Rowland (Ballard ?) COBB was born on May
20, 1796 in Pendleton District, South Carolina. He was the son of Rev.
John S. Cobb and wife Frankie Smith of Pickens District, South Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1820 in
Pendleton District, South Carolina. He
appeared on the census in 1830 in Pickens District, South Carolina. He appeared on the census in 1840 in Floyd
County, Georgia. He and his brother
Andrew had moved their families there about 1836. He appeared on the census in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. Rowland's brother Andrew died in 1844, in
Floyd County, Georgia, leaving a widow and three small children. Rowland took the widow Cobb 'under wing' and
situated them next door to his own family, where they are found on the 1850
census of Gordon County, Georgia. He
appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. In January of that same year, Rowland and
wife Mary had become charter members of the First Baptist Church of
Ladonia. The church is located on Main
Street, and was originally constructed of timber hauled by Oxen from Jefferson,
Texas, a hundred miles to the East. The
members had to sit on split log benches inside the structure until October
1865, when pews were built by “Hyman Cobb” (probably their son Thaddeus Hiram)
for the price of $1.00 or $00.50, depending on the length of the pew. He died on August 26, 1867 in Ladonia, Fannin
County, Texas. He was buried in Ladonia
(City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
An interesting
story has been passed down concerning Rowland Cobb, that is one of the very few
times in my forty years of genealogical research experience that has turned out
to be supported by documentary evidence.
Combining lore with fact the story goes as follows.
Rowland and his
brother Andrew married sisters; Mary Ann and Lavenia Edwards,
respectively. Andrew died in October
1844 in Floyd County, Georgia, leaving Lavenia with yet three small
children. Rowland then took the widow
Cobb 'under wing' and situated them next door to his own family, where they are
found on the 1850 census for Gordon County, Georgia. Also listed in Rowland's household was the twice-widowed mother
of the Edwards sisters, Elizabeth Miller Edwards Morgan. Lavenia remarried, to George W. Eaton in
Gordon County in January 1854.
When the move
to Texas was made in 1856 from Georgia, the original party was composed of both
families, the Cobbs and the Eaton’s.
This large group did not complete the move intact. The Eaton’s (with Elizabeth Morgan) dropped
out in Fayette County, Alabama; as did also one of Rowland's sons John L.
Cobb. These people can be found on the
1860 Fayette census. Another of
Rowland's sons, Warren, dropped out in Sevier County, Arkansas, where he and
his wife died the following year.
Several years
pass by. By 1860, Rowland's family was
well established in Fannin County, Texas.
By that year only the youngest of Rowland's children, Rufus, was still
living at home. The rest had all
married and started their own families.
Then the War Between the States began.
According to
family legend, Rowland and his wife Mary Ann became concerned for the relatives
they had left back in Alabama. Rowland
and his sons Kelsey and Rufus journeyed back to Fayette County, to take care of
their relations there. Kelsey had
apparently also made his intentions known to offer his military service to the
Confederacy, and his wife Elvira preferred to stay with her family in Georgia
while he was away. After depositing her
and their children in Georgia, Kelsey returned to Fayette County, where he
filed his Will and then enlisted in Company C, 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment,
in March 1862. He was immediately
ordered to Virginia, where he was killed in action on June 28 of that same
year.
Back in Fayette
County, the war also took its toll.
Before 1865, George Eaton and Elizabeth Morgan had both died, as had
Rowland's young son Rufus. It is known
that Lavenia survived the war and lived for a time with one of her sons, Albert
P. Cobb, in St. Clair County, Alabama.
However, she was apparently also deceased by 1870. Lavenia's remaining children, both sons, had
also joined the same 26th Alabama Regiment and were themselves away to the war.
According to
legend, Rowland returned to Fannin County when the war ended. He was possibly accompanied by Kelsey's
widow and children. It is known that
Elvira did return to Fannin, as the oldest daughter married there in 1878. Rowland died in Fannin County in 1867, and
is buried in Ladonia next to his wife Mary Ann.
There is no
hard documentation to verify that Rowland himself returned to Alabama. However, there is proof of every other part
of the story. And it would seem unlikely
that Kelsey's widow would have attempted to journey back to Texas from Georgia,
in those hard times, with small children in tow, if she had not had a family
male escort.
Rowland was
married to Mary Ann EDWARDS on March 18, 1817 in Pickens District, South
Carolina. This was a case of brothers
marrying sisters. Rowland's brother
Rev. Andrew Ambrose Cobb married Lavenia Edwards, sister of Rowland's wife Mary
Ann Edwards.
Mary Ann EDWARDS
was born on June 4, 1803 in Spartanburg District, South Carolina. She was mentioned in the Will of her
grandfather John Miller, dated May 16, 1807.
She appeared on the census in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. She appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin
County, Texas. She appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
She died on March 13, 1889 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas. Rowland (Ballard
?) COBB and Mary Ann EDWARDS had the following children:
+2 i. Elizabeth COBB (born on November 4, 1818).
+3 ii. Charles Richardson COBB (born on April 17,
1821).
+4 iii. Warren David COBB (born on March 20, 1823).
+5 iv. Martha Francis COBB (born on July 13, 1825).
6 v. John Lampkin COBB was born on August 31, 1827
in Pickens District, South Carolina. He
appeared on the census in 1860 in Fayette County, Alabama. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Sanford
County, Alabama. He appeared on the
census in 1891 in Dyer County, Tennessee.
He died on October 15, 1905 in Dyer County, Tennessee. He was buried on his home place in Dyer
County. John Lampkin Cobb served in the
Confederate Army during the War Between the States.
+7 vi. Harriet A. COBB (born on February 6, 1830).
+8 vii. Harvey Ballard COBB (born on December 24,
1831).
+9 viii. Thaddeus Hiram COBB (born on June 5, 1834).
+10 ix. Kelsey Miller COBB (born in 1835).
+11 x. William Henry COBB (born on January 8, 1839).
12 xi. Rufus Cincinnatus COBB was born on May 29,
1847 in Georgia. He appeared on the
census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas.
At that time he was the only child remaining in his parents home. He died on February 4, 1864 in Fayette
County, Alabama. According to family
legend, Rufus accompanied his father Rowland and brother Kelsey, when they
returned to Fayette County, following the opening of the War Between the
States. He was buried in Kennedy,
Fayette (now Lamar) County, Alabama.
SECOND GENERATION
2. Elizabeth COBB was born on November 4, 1818
in Pickens District, South Carolina.
She died after 1843 in Floyd County, Georgia.
She was married
to Jarvis FERGUSON about 1834.
3. Charles Richardson COBB was born on April
17, 1821 in Pickens District, South Carolina.
He died in July 1851 in Gordon County, Georgia.
He was married
to Mary Jane GARRETT on February 21, 1843 in Floyd County, Georgia.
4. Warren David COBB was born on March 20, 1823
in Pickens District, South Carolina. He
appeared on the census in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. He died on October 18, 1857 in Sevier
County, Arkansas.
He was married
to Martha HENSLEE on May 11, 1843 in Floyd County, Georgia. There were eight children produced from this
marriage, all of who remained in Arkansas.
Martha HENSLEE was born in 1830 in Georgia. She died on December 30, 1857 in Sevier County, Arkansas.
5. Martha Francis COBB was born on July 13,
1825 in Pickens District, South Carolina.
She was baptized in 1851. She
died after 1856 in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas. She was buried in Commerce, Hunt County, Texas.
She was married
to Reuben PHILLIPS on September 10, 1840 in Floyd County, Georgia.
7. Harriet A. COBB was born on February 6, 1830
in Pickens District, South Carolina.
She died after 1870 in Knox County, Tennessee.
She was married
to James MITCHELL about 1847 in Georgia.
