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Surnames: Cobb, Weir, Smith, Phifer, Jacobs
Classification: Biography
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mQJ.2ACIB/105
Message Board Post:
Hello. We tie into Mike R. Cobb's site
at http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/ambrose.htm .
To see our Cobb Line
go to http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/ambrose.htm
and type in Robert Lee Cobb who married Rose Etta Jacobs.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~cobb/kent/amb_9/d0000/g0000052.html
#I6058
Robert Lee and Rose Etta (Jacobs) Cobb are my great-grandparents. You can go
forward and backwards.
Here is a brief rundown of the above family:
John "Jack" Cobb, b. ca 1820, m. Annie Long to
Robert Lee Cobb, b. 25 Dec 1865, m. Rose Etta Jacobs.
From John and Annie (Long) Cobb (my great, great-grandparents) to Robert Lee and RoseEtta (Jacobs) Cobb (my great-grandparents) to Merrill Dewey and Lola (Smith) Cobb (my grandparents and my father's parents), then to me,
Dolores Cobb Phifer.
My cousin, Coleen sent me this and some of her info came from Michael, who is also a cousin.
John "Jack" and Annie (Long) Cobb:
MARRIAGE: 27 Feb 1841,
Lincoln County, North Carolina
Children of John "Jack" and Annie (Long) Cobb:
MARRIAGE: 27 Feb 1841, Lincoln County, North Carolina
Ellen COBB *
Rufus F. COBB (B: ~1850) married W. Rowena James
(said to be related to Jesse James)
Rufus was a Sheriff.
Children: Clive
Sally
Molly
Clara
name unknown
Julia COBB
John COBB
James COBB
Sarah COBB *
Henry Thompson COBB married Georgia Ada Lewis and
their children are: Annie (Cobb) Barbei (L.A.,CA)
Forest Disco/Cotton Plant, AR)
John
Florence
Julia COBB
Robert Lee COBB (see below)
Elizabeth COBB
* = these 2 sisters married a set of Miller twins
Robert "Lee" Cobb:
Robert Lee Cobb, b. 25 Dec. 1865. Robert Lee (he went by Lee) married Rose Etta Jacobs (b. 1870 in McDonough Co., IL, d. 1953 in Rock Falls, Whiteside, IL). They were married in Brinkley, Monroe, AR on 10 July 1887. Their children were Maude May Cobb, b. 14 Apr 1888; Claude Erastus Cobb, b. 18 Sept 1889; Burton Roy Cobb, b. 18 Dec. 1891; Ruby Addeline Cobb, b. 10 Mar 1894; Henry Lee, b. 18 July 1896 (yes, another Henry Lee!); Merrill/Murrel (I've seen both spellings) Dewey Cobb (he went by Dewey), b. 23 mar 1898;
Opal Ann Cobb, b. 24 June 1900; Charles Oscar Cobb (he used Oscar), b. 10 Sept 1901; Clemont Garland Cobb, b. 30 Apr 1903; my grandmother, Hazel Garnet Cobb, b. 17 Aug 1904; Leona Cobb, b. 19 Sept 1910; and possibly
another daughter named Tonya, birthdate unknown.
This is all that I have so far. And, as I find more notes, I'll post them as well.
Hopefully, someone will recognize what I've posted here.
I'd be happy to exchange more. I do have copies of photos of many of those listed above and would be willing to share with the family of those listed above.
God bless. Peace and blessings.
Dolores Cobb Phifer
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cobb, Tucker, James, Phifer, Garrett, Jacobs
Classification: Biography
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/mQJ.2ACIB/104
Message Board Post:
The family story continues as follows:
My great-grandmother, Rose Etta (Jacobs) Cobb lived on a farm about 20 miles or so from a farm where Jesse James used to hang out. She saw him and knew him as a little girl. The Cobb family learned not to talk about their kinship with Jesse and his family because it proved dangerous and unwise. The Cobb family and related cousins were railroad men and it was unhealthy for their career to tell such things, even in IL at that time. The COBBs and their cousins, the TUCKERs, and another family had been forced to leave Missouri because the need for work once kicked off their present jobs for the railroad there in MO. Some TUCKERs stayed, they worked for the law and were safe. The family story states that one of Jesse's was a Cobb. Dad's (Floyd Cobb) uncle Clemont Cobb married a Tucker. And, one of dad's dad's sister also married a Tucker. These TUCKERs were also related to Jesse James. Originally, Rose Etta (Jacobs) Cobb wanted to name Floyd - Jesse because he looked so!
much like him, but was overruled because it wasn't safe to be Jesse's kin then.
