James F. COBB #25506

1819 - 1889
RESIDENCE 1870, Milton, Georgia, USA
BIRTH 1819, North Carolina, USA
DEATH 1889, Cleburne, Alabama, USA

Historical Notes

At this point in time (July 2004), it is not absolutely proven that James was the son of Henry Cobb and Elizabeth "Betsy" Shetley. However, DNA analysis of James' descendants does show a common ancestry with the Ambrose Cobb who died in Lincoln County, North Carolina about 1798. An examination of records also seems to indicate that James was in fact the son of Henry and Elizabeth.

Parents

Father : Henry COBB #25109

Mother : Elizabeth SHETLEY #25496

Family 1

Martha DUNCAN
    MARRIAGE BEF 1842, Georgia, USA
    This marriage produced thirteen children.

Children

  1. +Martha Lee COBB
  2.  Jefferson COBB
  3. +Peter C. COBB
  4. +George W. COBB
  5. +John F. COBB
  6. +Louisa COBB
  7. +James T. COBB
  8. +Enoch Floyd COBB
  9. +Robert H. COBB
  10.  Mary Jane COBB
  11.  Rachel COBB
  12. +William COBB

Family 2

Catherine Elisabeth LAWSON
    MARRIAGE BEF 1868, Georgia, USA
    Theirs was not an actual marriage relationship. James abandoned his wife of almost 25 years and twelve children to spend the rest of his life with Catherine Elizabeth Lawson.

Children

  1. +Attie Alma COBB
  2.  David James COBB
  3.  Elizabeth COBB
  4.  Josephine COBB
  5.  John COBB
  6. +Samuel Talley COBB
  7.  Henrietta COBB
  8. +Judson Curry COBB

Lineage 

                                             _Ambrose COBB _______+
                                            | (1729 - 1797)       
                       _James COBB _________|
                      | (1770 - 1805) m 1790|
                      |                     |_Sarah HOWELL _______
                      |                       (1734 - 1815)       
 _Henry COBB _________|
| (1794 - 1830) m 1817|
|                     |                      _Enoch BEACH ________
|                     |                     |                     
|                     |_Sarah BEACH ________|
|                       (1774 - 1823) m 1790|
|                                           |_____________________
|                                                                 
|
|--James F. COBB 
|  (1819 - 1889)
|                                            _____________________
|                                           |                     
|                      _Jacob SHETLEY ______|
|                     |                     |
|                     |                     |_____________________
|                     |                                           
|_Elizabeth SHETLEY __|
  (1799 - ....) m 1817|
                      |                      _____________________
                      |                     |                     
                      |_Mary LNU ___________|
                                            |
                                            |_____________________

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