8. Harvey Ballard COBB was born on December 24,
1831 in Pickens District, South Carolina.
He appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. His residence was at Ladonia Post
Office. He appeared on the census in
1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas. He lived in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas in
1890. He died on December 8, 1908 in
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was
buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Elizabeth Ann OXFORD on September 2, 1851 in Georgia. Elizabeth Ann OXFORD was born on May 11,
1833 in Georgia. She appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
She died on September 13, 1875 in Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas. Harvey Ballard
COBB and Elizabeth Ann OXFORD had the following children:
+13 i. Mary Jane COBB (born in 1854).
+14 ii. Judson J. "Bud" COBB (born in
1855).
+15 iii. Laura Josephine "Lore" COBB (born
on July 19, 1857).
+16 iv. John Howell COBB (born on October 26, 1859).
+17 v. Martha Cornelia "Neely" COBB (born
in 1861).
+18 vi. Ida Elizabeth COBB (born in 1863).
19 vii. Fannie COBB was born about 1866 in Fannin
County, Texas. She appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
She apparently died unmarried and without issue.
+20 viii. William Harvey COBB (born on October 13,
1869).
21 ix. James Oscar COBB was born on June 4, 1875 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He died
on September 30, 1875 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Elizabeth EDWARDS on April 20, 1877 in Delta County, Texas. Elizabeth EDWARDS was born on September 5,
1847 in Adair County, Kentucky. She
appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas. She died on November 2, 1922 in Durant,
Bryan County, Oklahoma. She was buried
in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas. Harvey Ballard COBB and Elizabeth EDWARDS had the following
children:
22 i. Ethel May COBB was born on May 29, 1878 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She died
on June 27, 1879 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
23 ii. Herschel Ballard COBB was born on November
16, 1879 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas. He appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin
County, Texas. He was still unmarried
and living in his parent’s household on Richards Street in Ladonia. He died on December 25, 1955 in Los Angeles,
Los Angeles County, California.
+24 iii. Elbert H. COBB (born on February 5, 1882).
25 iv. Albert H. COBB was born on February 5, 1882
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He
died on May 21, 1889 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas.
+26 v. Annie COBB (born in July 1884).
+27 vi. Daisy COBB (born on April 26, 1887).
+28 vii. Rose COBB (born on April 26, 1887).
+29 viii. Corrine COBB (born on February 19, 1891).
9. Thaddeus Hiram COBB was born on June 5, 1834
in Pickens District, South Carolina. He
appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. At that time he was living next door to his
brother Kelsey's family, who in turn was living next door to their
parents. He appeared on the census in
1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas. He died on December 5, 1905 in Gyp, Indian
Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma).
He was married
to Emma Caroline "Effie" BURKE on August 17, 1853 in Georgia. Emma Caroline "Effie" BURKE was
born on February 28, 1837 in Tennessee.
She appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin
County, Texas. She appeared on the
census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas.
She died on July 14, 1899 in St. Jo, Montague County, Texas. Thaddeus Hiram COBB and Emma Caroline
"Effie" BURKE had the following children:
30 i. Mary L. COBB was born in 1854 in
Georgia. She appeared on the census in
1860 in Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
31 ii. Caladenia COBB was born in 1856. She died in 1860. She apparently died in the latter part of the year, as she was
enumerated with the family on the 1860 census.
+32 iii. Emma A. COBB (born on January 20, 1860).
+33 iv. Nancy N. COBB (born in 1862).
+34 v. Rufus Rowland "Burk" COBB (born on
April 11, 1865).
35 vi. William Harvey COBB was born on February 20,
1868 in Texas. He appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas. He died on February 10, 1890 in St. Jo, Montague
County, Texas. He was buried in St. Jo,
Montague County, Texas. Harvy is buried
in a small cemetery located five miles south of St. Jo, on FM 677.
+36 vii. Sarah Olive COBB (born on August 3, 1870).
+37 viii. Martha Lela COBB (born in 1873).
+38 ix. Robert Howell COBB (born on June 27, 1875).
+39 x. Ross Lampkin COBB (born in 1879).
10. Kelsey Miller COBB was born in 1835 in
Pickens District, South Carolina. He
appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. At that time he was living between his
brother Thaddeus Hiram Cobb and his parents. His residence was at Ladonia Post
Office. He signed a will in 1862 in
Fayette County, Alabama. He died on
June 28, 1862 in Virginia.
This researcher
will be the first to confess that experience has jaded me against ever
accepting oral family legend without a grain of salt. In the case of Kelsey M. Cobb, recorded documentation will not
make any sense whatsoever unless you do give at least some credence to
un-documentable tradition and combine that with what you can prove.
It is believed
that when Kelsey's parents moved to Texas in 1856 from Georgia, the party was
initially composed of the families of Rowland Cobb and that of his wife's
sister Lavenia (the widow of Rowland's brother Andrew Ambrose Cobb). Andrew Cobb had died in 1844, and Lavenia
had remarried some ten years later to George W. Eaton.
It is known
that the combined party did not complete the move to Texas intact. The Eaton party dropped out in Fayette
County, Alabama, along with one of Rowland's sons John L. Cobb. Both of these families can be found on the
1860 census for Fayette County. Another
of Rowland's sons Warren dropped out in Sevier County, Arkansas, and died there
in 1857.
Kelsey did of
course complete the move to Texas. By
1860, he was married and had two small children with a third on the way. When the War Between the States began,
according to legend, his parents were concerned for their relatives back in
Alabama. According to legend, Rowland
and sons Kelsey and Rufus returned to Fayette County. Also, Kelsey apparently intended to offer his military service to
the Confederacy, and his wife had the desire to return to her family in Georgia
while he was away.
It cannot be
proven that the elder Rowland Cobb returned to Alabama, but there is
documentation to show that Kelsey and brother Rufus did. Rufus died in Fayette County, Alabama in
1864, and his grave has been located there.
It can also be shown that Kelsey's wife did in fact return to her family
in Georgia.
Apparently
after leaving his wife in Georgia, Kelsey returned to Fayette County, where he
filed his Will and then enlisted in Company C, 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment
in March 1862. He was immediately
ordered to Virginia. On June 28, 1862,
Kelsey was killed in action, probably in the series of engagements known as The
Seven Days Battle, fought near Richmond, the last week of June 1862,
immediately after Robert E. Lee had assumed command of The Army of Northern
Virginia. As late as 1933, a letter was
still in family possession, sent by one of Kelsey's comrades to his family
advising them of his death. I have a
partial transcription of that letter, detailing that Kelsey was shot through
the Heart and died immediately. Then
later that night his comrades returned and buried him where he fell after
wrapping him in his own blanket.
An exhaustive
search has failed to produce an official military service record for
Kelsey. It is presumed that the reason
for this is that he lived for such a short time after enlisting. However, a single index card in the Alabama
Department of Archives and History states that his widow filed a claim for his
unpaid military wages due him at the time of his death. The claim was initiated from Calhoun County,
Georgia. The card does specify the unit
in which Kelsey served and the date of his death. And the claim being made by his widow in Georgia, does verify
that she had returned to her family there.
According to
legend, Rowland Cobb returned to Fannin County after the war. He may have had as company the widow and
children of his son Kelsey M. Cobb. It
is known that Elvira did return to Fannin County, as the oldest child by her
marriage to Kelsey married in Fannin in 1878.
Kelsey Miller
Cobb was probably the only legal resident of Fannin County, Texas to originally
enlist in a non-Texas unit during the war, and to be killed in action in
Virginia. Of all the units formed in
Fannin County, all were either assigned to the Army of Tennessee, or to the
Trans-Mississippi Department. None were
ever assigned to the Army of Northern Virginia.
