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Jacob Wilkins Cobb 1846–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 March 1846

Birth Location: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 3 February 1918

Death Location: Jacobia, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Aquilla Cobb

Mother: Sarah Bagley

Spouse(s): Martha Cobb

Children(s): Lela Cobb, Daniel Cobb, Dora Reeves, Mary Johnson, Luther Cobb, Ella Parmely, Sallie Ward, Frances Stricklin, Jacob Cobb, Arrie Wilson, James Cobb, Bart Sr

The story of Jacob Wilkins Cobb began in 1846 in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America. In 1850, Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided in McNortons, Muscogee, Georgia, USA. In 1883, Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Jacob Wilkins Cobb married Martha Jane Frances Cobb, and had children including Arrie Irene Wilson, Bart Benjamin Cobb Sr, Daniel W Cobb, Dora Estelle Reeves, Ella Rebecca Parmely, Frances Cordelia Stricklin, Jacob William Cobb, James Aquilla Cobb, Lela May Cobb, Luther Leon Cobb, Mary Eula Johnson, Sallie Blanche Ward. Jacob Wilkins Cobb passed away in 1918 in Jacobia, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Wilkins Cobb began in 1846 in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America.
  • In 1850, Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided in McNortons, Muscogee, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1883, Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
  • Jacob Wilkins Cobb married Martha Jane Frances Cobb, and had children including Arrie Irene Wilson, Bart Benjamin Cobb Sr, Daniel W Cobb, Dora Estelle Reeves, Ella Rebecca Parmely, Frances Cordelia Stricklin, Jacob William Cobb, James Aquilla Cobb, Lela May Cobb, Luther Leon Cobb, Mary Eula Johnson, Sallie Blanche Ward.
  • Jacob Wilkins Cobb passed away in 1918 in Jacobia, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cobb
1846–1918
Birth Place: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Aquilla Cobb
1805–1861
Washington County, Georgia, United States
Sarah (Jane) Bagley
1825–1905
Fayette County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Absalom (Cobb) Sr
1767–1840
Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Unity (Elizabeth) McDade
1776–1855
Ga
Moore Bagley
1783–1872
Virginia, USA
Mary (Jane "Ginny") Graves
1787–1865
Minton, Worth, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joseph III
1733–1786
Rachel Ellis
1742–1796
Robert Bagley
1757–1801
Mary Moore
1761–1787
John Sr
1763–1851
Rebecca Harris
1771–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Cobb
1700–1777

Jacob Cobb's Descendants

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Jacob (Wilkins) Cobb (15 March 1846–3 February 1918) m. Martha (Jane Frances) Cobb (1851–1907)
  1. 1. Lela (May) Cobb 1889–1943
    1. 1. Denise (May) Spoonmore 1921–
  2. 2. Daniel (W) Cobb 1876–1958
  3. 3. Dora (Estelle) Reeves 1892–1968
  4. 4. Mary (Eula) Johnson 1887–1978
  5. 5. Luther (Leon) Cobb 1883–1975
  6. 6. Ella (Rebecca) Parmely 1885–1965
  7. 7. Sallie (Blanche) Ward 1878–1952
  8. 8. Frances (Cordelia) Stricklin 1874–1960
  9. 9. Jacob (William) Cobb 1894–1917
  10. 10. Arrie (Irene) Wilson 1870–1954
  11. 11. James (Aquilla) Cobb 1872–1965
  12. 12. Bart (Benjamin Cobb) Sr 1880–1963

Jacob Cobb's Timeline

5 Records

1846
15 March 1846
Birth of Jacob Wilkins Cobb in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
1850
1850
Age 4
Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided here in McNortons, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
McNortons, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
1883
1883
Age 37
Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided here in Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1910
1910
Age 64
Jacob Wilkins Cobb resided here in Greenville Ward 1, Hunt, Texas, USA
Greenville Ward 1, Hunt, Texas, USA
1918
3 February 1918
Age 72
Death of Jacob Wilkins Cobb in Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
Hunt County, Texas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 March 1846
    Event Place: Muscogee County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T624_1566; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1375579
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: McNortons, Muscogee, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Greenville Ward 1, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Greenville Ward 1, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T624_1566; Page: 20b; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1375579

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 February 1918
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Jacobia, Hunt County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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