West Virginia Pioneers

James Hildabert Cobb

Male 1863 - 1938  (75 years)


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  • Name James Hildabert Cobb 
    Born 10 Feb 1863  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 9 Jul 1938  Speed, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Buried Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 

    • Name: James H./Cobb
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 09 Jul 1938
      Death Place: Roane, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 75
      Cemetery: White Pine Cem
      Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Marital Status:
      Mother:
      Mother's Birth Place:
      Father: Hiram/Cobb
      Father's Birth Place: Jackson Co, WV
      Informant: H H Hamrick, Spencer
      Cause: Cancer of liver
    Person ID I641  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2009 

    Father James Hiram Thomas Cobb,   b. 25 Jun 1837, Roanoke County, Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Dec 1898  (Age 61 years) 
    Mother Miriam Board,   b. Abt 1835, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1899, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 64 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1856  Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 

    • The History of the Harper District, pg 2-3 gives names of 7 Cobb brothers, sons of Hughet and Nancy Ashley Cobb

      Hiram served in Co F 9 IV & Co F1 VI Civil War

      1870 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV
      Hiram, 33
      Miriam 35
      Lenora C, 12
      Penella 10
      Charles H 9
      James H 7
      Elizabeth M 5

      1880 Washington, Jackson, West Virginia Page 410A
      Hiram COBB Self M M W 42 WV
      Miram COBB Wife F M W 44 WV
      Chas. H. COBB Son M S W 19 WV
      James H. COBB Son M S W 17 WV
    Family ID F232  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Emily Jane "Emmie" Randolph,   b. 9 Jan 1867, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Apr 1936, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Married 4 May 1884  Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 

    • 1900 Roane Co Harper Dist
      James H, 2/1863, m 16
      Emily J, 1/1867, 7-7
      Dora E, 2/1885
      Nora E, 1/1887
      Minerva M, 2/1889
      Hiram T, 3/1891
      Mary ? B, 3/1893
      Early C, 7/1895
      Oliver S, 6/1898

      1910 Harper, Roane, WV
      Cobb, James H 47 m1- 23y
      Emma J 44 m1- 25y 11-10
      Nora E da 23
      Hiram T son 19
      Mary B da 17
      Early C son 14
      Sherman O son 11
      Dollie J da 9
      Beaula P da 6
      James W son 1.10

      1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 21
      Cobb, James H 56 m
      Emma J 53 m
      Norah E da 32 s
      Oliver S son 21 s
      Beulah P da 16
      James W son 11

      1930 Washington, Jackson, WV
      Cobb, James H 67 m age 21
      Emma J 64 m age 18
      Elizabeth da 43 s
      James W Jr son 21
      Vivian gd 18 s
      Otmer L gggs 10/12
    Children 
     1. Dora Esther Cobb,   b. 25 Feb 1885, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Nov 1955, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)
     2. Norah Elizabeth Cobb,   b. 23 Jan 1887,   d. 19 Dec 1967  (Age 80 years)
     3. Minerva Marm Cobb,   b. 9 Feb 1889, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jun 1954, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. 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)
     5. Mary Bessie Cobb,   b. 24 Mar 1893, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1922  (Age 29 years)
     6. Early Columbus Cobb,   b. 29 Jul 1895, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Jun 1977  (Age 81 years)
     7. Sherman Oliver Cobb,   b. 10 Jun 1898, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 22 Apr 1936  (Age < 37 years)
     8. Dollie Jane Cobb,   b. 18 Feb 1901, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Oct 1978, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     9. Beulah Pearl Cobb,   b. 19 Jul 1903, Roane County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Jul 1963  (Age 59 years)
     10. Ruby Fae Cobb,   b. 18 Dec 1905, Red House, Putnam, West Virginia, Unitd States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Mar 1908  (Age 2 years)
     11. James Willis Cobb,   b. 28 May 1908, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Apr 1949, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years)
    Family ID F231  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
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  • Sources 
    1. [S64] Death Records, Roane Co, WV.

    2. [S447] Joyce Mertens.

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

    4. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.