I
will also point out that in the same Company C, 26th Alabama Infantry Regiment,
was one Wilson H. Cobb, a cousin of Kelsey.
He was the son of Andrew and Lavenia Edwards Cobb Eaton, and one of the
Alabama relatives Rowland Cobb and wife Mary Edwards were concerned about to
begin with. Wilson had married just
before the war started. He survived the
conflict, fathered fifteen children, and eventually moved to Fannin County,
himself. It was a small world then,
too.
Kelsey was
married to Elvira E. LOVE on May 24, 1856 in Whitfield County, Georgia. Kelsey Miller COBB and Elvira E. LOVE had
the following children:
40 i. Martha L. "Mattie" COBB was born on
October 7, 1857 in Fannin County, Texas.
41 ii. William H. COBB was born in September 1859 in
Fannin County, Texas.
42 iii. Mary A. COBB was born about 1862 in Georgia.
11. William Henry COBB was born on January 8,
1839 in Calhoun County, Georgia. (More
likely he was born in Floyd County, Georgia.)
He appeared on the census in 1850 in Gordon County, Georgia. He appeared on the census in 1860 in Fannin
County, Texas. His residence was at
Bonham Post Office. He appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas. He signed a will on April 2, 1895 in Fannin
County, Texas. At his death, William
Cobb had amassed a substantial estate, estimated at the time to be worth some
$50,000, involving well over a thousand acres of land situated in several
different tracts, as well as significant liquid assets. This in additional consideration of the fact
that he was married three times and fathered some fifteen children (thirteen of
which survived him), his estate was very complex. His son Jasper N. Cobb, nephew John H. Cobb, and friend D.E.
Waggoner were appointed executors. He
died on December 7, 1895 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He was buried in Rehobeth Cemetery, Fannin
County, Texas. Although well
maintained, this cemetery is still in an isolated rural location. As a result it has been seriously
vandalized. In Jun 2001, the only
headstone of a person related to our family that could be positively identified
was that of Sarah Terry, William Cobb's first wife.
During the War
Between the States he served in the 22d Texas Cavalry (aka 1st Indian-Texas)
Regiment. This unit was composed of
volunteers from both Texas and the Indian Territory. It is not to be mistaken that the assigned personnel were
native-American.
He was married
to Fannie Eliza WOODWARD on August 25, 1874 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book C,
pp 47, Fannin County, Texas. In Sep
1877, Cobb and Eliza petitioned the Fannin County court to have Cobb named as
the legal guardian of Conyer Fuller, Eliza's daughter by her marriage to Joel
Conyers Fuller. The motion was
granted. Following Eliza's death not
quite two years later, some discord apparently arose among her relatives
concerning Cobb's continued guardianship of the child. The matter was resolved in court with Cobb
being sustained as the guardian. He
continued making regular reports to the court concerning the child's welfare
all the way up to Jan 1893, when he reported she had come of age.
Fannie Eliza
WOODWARD was born on September 3, 1843.
She died on February 8, 1879 in Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in Rehobeth Cemetery, Fannin
County, Texas. William Henry COBB and
Fannie Eliza WOODWARD had the following children:
43 i. Lizzie COBB was born between 1875 and 1877 in
Texas. She appeared on the census in
1880 in Fannin County, Texas. She died
after 1895. She was a benefactor of her
father's 1895 Will.
44 ii. Ella COBB was born about 1879 in Texas. She appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin
County, Texas. She died after
1895. She was a benefactor of her
father's 1895 Will.
He was married
to Sarah A. TERRY (daughter of Ansalem L. TERRY and Rebecca WAGGONER) on March
18, 1858 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
This event was recorded in Marriage Book A, pp187, Fannin County, Texas. Sarah A. TERRY was born on September 23,
1837 in Illinois. She appeared on the
census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
She died on May 25, 1874 in Fannin County, Texas. Her death was probably caused by childbirth
complications. Her husband remarried
several months later. She was buried in
Rehobeth Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
[NOTE: Jun 2001. Due to cemetery
vandalism, hers is the only Cobb grave that can be identified. She is buried with her father's
family.] William Henry COBB and Sarah
A. TERRY had the following children:
+45 i. Jasper Newton COBB (born on July 30, 1859).
+46 ii. Allen Alexander COBB (born on December 19,
1860).
47 iii. Martha COBB was born in 1863. As she was not named in her father's Will,
she apparently died young and without issue.
She appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
+48 iv. Roland COBB (born in 1865).
+49 v. James Monroe COBB (born in 1866).
+50 vi. Fanny L. COBB (born on August 18, 1869).
+51 vii. Lucy Elvira COBB (born on January 27, 1871).
+52 viii. Sally Ann COBB (born on May 15, 1872).
+53 ix. Mattie COBB (born in 1874).
He was married
to Sallie E. GAINES on May 18, 1879 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book C,
pp 608, Fannin County, Texas. Sallie E.
GAINES was born about 1858 in Tennessee.
She appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas. She died after 1895. According to the terms of her husband's 1895
Will, she was appointed Guardian of their four minor children.
William Henry COBB and Sallie E. GAINES had
the following children:
54 i. Charles T. COBB was born on April 14, 1880 in
Fannin County, Texas. He was listed on
the census of that year as being born in Apr 1880. He was a beneficiary of his
father's 1895 Will. He died on November
7, 1902 in Fannin County, Texas. He was
buried in Rehobeth Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
55 ii. Lillie COBB was born in 1882. She died after 1895. She was a beneficiary of her father's 1895
Will.
56 iii. William H. COBB was born on March 28, 1884 in
Fannin County, Texas. He died after
1895. He was a beneficiary of his
father's 1895 Will.
57 iv. Maud COBB was born between 1884 and
1895. She died after 1895. She was a beneficiary of her father's 1895
Will.
THIRD GENERATION
13. Mary Jane COBB was born in 1854 in
Georgia. She appeared on the census in
1870 in Fannin County, Texas. She died
in 1918 in Texas.
She was married
to Robert MCHENRY on February 5, 1874 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book C,
pp 2, Fannin County, Texas. Mary Jane
COBB and Robert MCHENRY had the following children:
58 i. Harvey Rush MCHENRY.
59 ii. Robert Lee MCHENRY.
14. Judson J. "Bud" COBB was born in
1855 in Walker County, Georgia. He
appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin
County, Texas. He was still unmarried
and living with his parents.
Judson J.
"Bud" COBB had the following children:
60 i. Thomas E. COBB.
15. Laura Josephine "Lore" COBB was
born on July 19, 1857 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin
County, Texas. She died on March 28,
1902 in Texas. She was buried in Ladonia
(City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to Charles J. BAYNES.
She was married
to Robert E. REYNOLDS on September 3, 1876.
This event was recorded in Marriage Book C, pp 284, Fannin County,
Texas. Laura Josephine "Lore"
COBB and Robert E. REYNOLDS had the following children:
61 i. Stella REYNOLDS.
16. John Howell COBB was born on October 26,
1859 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He was a Grocer in 1890 in Ladonia, Fannin
County, Texas. He died on June 21, 1896
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He
was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Mary Alice FARMER on June 8, 1884 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book E,
pp 108, Fannin County, Texas. Mary
Alice FARMER was born on July 14, 1867 in Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County,
Tennessee. She died on January 17, 1913
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas. John Howell COBB and Mary Alice FARMER had
the following children:
+62 i. Haskin Howell COBB (born on July 31, 1885).
63 ii. Vivien COBB was born on January 29, 1890 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. This
child was born and died the same day.
She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
+64 iii. Alice Elizabeth COBB (born on August 6,
1892).
65 iv. Edwin COBB was born in 1894 in Ladonia,
Fannin County, Texas. He died in
January 1929. He died unmarried and without
issue.
+66 v. John Henry Grady COBB (born on September 29,
1895).
