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Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb 1909–1966 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Dec 1909

Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 11 Jan 1966

Death Location: Chilton, Alabama, USA

Father: James Cobb

Mother: Annis Shaw

Spouse(s): Ollie Watts

Children(s): Gerald Cobb, Shirley Cobb

In 1909, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb entered the world in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, born to James Elijah Cobb And Annis Viola Shaw. In 1910, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA. In 1920, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA. Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb married Ollie Ruth Watts, and had children including Gerald Levon Corky Cobb, Iva Carol Cobb, Shirley Ann Cobb. Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb passed away in 1966 in Chilton, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb entered the world in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA, born to James Elijah Cobb And Annis Viola Shaw.
  • In 1910, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1920, Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA.
  • Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb married Ollie Ruth Watts, and had children including Gerald Levon Corky Cobb, Iva Carol Cobb, Shirley Ann Cobb.
  • Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb passed away in 1966 in Chilton, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cobb
1877–1953
Birth Location: Chilton, Alabama, USA
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Annis Shaw
1881–1963
Birth Location: Georgia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Ollie Watts
1908–1974
Birth Location: Calera, Shelby, Alabama, USA
OW

Children(s)

Gerald Cobb
1930–1988
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
GC
Shirley Cobb
1931–2011
Birth Location: Chilton, Alabama, USA
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Lee Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Lee Cobb
1909–1966
Birth Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Parents
James Elijah Cobb
1877–1953
Chilton, Alabama, USA
Annis (Viola) Shaw
1881–1963
Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William (Henry "Bill") Shaw
1857–1943
McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth (Molly) Watson
1861–1959
De Kalb, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Shaw
1832–1920
Martha Glenn
1838–1873
James Watson
1830–1912
Matilda Shaw
1838–1923
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Sr.
1775–1856
Dorothy Barnett
1794–1878
Ezekiel Watson
1795–1860
Elizabeth
1802–1885
Henry Sr.
1775–1856
Dorothy Barnett
1794–1878

Lee Cobb's Descendants

1.
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Lee (Gerald (Jack)) Cobb (20 Dec 1909–11 Jan 1966) m. Ollie ((Ruth)) Watts (10 Nov 1908–31 Dec 1974)
  1. 1. Gerald (Levon (Corky)) Cobb 1930–1988
  2. 2. Shirley (Ann) Cobb 1931–2011

Lee Cobb's Timeline

8 Records

1909
20 Dec 1909
Birth of Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1910
1910
Age 1
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 11
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1930
1930
Age 21
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 26
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1940
1940
Age 31
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 41
Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb resided here in Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
1966
11 Jan 1966
Age 57
Death of Lee Gerald (Jack) Cobb in Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA
Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1909
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Select Marriages
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00098; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 68-312
    [4] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_20; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374033
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 39
    [7] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 53
    [8] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-12-5345; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [9] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339742

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Birmingham Ward 16, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: T624_20; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0104; FHL microfilm: 1374033

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jemison, Chilton, Alabama; Roll: T625_6; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 39

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: East Pleasant, Chilton, Alabama; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2339742

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00098; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 68-312

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00098; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 68-312
    [2] U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995
    [3] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Alabama, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 53

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tarrant, Jefferson, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Tarrant, Jefferson

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jan 1966
    Event Place: Oneonta, Blount, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Web: Birmingham, Alabama, Obituary Index, 1930-1996
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 420-12-5345; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chilton, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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