William
Joseph
(Willie)
Cobb
Born about in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of George Daniel Cobb
and Lottie Hamer (Fields) Slankard
Brother of
Mary L (Cobb) Colley, Linda Cobb, Earl Cobb, Edward W. Cobb, Frank G. Slankard [half], Charles Slankard [half], Louise Slankard [half] and Richard Slankard [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Biography
William Joseph Cobb, son of George Daniel Cobb (1868-abt.1959) and Lottie Hamer Fields, was born in Tennessee in 1904.
Lottie, Frank, her four Cobb children, a son and her mother, were enumerated in the 1910 census of Memphis Ward 7, Shelby, Tennessee.[1]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frank Stankard | M | 35 | Married | Head | Barber | Illinois |
| Cattie Slankard | F | 31 | Married | Wife | Mississippi | |
| Mary Cobb | F | 15 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi | |
| Linda Cobb | F | 11 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi | |
| Willie J Cobb | M | 6 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Edward W Cobb | M | 3 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Frank Slankard | M | 0 | Son | Illinois | ||
| Mallie H Fields | F | 66 | Widowed | Mother | Mississippi |
Lottie, Frank, eight children, and mother-in-law, were enumerated in the 1920 census of Memphis Ward 11, Shelby, Tennessee.[2]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frank Slankard | M | 45 | Married | Head | Painter | Illinois |
| Lottie Slankard | F | 39 | Married | Wife | Mississippi | |
| Mary Cobb | F | 24 | Single | Step-daughter | Waitress | Mississippi |
| Earl Cobb | M | 20 | Single | Son | Driver | Mississippi |
| William Cobb | M | 16 | Single | Son | Wage Earner | Tennessee |
| Edward E Cobb | M | 14 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Frank I Slankard | M | 10 | Single | Son | Illinois | |
| Charles Slankard | M | 7 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Louise Slankard | F | 4 | Single | Daughter | Mississippi | |
| Richard G Slankard | M | 0 | Single | Son | Tennessee | |
| Mary H Fields | F | 75 | Widowed | Mother-in-law | Mississippi |
Frank, Lottie, and four children, were enumerated at 711 Tate Street in the 1930 census of Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee.[3]
| Name | Sex | Age | Status | Relation | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Frank Slankard | M | 56 | Married | Head | Painter | Illinois |
| Tommye Slankard | F | 51 | Married | Wife | Mississippi | |
| William K Slankard | M | 26 | Single | Son | Salesman | Tennessee |
| Frank Slankard | M | 22 | Single | Son | Plumber | Tennessee |
| Edward Slankard | M | 19 | Single | Son | Druggist | Tennessee |
| Louise Slankard | F | 14 | Single | Daughter | Tennessee |
- Tommye (Lottie), age first married 28, did not attend school, can read and write.
Occupation: Salesman in Auto Chemical Plant - 1930 Census
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGF6-1ZP : Thu Oct 05 13:20:36 UTC 2023), Entry for Cattie Stankard, 1910.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNPJ-RW3 : Tue Oct 03 11:31:46 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Slankard and Lottie Slankard, 1920.
- ↑ "United States Census, 1930", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SP77-QTW : Wed Oct 04 09:08:53 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Slankard and Tommye Slankard, 1930.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113731760/william-joseph-cobb: accessed 18 November 2023), memorial page for William Joseph Cobb (9 Aug 1903–28 Jul 1939), Find A Grave: Memorial #113731760, citing Elmwood Cemetery, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by J. Faulkner (contributor 47192216).
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Willie by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
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- Charles Cobb
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AncestryDNA Paternal Lineage (discontinued) 20 markers, haplogroup R1b, Ancestry member sthrngir
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~3.12%
Denise (Fields) Morgan :
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~1.56%
Larry Huey :
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