17. Martha Cornelia "Neely" COBB was
born in 1861 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
She appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to W.A. SIMMONS on October 14, 1879 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book D,
pp 23, Fannin County, Texas. Martha
Cornelia "Neely" COBB and W.A. SIMMONS had the following children:
67 i. Harris SIMMONS.
68 ii. Jason I. SIMMONS.
69 iii. Edna SIMMONS.
70 iv. Bertha Jane SIMMONS.
18. Ida Elizabeth COBB was born in 1863 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. She died in August 1942.
She was married
to John LINLEY on December 3, 1879 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book D,
pp 54, Fannin County, Texas. Ida
Elizabeth COBB and John LINLEY had the following children:
+71 i. Eva Ray LINLEY.
72 ii. Carl LINLEY.
73 iii. Gracie LINLEY.
74 iv. Harry J. LINLEY.
75 v. Robert LINLEY.
76 vi. Talmadge LINLEY.
She was married
to Robert WELCH. Ida Elizabeth COBB and
Robert WELCH had the following children:
77 i. Irene Thaweek WELCH.
20. William Harvey COBB was born on October 13,
1869 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He appeared on the census in 1880 in Fannin
County, Texas. He died on January 9,
1953 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
He was buried in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
He was married
to Mary Alice FARMER on February 8, 1898 in Fannin County, Texas. Another source gives this date as May 16,
1898. Mary Alice FARMER was born on
July 14, 1867 in Chestnut Bluff, Crockett County, Tennessee. She died on January 17, 1913 in Ladonia,
Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in
Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
William Harvey COBB and Mary Alice FARMER had the following children:
+78 i. Robert Oscar COBB (born on October 28, 1898).
79 ii. William Houston COBB was born on February 28,
1901 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on March 10, 1947 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Fort
Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
80 iii. Bernice COBB was born on September 15, 1904
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
died on July 15, 1906 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas.
+81 iv. Eleanor Mae COBB (born on December 10, 1908).
He was married
to Josephine Elizabeth MCCRACKEN about 1915.
This based on the birth date of the first known child of this marriage. Josephine Elizabeth MCCRACKEN was born on
April 11, 1886. She died in November
1939. William Harvey COBB and Josephine
Elizabeth MCCRACKEN had the following children:
+82 i. Virginia Marie COBB (born on February 3,
1916).
+83 ii. Harvey Graves COBB (born on May 7, 1918).
84 iii. Ballard Burgher COBB was born on January 2,
1920 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on December 7, 1941 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. He died unmarried and without issue. He was killed during the Japanese attack on
Pearl Harbor, which signified the entry of the United States into the Second
World War. He was a Seaman aboard the USS Arizona. His body remains entombed with his shipmates.
+85 iv. John Judson COBB (born on May 9, 1923).
+86 v. Annie Belle Alecia COBB (born on October 18,
1913).
24. Elbert H. COBB was born on February 5, 1882
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin County, Texas. He was still unmarried and living with his
parents in Ladonia. He died on
September 27, 1969. He was buried in
Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Minnie B. HOLLAND after 1900. Payne Minnie B. HOLLAND was born on June 17,
1888. She died on July 29, 1946. She was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas. Elbert H. COBB
and Minnie B. HOLLAND had the following children:
87 i. Junius COBB was born on January 4, 1908 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He died
on May 25, 1909 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery, Fannin County, Texas.
88 ii. Raymond COBB was born in Ladonia, Fannin
County, Texas. He died in California.
26. Annie COBB was born in July 1884 in
Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin County, Texas. She was still unmarried and living with her
parents in Ladonia.
She was married
to Will YARBOROUGH after 1900. Annie
COBB and Will YARBOROUGH had the following children:
+89 i. Pauline YARBOROUGH.
90 ii. Orville YARBOROUGH.
91 iii. Melvin YARBOROUGH.
92 iv. M.D. YARBOROUGH.
+93 v. Dorothy YARBOROUGH.
+94 vi. Anna YARBOROUGH.
27. Daisy COBB was born on April 26, 1887 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin County, Texas. She died on January 4, 1955 in Pueblo,
Pueblo County, Colorado. She was buried
in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.
She was married
to Brown Franklin DAVIDSON on February 24, 1906. Brown Franklin DAVIDSON was born on February 28, 1887 in Natchez,
Adams County, Mississippi. He died on
December 26, 1954 in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado. He was buried in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico. Daisy COBB and Brown Franklin DAVIDSON had
the following children:
+95 i. Alice May DAVIDSON (born on December 18,
1907).
+96 ii. Elizabeth DAVIDSON (born on July 31, 1911).
+97 iii. David Dewitt DAVIDSON (born on March 1,
1914).
+98 iv. Francis Brown DAVIDSON Dr. (born on November
11, 1920).
+99 v. Charles Harvey DAVIDSON (born on May 23,
1922).
+100 vi. Daniel Edmund DAVIDSON (born on May 23,
1919).
28. Rose COBB was born on April 26, 1887 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin County, Texas. She died on September 14, 1974 in Longmont,
California.
She was married
to Charles Howard HALL. Charles Howard
HALL was born on August 29, 1884 in Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas. He died on June 3, 1955 in Longmont,
California. Rose COBB and Charles
Howard HALL had the following children:
+101 i. Sheldon Daniel HALL (born on June 21, 1905).
29. Corrine COBB was born on February 19, 1891
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1900 in Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to Howard Guy LEWIS. Payne Howard Guy LEWIS was born on March 23,
1894. Corrine COBB and Howard Guy LEWIS
had the following children:
+102 i. Helen G. LEWIS.
32. Emma A. COBB was born on January 20, 1860 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in June 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. She appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin
County, Texas. She died on July 13,
1946 in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Leander Wilson PAYNE on October 5, 1876 in Montague County, Texas. Leander Wilson PAYNE was born on December
14, 1848 in McMinn County, Tennessee.
He died on October 23, 1926 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma. Emma A. COBB and Leander
Wilson PAYNE had the following children:
+103 i. Della May PAYNE.
+104 ii. Romulus Thaddeus PAYNE (born on August 28,
1878).
105 iii. Robert PAYNE was born in September 1879.
+106 iv. James Arthur PAYNE (born on September 1,
1880).
107 v. Lennie "Lena" PAYNE was born in
July 1884. She died on December 24,
1913.
+108 vi. Ollie Olevia PAYNE (born in August 1886).
+109 vii. Alma Mittie PAYNE (born on January 19, 1891).
+110 viii. Lela Festus PAYNE (born on January 29, 1893).
+111 ix. Rilla Emma PAYNE (born on March 13, 1895).
+112 x. Joseph Carl PAYNE (born on August 16, 1899).
+113 xi. Dortha Beryl PAYNE (born on January 13,
1902).
33. Nancy N. COBB was born in 1862 in
Alabama. She appeared on the census in
1870 in Fannin County, Texas. She died
in Boise City, Ada County, Idaho.
She was married
to FNU HUSTEAD.
34. Rufus Rowland "Burk" COBB was born
on April 11, 1865 in Fayetteville, Talladega County, Alabama. He appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin
County, Texas. He appeared on the
census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas.
He died on July 4, 1947 in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma. In April 1892, Rufus, his father-in-law
George Wesley Stephens, and brothers-in-law Jim and Bill took part in the
Cheyenne/Arapaho Land Rush. In Oct
1892, Rufus moved his wife and children to Arapaho from their farm near
Healdton, in three wagons; George Wesley Stephens driving one. It took two weeks to travel from Stephens
Post Office near Healdton, to Arapaho.
They homesteaded at Gyp, fourteen miles west of Arapaho, and built a
store there. In 1907, they moved to
Arapaho and opened Cobb's mercantile.
