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Oliver Perry Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Oliver Perry Cobb was born on 25 Apr 1817 in Greene Co., Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
• Oliver married Caroline S. Foulke, daughter of Aaron Foulke and Nancy Smith, on 3 Aug 1843 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with William Johnson, and elder in the Baptist Church, offciating.^7,8
• Oliver died on 28 Mar 1891 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 73.^9,6,10,11
• He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.^12,13

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 6:506, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke.
2. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana.
3. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows name as Oliver Perry.
4. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 33 and state.
5. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, pp 666, shows date and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14893154, Oliver Perry Cobb, Sr., shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
7. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 6:506, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Shaw, Archibald, History of Cincinnati and Hamilton Co., pg 603, shows date.
10. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 287, shows date.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial #14893154, O P Cobb, Jr, shows date.
12. Greenwood, Pamela, "Holman, Harvey, Greenwood family tree" family tree, Ancestry.com, citing Masing, Dearborn County Indiana Cemetery Records, Vol B.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 14893154, Oliver Perry Cobb, Sr., includes tombstone photo.

Caroline S. Foulke^1,2,3,4

Parents

Key Events:

• Caroline S. Foulke was born on 21 Nov 1822 in Kaskaskia, Randolph Co., Illinois.^5,6,7
• Caroline married Oliver Perry Cobb, son of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 3 Aug 1843 in Dearborn Co., Indiana, with William Johnson, and elder in the Baptist Church, offciating.^8,9
• Caroline died on 29 Aug 1907 in Center Twp., Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 84.^10,11
• She was buried on 31 Aug 1907 in River View Cemetery, Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.^12,13

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 6:506, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke.
2. History of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, pg 666, shows name as Caroline S. (Foulk) Cobb.
3. Caroline S. Cobb, Caroline S., Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Foulk.
4. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Caroline J. Cobb.
5. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 24 and state.
6. 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, county, and state.
7. Caroline S. Cobb, Caroline S., Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
8. Marriage Records, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 6:506, Oliver Perry Cobb and Caroline S. Foulke, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
9. Oliver P. Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
10. Caroline S. Cobb, Caroline S., Certificate of Death, shows date, township, county, and state.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18752535, Caroline S Foulk Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
12. Caroline S. Cobb, Caroline S., Certificate of Death, shows date and cemetery.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18752535, Caroline S Foulk Cobb, includes tombstone photo.

Elkanah Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Elkanah Cobb was born on 19 Oct 1819 in Dearborn Co., Indiana.^4,5,6
• Elkanah married first Elizabeth Caffin, daughter of Richard Caffyn and Lydia Casto, and younger sister of the man his brother John had married the prior year, on 27 Mar 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Daniel Stogsdill officiating.^7,8
• Elkanah married second Sarah Jane Youtsey, daughter of John Youtsey and Elizabeth Davis, on 6 Apr 1854 in Jackson Co., Indiana, with Rev. Orsamel Gilbert offciating.^9,10,11
• Elkanah married third Lucy Barnaby, daughter of John Barnaby and Maria Ball, on 2 Feb 1870 in Johnson Co., Indiana.^12,13,14
• Elkanah died on 4 Nov 1887, his residence near Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana, at age 68.^15,16
• He was buried on 6 Nov 1887 in City Cemetery, Seymour, Jackson Co., Indiana.^17,18

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:44, Elkanah Cobb and Elizabeth Caffin.
2. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Elkanah Cobb.
3. Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Indiana, C:95, no. 665, Elkanah Cobb and Sarah Jane Youtsey.
4. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 30 and state.
5. Elkann Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows age 40 and state.
6. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows date, county, and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:44, Elkanah Cobb and Elizabeth Caffin, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows year.
9. Marriage Licenses, Jackson Co., Indiana, C:95, no. 665, Elkanah Cobb and Sarah Jane Youtsey, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
10. Elkann Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
11. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows date, as 5th.
12. "Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941," Ancestry.com, record for Elkanah Cobb and Lucy Elliott, citing Edna Bice, compiler, Johnson County, Indiana, Marriage Records 1851-1875, vol 2, pg 15, shows date, with month as Feb, and county.
13. Elkanah Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Jackson Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
14. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows date, with month as Jan.
15. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows date, at residence, near this city.
16. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64230389, Elkanah Cobb, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
17. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, show sevices Sunday, burial in city cemetery.
18. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64230389, Elkanah Cobb, includes tombstone photo.

