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Marina Turner Bryan1,2,3

ID# 71, (1811 - 1890)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 18 Mar 1811 in Robertson Co., Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married First: William Hilliard Dortch on 21 Nov 1827.7,8,9
  • Married Second: Dr. Joshua Cobb on 18 Jan 1843 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.10,11,12
  • Died: on 7 Dec 1890 in Madison St., Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.13,5
  • Buried: on 9 Dec 1890 in City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.14,15
Marina also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with William Hilliard Dortch:

Children with Dr. Joshua Cobb:

Citations

  1. Varkus, Frederick A., Compendium of American Genealogy, 3:570, shows name as Marina Turner Bryan.
  2. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 1, pg 51, no. 492, Joshua Cobb to Maina T. Dortch, 18 Jan 1843.
  3. Titus, W. P., Picturesque Clarksville, pg 266, shows name as Mrs. Mariana T. Dortch, daughter of Henry H. Bryan, and page 300, shows Marina Bryan, daughter of Colonel Henry H. Bryan.
  4. Kilbury-Cobb, Judith, "RE: Cobb Ancestry," e-mail to author, 15 Jun 2001, citing hand-written pages titled "From Joshua Cobb's Family Bible," provided by Lillian W. Sprout, granddaughter of Joshua Cobb, with notarized statement that they were from a Bible in her possession, shows date.
  5. Marina T. Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows date.
  6. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows date and county.
  7. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows date.
  8. Varkus, Frederick A., Compendium of American Genealogy, 3:570, shows year.
  9. "Queries and Answers," pg 632, shows married.
  10. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 1, pg 51, no. 492, Joshua Cobb to Maina T. Dortch, 18 Jan 1843, shows date.
  11. Freeman, Deborah Anne Cobb, Family File "David and Deborah.GED," 31 Jul 1998, shows year, town, county, and state; reports 1870 census of Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee shows them apparently as heads of household.
  12. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows date and as her second marriage.
  13. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows name as date and at her residence on Madison St.
  14. Marina T. Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery.
  15. "Death of Mrs. Cobb," Semi-Weekly Tobacco Leaf, 9 Dec 1890, shows funeral at 2:00 "this afternoon" and interment at City cemetery.

Gideon Clark Cobb1,2,3

ID# 73, (abt 1851 - 1860)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: abt 1851 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.4,5
  • Died: on 19 Dec 1860 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.1
  • Buried: in City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.2
Gideon also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Gideon Clark Cobb, Gideon Clark obituary, Clarksville Chronicle.
  2. G. Clark Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery.
  3. Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as C. D. Cobb.
  4. Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 8 and state.
  5. Gideon Clark Cobb, Gideon Clark obituary, Clarksville Chronicle, shows he was a few months over nine years old at death 19 Dec 1860.

Edwin Bell Cobb1,2,3

ID# 74, (1843 - 1863)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 29 Oct 1843 in Tennessee.4,5
  • Died: on 10 May 1863 in General Hospital #9, Richmond, Virginia.6,7,8
  • Buried: on 23 Mar 1871 in City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.9,2
Edwin also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, article on Lieut. H. C. Jessup, shows name as Edwin Bell Cobb.
  2. Edwin B. Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery.
  3. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Edwin Cobb.
  4. Edwin B. Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows date.
  5. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 7 and state.
  6. Edwin B. Cobb grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows date, city, state, and wounded at the Battle of Chancellorsville, VA.
  7. Edwin B. Cobb, Compiled Service Records, Confederate, Tennessee, muster roll 31 Mar 1864, shows killed 3 May 1863 and battle; extracts from register of hospital, show death 10 May from wounds, some say at Chancellorville, others say near Fredrickburg.
  8. Edwin B. Cobb burial notice, Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 25 Mar 1871, shows he died in Richmond, from wounds received at Channcellorsville in 1863.
  9. Edwin B. Cobb burial notice, Clarksville Weekly Chronicle, 25 Mar 1871, shows his remains arrived "on Thursday last" and was escorted to the City Cemetery and buried.

