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Stella Gay Cobb 1908–1987 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Jan 1908

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 7 May 1987

Death Location: Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Cobb

Mother: Martha Barrett

Spouse(s): Emerson Presson

Children(s): Helen Presson

In 1908, Stella Gay Cobb entered the world in Virginia, born to Benjamin Madison Cobb And Martha Pearl Barrett. In 1910, Stella Gay Cobb resided in Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia, USA. Stella Gay Cobb married Emerson Thomas Presson, and had children including Helen Gay Presson, James E Presson, Mary E Presson. Stella Gay Cobb passed away in 1987 in Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1908, Stella Gay Cobb entered the world in Virginia, born to Benjamin Madison Cobb And Martha Pearl Barrett.
  • In 1910, Stella Gay Cobb resided in Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia, USA.
  • Stella Gay Cobb married Emerson Thomas Presson, and had children including Helen Gay Presson, James E Presson, Mary E Presson.
  • Stella Gay Cobb passed away in 1987 in Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Cobb
1866–1950
Birth Location: Virginia
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Martha Barrett
1890–
Birth Location: Virginia
MB

Spouses(s)

Emerson Presson
1903–1990
Birth Location: Virginia
EP

Children(s)

Helen Presson
1930–2008
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
HP

Stella Cobb's Ancestors

Self
Stella Cobb
1908–1987
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Benjamin Madison Cobb
1866–1950
Virginia
Martha (Pearl) Barrett
1890–
Virginia
Grandparents
Benjamin (Evan) Cobb
1841–1931
Southampton County, Virginia
Nancy (Jane) Buck
1835–
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Cobb
1812–1887
Edith Worrell
1812–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Cobb
1773–1826
Diza Williams
1771–1864

Stella Cobb's Descendants

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Stella (Gay) Cobb (21 Jan 1908–7 May 1987) m. Emerson (Thomas) Presson (26 Nov 1903–24 Mar 1990)
  1. 1. Helen (Gay) Presson 1930–2008 m. Robert (Earle) Ellis 1924–2001

Stella Cobb's Timeline

10 Records

1908
21 Jan 1908
Birth of Stella Gay Cobb in Virginia
Virginia
1910
1910
Age 2
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia, USA
Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 12
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1927
1927
Age 19
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Suffolk, Virginia, USA
Suffolk, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 22
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Hardy, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Hardy, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 27
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia
Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 32
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Hardy Magisterial Dist, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Hardy Magisterial Dist, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 42
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 43
Stella Gay Cobb resided here in Virginia
Virginia
1987
7 May 1987
Age 79
Death of Stella Gay Cobb in Franklin, Franklin, Virginia, USA
Franklin, Franklin, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Jan 1908
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Nov 1904
    Event Place: New York, New York, USA
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1904; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 25; Page Number: 43

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Jerusalem, Southampton, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1927
    Event Place: Suffolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Hardy, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2342181

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04271; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 47-3

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Hardy Magisterial Dist, Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hardy, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04271; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 47-3

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Windsor, Isle of Wight, Virginia, 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: Windsor, Isle of Wig

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Southampton
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1904; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 25; Page Number: 43

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Southampton
    Record Source: New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957, Year: 1904; Arrival: New York, New York, USA; Microfilm Serial: T715, 1897-1957; Line: 25; Page Number: 43

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1987
    Event Place: Franklin, Franklin, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Windsor, Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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