Elizabeth Caffin^1,2

Parents

Key Events:

• Elizabeth Caffin was born in 1818 in Butler Co., Ohio, according to various online trees, but none offer any evidence to support these assertions, and no records have been found.
• Elizabeth married Elkanah Cobb, son of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 27 Mar 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Daniel Stogsdill officiating.^3,4
• Elizabeth died on 14 Oct 1846 at age ~28.^5,6

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:44, Elkanah Cobb and Elizabeth Caffin.
2. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows name as Miss Elizabeth Caffey.
3. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:44, Elkanah Cobb and Elizabeth Caffin, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
4. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows year.
5. Elkana Cobb, Elkana obituary, The Seymour Weekly Democrat, shows date.
6. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows her husband living with his older brother John and his family.

Martha M. Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Martha M. Cobb was born on 1 Oct 1822 in Decatur Co., Indiana.^4,5,6
• Martha married James B. Terhune on 7 Dec 1843 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. James Blair Elder, Methodist minister, offciating.^7,8
• Martha died on 2 Aug 1901 at age 78.⁹
• She was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.¹⁰

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb.
2. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Martha Terhune.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing name as Martha M Terhune.
4. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 28 and state.
5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing age 78 yr 10 mo 1 day at death 2 Aug 1901.
6. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows date, county, and state.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983115, Martha M Cobb Terhune, includes tombstone photo.

James B. Terhune^1,2,3

Key Events:

• James B. Terhune was born ca. 27 Dec 1816 in Kentucky.^4,5,6
• James married Martha M. Cobb, daughter of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, on 7 Dec 1843 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Rev. James Blair Elder, Methodist minister, offciating.^7,8
• James died on 23 May 1893 in Willow Hill, Jasper Co., Illinois, at age ~76.^9,10
• He was buried in Mound Cemetery, Hunt City, Jasper Co., Illinois.¹¹

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb.
2. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
3. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983061, James Blair Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing name as James B. Terhune.
4. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 32 and state.
5. James B. Terhune household, 1860 U.S. Census, Jasper Co., Illinois, shows age 43 and state.
6. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983061, James Blair Terhune, includes tombstone photo showing age 76 yr 4 mo 26 days at death 23 May 1893.
7. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:254, James B. Terhune and Martha Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
8. James B. Terhune household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
9. Local item, Newton Press, 24 May 1893, shows died last night, and town.
10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983061, James Blair Terhune, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 146983061, James Blair Terhune, includes tombstone photo.

Maria Caffyn^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Maria Caffyn was born on 13 Jul 1816 in Butler Co., Ohio.^4,5,6
• Maria married John Cobb, son of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, and older brother of the man her sister Elizabeth would marry the following year, on 11 Jul 1841 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Jacob Martin officiating.^7,8,9
• Maria died on 19 Aug 1901 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana, at age 85.^10,11
• She was buried on 21 Aug 1901 in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.^12,13

Citations

1. Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, E:158, John Cobb and Maria Caffin.
2. John Cobb household, 1880 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Maria Cobb, and shows John's mother-in-law, her mother, with surname Caffyn.
3. Maria Cobb, Maria, Certificate and Record of Death, shows father's surname as Caffyn.
4. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 35 and state, as Ohio.
5. Maria Cobb, Maria, Certificate and Record of Death, shows age 85 yr 1 mo 6 days at death 19 Aug 1901, and state.
6. 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), pg 121, shows date, county, as Butler and state, as Ohio.
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. Maria Cobb, Maria, Certificate and Record of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 18647859, Maria Caffyn Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
12. Maria Cobb, Maria, Certificate and Record of Death, shows date and cemetery.
13. Campbell, Glen,[no subject] e-mail to author, 14 Feb 2006, states he visited the grave recently.

