West Virginia Pioneers
James Sherman Cobb
1918 - 2001 (83 years)-
Name James Sherman Cobb Born 5 Mar 1918 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1, 2] Gender Male Died 31 May 2001 Ripley, Jackson, West Virginia, USA [3] Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 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 , d. 23 Apr 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 45 years) Mother Sylvia Odell Melvina Casto, b. 12 Aug 1898, Plum Orchard, Jackson, West Virginia, USA , d. 16 Dec 1975, Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA (Age 77 years) Married 20 Dec 1914 On a horse in Jackson County, WV [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 , d. 23 Nov 1995 (Age 76 years) Married 2 Jan 1945 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia, USA [5] Children 1. Thomas J Cobb Family ID F22625 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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