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- From "Tracking Your Roots":
COBB, John S RIGDEN, Mary May 30 1828
1840 U.S. Census Shelby Co., AL:
John S. Cobb's first wife was Mary Rigdon or Rigden, whom he married
on 30 May 1828 in Bibb County, Centerville, Alabama. His father,
Alexander, stood as surety for his son since he was not of age. Mary
was born about 1809 and died around 1849, possibly in childbirth. John
is shown in the Shelby County, Alabama, 1840 Census with one maile
under 5, two males 50-10, one male 20-40, two females under 5, two
females 5-10, one female 10-15, one female 20-40, no others, and no
slaves.
John married Elizabeth McCaskill on 15 Nov 1849 in Shelby County. Elizabeth is shown living next door to Johns son William and his wife, Sarah (Elizabeths daughter), in the 1860 Natchitoches Parish LA census. John married Rebecca in 1860 in Natchitoches Parish, LA.
1850 U.S. Census, Shelby Co., AL:
John Cobb's second marriage was to Elizabeth McCaskill. They were
married on 15 November 1849 in Shelby County, Alabama. They had one
son born about 1858. John and Elizabeth Cobb are shown in the 1850
Census for Shelby County, Alabama living in household 226. John is
39, a farmer with 400 acres, and born in South Carolina. Elizabeth is
47 and born in North Carolina; William is 19; William's wife, Sarah
(McCaskill) is 18 and born in North Carolina; Nancy is 16; james 14;
Lucinda 13; Frances 12; Jasper 11; Thomas 9; Jane 7; John 5; Charles
3; and Joseph 1. All John's children were born in Alabama. There is
also a John McCaskill (laborer), age 20, and a William McCaskill, age
6, living at John Cobb's dwelling.
18 Jan 1854 John and Malinda, his wife sold 80 acres (E ½ of SW quarter of section 8, township 8, range 3E). If this is John S. Cobb of Alex and Ruth, he was only married to Susan McCaskil about three years unlelssl "Malinda" was Susan's middle name.
7 May 1855 John bought 640 acres Section 31, township 8, range 3 east)
1 Aug 1856 John bought a half section (W ½ of section 32, township 8,range 3E)
28 Apr 1858 John sold the NE quarter of Section 14 (NE quarter of section 14, township 9, range 2E)
Shelby County: Miscellaneous Drawer, Complainant "S"; 35A 0009
The State of Alabama Shelby County
December the 27th 1856
We the coroner jury after examining the boddy of Luke Avery and hearing the evidence near the residence of John Thames that he the said Luke Avery came to his death by a wound inflicted by John Cobb with a knife or dirk in the breast a little to the leftt side of the seam in his shirt and appeared to range towards the upper end of the heart.
Jonathan Huckabie
Janh Person
John Poe
Asa Atkinson
Joseph McDaniel
Jonathan Person
The following are witneses in the foregoing case summoned and examined
Jesse Webb
James Dok or Doe
Berilee K Thames
John Thames
Samuel M. Thames
Charles C. Thames
December 29th 1856
John Edmondson Coroner
The other side of the paper says
William A. Sanford of Shelby County
Shelby County Wm Bridges
Wm A D Atkinson
Abram Jones Eldrid
Fitchpatrick you will be so good as A. J. J. & Thus
excusing one hundred this case.
A C To
A C C This case of
A J or L Some scribbles then a slash and what appears to be SY
Note: A point of interest to me is the use of the word "dirk", it would point to a Scottish background for someone giving testimony ... as that was a term the Scots used for a small dagger.
Also, there was one interesting document regarding James Cobb, he was fined for assault in 1863, during the Civil War. It would have been after he returned to Shelby County. The assault did not take place against an individual as you would suspect ... but against "the dignity of the State of Alabama." It did not give any details and I did not bother making a copy ...just thought it was interesting. (Source: Barbara Cobb Rowe)
Shortly after the 1850 census was taken, John and Elizabeth moved to
Louisiana settling first in Union Parish and later moving to
Natchitoches Parish. In 1850, John settled on 80 acres of land in
Section 7, Township 23N, Range 14E. On 11 March 1854, he entered
another 40 acres.
John S. Cobb's third marriage was to Rebecca Ann Gentry. Rebecca was
born 2 April 1827 in Alabama and died 5 July 1901 in Roswell, New
Mexico, at age 75. John and Rebecca were married about 1860 in
Bellewood, Natchitoches County. He was 49 and she was 29. It is
believed Rebecca was the daughter of David Samuel and Rebecca
(Whatley) Gentry. We know Rebecca's birth date from her tombstone and
her birth place from the Allen Monroe Cobb family Bible. The daughter
of Daniel and Rebecca Gentry is the only Rebecca Gentry is the 1850
census who was born in 1827 in Alabama. Therefore, it is concluded
that she is our Rebecca. Daniel was the half-brother of Alexander
Cobb, John S. Cobb's father, making John and Rebecca first cousins.
1860 U.S. Census, Natchitoches Parish, LA:
In the 1860 Census for Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana, the Cobbs are
living in household 799, John is 49, born in South Carolina, and a
planter with real estate valued at $2880 and personal property of
$850. Rebecca is 33 and born in Alabama, Thomas 19, John 18, Charles
12, Joseph 11, and Calvin 2. All the children were born in Alabama
except Calvin and he was born in Louisiana. John's son, William, and
his wife Sarah (McCaskill) are also shown in this census.
22 Mar 1860 John & R.B, his wife (she signed Rebecca Cobb) sold a half section (W ½ of section 1, township 9, range 2E)
11 Sep 1860 John bought a quarter section (SE quarter of section 22, township 10, range 5E)
1870 U.S. Census Caldwell Co., TX:
John and Rebecca are shown in the 1870 Census for Caldwell County,
Texas (Lockhart) with John as 59, born in South Carolina, and a
laborer; Rebecca's age is hard to read, she's keeping house, and she
was born in Alabama; Allen M. is 19, his occupation is hard to read,
and he was born in Louisiana.
1880 U.S. Census Kerr Co., TX:
In the 1880 Kerr County, Texas, Census,
John S. is 69, a farmer, and both he and his parents born in South
Carolina. Rebecca is shown as "Rebecca S., age 50, born in Alabama,
and both parents born in South Carolina. Allen is 19, born in
Louisiana.
There are no Cobbs shown in the 1890 Texas census.
1900 U.S. Census MIdland Co., TX:
In the 1900 Census for Midland County, Texas, Rebecca is living with her
son, Allen, and John is not shown. Shortly after the 1900 census,
Allen and family moved to Roswell, New Mexico, where Rebecca died on 5
July 1901.
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