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(1817 - 1896) m 1837|
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(.... - 1828) m 1813|
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| (1791 - 1861) m 1813
_John COBB __________|
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| |_Elizabeth EASTON ___
| (.... - 1828) m 1813
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The Union; Georgetown, Ohio; July 31, 1861 - "The Cobb Murders". Murder of a Family in Maysville, Kentucky.
One of the most atrocious murders we have ever been called upon to record occurred at a farm house on the Maysville and Orangeburg road, two miles from Maysville, In Mason County, Ky on the 24 inst. The victims were an old man named Cobb and his two sons - one aged 16, he other about 21 years. Two men, named Charles Collins and ___ Moore, entered Mr. Cobb's house and seizing an ax, entered the room in which the young men slept, and deliberately butchered them. They then entered the bedroom occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Cobb. With a couple of heavily dealt blows upon the head they dispatched Mr. Cobb. They also struck his wife once or twice, and evidently thought they had killed her. - Though very severely wounded, she is likely to recover. Having completed their horrible work of blood, they proceeded to search the house for money, and finding about $200 in a bureau drawer, departed with it.
The object of the murder was booty, as one rullians understood that Mr. Cobb had a large amount of money in his possession at the time. What makes the deed appear still more inhuman is the fact that one of the murderers - Collins - is nearly related to Mr. Cobb.
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Mason County, Kentucky. July Term 1861, 3rd day, 24 Jul 1861, Pg 347.
Whereas it has been made to appear to the court by the representatives of many good citizens of the county that the safekeeping of Charles Collins, a prisoner in the jail of Mason County on a charge of murder, requires that a guard shall be kept over him, that there is a vicious apenblage of persons around the jail and that there is danger of said jail being broken open, and of the said prisoner being taken out and illegally and violently dealt with it is hereby ordered that a guard shall be summoned by the sheriff of Mason County to guard said prisoner, and said jail, the guard shall be composed of Twenty five persons and the same shall be under the control of William W. Baldwin, Sheriff of Mason County and Robert H. Baldwin his deputy and they shall use all necessary and legal efforts to disperse said vicious apunblage and protect said jail and safely keep said prisoner. July 24, 1861.
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The Commonwealth of Kentucky [Indictment for murder] against Charles Collins, Filed on the 26th Day of July 1861. A True Bill. Witnesses for Commonwealth:
William Deatley
Henry DeAttey
Joseph Spense
Mrs. Cobb - widow
James Hire/Hise
Joseph Spencer
Thursten Foster
Edna Cobb
Dr. L K Sharpe
Dr. M L Adamsen
Benj Cobb
Thos Deatley
Mrs. Frank Cobb
Stephen Valentine
R. H. Baldwin
Henry Barclay
Cain B. White
Noble Dryden
John Mitchel
Robb Dryden
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"If the jury believes from the testimony beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant before the finding of the indictment and in the county of Mason did willfully and with malice aforethought kill and murder Geo. W. Cobb and Elijah Cobb by striking them with an axe, or other heavy weapon, they must find him guilty and if an the whole case the jury have a reasonable doubt of his being proven guilty, they will find him not guilty.
The jury find the within named Charles Collins guilty as charged in the within indictment. Chas Humphreys.
1861 July Witness recog & cause set for trial 8th day of the present term and counsel assigned Dept Jury verdict to Dept sentenced to be hung on the 20th Sept 1861.
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Maysville, Mason Co.- August 28, 1878 (Wednesday) newspaper reads: 18 years ago, last Tuesday, Charles Collins was hanged at this place (Maysville - Mason Co.) for the brutal murder of the Cobb family. The execution took place about noon on the road leading from East Maysville to the Flemingsburg pike.
Those he had killed and robbed included: Francis Cobb, Sr. age 70 and his two sons George age 15 and Abijah age 17 on July 24, 1861. Also, injured were other members of the Cobb family
Other records state that Collins was hung on a sycamore tree on Limestone Creek directly in front of the J.G.Fee School; which is now the location of the Mason Co. detention center.
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| (1814 - 1893) m 1848|
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| (1860 - 1912) m 1886 |
| | _Francis COBB _______
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| |_Mary Ann COBB ______|
| (1828 - 1880) m 1849|
| |_Elizabeth EASTON ___
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| (1854 - 1906) m 1875 |
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|--Nola M. LAWSON
| (1892 - 1953)
| _Jesse COBB ____________+
| | (1795 - 1864) m 1821
| _James Pulaski COBB _|
| | (1832 - 1910) m 1856|
| | |_Nancy "Mandy" MULLINS _
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|_Palestine Carolydia COBB _|
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|_Susannah E. DARROW _|
(1829 - ....) m 1856|
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The Twice-A-Week Providence; Friday, January 3, 1936.
CONFEDERATE VETERAN SUCCUMBS WEDNESDAY
John B. Link, 90 years of age and a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, died Wednesday morning at 10:15 at his home in the Link's Grove section after an illness of lagrippe. He was born on November 22, 1845 and was one of the oldest citizens of the county.
He is survived by two sons, T. T. Link of Slaughters and O. S. Link of Link's Grove; three daughters, Mrs. Verble Dennis, Mrs. J. H. Cates and Miss Katie Link of Link's Grove; 22 grandchildren, 22 great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.
The funeral service was conducted Thursday afternoon at the Vandersburg church with the Rev. S. D. Edwards of Hanson in charge.
Honorary pallbearers were John Winstead, J. P. Day, Jim Morris, and Eugene Wilkerson. Active pallbearers were Sidney Link, Cicero Link, Ansle Dennis, Otho Link, Ennis Newton and Alvey Melton. Interment was in the Townsend cemetery.
During the War Between the States, he served in Company E, 35th North Carolina Infantry Regiment.
[858] This marriage produced five children.
[859] This marriage produced four children.
[791] This marriage produced two children before her death in 1872.