Born in South Carolina,USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alexander Grancer Cobb
and Elizabeth Ruth (Banks) Cobb
Sister of
Bethany Elizabeth (Cobb) Honeycutt, Talitha Easter (Cobb) Pike, Telitha (Cobb) Goodgame, Mary R Ruth Cobb, John Allen Cobb, William Pinckney Cobb, James Jackson Alexander Cobb, James Jackson Cobb, Priscilla Cobb, Charles Banks Cobb, Levi Banks Cobb, Martha Elizabeth (Cobb) Lawhon, Frances Cobb, Pricillia Cobb [half], Rebecca Underwood Adopted Cobb [half] and Rebecca Underwood (Cobb) Hubbard
Wife of
John Thames
— married
18 Dec 1820 in Bibb County, Alabama, USA
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth (Thames) Doss, Mary Frances Davis (Thames) Lowery, William D Thames, Telitha Jane (Thames) Avery, Thomas A. Thames, Bethany S. (Thames) Knowles, Bertzora Kizziah (Thames) Green, James Wesley Thames, James Woodall Thames, Samuel M. Thames, Rebecca Thames, Amanda Rebecca (Thames) Busby, Sarah Ann (Thames) Avery, Samantha Catherine (Thames) Northcutt, Elmira Frances Thames, John Faust Thames, Ruth Banks (Thames) Allen, Charles Thomas Thames and Levi M Thames
Died
at age 80
in Jemison, Chilton, Alabama, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 1 Jan 2012
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Biography
The eldest child of Alexander and Elizabeth Cobb was Rutha. She was born in South Carolina, probably Abbeville County on December 10, 1804. She married John Thames on December 20, 1820, in Bibb County. Rutha gave birth to a total of 17 children, all of whom survived infancy. all but one married.A newspaper article in the Birmingham News, dated August 11, 1963, stated that Rutha was a "pioneering horseback riding woman who managed to rear her family while riding many miles to deliver babies and treat measles..." From a historical and personal perspective, it is apparent that Rutha had a pretty hard life. Aside from the Civil War which tore the country in two, she lived to see 3 of her children die, one in battle and one murdered, her husband murdered, one brother murdered, and one brother lynched. All of this must have taken its toll, but no narrative survives to attest to her iron will, with the exception of her life span of 81 years. It could probably be said about her back in those early days that she was a very well respected woman. If the doctoring story is true, then she definitely had the reverence of those around her. I do know that she has the admiration of her descendants today. [1]
Sources
- ↑ Descendants of David Thames by Irma J. Roy 2010
See also:
- Amanda Collum, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Amanda and others.
- The Heritage of Chilton County Alabama (Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, Inc, 2000), 335
- Source: S1001272205 Repository: #R1000059927 Ancestry Family Trees Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members. Ancestry Family Tree http://trees.ancestry.com/pt/AMTCitationRedir.aspx?tid=13756726&pid=465
- Repository: R1000059927 Ancestry.com
- Rutha Banks Cobb Entry for Rutha Banks Cobb in Descendants of Alexander Cobb in Central Alabama Genealogy
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rutha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rutha:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rutha by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rutha:
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~3.12%
Bob Aldrich
:
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Hank Cobb :
23andMe, GEDmatch CZ1456976 [compare]
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~3.12%
Amanda Collum :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member dimples7724
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~1.56%
Tom Hall :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A411611 [compare]
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Sheila (Nabors) Charette :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member thyme4ma
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~0.78%
Bonnie Beasley :
23andMe, GEDmatch CZ1456976 [compare], yourDNAportal Bond067f27c
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Molly Holcombe :
23andMe, GEDmatch KH2868659 [compare]
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Karen Kay
E. Compton
Cobb-4966 and Cobb-1420 appear to represent the same person because: similar vital data, same family groups
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Karen Kay
Cobb-4891 and Cobb-1420 appear to represent the same person because: See comments on Husband's proposed merge. They are married to same person and share same children
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by Karen Kay
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