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Matilda "Mattie" Cobb 1812–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Aug 1812

Birth Location: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 15 Oct 1892

Death Location: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Jonas Cobb

Mother: Elizabeth Cherry

Spouse(s): Benjamin Dildy

Children(s): Jesse Dilda, Mary Dilda, Jonas Dilda, Sallie Dilda, Sarah Dildy, Ann Dilda, Ann Dilda

The story of Matilda "Mattie" Cobb began in 1812 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA. Matilda "Mattie" Cobb married Benjamin Dildy, and had children including Ann Eliza Dilda, Ann Liza Dilda, Jesse Dilda, Jonas Dilda, Mary Elizabeth Bessie Mollie Dilda, Sallie Dilda, Sarah Priscilla Carolina Dildy. Matilda "Mattie" Cobb passed away in 1892 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda "Mattie" Cobb began in 1812 in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Matilda "Mattie" Cobb married Benjamin Dildy, and had children including Ann Eliza Dilda, Ann Liza Dilda, Jesse Dilda, Jonas Dilda, Mary Elizabeth Bessie Mollie Dilda, Sallie Dilda, Sarah Priscilla Carolina Dildy.
  • Matilda "Mattie" Cobb passed away in 1892 in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA.

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Matilda Cobb's Ancestors

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Matilda Cobb
1812–1892
Birth Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Jonas Cobb
1781–1854
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Cherry
1787–1850
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Edward Cobb
1748–1817
Beaufort, North Carolina, United States
Sarah (Winifred) Gray
1751–1793
Edgecombe, Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Matilda Cobb's Descendants

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Matilda ("Mattie") Cobb (2 Aug 1812–15 Oct 1892) m. Benjamin Dildy (1796–02 Apr 1880)
  1. 1. Jesse Dilda 1853–1934
  2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth Bessie "Mollie") Dilda 1850–1922 m. James (Bailey (1) Gardner) SR 1828–1913
    1. 1. Benjamin (Elexander) Gardner 1869–1936
    2. 2. Charles (Edward) Gardner 1875–1953
    3. 3. Jonas (Bailey (2) Gardner) JR 1878–1938 m. Mary Baker 1883–1943
      1. 1. Beatrice Gardner 1904–
      2. 2. Elcy Gardner 1905–
      3. 3. Inez Gardner 1907–
      4. 4. Ramon Gardner 1909–
      5. 5. Ava (Lavinia) Gardner 1922–1990 m. Joseph (Michael "Mickey Rooney" Yule \WWII US) Army 1920–2014
    4. 4. Cynthia Gardner 1880–
    5. 5. Ava (Virginia) Gardner 1880–1963
    6. 6. Elizabeth Gardner 1872–
    7. 7. Warren Gardner 1877–1927
  3. 3. Jonas Dilda 1857–1954
  4. 4. Sallie Dilda 1851–1921
  5. 5. Sarah (Priscilla Carolina) Dildy 1851–1931
  6. 6. Ann (Eliza) Dilda 1855–1889
  7. 7. Ann (Liza) Dilda 1855–1889

Matilda Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1812
2 Aug 1812
Birth of Matilda "Mattie" Cobb in Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
1892
15 Oct 1892
Age 80
Death of Matilda "Mattie" Cobb in Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1812
    Event Place: Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, North Carolina State Archives; Raleigh, North Carolina; North Carolina Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Oct 1892
    Event Place: Pitt County, North Carolina, USA

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