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- From "Tracking Your Roots":
COBB, Charles B GILES, Emelia Oct 15 1836
Charles B. Cobb and his wife Amelia Giles married in Bibb County on
Oct. 15, 1836. They moved to Shelby County, a part of which became
Baker County then Chilton County in 1874.
1850 U.S. Census E.C. River, Bibb Co., AL, enumerated 2 Dec 1850:
Cobb, Charles B. 31 b. abt 1819 SC,
Milly 29 b. abt 1821 AL,
Sarah J.E. 12 b. abt 1838 AL,
Oliver F. 10 b. abt 1840 AL,
Martha E. 7 b. abt 1843 AL,
Wm. C. 2 b. abt 1848 AL,
Rebecca J. 1 b. abt 1849 AL.
1860 United States Federal Census Shelby Co., AL PO Montevallo enumerated 2 July 1860:
Name: Chas Cobb
Age in 1860: 45
Birth Year: abt 1815
Birthplace: South Carolina
Home in 1860: Shelby, Alabama
Gender: Male
Post Office: Montevallo
Value of real estate: View Image
Household Members:
Name Age
Chas Cobb 45 (Charles Banks)
A Cobb 41 (Amelia)
S J E Cobb 22 (Sarah Ann Elizabeth)
Martha Cobb 16 (Martha Elmira)
Wm T Cobb 13 (William P)
R J Cobb 11 (Rebecca Jane)
J A J Cobb 9 (James Andrew Jackson)
W D Cobb 7 (Washington David)
Jno A Cobb 5 (John Alexander)
A L Cobb 2 (Albert Lafayette)
(Note: Rufus Franklin and Lucy Angeline were born after the 1860 Census)
Charles B. Cobb entered land in Shelby County, Alabama located in Sec.
10, TS 23 N, R and 13 E on May 21, 1860 and July 17 , 1860 in the
amount of 240 acres.
He entered the Civil War as a Private in Co. G of the 21st Alabama
Infantry.
Story of the death of Charles Banks Cobb: (Courtesy of Barbara Rowe)
"Charles B. Cobb was at home on sick leave when he was murdered on
Feb. 10, 1865. It was said that he first left home going in an
easterly direction and buried $6,000 in gold. When he returned home he
came from a westerly direction. No one ever knew where he hid the
gold. It is said that afterwards family members dug every place that
it could have been buried, but it was never found.
He had a trap door under a rug in the kitchen of his home and when
the murderers came looking for him he tried to escape but they got
him. It is said that a group of night riders (the Blackwell Crowd)
which is said to have included his brother Jim Cobb, came to the
house. They took Charles out to a apple tree and hung him and shot
him. When the men caught Charles it is said that his brother Jim said
"let him see who is doing this" and they raised their hoods to let him
see. It is said that when Charles' body was found it had some scraps
from a new dress that one of Jim's daughter had made. The scrap was
used as wadding to hold the powder and lead in the gun.
After they left Charles' home they went to the Langston home near
Providence Bapst. Church and killed both Charles' son-in-law Jackson
(Jack) Langston and his father Willis Langston. They were also hung to
a tree and shot.
His son, John Alexander Cobb, Grandfather of William A. Cobb, Jr.,
said that after they killed his father the group robbed and pillaged
the house of everything leaving the family destitute. Even the cow and
livestock were killed.
Amelia lived until Nov. 13, 1915, living to the age of 108. She died
of a heavy cold and was buried at Mount Hope cemetery beside her
husband Charles,
Directions to grave of Charles B. Cobb, located in an abandoned
cemetery, previously known as Mount Hope Cemetery, in Northern Chilton
County, Alabama are:
Exit Interstate I-65 in Chilton Co., AL at the Jemison/Thorsby Exit
219. Go West on County Rd. 42 for 1.2 miles, turn right on County Rd.
44, go 1.8 miles to a nice modern brick home on the right. Cemetery
is on a small hill, wooded area, behind the house about 300 yards. Or,
go past house and turn right on St. Paul Loop Rd. The small hill,
wooded area will be on the right after about 0.2 miles. The Cemetery
is about 100 yards from the St. Paul Loop Rd. Grave marker was
readable in 1997. However was unable to locate marker for Amelia."
General location of Mount New Hope Cemetery
From I-65, West in Chilton County 42, Turn North on Chilton County
44, Childress farm is just past Antique Mall on the right..
The entrance we will use to get access to the cemetery is at the
"pasture gate", then through the "cross fence gate" to the right, then
over the rough terrain area marked "washboard" and up to the woods
surrounding the cemetery. We will need trucks to reach the cemetery
area, cars will not be able to reach it. Please note that there is a
LOT of poison ivy around the cemetery and under the trees. Dennis
Brooks, http://www.oakhill-birmingham.org/mountnewhope/MNH-main)
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Abt 1800 - 1865 (65 years)