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Simon Douglas Cobb 1866–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 Feb 1866

Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 18 November 1923

Death Location: Myrtle, Union County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Sr

Mother: Margaret Beasley

Spouse(s): Lizzie Cobb, Sarah Grisham

Children(s): Henry Cobb, Willie Cobb, Pender COBB, Roy Cobb, Virgie Cobb, Carl Cobb, Charley Cobb, John Cobb, George Cobb, Arilla Cobb, Orma Cobb, Ethel Cobb, Henry Cobb

Simon Douglas Cobb was born in 1866 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Henry Cobb Sr And Margaret Ann Beasley. In 1880, Simon Douglas Cobb resided in Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, USA. Simon Douglas Cobb married Lizzie Cobb, Sarah M C Grisham, and had children including Arilla Cobb, Carl Cobb, Charley Spencer Cobb, Ethel Mae Cobb, George Samuel Dennis Den Cobb, Henry Anderson Cobb, John Flemon Cobb, Orma Cobb, Pender Quitman Cobb, Roy Ashley Cobb, Virgie Ozell Cobb, Willie Cordelia Cobb. Simon Douglas Cobb passed away in 1923 in Myrtle, Union County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Simon Douglas Cobb was born in 1866 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA, the child of William Henry Cobb Sr And Margaret Ann Beasley.
  • In 1880, Simon Douglas Cobb resided in Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, USA.
  • Simon Douglas Cobb married Lizzie Cobb, Sarah M C Grisham, and had children including Arilla Cobb, Carl Cobb, Charley Spencer Cobb, Ethel Mae Cobb, George Samuel Dennis Den Cobb, Henry Anderson Cobb, John Flemon Cobb, Orma Cobb, Pender Quitman Cobb, Roy Ashley Cobb, Virgie Ozell Cobb, Willie Cordelia Cobb.
  • Simon Douglas Cobb passed away in 1923 in Myrtle, Union County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Simon Cobb's Ancestors

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Simon Cobb
1866–1923
Birth Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Parents
William Henry Cobb Sr
1838–1924
Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Margaret (Ann) Beasley
1848–1902
Pontotoc County, Now Union, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
Daniel (Davenport) Cobb
1824–1915
, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Matilda Goggins
1816–1858
Newberry Co., South Carolina, USA
GEORGE (SPENCER) BEASLEY
1818–1887
Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Rebecca Mcewen
1828–1915
Fairfield County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Jr.
1772–1862
Elizabeth Corley
1777–1860
Bailey Goggans
1788–1851
Rebecca Pitts
1778–1851
Jacob Beasley
1787–1867
Margaret Vaughn
1795–1870
John McCuen
1795–1867
Mary GGM
1800–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Sr.
1745–1788
Rebecca Gentry-McCary
1750–1840
Catlett Corley
1758–1808
Elizabeth owner
1760–1823
William Goggans
1740–1834
Elizabeth Butler
1744–1830
Joseph Pitts
1755–1834
Elizabeth Pitts
1763–1834

Simon Cobb's Descendants

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Simon (Douglas) Cobb (14 Feb 1866–18 November 1923) m. Lizzie Cobb (Jul 1865–14 Jan 1944) m. Sarah (M C) Grisham (30 Jan 1862–22 Jun 1887)
  1. 1. Henry (Anderson) Cobb 1887–1965
  2. 2. Willie (Cordelia) Cobb 1889–1972
    1. 1. Joseph (Douglas Merritt) Sr 1916–1990
  3. 3. Pender (Quitman) COBB 1907–1980
  4. 4. Roy (Ashley) Cobb 1897–1979
  5. 5. Virgie (Ozell) Cobb 1900–1976
  6. 6. Carl Cobb 1905–1973
  7. 7. Charley (Spencer) Cobb 1902–1965
  8. 8. John (Flemon) Cobb 1895–1980
  9. 9. George (Samuel Dennis (Den)) Cobb 1888–1949
  10. 10. Arilla Cobb 1901–
  11. 11. Orma Cobb 1901–
  12. 12. Ethel (Mae) Cobb 1898–
  13. 13. Henry (Anderson) Cobb 1887–1965

Simon Cobb's Timeline

4 Records

1866
14 Feb 1866
Birth of Simon Douglas Cobb in Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Simon Douglas Cobb resided here in Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, USA
Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, USA
1887
1887
Age 21
Simon Douglas Cobb was married
None
1923
18 November 1923
Age 57
Death of Simon Douglas Cobb in , Union, Mississippi, USA
, Union, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1866
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Union, Mississippi; Roll: 666; Page: 217b; Enumeration District: 201
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1887

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Beat 2, Union, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Beat 2, Union, Mississippi; Roll: 666; Page: 217b; Enumeration District: 201

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 November 1923
    Event Place: , Union, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Myrtle, Union County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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