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William Rufus Harvey Cobb 1855–1933 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 February 1855

Birth Location: Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 14 November 1933

Death Location: Kossuth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: JACKSON COBB

Mother: Elizabeth Huchison

Spouse(s): Mary Cobb

Children(s): Effie Brawner, Columbus Cobb, Mattie Duncan, Willie Felker, Mary Jobe

The story of William Rufus Harvey Cobb began in 1855 in Georgia, United States of America. William Rufus Harvey Cobb married Mary Jane Cobb, and had children including Columbus Edward Cobb, Effie Alma Brawner, Mary Virgie Jobe, Mattie M Duncan, Willie P Felker. William Rufus Harvey Cobb passed away in 1933 in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Rufus Harvey Cobb began in 1855 in Georgia, United States of America.
  • William Rufus Harvey Cobb married Mary Jane Cobb, and had children including Columbus Edward Cobb, Effie Alma Brawner, Mary Virgie Jobe, Mattie M Duncan, Willie P Felker.
  • William Rufus Harvey Cobb passed away in 1933 in Kossuth, Alcorn County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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William Cobb's Ancestors

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William Cobb
1855–1933
Birth Place: Georgia, United States of America
Parents
JACKSON JOHN COBB
1816–1893
North Carolina
Elizabeth Huchison
1820–1892
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
William (H) Cobb
1796–1850
North Carolina, USA
Ruth Cobb
1794–1850
North Carolina
William (Henry) Hutchison
1799–1864
North Carolina, United States of America
JANE (H) Williams
1802–1874
Chester, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1746–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cobb's Descendants

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William (Rufus Harvey) Cobb (3 February 1855–14 November 1933) m. Mary (Jane) Cobb (5 May 1853–20 February 1930)
  1. 1. Effie (Alma) Brawner 1880–1950
  2. 2. Columbus (Edward) Cobb 1879–1959
  3. 3. Mattie (M.) Duncan 1893–1976
  4. 4. Willie (P.) Felker 1889–1911
  5. 5. Mary (Virgie) Jobe 1884–1968

William Cobb's Timeline

2 Records

1855
3 February 1855
Birth of William Rufus Harvey Cobb in Georgia, United States of America
Georgia, United States of America
1933
14 November 1933
Age 78
Death of William Rufus Harvey Cobb in Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 February 1855
    Event Place: Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 November 1933
    Event Place: Corinth, Alcorn, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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