Mary Wood Mitchell
b. 10 January 1843, d. 2 July 1913
- Father: John William Mitchell b. circa 1810
- Mother: Rebecca Wright Burch b. circa 1814, d. between 1850 and 1860
- Mary Wood Mitchell was born on 10 January 1843 in Alabama.
- John William Mitchell and Rebecca Wright Burch appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Montgomery County, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Wood Mitchell, John W. Mitchell, Elizabeth Burch Mitchell, Green Wood Mitchell and Sarah H. Mitchell.
- John William Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Montgomery, Alabama. Other members of the household included Mary Wood Mitchell, John W. Mitchell, Elizabeth Burch Mitchell, Green Wood Mitchell and Sarah H. Mitchell.
- She married Frederick Henry Cobb on 10 January 1865 in Montgomery County, Alabama, on the 10th or the 18th. Mary was the sister of his first wife who died at age twenty-five..
- 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 Mary Wood Mitchell, Frederick Henry Cobb, John William Mitchell Cobb 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 and John W. Mitchell.
- Frederick Henry Cobb and Mary Wood Mitchell appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Montgomery, Alabama, at 321 Union Street enumerated next to their son John.. Other members of the household included John W. Mitchell.
- Mary Wood Mitchell died on 2 July 1913 at age 70.
- Her husband Frederick Henry Cobb became a widower at her death.
- She was interred at Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Alabama.
- The following appeared on 4 July 1913 in The Montgomery Advertiser: The funeral services of Mrs. F. H. Cobb, who died at Elmore Station Wednesday, were held Thursday morning at Greenwood Cemetery, Rev. E. E. Cobbs, rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, officiated.
F. H. Cobb, husband of Mrs. Cobb, well known in Montgomery, is seriously ill at his home at Elmore Station and was unable to attend the funeral of his wife. Mrs. Cobb had long been a member of the Episcopal Church. Many floral tributes accompanied the body to its final resting place.
- Last Edited: 30 Jul 2014
Family: Frederick Henry Cobb b. circa 18 November 1832, d. 24 March 1914
- John William Mitchell Cobb+ b. circa 7 December 1867, d. 27 July 1940
- Frederick Henry Cobb Jr.+ b. circa 13 February 1870, d. 5 October 1927
- Elizabeth Mitchell Cobb b. circa 1874