John Lewis COBBS II #42584
7 DEC 1832 - 27 NOV 1897
OCCUPATION Dry Goods Merchant-
BIRTH 7 DEC 1832, Bedford, Virginia, USA
DEATH 27 NOV 1897, Montgomery, Montgomery, Alabama, USA
Historical Notes
He attended the University of Alabama for several years, and had established himself as a successful merchant in Tuscaloosa by 1858. When the War Between the States began he enlisted in Company D, 2d Alabama Cavalry Regiment. In 1863, with the rank of Captain, he was transferred to Company F, 5th Alabama Infantry Regiment, a position he held until the end of the war. After the war he relocated to Montgomery and established John L. Cobbs & Company, a firm that was eventually handed over to his sons John, Jr. and Christopher Claudius.
In 1888, he was nominated and elected Treasurer of the state of Alabama, and was re-elected in 1890, serving through two terms. He was a Democrat, and a member of the Episcopal Church, serving for years as vestryman of St. John's Church, and afterwards holding the same office in the Church of the Holy Comforter.
In 1888, he was nominated and elected Treasurer of the state of Alabama, and was re-elected in 1890, serving through two terms. He was a Democrat, and a member of the Episcopal Church, serving for years as vestryman of St. John's Church, and afterwards holding the same office in the Church of the Holy Comforter.
Family 1
MARRIAGE 13 OCT 1858, Dallas, Alabama, USA