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Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb 1849–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: DEC 1849

Birth Location: Barbour County---Alabama

Death Date: 5 APR 1916

Death Location: Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father:

Mother: Malissa Henderson

Spouse(s): Sarah Seay

Children(s): William Cobb, Lena Campbell, Ollie Bynum, Roscoe Cobb, Jennie Cobb, J. Cobb, Watson Cobb

The story of Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb began in 1849 in Barbour County---Alabama. Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb married Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Seay, and had children including J M Cobb, Jennie Linn Cobb, Lena Rivers Campbell, Ollie Bynum, Roscoe Conklin Cobb, Watson A Cobb, William D Cobb. Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb passed away in 1916 in Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb began in 1849 in Barbour County---Alabama.
  • Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb married Sarah Sallie Elizabeth Seay, and had children including J M Cobb, Jennie Linn Cobb, Lena Rivers Campbell, Ollie Bynum, Roscoe Conklin Cobb, Watson A Cobb, William D Cobb.
  • Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb passed away in 1916 in Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Malissa Henderson
1830–1879
Birth Location: South Carolina, USA
MH

Spouses(s)

Sarah Seay
1850–1935
Birth Location: Barbour County, Alabama, United States of America
SS

Children(s)

William Cobb
1875–1956
Birth Location: Pike County---Alabama
WC
Lena Campbell
1873–1958
Birth Location: Coffee County, Alabama, United States of America
LC
Ollie Bynum
1895–1972
Birth Location: –
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Roscoe Cobb
1888–1960
Birth Location: Russell County, Alabama, United States of America
RC
Jennie Cobb
1890–1910
Birth Location: Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
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J. Cobb
1879–1954
Birth Location: Alabama, United States of America
JC
Watson Cobb
1892–1967
Birth Location: Linwood, Pike County, Alabama, United States of America
WC

Jacob Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cobb
1849–1916
Birth Place: Barbour County---Alabama
Parents
Malissa (Molsie Mary) Henderson
1830–1879
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Jacob Cobb's Descendants

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Jacob ("Jake" Wilkins) Cobb (DEC 1849–5 APR 1916) m. Sarah ("Sallie" Elizabeth) Seay (27 October 1850–30 October 1935)
  1. 1. William (D.) Cobb 1875–1956 m. Mattie (Lena) Shields 1880–1964
    1. 1. Stella Cobb 1920–2000 m. William (Ernest) Walker 1911–1974
  2. 2. Lena (Rivers) Campbell 1873–1958
  3. 3. Ollie Bynum 1895–1972
  4. 4. Roscoe (Conklin) Cobb 1888–1960
  5. 5. Jennie (Linn) Cobb 1890–1910
  6. 6. J. (M.) Cobb 1879–1954
  7. 7. Watson (A.) Cobb 1892–1967

Jacob Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1849
DEC 1849
Birth of Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb in Barbour County---Alabama
Barbour County---Alabama
1916
5 APR 1916
Age 67
Death of Jacob "Jake" Wilkins Cobb in Addington, Oklahoma---Jefferson County
Addington, Oklahoma---Jefferson County

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: DEC 1849
    Event Place: Barbour County---Alabama
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 APR 1916
    Event Place: Addington, Oklahoma---Jefferson County
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walters, Cotton County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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