West Virginia Pioneers

George Betson Cobb

Male 1790 - 1848  (58 years)


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  • Name George Betson Cobb 
    Born 1790  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 10 Jul 1848  [1, 2
    Buried Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I37873  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father Dr William Cobb,   b. Abt 1745, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1825, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 80 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Morrison,   b. Abt 1765, Pennsylvania, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1830  (Age ~ 65 years) 
    Married 8 Aug 1787  Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 

    • 1810 Kanawha Co., WV census pg 3 ln 2
      William Cobb
      1m 45+
      1m 26-45
      1m 10-16
      4m 0-10
      1f 26-45
      1f 101-6
      1f 0-10

      1830 Kanawha Co VA
      Cobb, Elizabeth
      1m 30-40
      1f 20-30
      1f 60-70

      Burial: Cobb Cemetery, Cobb Station near Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
      William Cobb 1745-1825 (double headstone)
      On back of stone:
      Elizabeth Rucker
      Mary Phillips
      Rebecca Copen
      William Cobb
      Joseph Cobb
      Huett Cobb
      Alexander Cobb
      thomas Cobb
      George B Cobb

      Note: Fact: Came to Roane Co., in 1813.
    Family ID F10949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jane Walton,   b. 1801,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 8 Jan 1818  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • Kanawha County Marriage Record
      Jan. 8, 1818
      George Cobb and Jane Walton

      1820 Kanawha Co VA
      George Cobb
      2m 0-10
      1m 16-26
      1m 26-46
      1f 26-45

      1830 Kanawha Co VA
      Cobb, George
      1m 5-10
      2m 10-15
      1m 20-30
      1m 30-40
      3f 0-5
      2f 5-10
      1f 30-40
      1f 60-70

      1840 Kanawha Co VA
      Geo B Cobb [just before Hewit]
      1m 5-10
      1m 10-15
      2m 20-30
      2f 10-15
      3f 15-20
      1f 50-60

      Burial: Cobb Cemetery, Cobb Station near Clendenin, Kanawha Co, WV
      double head stone
      George B Cobb 1790 - 1848
      on back of stone:
      Eliza Harper
      Emily Hardway
      Nancy Taylor
      Jane Nicholas
      Rebecca Warburton
      Elisha P Cobb
      Arch P Cobb
      [If this is a list of his children, perhaps Elizabeth was Eliza and William and John don't belong?]
    Children 
     1. Elizabeth Cobb,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Barbara Jane Cobb,   b. CA 1827, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     3. John M Cobb,   b. Abt 1820, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     4. William Cobb,   b. 1820,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Nancy A Cobb,   b. Dec 1823,   d. 1901  (Age ~ 77 years)
     6. Eliza Cobb,   b. Mar 1823, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Elisha Cobb,   b. Abt 1825, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Sep 1864  (Age ~ 39 years)
     8. Emily Cobb,   b. Abt 1830,   d. Yes, date unknown
     9. Rebecca Cobb,   b. Abt 1831,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Archibald Price Cobb,   b. 1833, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1887, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 54 years)
    Family ID F10950  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S89] Fran Green Daniels.

    2. [S992] Headstones - Kanawha County USGenWeb Tombstone Project.

    3. [S2] Marriage Records, Kanawha Co, WV.