West Virginia Pioneers

James Sherman Cobb

Male 1918 - 2001  (83 years)


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  • Name James Sherman Cobb 
    Born 5 Mar 1918  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 May 2001  Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Social Security Death Index

      Name: James Cobb
      SSN: 234-26-8678
      Last Residence: 25271 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, United States of America
      Born: 5 Mar 1918
      Died: 31 May 2001
      State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951 )

      James Sherman Cobb, 83, of Ravenswood, Jackson County, WV, formerly of Gay, departed this life May 31, 2001, at Jackson General Hospital, Ripley, WV, following an extended illness.

      He was born March 5, 1918, at Kenna, WV, a son of the late Tom H. and Sylvia O. (Casto) Cobb.

      He was a retired concrete finisher for Union Carbide and a farmer. He was a Protestant.

      He is survived by a son, Thomas J. Cobb of Ravenswood; brothers, John Cobb of Staats Mill and Russell Cobb of Goldtown; step-grandson, Ricky Corob.

      In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Lela J. Cobb.

      Funeral services will be Monday, June 4, 2001--1:00 pm, at Casto Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. William McMorran officiating. Burial will follow at the Parsons Cemetery, Gay, WV. Visitation is from 5 to 8 pm, Sunday, at the funeral home.
    Person ID I628  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2016 

    Father Hiram Thomas 'Tom' Cobb,   b. 22 Mar 1891, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Sylvia Odell Melvina Casto,   b. 12 Aug 1898, Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1975, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 20 Dec 1914  On a horse in Jackson County, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 4
    Notes 

    • Marriage Record
      Date: 12/20/1914 at Stone Lick by AB Parsons
      Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
      H T Cobb, 17, Jackson, Jackson
      Cilva M Casto, 22, Jackson, Jackson

      1930 Ripley Dist 10, Jackson, WV # 150-157 all WVWVWV
      Bibbee Ridge or Route 34 family lives on a farm
      Cobb, Thomas head 39 m age 22 farmer
      Sylvia wife 31 m age 16
      Johnnie son 14
      James S son 12
      Ardmos son 10
      Lanto R son 7
      Aletha da 4.7?
      Geneva L da 1.11

    Family ID F112  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lela Jane Dennison,   b. 26 Feb 1919, Braxton County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Nov 1995  (Age 76 years) 
    Married 2 Jan 1945  Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Children 
     1. Thomas J Cobb
    Family ID F22625  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 May 2001 - Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S8] Erma Casto Robie.

    2. [S3] Birth Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    3. [S399] SSDI.

    4. [S17] Marriage Records, Jackson Co, WV.

    5. [S654] Marriage Records, West Virginia Division of Culture and History.