John William Mitchell Cobb

John William Mitchell Cobb

• Father: Frederick Henry Cobb b. circa 18 November 1832, d. 24 March 1914
• Mother: Mary Wood Mitchell b. 10 January 1843, d. 2 July 1913

• John William Mitchell Cobb was born circa 7 December 1867 in Alabama.
• John W. Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Mt. Meigs PO, Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included John William Mitchell Cobb, Frederick Henry Cobb, Mary Wood Mitchell and Frederick Henry Cobb Jr.
• Frederick Henry Cobb and Mary Wood Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Montgomery, Alabama, at Hull Street. Other members of the household included John William Mitchell Cobb, Frederick Henry Cobb Jr., Elizabeth Mitchell Cobb, Clara H. Gerald, Rebecca E. Gerald, Eugenia Gerald, Camilla Gerald and Adolphus Sanford Gerald.
• Frederick Henry Cobb and Mary Wood Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included John William Mitchell Cobb, John W. Mitchell.
• He was a civil engineer, according to the 1900 census.
• He married Mary Lee Norris circa 1903.
• John William Mitchell Cobb and Mary Lee Norris appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery, Alabama, at 321 Union Street living next to John's parents.. Other members of the household included Mary Mitchell Cobb, Elizabeth Lee Cobb and Lillie Barnett Cobb.
• He was employed by the railroad doing office work, according to the 1910 census.
• The following appeared on 25 March 1914 in The Montgomery Advertiser: Captain F. H. Cobb, 82 years of age, died yesterday morning at 8:15 o'clock at the Masonic Home after a long illness. Deceased was a native of Kingston, N. C., and served as captain of Co. M [sic]. of the 34th Alabama Regiment during the Civil War.
       Captain Cobb is survived by two sons, Fred Cobb of Tuskegee, Ala., and John Cobb, of Elmore, Ala.
       Funeral services will take place this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock from Leak's Chapel. Interment will be in Greenwood.
• John William Mitchell Cobb and Mary Lee Norris appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Mitchell Cobb, Elizabeth Lee Cobb and Lillie Barnett Cobb.
• He was employed as a junk yard foreman, according to the 1920 census.
• John William Mitchell Cobb died on 27 July 1940 in Montgomery, Alabama.
• He was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.

• Last Edited: 30 Sep 2012

• Charts: Descendants of WOOD William & Lydia Ballentine