One another note, it was recorded the following quote from a magazine article. It doesn't say if he is related or not.
G. H. Tucker fought in the Johnson County War for the Cattlemen. Later he headed for the lawless hills of the Oklahoma Territory. He was 19 years old. In later years, their six-guns were to bring the first touch of law to the area around Ardmore, Oklahoma, where Tucker served a a U.S. Deputy Marshall... and Garrett as Sheriff. (Page 223, Time Life, The Gun Fighters) .
God bless. Peace and blessings.
Dolores Cobb Phifer
Hi Everyone,
I received the following message on another mailing list and with Dan's
permission, I have
forwarded it to you. I thought it might be of interest and wanted to share
it with you.
"I put these 130 items together from many sources and used it as a
handout for our local Orange County (NY) Genealogical Society. I was
asked by many recipients if the CHART could be forwarded to other lists or
used in local newsletters. The answer is yes - please share this
information." Dan Burrows - dburrows1(a)juno.com
NAMES and MEANINGS
Accomptant - Accountant
Almoner - Giver of charity to the needy
Amanuensis - Secretary or stenographer
Artificer - A soldier mechanic who does repairs
Bailie - Bailiff
Baxter - Baker
Bluestocking - Female writer
Boniface - Keeper of an inn
Brazier - One who works with brass
Brewster - Beer manufacturer
Brightsmith - Metal Worker
Burgonmaster - Mayor
Caulker - One who filled up cracks (in ships or windows or seems to make
them watertight by using tar or oakum-hem fiber produced by taking old ropes
apart
Chaisemaker - Carriage maker
Chandler - Dealer or trader; one who makes or sells candles; retailer of
groceries, ship supplier
Chiffonnier - Wig maker
Clark - Clerk
Clerk - Clergyman, cleric
Clicker - The servant of a salesman who stood at the door to invite
customers; one who received the matter in the galley from the
compositors and arranged it in due form ready for printing; one who
makes eyelet holes in boots using a machine which clicked.
Cohen - Priest
Collier - Coal miner
Colporteur - Peddler of books
Cooper - One who makes or repairs vessels made of staves & hoops, such
as casks, barrels, tubs, etc.
Cordwainer - Shoemaker, originally any leather worker using leather from
Cordova/Cordoba in Spain
Costermonger - Peddler of fruits and vegetables
Crocker - Potter
Crowner - Coroner
Currier - One who dresses the coat of a horse with a currycomb; one who
tanned leather by incorporating oil or grease
Docker - Stevedore, dock worker who loads and unloads cargo
Dowser - One who finds water using a rod or witching stick
Draper - A dealer in dry goods
Drayman - One who drives a long strong cart without fixed sides for
carrying heavy loads
Dresser - A surgeon's assistant in a hospital
Drover - One who drives cattle, sheep, etc. to market; a dealer in
cattle
Duffer - Peddler
Factor Agent, commission merchant; one who acts or transacts business
for another; Scottish steward or bailiff of an estate
Farrier - A blacksmith, one who shoes horses
Faulkner - Falconer
Fell monger - One who removes hair or wool from hides in preparation for
leather making
Fletcher - One who made bows and arrows
Fuller - One who fulls cloth;one who shrinks and thickens woolen cloth
by moistening, heating, and pressing; one who cleans and finishes cloth
Gaoler - A keeper of the goal, a jailer
Glazier - Window glassman
Hacker - Maker of hoes
Hatcheler - One who combed out or carded flax
Haymonger - