Person Page 1,662

Josiah Cobb^1,2

Key Events:

• Josiah married Ann.²
• Josiah died ca. Jun 1817.³

Citations

1. Joseah Cobb household, 1810 U.S. Census, Caldwell Co., Kentucky.
2. The Caldwell County Kentucky Genealogy Home Page, online, extract of Caldwell County Court Order Book A, 24 Aug 1818, pg 20, record of summons issued, extracter's note says Ann Cobb was the widow, and 26 Oct 1818, pg 30, recording Ann Cobb, administratrix of estate of Josiah Cobb, deceased, answering summons.
3. Caldwell Co. Order Book, B:156, letters of administration for his estate granted to his widow 29 Jul 1817.

Nancy Crawford^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Nancy Crawford was born on 6 Aug 1782 in Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• She married Joshua Cobb, son of Elkanah Cobb and Mary Willard, on 2 Oct 1802 Pennsylvania, probably in Greene Co.^7,8,9
• Nancy died on 3 Aug 1864 in Aurora, Indiana, at age 81.^10,7
• She was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.¹¹

Citations

1. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows name as Nancy Cobb, eighth child of William Crawford.
2. Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, dist 4 pg 83, shows name as Nancy Cobb, daughter of Colonel William Crawford.
3. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows name as Nancy Crawford.
4. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date, as 6 Aug 1782.
5. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, as 25 Jul 1782.
6. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 68 and state.
7. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date.
8. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date.
9. Biographical History of Eminent and Self-made Men of the State of Indiana, pg 83, shows state.
10. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, city, and state.
11. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.

John Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• John Cobb was born on 10 Jun 1809 in Cumberland, Greene Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• John married Maria Caffyn, daughter of Richard Caffyn and Lydia Casto, and older sister of the woman his brother Elkanah would marry the following year, on 11 Jul 1841 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Jacob Martin officiating.^7,8,9
• John died on 15 Jun 1895 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 86.^10,5,11
• He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.¹²

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, E:158, John Cobb and Maria Caffin.
2. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16294619, John Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing same.
4. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 40 and state.
5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16294619, John Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
6. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states John Cobb's death certificate shows date, town, county, and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, E:158, John Cobb and Maria Caffin, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:80-2, Maria Cobb will, shows him as her husband.
10. John Cobb, John obituary, The Daily Democrat, shows he died at age 85, and city.
11. Greenwood, Pamela, "Holman, Harvey, Greenwood family tree" family tree, Ancestry.com, citing Milton A. Masing, Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records, Volume B (Heritage Books, Inc.: 2000), shows date, as 15th, city, county, and state.
12. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.

Willard Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Willard Cobb was born on 25 Jun 1805 in Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• Willard died on 21 Jul 1832 in Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 27.^7,6,8
• He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana, in the oldest section, in a row with Joshua and Nancy's other children.^9,10

Citations

1. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing same.
2. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287.
3. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb."
4. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo showing age 27 yrs 26 days at death 21 Jul 1832.
5. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date and state.
6. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date.
7. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
8. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date, county, and state.
9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 30717050, Willard Cobb, includes tombstone photo.
10. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows all Joshua's children buried in a row in the oldest section.

Dyar Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Dyar Cobb was born on 6 Aug 1807 in Cumberland Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• Dyar married Almyra Tremain on 11 Nov 1830 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with William Fowler, jsutice of the peace, officiating.^7,8
• Dyar died on 20 Oct 1900 in Washington Twp., Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 93.^9,10
• He was buried on 22 Oct 1900 in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana, in the oldest section, in a row with Joshua and Nancy's other children.^11,12,13

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, B:59, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain.
2. Dyer Cobb household, 1840 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
3. Dyar Cobb, Dyar, Certificate and Record of Death.
4. Dyar Cobb, Dyar, Certificate and Record of Death, shows age 93 yrs 12 mo 14 days at death 20 Oct 1900, and state.
5. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, county, as Greene Co., and state.
6. Harding, Lewis A., History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows date, town, as Greensburg, county, as Westmoreland Co., and state; but there is no evidence the family ever lived in Westmoreland Co.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, B:59, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Dyar Cobb, Dyar, Certificate and Record of Death, shows date, township, county, and state.
10. Harding, Lewis A., History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows year.
11. Dyar Cobb, Dyar, Certificate and Record of Death, shows date and cemetery.
12. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.
13. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows all Joshua's children buried in a row in the oldest section.

Almyra Tremain^1,2,3

Key Events:

• Almyra Tremain was born on 3 Apr 1810 in Genesee Co., New York.^4,5,6
• Almyra married Dyar Cobb, son of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 11 Nov 1830 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with William Fowler, jsutice of the peace, officiating.^7,8
• Almyra died on 22 Aug 1885 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 75.^9,10,11
• She was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana.¹²

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, B:59, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain.
2. Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Almira Cobb.
3. Harding, Lewis A., History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows name as Elmira Tremain.
4. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, county, and state.
5. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date and state.
6. Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 40 and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, B:59, Dyar Cobb and Almyra Tremain, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Dyer Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb."
10. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows date, county and state.
11. Harding, Lewis A., History of Decatur County Indiana, pg 640, shows year.
12. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.

Maria Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Maria Cobb was born on 5 Jun 1812 in Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• Maria married Churchill G. Christy, son of Samuel Christy and Mary Day, on 15 May 1834 in Decatur Co., Indiana, at the residence of her father with Daniel Stogsdell offciating.^7,8,9
• Maria died on 25 Jun 1896, at her home, Greensbrug, Indiana, at age 84.^10,11
• She was buried in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.¹²

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:38, Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb.
2. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Mariah L. Christie.
3. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Mariah Christy.
4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 38 and state.
5. C. G. Christy household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 48 and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #37667847, Mary Maria Cobb Christy, shows date, as 5th, and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:38, Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, shows date, county, and at her father's residence.
10. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavits of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, and Joshua S. Christy, 10 Mar 1897, show date, at her house, and city.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #37667847, Mary Maria Cobb Christy, shows date.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #37667847, Mary Maria Cobb Christy, and includes tombstone photo.

Churchill G. Christy^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Churchill G. Christy was born on 23 Mar 1812 in Boone C., Kentucky.^4,5,6
• Churchill married Maria Cobb, daughter of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 15 May 1834 in Decatur Co., Indiana, at the residence of her father with Daniel Stogsdell offciating.^7,8,9
• Churchill died on 20 Oct 1901 in Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana, at age 89.^10,11
• He was buried on 22 Oct 1901 in South Park Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.^12,13

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:38, Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb.
2. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
3. Churchill G. Christy, Churchill G., Certificate and Record of Death.
4. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 38 and state.
5. Churchill G. Christy household, 1900 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows month, year, age 88, and state.
6. Churchill G. Christy, Churchill G., Certificate and Record of Death, shows age 88 yr 8 mo at death 20 Oct 1901, and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, C:38, Churchill G. Christy and Maria Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Churchill J. Christie household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Oliver P. Christy, Oliver P., mother's pension and father's pension, National Archives and Records Administration, affidavit of Churchill G. Christy, 9 Mar 1897, shows date, county, and at her father's residence.
10. Churchill G. Christy, Churchill G., Certificate and Record of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34872597, Churchill G. Christy, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
12. Churchill G. Christy, Churchill G., Certificate and Record of Death, shows date and cemetery.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 34872597, Churchill G. Christy, includes tombstone photo.