Julia Ann Mims1,2,3

F, ID# 429, (1812 - 1841)
Julia Ann Mims|b. 7 Jul 1812\nd. 11 Sep 1841|p429.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|John Mims|b. 1731||Sarah Horn|||John Davis|b. abt 1754\nd. 1800|p13682.htm|Jane Clendenin|b. Jan 1758 or Feb 1758\nd. abt Aug 1824|p13683.htm|

Father Linah Mims2,4,5 (1772-bt 1847 - 1850)

Mother Rebeccah Davis2 (abt 1786-bt 1824 - 1830)

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Descendants of Linah and Rebeccah (Davis) Mims
Descendants of Gideon Cobb

Family Background – see:

The Linah Mims - Rebecca Davis Family
     Julia Ann Mims was born on 7 Jul 1812 in Richmond, Virginia.6,7,8 She married Dr. Joshua Cobb, son of Gideon Dyer Cobb and Modena Chittenden Clark, on 23 Jun 1835 in Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.9,10,11 She died on 11 Sep 1841 at the Cumberland Iron Works, Stewart Co., Tennessee, at age 29.6,12 She was buried in Riverview Cemetery, Eddyville, Caldwell Co., Kentucky, in the Cobb family plot, with her young daughter, Ione.13
     She was named an heir in the will of her grandmother, Jane Clendenin, dated 10 Jul 1824. She was to receive a child of a young slave given to her brother Davis.14
     Julia and Cornelia appear to have been living with their parents in Christian Co. when the 1830 Census was taken, and likely remained there until their father was appointed agent to the Northwest Indians in 1832. But their older brother, John H. Mims, had moved to Caldwell Co. by 1830, when he appears in the tax rolls there, and it appears that he prospered there. It would seem likely that both sisters moved to brother John's household in Caldwell Co. when their father was sent off to become an Indian agent in 1832.15,16,17,18
     Julia and Dr. Joshua Cobb moved to Stewart Co., Tennessee, about 1837 where he became resident physician at Cumberland Iron Works Company.19,20,21 She was probably the female age 20 to 30 listed in the household of her husband, Joshua, in the 1840 Federal Census of Stewart Co., Tennessee.22

Children of Julia Ann Mims and Dr. Joshua Cobb

Citations

  1. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Joshua Cobb and Samuel P. L. Marshall, 23 Jun 1835, and License dated same day, both show name as Miss Julia Ann Mims.
  2. [S2021] Davis will, Christian Co. Wills D:181-3, names a grandchild Juliann Mims as heir.
  3. [S1015] "Death of Dr. Cobb," The Chronicle, 12 Apr 1879, shows name as Miss Julia Mimms.
  4. [S3048] "Sudden Death of Dr. Joshua Cobb," The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr 1879.
  5. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 266, shows she was daugther of Lieutenant-Governor Mimms, of Virginia.
  6. [S1998] Julia Ann Cobb and daughter Ione grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows date.
  7. [S49] Freeman, Family File 31 Jul 1998, shows month, year, city and state.
  8. [S662] Virginia Council of State, Journals, Jun, Jul, Aug 1812 minutes show Linah attended nearly every meeting of the Council, so he was clearly in Richmond, though it is not clear that the family was also there.
  9. [S732] Caldwell Co. Marriage Records, loose papers, bond of Joshua Cobb and Samuel P. L. Marshall, 23 Jun 1835, shows intended to be married shortly, and License, dated same day, has return showing marriage solemnized same day.
  10. [S726] Caldwell Co. Marriage Bonds, Book A, Joshua Cobb to Julia Mims, 23 Jun 1835, shows date.
  11. [S3048] "Sudden Death of Dr. Joshua Cobb," The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr 1879, shows town and state.
  12. [S3048] "Sudden Death of Dr. Joshua Cobb," The Courier-Journal, 8 Apr 1879, shows year and place, as Cumberland Iron Works.
  13. [S1998] Julia Ann Cobb and daughter Ione grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows both Julia and Ione.
  14. [S2021] Davis will, Christian Co. Wills D:181-3.
  15. [S575] Matthiesen, Diana's Genealogy Home Page, citing William Henry Perrin, editor, County of Christian, Kentucky: Historical and Biographical (Chicago: F.A. Battey Publ. Co., 1884, pg 279, shows Linah's appointment and makes no mention of his having left the county before that.
  16. [S585] Linah Mims household, 1830 U.S. Census, Christian Co., Kentucky.
  17. [S587] The Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Home Page, online, "Mims Tax Records," an extract of Caldwell Co. tax records by Willis P. (Pat) Oliver, webmaster of the site, shows John in Caldwell in 1830, and with growing assets though the mid 1840's.
  18. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 266, shows Julia was "of Eddyville."
  19. [S1015] "Death of Dr. Cobb," The Chronicle, 12 Apr 1879, shows he moved to the Cumberland Iron Works about 1837.
  20. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 266, shows he became resident physician at the iron works.
  21. [S1288] Beach, Along the Warioto, pg 132, shows he served as physician to Cumberland Iron Works.
  22. [S634] Joshua Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Steward Co., Tennessee.
  23. [S1015] "Death of Dr. Cobb," The Chronicle, 12 Apr 1879.
  24. [S2101] Moore and Foster, Tennessee the Volunteer State, 3:38.
  25. [S645] Titus, Picturesque Clarksville, pg 268.
  26. [S1998] Julia Ann Cobb and daughter Ione grave marker, Eddyville Cemetery, shows Ione as youngest daughter of Dr. J & J A Cobb.

 

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