Marina Modena Cobb1,2,3

ID# 75, (1846 - 1898)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 12 Mar 1846 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married: Hunting Cooper Jessup on 27 Dec 1865 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8,9
  • Died: on 12 Nov 1898 in Maple St., Montrose, Pennsylvania.10,5
  • Buried: in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.11
Marina also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Hunting Cooper Jessup:

Citations

  1. "DAR Lineage Books," Ancestry.com, vol 84, pg 335, record for Miss Nina Bryan Jessup, DAR ID no. 83944, shows name as Marina Modena Cobb.
  2. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 3, pg 170, no. 1577, H. C. Jessup to Miss Nina M. Cobb, 27 Dec 1865.
  3. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Marina Cobb.
  4. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, shows date, and after saying she was married in Clarksville, Tennessee, says she was born "there."
  5. Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania, pg 1824, shows date.
  6. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 4 and state.
  7. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 3, pg 170, no. 1577, H. C. Jessup to Miss Nina M. Cobb, 27 Dec 1865, shows date.
  8. "Married," The Philadelphia Inquirer, 12 Jan 1866, shows date and place as residence of Dr. Joshua Cobb, city, and state.
  9. Presidents, Soldiers, Statesmen, shows date, town, and state.
  10. "Death's Doings," Montrose Democrat, 17 Nov 1898, shows date and at her home on Maple St.
  11. Huntting Cooper Jessup and Nina M. Cobb tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.

Mary Aurelle Cobb1,2,3

ID# 76, (1844 - 1869)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 28 Nov 1844 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married: John Baker Tapscott on 3 Mar 1868 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8
  • Died: on 4 Nov 1869.4,9
  • Buried: in City Cemetery, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.10
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with John Baker Tapscott:

Citations

  1. Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows name as Mary Aurelia, wife of John B. Tapscott, daughter of Joshua & Marina T. Cobb.
  2. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868.
  3. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Mary Cobb.
  4. Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery, shows date.
  5. Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows age 15 and state.
  6. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 6 and state, as Tennessee.
  7. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 4, pg 90, no. 3296, John B. Tapscott to Mary A. Cobb, 3 Mar 1868, shows date.
  8. "William and Mary College Quarterly", vol VI, no. 2, pg 95, shows married.
  9. Joshua Cobb household, 1870 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows her husband and one-year-old daughter living with her father and his second wife.
  10. Mary Aurrelia Tabscott grave marker, Riverside Cemetery.

Virginia D. Cobb1,2,3

ID# 77, (1847 - 1921)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 20 Jun 1847 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married: Robert Henry Williams on 3 Mar 1868 in Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8
  • Died: on 11 Nov 1921 in Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.9,10
  • Buried: on 13 Nov 1921 in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.11,12
Virginia also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Robert Henry Williams:

Citations

  1. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Virginia Cobb.
  2. Joshua Cobb household, 1860 U.S. Census, Montgomery Co., Tennessee, shows name as V. D. Cobb.
  3. Titus, W. P., Picturesque Clarksville, pg 268, shows name as Virginia Cobb.
  4. Jennie Cobb Williams, Jennie Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  5. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 3 and state.
  6. Robert H. Williams household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 52, and state.
  7. "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," FamilySearch.org, record for R. H. Williams and Jennie D. Cobb, citing FHL #321021, shows date, county, and state.
  8. Robert H. Williams household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows married, 32 years.
  9. Jennie Cobb Williams, Jennie Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and county.
  10. Jennie Williams, Jennie obituary, Montrose Democrat, shows date and at home of daughter Mrs. Chas. Sprout.
  11. Jennie Cobb Williams, Jennie Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  12. Jennie C. Williams tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.

Sallie West Cobb1,2,3

ID# 78, (1849 - 1922)
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Parents:

Key Events:

  • Born: on 11 Apr 1849 in Tennessee.4,5,6
  • Married: Bryce Stewart on 26 May 1873 in Clarksville, Montgomery Co., Tennessee.7,8
  • Died: on 29 Sep 1922 in Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.9,10
  • Buried: on 1 Oct 1922 in Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania.11,3
Sallie also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Bryce Stewart:

Citations

  1. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 5, pg 116, Bryce Stewart to Sallie West Cobb, 20 May 1873.
  2. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows name as Sallie Cobb.
  3. Sallie West Stewart tombstone, Montrose Cemetery.
  4. Sallie West Stewart, Sallie West, Certificate of Death, shows date and state.
  5. Sallie Stewart household, 1900 U.S. Census, Susquehanna Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, year, age 51 and state.
  6. Joshua Cobb household, 1850 U.S. Census, Stewart Co., Tennessee, shows age 1 and state.
  7. Montgomery Co. Marriage Register, vol. 5, pg 116, Bryce Stewart to Sallie West Cobb, 20 May 1873, shows date and officiant.
  8. news items, Clarksville Tobacco Leaf, 28 May 1873, shows date, residence of her father, and officiant.
  9. Sallie West Stewart, Sallie West, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and county.
  10. Sallie West Stewart tombstone, Montrose Cemetery, shows year.
  11. Jennie Cobb Williams, Jennie Cobb, Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.

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