William Henry Cobb (1833 - 1901)

Born 1833 in Kanawha, Virginia, United States

Descendants

Died 23 Mar 1901 at about age 68 in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Biography

William Henry COBB's death certificate indicates that his father was William COBB, born abt. 1796 in Pennsylvania. His wife's name was Elizabeth, born about 1803.

William Henry COBB, b. August 1833, in Roane County, Virginia; d. March 23, 1901, at Charleston (Kanawha County), West Virginia. He apparently lived, and farmed, most of his life in Roane County, (formerly a part of Kanawha County) in the state of Virginia, which became the State of West Virginia in 1863. He married Barbara Ellen STARCHER (1837-1911), on August 17, 1852, in Glenville (Gilmer County), Virginia. Their off-spring are included in the Descendants of William Henry COBB report at the bottom of this page. He joined the Union Army in the War Between the States and served with Company A, 13th Regiment of the West Virginia Volunteer Infantry. He participated in the Lynchburg (VA) raid, and was disabled during that military engagement. William Henry Cobb and Barbara Ellen STARCHER had children. One of them was:

Daniel and Prissilla had children. One of them was:

My Grandfather, Okey Warren COBB b. April 4, 1888, at Ward (Kanawha County), West Virginia. He died December 23, 1918, in a coal mining accident, at Ward. He married Agnes M. TUCKER (1890-1948), daughter of Herod TUCKER and Victoria SELBY. They had children, one of whom was:

My father, Charles William COBB, b. February 16, 1916, at Ward (Kanawha County), West Virginia d. December 12, 1976.

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Activity Member since 05 Jun 2008 Last signed in Today EDIT About Member Name Charles Richard Cobb, Sr. Gender Male Age Group 60+ Education Some College Employment Retired Occupation Hospitality / Recreation Languages English Lineage British Isles Religion Christian / Protestant EDIT

Married Barbara Ellen Starcher

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