He was married
to Martha Olivia "Mittie" STEPHENS on January 30, 1887 in Jimtown,
Indian Territory (now Love County, Oklahoma).
Martha Olivia "Mittie" STEPHENS was born on June 19, 1869 in
Whitesboro, Grayson County, Texas. She
died on April 28, 1943 in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma. Rufus Rowland "Burk" COBB and
Martha Olivia "Mittie" STEPHENS had the following children:
+114 i. George Henry COBB (born in 1888).
+115 ii. James Rufus "Jack" COBB (born on
February 20, 1894).
+116 iii. Cecil Clarence COBB (born on October 8,
1889).
117 iv. Rexie Elmo COBB was born on March 13, 1892 in
Healdton, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
She died on July 2, 1893 in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now
Custer County, Oklahoma). She was
buried in Gyp Cemetery, Custer County, Oklahoma.
+118 v. Frank Paul COBB (born on May 13, 1896).
+119 vi. Lois Estelle COBB (born on January 17, 1898).
+120 vii. Harvey Glen COBB (born on March 29, 1900).
+121 viii. Randle Wesley "Bill" COBB (born on
May 21, 1902).
122 ix. Walter Rollie COBB was born on August 20,
1904 in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County,
Oklahoma). He died on October 17, 1905
in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma). He was buried in Gyp Cemetery, Custer
County, Oklahoma.
+123 x. Fannie Fern COBB (born in 1906).
+124 xi. Mildred Lucille COBB (born in 1912).
125 xii. Mary Irene COBB was born on February 17, 1909
in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma.
She died on August 14, 1972 in Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma. She was buried in Arapaho Cemetery, Custer
County, Oklahoma.
36. Sarah Olive COBB was born on August 3, 1870 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She did
not appear on the census of that year.
She appeared on the census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas. She died in 1940 in Texas.
She was married
to William Henry DUNN in 1888. William
Henry DUNN was born in 1867 in Alabama.
He died on June 15, 1934 in St. Jo, Montague County, Texas. Sarah Olive COBB and William Henry DUNN had
the following children:
126 i. Rufus E. DUNN was born in 1888.
127 ii. Olive L. DUNN was born in 1889.
+128 iii. Bessie I. DUNN (born in 1891).
+129 iv. Dora E. DUNN (born in 1892).
130 v. Glenn DUNN was born in 1904.
131 vi. Cayse DUNN was born in 1906.
132 vii. Byron DUNN was born in 1909.
37. Martha Lela COBB was born in 1873 in Indian
Territory. This birthplace is possibly
an error. Her next oldest and youngest
siblings were both born in Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1880 in Montague County, Texas.
She was married
to I. DONNELL.
38. Robert Howell COBB was born on June 27, 1875
in Texas. He appeared on the census in
1880 in Montague County, Texas. He died
on June 19, 1954 in Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma. Middle name was either Howell or Harvey.
He was married
to Eudora PATE on August 8, 1898.
Eudora PATE was born on December 7, 1875 in Ellis County, Texas. She died on August 7, 1973 in Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Robert
Howell COBB and Eudora PATE had the following children:
+133 i. Andrew Fred COBB (born in 1898).
+134 ii. William Harvey COBB (born on September 23,
1899).
135 iii. Carl COBB.
+136 iv. Lois COBB.
39. Ross Lampkin COBB was born in 1879 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1880 in Montague County, Texas. He died
in 1955.
He was married
to Ida C. JOHNSON. Ida C. JOHNSON was
born in 1879. She died in 1969. Ross Lampkin COBB and Ida C. JOHNSON had the
following children:
+137 i. Opal COBB (born in 1903).
+138 ii. Roy Lampkin COBB (born in 1905).
+139 iii. Loyd Orville COBB (born in 1907).
45. Jasper Newton COBB was born on July 30,
1859. He appeared on the census in 1870
in Fannin County, Texas. He appeared on
the census in 1880 in Fannin County, Texas.
He died on January 6, 1946 in Deming, Luna County, New Mexico. He was appointed co-Executor of his father's
1895 Will, and also in that same instrument, the Guardian of his two
step-sisters Elizabeth and Ella Cobb, children of his father and his second
wife, Fannie Eliza Fuller.
He was married
to Nancy Lou ELLIOTT on March 7, 1883 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book D,
pp 536, Fannin County, Texas. Nancy Lou
ELLIOTT was born on March 1, 1868 in Mississippi. Jasper Newton COBB and Nancy Lou ELLIOTT had the following
children:
140 i. Nancy Benson COBB.
141 ii. Lucy Benson COBB.
46. Allen Alexander COBB was born on December
19, 1860 in Fannin County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. He died on September 18, 1940 in Bowie,
Montague County, Texas. He was buried
in Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas. He was a benefactor of his father's 1895 Will in Fannin County,
Texas.
He was married
to Hattie Elizabeth MONTGOMERY in 1888.
Hattie Elizabeth MONTGOMERY was born on August 9, 1872. She died on April 6, 1908 in Bowie, Montague
County, Texas. She was buried in
Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas. The cemetery record transcription gives her death year as
1906. Allen Alexander COBB and Hattie
Elizabeth MONTGOMERY had the following children:
+142 i. Wallace COBB (born on December 2, 1889).
+143 ii. Ethel COBB (born on July 7, 1894).
+144 iii. Hattie Lou COBB (born on May 13, 1897).
+145 iv. FNU COBB.
He was married
to Mary HUFFALER in 1908.
He was married
to Florence RUSSELL on October 14, 1933.
48. Roland COBB was born in 1865 in Ladonia,
Fannin County, Texas. He appeared on
the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas.
He appeared on the census in 1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas. He appeared on the census in 1910 in
Wilbarger County, Texas. On this
enumeration he declared that his father was born in Georgia, and his mother in
Illinois. He appeared on the census in
1920 in Wilbarger County, Texas. At
this time, he repeated his earlier assertion that his father was born in
Georgia, and his mother in Illinois. He
died on May 1, 1958 in Claude, Armstrong County, Texas. His cemetery headstone indicates a birth
date of 1863, and a death date of 1953.
He was buried in Harrold (City) Cemetery, Wilbarger County, Texas. In this same cemetery are buried Roland's
first wife Nancy Clower and young son Grady.
Also buried there are two other children that may have been
grandchildren: Edith (17 May 1907-05 Jun 1907) and Nattie Alice Nadine (09 Nov
1922-16 Nov 1922).
He was a
beneficiary of his father's 1895 Will in Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Mamie DOLBY (daughter of Bettie LNU (DOLBY)) between 1900 and 1910. Mamie DOLBY was born about 1884 in
Texas. She appeared on the census in
1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1920 in Wilbarger County, Texas. Roland COBB and Mamie DOLBY had the
following children:
+146 i. Howard COBB (born about 1913).
He was married
to Nancy Annette "Nettie" CLOWER on December 27, 1883 in Delta
County, Texas. Nancy Annette
"Nettie" CLOWER was born in 1865 in Alabama. She appeared on the census in 1900 in
Wilbarger County, Texas. On this
enumeration she declared her father was born in Georgia, and her mother in
Alabama. She died in 1905 in Wilbarger
County, Texas. She was buried in
Harrold (City) Cemetery, Wilbarger County, Texas. Roland COBB and Nancy Annette "Nettie" CLOWER had the
following children:
+147 i. James L. COBB (born about 1886).
+148 ii. Annie Bell COBB (born about 1888).
+149 iii. John R. COBB (born about 1890).
+150 iv. Dan COBB (born about 1891).
151 v. David M. COBB was born about 1892 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
+152 vi. Winnie D. COBB (born on February 21, 1893).
+153 vii. Thomas H. COBB (born about 1896).
