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Joseph A. Ankeney1,2,3

#10251, (1837 - 1908)
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Parents

  • Father: John Ankeney Jr.
  • Mother: Rachel Ruckman

Key Events:

  • Joseph A. Ankeney was born on 25 May 1837 in Xenia, Greene Co., Ohio.4,5,6
  • Joseph married Eliza E. Dart, daughter of William Samuel Dart and Marietta Cobb, on 12 Oct 1864 in Mahaska Co., Iowa.7,8,9
  • Joseph died on 29 Jul 1908 in Asheville, North Carolina, at age 71, where he was taken for treatment.10,11,5
  • He was buried in Woodland Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa, in the Ankeney family lot.12
Joseph also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Eliza E. Dart:

  • Amy Ankeney
  • Helen W. Ankeney
  • Lora D. Ankeney
  • Alice W. Ankeney
  • Walter S. Ankeney
  • Stewart Hill Ankeney

Citations

  1. Joseph A Ankeny, Joseph A, Civil War Draft Registrations Records.
  2. Saml Puterbaugh household, 1850 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows name as Joseph Ankeney.
  3. B. W. Johnson household, 1860 U.S. Census, Mahaska Co., Iowa, shows name as Jos A. Ankeny.
  4. Saml Puterbaugh household, 1850 U.S. Census, Greene Co., Ohio, shows age 12 and state.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #25310043, Joseph Alexander Ankeney, shows date, and included photo of stone showing same.
  6. Carolina Abdell household, 1910 U.S. Census, Saint Lucie Co., Florida, shows year, city, and state.
  7. "County Marriages, 1838-1934," FamilySearch.org, Mahaska Co., Joseph A. Ankeney and Eliza E. Dart, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Joseph A. Ankeny household, 1870 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Joseph A. Ankeney household, 1880 U.S. Census, Polk Co., Iowa, shows married.
  10. Joseph A. Ankeney, Joseph A. obituary, The Register and Leader, shows died Wednesday, city, and state, and taken there for treatment.
  11. Probate Case Files, Polk Co., Iowa, no. 6449, Joseph A. Ankeney, Petition for Letters of Administration, 12 Aug 1908, shows date, city, and state.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #25310043, Joseph Alexander Ankeney.

Maranda Nancy Hillis1,2,3

#10254, (1848 - 1908)
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Parents

  • Father: John Hillis
  • Mother: Anna Hazelrigg

Key Events:

  • Maranda Nancy Hillis was born on 18 Jan 1848 in Greensbrug, Decatur Co., Indiana.4,5,6
  • Maranda married Woodson D. Cobb, son of Reuben Rice Cobb and Amazetta H. Morgan, and second cousin to the man her sister Mary had married three years before, on 22 Aug 1867 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. J. Carrol Stark offciating.7,8,9
  • Maranda died on 13 May 1908 in Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas, at age 60.10,11
  • She was buried on 16 May 1908 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.12,13
Maranda also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Woodson D. Cobb:

  • Skoffie Cobb
  • Alvin Hulbert Cobb
  • John Hillis Cobb

Citations

  1. John Hillis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Nancy M. Hillis.
  2. John Hillis household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Nancy M. Hillis.
  3. Will Book, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:457-9, John Hillis will, shows name as Nancy Marnida Cobb.
  4. John Hillis household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 2 and state.
  5. Miranda N. Cobb, Miranda N. obituary, The Greensburg Standard, shows date, on farm four miles south of town.
  6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Maranda Nancy Hillis Cobb, shows date, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:154, Woodson D. Cobb and Miranda N. Hillis, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. Woodson Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Miranda N. Cobb, Miranda N. obituary, The Greensburg Standard, shows date.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Maranda Nancy Hillis Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. Miranda N. Cobb, Miranda N. obituary, The Greensburg Standard, shows telegram received Wednesday, city, and state.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Maranda Nancy Hillis Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
  13. Miranda N. Cobb, Miranda N. obituary, The Greensburg Standard, shows burial to be tomorrow and cemetery.

