Terry & Nancy's Ancestors

Ella Cobb^1,2,3

#16779, (1814 - 1884)

Ella Cobb was born on 4 Oct 1814 in Pennsylvania.^4,5,6
Ella married John Hamilton Elder, son of James Elder, and first cousin of the man her niece Sophronia Cobb would marry 26 years later, on 17 Feb 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Daniel Stogsdell offciating.^7,8
Ella died on 7 Mar 1884 at age 69.⁶
She was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Indiana, in the oldest section, in a row with Joshua and Nancy's other children.^9,10

Ella also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows name as Ella Elder.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo showing name as Ella Cobb, wife of John H. Elder.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 36 and state.
John H. Elder household, 1860 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 44 and state.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 16645315, Hellen Ella Cobb Elder, includes tombstone photo.
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.

#16780, (1816 - 1876)

John Hamilton Elder was born on 14 Aug 1816 in Lincoln Co., Kentucky.^4,5,6
John married Ella Cobb, daughter of Joshua Cobb and Nancy Crawford, and aunt of the woman his first cousin Oliver Clay Elder would marry 26 years later, on 17 Feb 1842 in Decatur Co., Indiana, with Daniel Stogsdell offciating.^7,8
John died on 9 Jan 1876 at age 59.^6,9
He was buried in Sand Creek Cemetery, Greensburg, Decatur Co., Indiana.¹⁰

John also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, includes tombstone photo showing name as John H. Elder.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows age 34 and state.
A Genealogical and Biographical Record of Decatur County Indinana, pg 242, shows month, year, county, and state.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, shows date and includes tombstone photo showing same.
Marriage Records, Decatur Co., Indiana, F:26, John H. Elder and Elly Cobb, shows date, county, state, and officiant.
John H. Elder household, 1850 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
Perry S. Tremain household, 1880 U.S. Census, Decatur Co., Indiana, shows his wife as a widow.
Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 52121879, John Hamilton Elder, includes tombstone photo.

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