154 viii. Grady COBB was born in 1896. This child was possibly a twin to brother
Thomas. He died in 1899 in Wilbarger
County, Texas. He was buried in Harrold
(City) Cemetery, Wilbarger County, Texas.
+155 ix. Ruth COBB (born about 1899).
156 x. Mary C. COBB was born about 1901 in
Texas. She appeared on the census in
1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
+157 xi. FNU COBB.
49. James Monroe COBB was born in 1866. He appeared on the census in 1900 in
Wilbarger County, Texas. He appeared on
the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
He died in August 1952 in Oklahoma.
He was a benefactor of his father's 1895 Will.
[NOTE: This
birth date requires verification. He
did not appear on the 1870 census.]
He was married
to Eddie K. ALLEN on August 11, 1889 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book F,
pp 517, Fannin County, Texas. She
apparently did not live long after the marriage, and there were no children
produced by this union. Eddie K. ALLEN
died before 1897. This based on the
fact that the first child produced from her husband's second marriage was born
in 1898.
He was married
to Jane W. "Josie" WHITE about 1897 in Texas (probably). Jane W. "Josie" WHITE was born
about 1881 in Alabama. She appeared on
the census in 1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
She appeared on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas. On both the 1900 and 1910 census
enumerations of Wilbarger County, Texas, she declared that she and both her
parents were all born in Alabama. James
Monroe COBB and Jane W. "Josie" WHITE had the following children:
158 i. Doris W. "Willie" COBB was born
about 1898 in Texas. She appeared on
the census in 1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
She appeared on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
159 ii. Anslam COBB was born about 1900 in
Texas. He was listed as being less than
one year old on the 1900 census of Wilbarger County, Texas. He appeared on the census in 1910 in
Wilbarger County, Texas.
160 iii. Fanny D. COBB was born about 1905 in
Texas. She appeared on the census in 1910
in Wilbarger County, Texas.
50. Fanny L. COBB was born on August 18, 1869 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1870 in Fannin County, Texas. She died on December 25, 1951 in Childress,
Childress County, Texas. She was a
beneficiary of her father's 1895 Will.
She was married
to Arthur J. ROZAR on May 21, 1890 in Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book G,
pp 125, Fannin County, Texas. Arthur J.
ROZAR was a Dry Goods Merchant in 1890 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. Fanny L. COBB and Arthur J. ROZAR had the
following children:
+161 i. Louise ROZAR (born on May 15, 1891).
162 ii. Guy ROZAR was born in 1895.
51. Lucy Elvira COBB was born on January 27,
1871 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
She died on April 2, 1900 in Las Cruces, Dona Ana County, New
Mexico. She was a beneficiary of her
father's 1895 Will.
She was married
to Thomas L. BENSON on May 6, 1891 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. This event was recorded in Marriage Book G,
pp 337, Fannin County, Texas. Thomas L.
BENSON was born on January 20, 1863 in Mississippi. He died on September 6, 1936 in Texas. Lucy Elvira COBB and Thomas L. BENSON had the following children:
+163 i. Isabel BENSON (born on October 21, 1892).
+164 ii. William Thomas BENSON (born on February 17,
1894).
165 iii. Mary BENSON was born on August 8, 1897 in
Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas.
166 iv. Lucy Margaret BENSON was born on September 5,
1899 in Sonora, Sutton County, Texas.
52. Sally Ann COBB was born on May 15, 1872 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. Sally
received 150 acres of land and $500 cash from her father's 1895 Will. She died in 1903.
She was married
to Thomas Alfred JOHNSON in June 1896 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She was a benefactor of her father's 1895
Will. Sally Ann COBB and Thomas Alfred
JOHNSON had the following children:
+167 i. Mary Lillian JOHNSON (born on May 15, 1900).
168 ii. Alfred JOHNSON was born in 1897.
53. Mattie COBB was born in 1874. She died before April 2, 1895 in Hardy,
Montague County, Texas. She was named
as deceased in her father's 1895 Will.
The instrument states that she was a child of his first wife (Sarah
Terry) and that as she had received during her lifetime an advance distribution
from her father's estate, her "heirs" were to receive nothing from
the final settlement of the Will. The
reference to her heirs seems to indicate that she must have had at least one
child by her husband Mr. Hooper.
She was married
to FNU HOOPER.
She was married
to Joe COBB. Mattie COBB and Joe COBB
had the following children:
169 i. Willie COBB.
170 ii. Annie COBB.
FOURTH GENERATION
62. Haskin Howell COBB was born on July 31, 1885
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He
died on September 7, 1923 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was buried in Forrest Lawn Cemetery,
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
He was married
to Era Mae MEACHAM on February 26, 1904 in Fannin County, Texas. Era Mae MEACHAM was born in 1886 in
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee.
She died on December 28, 1950.
Haskin Howell COBB and Era Mae MEACHAM had the following children:
+171 i. Frances Clarene COBB.
172 ii. Haskin Howell COBB Jr. was born on October 5,
1906. He died in December 1978 in
Houston, Harris County, Texas.
173 iii. James Hansford COBB was born on September 24,
1910. He died on October 27, 1990.
174 iv. Elizabeth COBB.
64. Alice Elizabeth COBB was born on August 6,
1892 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
She died in June 1973 in Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas.
She was married
to Brown L. HAYES. Brown L. HAYES died
in Mercedes, Hidalgo County, Texas.
Alice Elizabeth COBB and Brown L. HAYES had the following children:
175 i. Maurine HAYES.
176 ii. Brown L. HAYES Jr..
177 iii. John Allen HAYES.
66. John Henry Grady COBB was born on September
29, 1895 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on December 18, 1957 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. He was buried in San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas.
He was married
to Frences Maye BRAGG on May 21, 1899.
This date is obviously an error, since the groom would have been only
three years old at the time of this marriage.
Frences Maye BRAGG was born on May 21, 1899. She died on March 4, 1981 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas. She was buried in San Antonio, Bexar County,
Texas. John Henry Grady COBB and
Frences Maye BRAGG had the following children:
+178 i. John Henry Grady COBB Jr. (born on September
23, 1933).
+179 ii. Richard Albert COBB (born on July 20, 1936).
71. Eva Ray LINLEY.
She was married
to Benjamin R. FLOYD. Payne Eva Ray LINLEY and Benjamin R. FLOYD had the
following children:
180 i. Mary E. FLOYD.
+181 ii. Artie M. FLOYD.
+182 iii. Robert Rhea FLOYD.
78. Robert Oscar COBB was born on October 28,
1898 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on April 8, 1964 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. He was buried in Ladonia (City) Cemetery,
Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Stella Pearl PHILLIPS about 1931.
This based on the birth date of the first child of this marriage. Stella Pearl PHILLIPS was born on August 5,
1909 in Texarkana, Miller County, Arkansas.
She died on November 2, 1977 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas. Robert Oscar COBB and Stella Pearl PHILLIPS
had the following children:
+183 i. Robert Oscar COBB Jr. (born on June 17,
1932).
+184 ii. William Joseph COBB (born on October 6,
1935).
+185 iii. Tyrus Raymond COBB (born on June 21, 1937).
81. Eleanor Mae COBB was born on December 10,
1908 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. She died on October 2, 1998 in Dallas, Dallas County, Texas.
She was married
to Lawrence Wayne HARRISON. Lawrence
Wayne HARRISON was born on March 13, 1918.
82. Virginia Marie COBB was born on February 3,
1916. She died on April 19, 1974.
She was married
to Carl Walter ELY Sr. about 1942. This
based on the birth date of the first child of this marriage. Carl Walter ELY Sr. was born on December 27,
1908. He died in March 1978 in Dallas,
Dallas County, Texas. Virginia Marie
COBB and Carl Walter ELY Sr. had the following children:
+186 i. Josephine Marie ELY
187 ii. Carl Walter ELY Jr.