Cassandra Cobb1,2,3

#10256, (1843 - 1917)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Cassandra Cobb was born on 10 Mar 1843 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.4,5,6
  • Cassandra married Irvin Robbins, son of Dr. Richard Robbins and Sarah A. Wood, on 10 Apr 1862 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. Dr. van Buskirk offciating.7,8,9
  • Cassandra died on 31 Jan 1917 in 2727 N. Capital Ave., Indianapolis, Marion Co., Indiana, at age 73.10,11
  • She was buried on 2 Feb 1917 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.6,12
Cassandra also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Irvin Robbins:

  • Walter S. Robbins
  • Earle Guy Robbins
  • Albert W. Robbins
  • Ida M. Robbins

Citations

  1. Reuben R. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Casandra, a male.
  2. Reibin R. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Casandra, a female.
  3. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:233, Irvin Robbins and Cassandra Cobb.
  4. Reuben R. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 7 and state.
  5. Reibin R. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 17 and state.
  6. Cassandra Robbins, Cassandra, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 1:233, Irvin Robbins and Cassandra Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  8. Irvin Robbins household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  9. Irvin Robbins household, 1900 U.S. Census, Marion Co., Indiana, shows married 38 years.
  10. Cassandra Robbins, Cassandra, Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
  11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 48304248, Cassandra Cobb Robbins, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 48304248, Cassandra Cobb Robbins, includes tombstone photo.

Woodson D. Cobb1,2,3

#10257, (1845 - 1896)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Woodson D. Cobb was born on 15 Sep 1845 in Decatur Co., Indiana.4,5
  • Woodson married Maranda Nancy Hillis, daughter of John Hillis and Anna Hazelrigg, and sister of the woman his second cousin, Henry Newton Christy, had married three years before, on 22 Aug 1867 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. J. Carrol Stark offciating.6,7,8
  • Woodson died on 10 Sep 1896 in Marion, Grant Co., Indiana, at age 50.9,10,11
  • He was buried in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.12
Woodson also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Maranda Nancy Hillis:

  • Skoffie Cobb
  • Alvin Hulbert Cobb
  • John Hillis Cobb

Citations

  1. Reuben R. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Woodson D. Cobb.
  2. Reibin R. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Woodson Cobb.
  3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Woodson D. Cobb, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Woodson D. Cobb, shows date, county, and state, and includes tombstone photo showing date.
  5. Reuben R. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 5 and state.
  6. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, 2:154, Woodson D. Cobb and Miranda N. Hillis, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
  7. Woodson Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. Miranda N. Cobb, Miranda N. obituary, The Greensburg Standard, shows date.
  9. Woodson D. Cobb, Woodson D., Register of National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers (Marion, Indiana), shows date, at M. B. Hospital.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Woodson D. Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  11. Reuben R. Cobb, Reuben R. obituary, The Indianapolis Journal, shows he had died recently.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #24378081, Woodson D. Cobb, and includes tombstone photo.

Mahaka Morgon Cobb1,2,3

#10258, (1847 - 1912)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Mahaka Morgon Cobb was born on 31 Jul 1847 in Indiana.4,5,6
  • Mahaka died on 18 Aug 1912 in 110½ N. Hope St., Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California, at age 65.7,8
  • He was buried on 21 Aug 1912 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.9,10
Mahaka also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Reibin R. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Malasky Cobb, a male.
  2. Lucretia B. Dandson household, 1910 U.S. Census, Los Angeles Co., California, shows name as Morgon Cobb.
  3. Mahaska M. Cobb, Mahaska M., Standard Certificate of Death.
  4. Reuben R. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 3 and state.
  5. Reibin R. Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 12 and state.
  6. Mahaska M. Cobb, Mahaska M., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  7. Mahaska M. Cobb, Mahaska M., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, and state.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 65710365, Mahaska M. “Hack” Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  9. Mahaska M. Cobb, Mahaska M., Standard Certificate of Death, shows date, city, as Indianapolis, and state.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 65710365, Mahaska M. “Hack” Cobb, includes tombstone photo.

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