Capt. Robert Linah Cobb1,2,3,4

M, (1840 - 1895), ID# 426
Capt. Robert Linah Cobb|b. 5 Mar 1840\nd. 2 Jun 1895|p426.htm|Dr. Joshua Cobb|b. 19 Apr 1809\nd. 7 Apr 1879|p428.htm|Julia Ann Mims|b. 7 Jul 1812\nd. 11 Sep 1841|p429.htm|Gideon D. Cobb|b. 11 Sep 1773\nd. 1 Mar 1834|p1043.htm|Modena C. Clark|b. 4 Oct 1779\nd. 7 Oct 1837|p1042.htm|Linah Mims|b. 14 Nov 1772\nd. bt 1847 - 1850|p475.htm|Rebeccah Davis|b. abt 1786\nd. bt Jul 1824 - Jun 1830|p2186.htm|
  • Born: 5 Mar 1840 in Cumberland Iron Works, Stewart Co., Tennessee.1,3,8
  • Married: Virginia Adelaide Tuck 3 Jan 1877 in Shelby Co., Tennessee.9,8,10
  • Died: 2 Jun 1895 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.8,1,11
  • Buried: 4 Jun 1895 in Greenwood Cemetery, Clarksville, Tennessee.12,13
Robert also appears in our Narrative Site where there is much more information about him.

Children with Virginia Adelaide Tuck (1848 - 1886):

Citations:

  1. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers. Vol. XXXVI. New York: the society, 1897. [Dec 1896]
  2. "Sudden Death of Dr. Joshua Cobb While Discharging His Duty as a Member of County Court, at the Court House, Yesterday." The Courier-Journal. Louisville, Kentucky, 8 Apr 1879.
  3. Tennessee. Stewart Co.. 1850 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication M432-896. Washington: National Archives.
  4. Arkansas. Pulaski Co.. 1880 U.S. Census, population schedule. Micropublication T9-54. Washington: National Archives.
  5. "Death of Dr. Cobb." The Chronicle. Clarksville, Tennessee, 12 Apr 1879.
  6. "Death of Mrs. Cobb." Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf. Clarksville, Tennessee, 9 Dec 1890.
  7. W. P. Titus. Picturesque Clarksville, Past and Present - A History of the City of Hills. Clarksville, Tennessee: n.pub., 1887: reprint by Ann E. Alley and Ursula S. Beach, 1973.
  8. "Capt. R. L. Cobb Dead." Daily Tobacco Leaf. Clarksville, Tennessee, 3 Jun 1895.
  9. Robert L. Cobb and Jennie A. Tuck. Marriage bond. 3 Jan 1877.
  10. Virginia Adelaide (Tuck) Cobb silver serving piece with twelve small spoons. Privately held by Nancy Fenker Reigel, Boone, North Carolina.
  11. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, Giving the Lives of the Presidents, with Portraits and Autographs, Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence... vol II. New York, Toledo, and Chicago: H. H. Hardesty, 1895.
  12. "Springfield, Ohio Directories, 1890-94." Online Ancestry.com.
  13. Montgomery County, Tennessee Genealogy, A TMGenWeb.org Website. Online <http://www.tngenweb.org/montgomery/>.
  14. "Local News." Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf. Clarksville, Tennessee, 4 May 1886.
  15. Deborah Anne Cobb Freeman. Family file David and Deborah.GED, 31 Jul 1998, by e-mail 31 Jul 1998.
  16. One Capital Mall, Little Rock, Arkansas Arkansas History Commission. Robt L Cobb Jr., Record of Births in Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas.
  17. Dr. Robert Linah Cobb, Certificate of Death, State of Tennessee Department of Public Health.

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