188 iii. Virginia Mary ELY
83. Harvey Graves COBB was born on May 7, 1918
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas. He
died on January 15, 1999 in Mesquite, Dallas County, Texas.
He was married
to Dixie L.B. LNU (CARUTHERS) on February 20, 1942. Dixie L.B. LNU (CARUTHERS) was born on April 15, 1912. She died in February 1990 in Dallas, Dallas
County, Texas. Harvey Graves COBB and
Dixie L.B. LNU (CARUTHERS) had the following children:
+189 i. Donna Sue COBB
+190 ii. Jacqueline G. COBB
+191 iii. Victoria Lee "Vicky" COBB
85. John Judson COBB was born on May 9, 1923 in
Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He was married
to Mildred Marie TOMICH. Mildred Marie
TOMICH was born on April 20, 1925 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County,
California. John Judson COBB and
Mildred Marie TOMICH had the following children:
+192 i. Lawrence James COBB
+193 ii. Randall Robert COBB
+194 iii. Dennis Charles COBB
86. Annie Belle Alecia COBB was born on October
18, 1913. She died on January 17, 1983.
She was married
to Samuel Malvin CHILDRESS. Samuel
Malvin CHILDRESS was born on February 7, 1905.
He died on October 7, 1970.
89. Pauline YARBOROUGH.
She was married
to FNU MALLETT.
93. Dorothy YARBOROUGH.
She was married
to FNU MESNY.
94. Anna YARBOROUGH.
She was married
to FNU ERTEL.
95. Alice May DAVIDSON was born on December 18,
1907 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to Charlie R. CAYWOOD on April 12, 1926.
96. Elizabeth DAVIDSON was born on July 31, 1911
in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to John APPLE on October 24, 1959 in Washington, D.C.. John APPLE was born on January 8, 1919.
She was married
to Leo PEPPERS on January 14, 1927 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico. Leo PEPPERS was born on May 29, 1908. He died on July 4, 1992 in Marysville, Yuba
County, California.
97. David Dewitt DAVIDSON was born on March 1,
1914 in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas.
He was married
to Rosemary MOSELY on August 15, 1936.
98. Francis Brown DAVIDSON Dr. was born on
November 11, 1920 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.
He was married
to Barbara Thornton STOFFEL.
99. Charles Harvey DAVIDSON was born on May 23,
1922 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.
He was married
to Patricia LNU (DAVIDSON).
100. Daniel Edmund DAVIDSON was born on May 23,
1919 in Roswell, Chaves County, New Mexico.
He died on July 17, 1982.
He was married
to Ozema STIRMAN on October 1, 1938.
101. Sheldon Daniel HALL was born on June 21,
1905 in Ladonia, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on August 17, 1949 in Shreveport, Bossier Parish, Louisiana.
He was married
to Mary Virginia ARNOLD. Mary Virginia
ARNOLD was born on October 11, 1916.
Sheldon Daniel HALL and Mary Virginia ARNOLD had the following children:
+195 i. Virginia Elizabeth HALL
102. Helen G. LEWIS.
She was married
to Edward B. BYINGTON. Helen G. LEWIS
and Edward B. BYINGTON had the following children:
196 i. Barbara BYINGTON.
197 ii. Judy BYINGTON.
103. Della May PAYNE.
She was married
to FNU OLDHAM.
104. Romulus Thaddeus PAYNE was born on August
28, 1878 in Montague County, Texas. He
died on February 24, 1956 in Muskogee County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Sarah Alice LNU (PAYNE). Sarah Alice
LNU (PAYNE) was born on January 27, 1868.
Romulus Thaddeus PAYNE and Sarah Alice LNU (PAYNE) had the following
children:
+198 i. Grace PAYNE.
+199 ii. Alma PAYNE.
200 iii. Ethyl PAYNE.
201 iv. Jud PAYNE.
106. James Arthur PAYNE was born on September 1,
1880 in Hardy, Montague County, Texas.
He died on September 5, 1957 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Audie PATE in December 1903 in Gladys, Montague County, Texas. Audie PATE was born on March 16, 1884 in
Gladys, Montague County, Texas. She
died on February 11, 1964 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma. James Arthur PAYNE and Audie PATE had the
following children:
+202 i. Roy Arthur PAYNE (born on August 9, 1905).
+203 ii. Irene Elizabeth PAYNE (born on February 11,
1908).
+204 iii. James Allen PAYNE (born on April 30, 1912).
205 iv. Howard PAYNE was born on February 17, 1915 in
McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
He died on November 13, 1915 in McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma.
+206 v. Helen Alice PAYNE (born on April 15, 1917).
207 vi. FNU PAYNE.
108. Ollie Olevia PAYNE was born in August
1886. She died in 1962 in Marlow, Stephens
County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Theo TALLEY.
109. Alma Mittie PAYNE was born on January 19,
1891. She died in 1972 in Marlow,
Stephens County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Dink D. GRAHAM. Dink D. GRAHAM was
born in 1891. He died in 1952 in
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
110. Lela Festus PAYNE was born on January 29,
1893. She died on September 13, 1973 in
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Arthur W. TERRY. Arthur W. TERRY was
born on August 6, 1889. He died in
October 1968 in Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Lela Festus PAYNE and Arthur W. TERRY had the following children:
208 i. Joan TERRY.
111. Rilla Emma PAYNE was born on March 13,
1895. She died on July 17, 1972 in Amarillo,
Potter County, Texas.
She was married
to Darrell H. LOHOEFER. Rilla Emma
PAYNE and Darrell H. LOHOEFER had the following children:
+209 i. Conrad Lee LOHOEFER
112. Joseph Carl PAYNE was born on August 16,
1899. He died on October 23, 1970 in
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Margaret HERVEY. Margaret HERVEY was
born in 1904. She died in 1970 in
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma.
Joseph Carl PAYNE and Margaret HERVEY had the following children:
+210 i. Mary Evelyn PAYNE (born on December 19,
1924).
+211 ii. Betty Lou PAYNE (born on March 27, 1929).
+212 iii. Joe Ben PAYNE (born on July 17, 1926).
113. Dortha Beryl PAYNE was born on January 13,
1902. She died on August 5, 1986 in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Wallace ROARK. Dortha Beryl PAYNE
and Wallace ROARK had the following children:
+213 i. Margaret Emma ROARK
+214 ii. Robert Lee ROARK
114. George Henry COBB was born in 1888 in
Healdton, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
He died on April 28, 1965 in Fresno County, California.
He was married
to Lela LIVINGOOD.
115. James Rufus "Jack" COBB was born
on February 20, 1894 in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer
County, Oklahoma). He died on March 5,
1963 in California.
He was married
to Nora L. FLYNT. Nora L. FLYNT was
born in 1907.
He was married
to Georgia WHORTON in August 1918.
116. Cecil Clarence COBB was born on October 8,
1889 in Healdton, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. He died on May 20, 1954 in Bethany, Oklahoma County,
Oklahoma. He was buried in Arapaho
Cemetery, Custer County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Lena STANLEY.
118. Frank Paul COBB was born on May 13, 1896 in
Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma). He died on November 20, 1973 in Clinton,
Custer County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Edna May BAXTER on August 19, 1917.
Edna May BAXTER was born on January 20, 1900 in Indian Territory. She died on October 15, 1988 in Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma. Frank
Paul COBB and Edna May BAXTER had the following children:
215 i. Frank COBB was born in 1917. He died in 1927.
119. Lois Estelle COBB was born on January 17, 1898
in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma). She died on December 18, 1978 in Denver,
Adams County, Colorado.
She was married
to Alfred P. COOPER on April 11, 1920.
