Sarah Mitchell (1813 - 1900)

Born 23 Apr 1813 in Peenpay, Onandago County, New York

Wife of Henry Cobb — married 25 Jul 1831 in Huron County, Ohio

Died 28 Aug 1900 at age 87 in Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Name

Name: Sarah (Sally) /Mitchell/

Given Name: Sarah (Sally)

Surname: Mitchell

Name: Sarah (Sally) /Cobb/

Given Name: Sarah (Sally)

Surname: Cobb

Found multiple versions of NAME. Using Sarah (Sally) /Mitchell/.

Birth

Birth:

Date: 23 Apr 1813

Place: Peenpay, Onandago County, New York^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 28 Aug 1900

Place: Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio^[3]

Note: #DI2206

Reference

Reference: 632

Event

Event:

Type: Biography

Note: Sally's parents were Ohio pioneers, moving their family to Huron County in 1820. The land then was almost all forest land with scattered settlements. Log houses here and there broke up the forest land. She learned to chop down trees with an axe and became so skilled ("could swing the ax as dexterously as a Vassar girl the golf club" according to her obituary) that she was able to kill a deer that had gotten into the cattle pen. One time she was chased by a wolf and kept it at bay with her bonnet until her brother shot it.

When she was twelve years old, she attended a Methodist camp meeting near Birmingham, Ohio and was strongly convicted to change to the Methodist church. Her family was opposed to this conversion but she held strong to her convictions.

In her adult years, she was a loving and devoted mother, as well as a committed Christian. She read and studied the Bible daily and spent time in prayer regularly. She was a Sunday school teacher in the Methodist church for several years. She was also very interested in and knowledgeable about current affairs of the day. ("She was as familiar with the Spanish war and the Chinese uprising as she was with the events of her early life. She saw the hand of God in history, with almost prophetic vision.")

After Henry's death in 1878, their youngest son, Amos, continued to live with her.

Sally was survived by eight of their eleven children: B.M. (Buell Mitchell) Cobb, Huntington, Indiana; Mrs. Thomas McCreary (Catherine), Bucyrus; Mrs. Henry (Elcie) Williams, Cannonsburg, Ohio; Mrs. William (Sarah) Cherry, Mansfield, Ohio; Asa and L.C. (Lewis) Cobb, both of Chicago, Illinois; E.V. (Elam) Cobb, North Dakota; and Amos J. Cobb, Bucyrus. Three children had predeceased her.^[4]

Census

Census:

Date: 1880

Place: Bucyrus, Crawford County, Ohio^[5]

Census:

Date: Jun 1900

Place: Bucyrus Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: along with her son Amos, a painter.^[6]

User ID

User ID: 9964A7EFE369436BBEE2E2ED5A880FB6A318

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 3 Jun 2008

Time: 10:08

Prior to import, this record was last changed 10:08 3 Jun 2008.

Marriage

Husband: Henry Cobb

Wife: Sarah (Sally) Mitchell

Marriage:

Date: 25 Jul 1831

Place: Huron County, Ohio^[7][8]

Census:

Date: Aug 1850

Place: Sandusky Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: along with their eight children. Henry was farming land valued at 00.^[9]

Census:

Date: Aug 1850

Place: Sandusky Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: along with their eight children. Henry was farming land valued at 00.

Census:

Date: 1860

Place: Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: Henry's land here was valued at 400 and his personal estate at 00. Including the family farm given to him by his father, Asa, Henry had much more land than his neighbors as most of their property was valued at less than 00.^[10]

Census:

Date: 1860

Place: Liberty Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: Henry's land here was valued at 400 and his personal estate at 00. Including the family farm given to him by his father, Asa, Henry had much more land than his neighbors as most of their property was valued at less than 00.

Census:

Date: 1870

Place: Whetstone Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: Only their youngest child, Amos, was living with them. Here the land was valued at 00.^[11]

Census:

Date: 1870

Place: Whetstone Township, Crawford County, Ohio

Note: Only their youngest child, Amos, was living with them. Here the land was valued at 00.

Data Changed:

Date: 3 Jun 2008

Time: 10:08

Sources

1. ↑ Mitchell-7506 was created by Kay Hessman through the import of gerry.ged on Apr 10, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S265
3. ↑ Source: #S265
4. ↑ Source: #S265
5. ↑ Source: #S736
6. ↑ Source: #S736
7. ↑ Source: #S244
8. ↑ Source: #S265
9. ↑ Source: #S736
10. ↑ Source: #S736
11. ↑ Source: #S736

• Source: S265 Abbreviation: Crawford County Obituary File Title: Crawford County Obituary File 1858 to 6 October 1988, Location: Toledo, Film: microfilm reel no.3 Repository: #R19
• Repository: R19 Name: Toledo Public Library Address: Toledo Public Library CONT Toledo, Ohio Name: Toledo Public Library City: Toledo State: Ohio
• Source: S736 Abbreviation: Ancestry.com, Census Images Title: Ancestry.com, Census Images, Record Type: Federal Census, Population Schedule, Url: http://search.ancestry.com Repository: #R74
• Repository: R74 Name: Ancestry.com Address: Ancestry.com CONT 360 W 4800 N CONT Provo, UT 84604 USA Name: Ancestry.com Address 1: 360 W 4800 N City: Provo State: UT Postal Code: 84604 Country: USA Phone Number: 801-705-7000 Phone Number: 801-705-7001 (fax) URL: http://www.ancestry.com

Notes

Note DI2206Funeral services were conducted Thursday 30 August at the Methodist church by her pastor, Rev. M.J. Keyes. Burial followed at Oakwood Cemetery.