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George Washington Cobb

Male 1878 - 1935  (56 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  George Washington Cobb was born on 28 Dec 1878 in Rectorville, Lewis County,Kentucky; died on 12 Dec 1935 in Springdale, Lewis County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

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    • Occupation: farmer

    Notes:

    George W. Cobb
    Maysville, Ky., Dec. 13. – George W. Cobb, 57, retired farmer of the Orangeburg community, died yesterday afternoon at 5 o’clock at his home in Springdale. He was a lifelong resident of Mason county and was born December 28, 1878, the son of Edward and Eliza Walker Cobb. He was a member of Bethany Christian church.
    Mr. Cobb is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Annette Trumbo and Miss Iris Cobb; a son, Emmett L. Cobb, all of Mason county; a sister, Mrs. Ella Trumbo, and a brother, J.W. Cobb, of the county.
    Funeral services will be conducted Saturday morning at 10:30 o’clock Eastern time from the Bethany Christian church with the pastor, Rev. Bayard McCann in charge. Interment will be in Bethany cemetery.
    The Lexington Herald, Lexington, Kentucky. Saturday, 14 December 1935.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23253648/george-washington-cobb

    George married Della Pearl Truesdell in 1904 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky. Della (daughter of Alexander Truesdell and Georgetta Temperance Hedges) was born on 13 Jun 1884 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 18 Apr 1933 in Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Annetta Mae Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 1 Nov 1905 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1995 in Lewis County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.
    2. 3. Emmett Lee Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1908 in Kentucky; died on 5 Jun 1980 in Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.
    3. 4. Ivan E. Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Mar 1914 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 15 Nov 1920 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; was buried on 16 Nov 1920 in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.
    4. 5. Iris Irene Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Dec 1921 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 14 Dec 2008 in Brown County, Ohio; was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, Brown County, Ohio.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Annetta Mae Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 1 Nov 1905 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 1 Feb 1995 in Lewis County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/79981591/annetta-mae-trumbo

    Annetta married Pvt Frank Kurtley Trumbo on 31 May 1921 in Brown County, Ohio. Frank was born on 7 May 1882 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 16 Oct 1958 in Maysville, Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Emmett Lee Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 23 Jun 1908 in Kentucky; died on 5 Jun 1980 in Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23253471/emmet-lee-cobb

    Family/Spouse: Marie Royce. Marie was born on 26 Sep 1908 in Kentucky; died on 24 Oct 1991 in Mason County, Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. George Elmer Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jun 1926 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 30 Mar 2005 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.
    2. 7. Laveta Lucille Cobb  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 20 Jul 2000 in Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

  3. 4.  Ivan E. Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 24 Mar 1914 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 15 Nov 1920 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; was buried on 16 Nov 1920 in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    Ivan, the six-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. George Cobb, died at their home near Springdale, Monday, and was buried in Bethany cemetery this afternoon.
    The Public Ledger, Maysville, Kentucky. Tuesday, 16 November 1920.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23253901/ivan-e-cobb


  4. 5.  Iris Irene Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (1.George1) was born on 19 Dec 1921 in Mason County, Kentucky; died on 14 Dec 2008 in Brown County, Ohio; was buried in Linwood Cemetery, Russellville, Brown County, Ohio.

    Notes:

    Iris Carpenter, 86, of Russellville, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 at Brown County General Hospital.

    She was a secretary for Blue Flame Gas Company.

    Ms. Carpenter was born Dec. 19, 1921 in Mason County, Ky., the daughter of the late George W. and Della Truesdell Cobb. She was also preceded in death by one brother, Emitt Cobb, and one sister, Mary Trumbo.

    She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Donald and Karen Carpenter of Batavia; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Shirley Weaver of Spring Grove, Sue and Bill Kilgore of Russellville, Ruth and Pablo Rubio of North Carolina, and Lucy Sizemore of Sardinia; nine grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and two nieces, Phyllis Mason of Springdale, Ky. and Allene Browning of Maysville, Ky.

    Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the Meeker Funeral Home, in Russellville.

    Services: 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16, at the funeral home.

    Burial: Linwood Cemetery.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46947000/iris-irene-carpenter

    Family/Spouse: Unknown Carpenter. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 6.  George Elmer Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (3.Emmett2, 1.George1) was born on 10 Jun 1926 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 30 Mar 2005 in Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    TOLLESBORO -- George E. Cobb, 78, of Jacksonville, Fla., died Wednesday, March 30, 2005, at the Hadlow Center, where he was a patient for two days.

    He was born in the Springdale Community of Mason County on June 10, 1926, the son of the late Emmet and Marie Royse Cobb.

    Mr. Cobb joined the Navy at the age of 17, later transferred to the Air Force in 1948, and in 1952 re-enlisted in the Navy, retired as Chief Petty Officer in September, 1967. He served during World War II with the amphibious forces in the Pacific, later served aboard the USS Bennington, and in 1954 was the lone survivor in an on-board explosion in the control center that claimed more than 100 sailors. He also served on the USS Lake Champlain, USS Saratoga during the Cuban Crisis and the USS Allen M. Sumner during the Santo Domingo Crisis and the Vietnam War. After retiring from the military service, he worked in heating and air conditioning maintenance for Gulf Life in Jacksonville. He was also a member of the Atlantic Community Church in Jacksonville and a Kentucky Colonel.

    He is survived by two daughters, Linda (P.J.) Olzeski of Taylor Mill and Sharon Gaffin of Winchester, Ohio; three sons, Allen Cobb of Batavia, Ohio, Paul (Julie) Cobb of Knoxville, Tenn. and David (Patty) Cobb of Edgewood; 11 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one niece, Phyllis Mastin of Maysville; one brother-in-law, Vernon "Bud" Burton, of Maysville; one aunt, Iris Carpenter of Georgetown, Ohio; and several cousins. He is preceded in death by his sister, Laveta "Sis" Cobb Burton.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23253628/george-elmer-cobb

    George married Betty Selma Linn in 1953 in Brooklyn, New York. Betty was born on 10 May 1932 in New York, New York; died on 10 Apr 2007; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 7.  Laveta Lucille Cobb Descendancy chart to this point (3.Emmett2, 1.George1) was born on 18 Nov 1928 in Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky; died on 20 Jul 2000 in Kentucky; was buried in Bethany Church Cemetery, Springdale, Mason County, Kentucky.

    Notes:

    MAYSVILLE -- Laveta Cobb Burton, 71, homemaker, wife of Vernon Burton, died Thursday, apparently of a heart attack. Services 1 p.m. Monday, Bethany Christian Church.


    Buried:
    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46944440/laveta-l-burton



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