Alfred P. COOPER was born on November 5, 1895. He died in May 1979 in Denver, Adams County, Colorado.
120. Harvey Glen COBB was born on March 29, 1900
in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma). He died on December 15, 1939 in Gyp, Custer
County, Oklahoma. He was buried in Gyp
Cemetery, Custer County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Grace Evelyn DOVEL. Grace Evelyn
DOVEL was born in 1906. She died in
1994 in St. Joseph, Missouri. Harvey
Glen COBB and Grace Evelyn DOVEL had the following children:
216 i. FNU COBB was born in 1926. She died in 1926.
+217 ii. Robert Roland "Bobby" COBB
+218 iii. Betty Lou COBB
+219 iv. Barbara Ann COBB
+220 v. Marilyn Francis COBB
+221 vi. Billie Jean COBB
121. Randle Wesley "Bill" COBB was born
on May 21, 1902 in Gyp, Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County,
Oklahoma). He died on September 30,
1961 in San Francisco, San Francisco County, California. He was buried in Arapaho Cemetery, Custer
County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Thelma MARVIN on August 21, 1919.
123. Fannie Fern COBB was born in 1906 in Gyp,
Arapaho Lands, Indian Territory (now Custer County, Oklahoma).
She was married
to Richard Park BLAND. Richard Park
BLAND was born in 1903. He died in
1966. Fannie Fern COBB and Richard Park
BLAND had the following children:
+222 i. Richard Park BLAND Jr..
124. Mildred Lucille COBB was born in 1912 in
Arapaho, Custer County, Oklahoma.
She was married
to Ralph Thompson SHANKLAND about 1933.
(This based on the birth date of the first child of this marriage.) Ralph Thompson SHANKLAND was born on August
21, 1903. He died on May 3, 1999 in El
Monte, Los Angeles County, California.
Mildred Lucille COBB and Ralph Thompson SHANKLAND had the following
children:
223 i. Ralph Tobin SHANKLAND
+224 ii. Jerry Donald SHANKLAND
128. Bessie I. DUNN was born in 1891.
She was married
to Wes MOCK. Bessie I. DUNN and Wes
MOCK had the following children:
225 i. Louise MOCK.
226 ii. Helen MOCK.
227 iii. Donald MOCK.
129. Dora E. DUNN was born in 1892.
She was married
to FNU OVERBY. Dora E. DUNN and FNU
OVERBY had the following children:
+228 i. Hazel OVERBY.
229 ii. Rosalie OVERBY.
230 iii. William H. OVERBY.
133. Andrew Fred COBB was born in 1898.
He was married
to Kate KENDALL. Andrew Fred COBB and
Kate KENDALL had the following children:
+231 i. Nancy COBB.
232 ii. John Raymond COBB.
134. William Harvey COBB was born on September
23, 1899. He died in February 1968 in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma.
He was married
to Helena STONE. William Harvey COBB
and Helena STONE had the following children:
233 i. Geraldyn "Jerrie" COBB was born in
1931. Jerrie Cobb became a professional
aviator; and one of the first women selected by NASA for training as an
astronaut. She now operates a mercy
medical flying service in Central and South America.
+234 ii. Caroline COBB.
136. Lois COBB.
She was married
to Jack HOLBROOK. Lois COBB and Jack
HOLBROOK had the following children:
235 i. Vickie HOLBROOK.
137. Opal COBB was born in 1903. She died in 1989.
She was married
to Carl V. BINAM.
138. Roy Lampkin COBB was born in 1905. He died in 1978.
He was married
to Alice Maxine ELLIS before 1934. Roy
Lampkin COBB and Alice Maxine ELLIS had the following children:
+236 i. Roy Lampkin COBB Jr.
139. Loyd Orville COBB was born in 1907. He died in 1961.
He was married
to Elsie Freeman ELLIS. Elsie Freeman
ELLIS was born in 1888. She died in
1961.
142. Wallace COBB was born on December 2, 1889 in
Texas. He died in June 1961 in Terrell,
Kaufman County, Texas. He was buried in
Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas.
He was married
to Maude STONE on December 26, 1915 in Montague County, Texas. Wallace COBB and Maude STONE had the
following children:
+237 i. FNU COBB.
+238 ii. FNU COBB.
143. Ethel COBB was born on July 7, 1894.
She was married
to Albert Wiley ESTES on May 22, 1914.
144. Hattie Lou COBB was born on May 13,
1897. She died in 1943 in Montague
County, Texas. She was buried in Elmwood
Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas.
The cemetery record transcription gives her birth year as 1899.
She was married
to Grover C. MEYER on November 15, 1911.
Grover C. MEYER was born in 1888.
He died in 1969 in Montague County, Texas. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Bowie, Montague County, Texas.
145. FNU COBB.
He was married
to FNU HEMPHILL.
146. Howard COBB was born about 1913 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1920 in Wilbarger County, Texas. At this
time he was the only child of Roland Cobb still unmarried and living with his
parents.
He was married
to Amie LNU (COBB).
147. James L. COBB was born about 1886 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
He was married
to Eula VAUGHN.
148. Annie Bell COBB was born about 1888 in
Texas. She appeared on the census in
1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas. She
appeared on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas. She appeared on the census in 1920 in
Wilbarger County, Texas.
She was married
to Singleton Gideon LITTLE before 1910.
There were apparently no children produced from this union. Singleton Gideon LITTLE was born about 1885
in Georgia. He appeared on the census
in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1920 in Wilbarger County, Texas. On both the 1910 and 1920 census
enumerations he declared that his father was born in Georgia and his mother in
Virginia.
149. John R. COBB was born about 1890 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in 1900
in Wilbarger County, Texas. He appeared
on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas. At this time he was the oldest child remaining in his parent's
household.
He was married
to Della LANE.
150. Dan COBB was born about 1891 in Texas. He appeared on the census in 1910 in
Wilbarger County, Texas. At that time
he was a boarder in the home of Samuel C. Fowler.
He was married
to Florence KIRK (daughter of Samuel K. KIRK and Leah E. LNU (KIRK)) after
1910. Florence KIRK was born about 1898
in Oklahoma. She appeared on the census
in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
152. Winnie D. COBB was born on February 21, 1893
in Harold, Texas. She appeared on the
census in 1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
She died on March 7, 1977 in Plainview, Hale County, Texas.
She was married
to Sidney M. HALE.
153. Thomas H. COBB was born about 1896 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1900 in Wilbarger County, Texas. He
appeared on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
He was married
to Tina WATKINS. Thomas H. COBB and
Tina WATKINS had the following children:
+239 i. FNU COBB.
155. Ruth COBB was born about 1899 in Texas. She appeared on the census in 1900 in
Wilbarger County, Texas. She appeared
on the census in 1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
She was married
to Wilbert NUDGET.
157. FNU COBB.
She was married
to Ralph KING (son of John P. KING and Jessie LNU (KING)) after 1910. Ralph KING was born about 1896 in
Texas. He appeared on the census in
1910 in Wilbarger County, Texas.
161. Louise ROZAR was born on May 15, 1891. She died on November 19, 1964.
She was married
to Handy BENTZEN.
163. Isabel BENSON was born on October 21, 1892
in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.
She was married
to Alfred H. MILLS on April 12, 1914.
Alfred H. MILLS was born on July 20, 1880 in Paint Rock, Concho County,
Texas.
164. William Thomas BENSON was born on February
17, 1894 in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas.
He died on December 4, 1939 in San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas.
He was married
to Living MARTIN.
167. Mary Lillian JOHNSON was born on May 15,
1900 in Smith County, Texas.
She was married
to Harlan MATTHEWS. Mary Lillian
JOHNSON and Harlan MATTHEWS had the following children:
+240 i. Sally Jo MATTHEWS
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