth Location: Banes, Cuba
FC

Edmund Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Edmund Cobb
1871–1962
Birth Place: Jacksonville, AL
Parents
Rev. William Preston Cobb
1845–1891
Jefferson, AL
Laura (Ann Medora) Phillips
1849–1917
South Carolina
Grandparents
Edmund Cobb
1806–
South Carolina
Julia (W.) Fretwell
1812–1883
Georgia
Joseph Phillips
1790–1859
South Carolina
Sarah Pressley
1808–1860
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
_____ Cobb
1781–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
_____ Cobb
1766–

Edmund Cobb's Descendants

1.
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Edmund (Phillips) Cobb (28 OCT 1871–23 MAR 1962) m. Leslie (Virginia) Fox (11 JAN 1880–12 DEC 1965)
  1. 1. Eleanor (Phillips) Cobb 1903–1976 m. Paul (Houston Sr.) Blackwell 1901–1979
  2. 2. Charles (William) Cobb 1905–1986 m. Felda _____ 1906–
  3. 3. Frances (Ormond) Cobb 1909–1994

Edmund Cobb's Timeline

3 Records

1871
28 OCT 1871
Birth of Edmund Phillips Cobb in Jacksonville, AL
Jacksonville, AL
1962
20 MAR 1962
Age 91
Death of Edmund Phillips Cobb in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL
Birmingham, Jefferson, AL
1962
23 MAR 1962
Age 91
Burial of Edmund Phillips Cobb in Birmingham, Jefferson, AL
Birmingham, Jefferson, AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 OCT 1871
    Event Place: Jacksonville, AL

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 MAR 1962
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, AL

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1962
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, AL
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