James Alfred Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• James Alfred Cobb was born on 10 Aug 1845 in Aurora, Dearborn Co., Indiana.^4,5,6
• James married Martha Ella Trumbower, daughter of John P. Trumbower and Sarah Ann Patterson, on 4 Nov 1869 in Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., Ohio.^7,8,9
• James died on 1 May 1927 in Los Angeles, California, at age 81, in an automobile accident.^10,11
• He was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles Co., California.¹²

Citations

1. Cobb, James A., Civil War Pension Index, shows name as Cobb, Alfred (alias) Cobb, James A.
2. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows name as James Alfred.
3. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as James A. Cobb.
4. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows date, with year as 1845, town, and state.
5. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows date, with year as 1845.
6. Kennedy, Dave, "Re: The Joshua Cobb Family," e-mail to author, 29 Jan 2007, shows year, as 1844.
7. Restored Marriage Records, Hamilton Co. Probate Court, 1860-1869:, J. A. Cobb and Martha Trumbower, citing Cincinnati Volksblatt pg 4, shows date, as 7th.
8. John Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife in his parent's household.
9. Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:80-2, Maria Cobb will, shows her as his wife.
10. "California Death Index, 1905-1939," Ancestry.com, record for James A. Cobb, shows date, county, and state.
11. Martha Ella Cobb, Martha Ella obituary, Long Beach Press-Telegram, shows date, as 30th, city, and cause.
12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 155693059, James Alfred Cobb, includes plaque photo.

Davis Weaver Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Davis Weaver Cobb was born on 9 Apr 1843 in Aurora, Indiana.^4,5,6
• Davis died on 29 May 1913 in 2521 Chestnut St., Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 70, at the Hartwig Kalley Home, of suicide.⁷
• He was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Aurora, Indiana.^8,9

Citations

1. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Davis W. Cobb.
2. Davis W. Cobb, Davis W., Certificate of Death.
3. Davis Weaver Cobb, Davis Weaver obituary, The Aurora Bulletin.
4. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 8 and state.
5. Davis W. Cobb, Davis W., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
6. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows date, with year as 1843.
7. Davis W. Cobb, Davis W., Certificate of Death, shows date, address, city, county, state, and cause.
8. Davis W. Cobb, Davis W., Certificate of Death, shows date, as 30th, city, and state.
9. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows cemetery.

Thomas Jefferson Cobb^1,2,3

Parents

Key Events:

• Thomas Jefferson Cobb was born on 6 Nov 1849 in Indiana.^4,5,6,7
• Thomas married Jennie C. Pratt, daughter of Fredrick M. Pratt and Eliza M. Stratton, on 23 Nov 1881.^5,8,9
• Thomas died on 23 May 1927 in Bedford, Bedford Co., Virginia, at age 77.^10,11
• He was buried on 25 May 1927 in North Collins Quaker Meeting House Cemetery, North Collins, Erie Co., New York, with his wife, their two daughters, and his wife's family.^12,13

Citations

1. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows name as Thomas Jefferson.
2. Campbell, Glen, "Descendants of Henry Cobb", shows name as Thomas Cobb.
3. Mariah Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows name as Thomas J. Cobb.
4. Thos. J. Cobb, Thos. J., Certificate of Death, shows date and state, as Pa.
5. The William Crawford Memorial, pg 288, shows date.
6. Mariah Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows month and year, as Nov 1849, age 50, and state.
7. John Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows age 6/12 and state.
8. Mariah Cobb household, 1900 U.S. Census, Dearborn Co., Indiana, shows him as married, 20 years; she is not in household.
9. Will Book, Dearborn Co., Indiana, 11:80-2, Maria Cobb will, shows her as his wife.
10. Thos. J. Cobb, Thos. J., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, county, and state.
11. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63628427, Thomas Jefferson Cobb, shows year and includes tombstone photo showing same.
12. Thos. J. Cobb, Thos. J., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, as Buffalo, and state.
13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 63628427, Thomas Jefferson Cobb, includes tombstone photo.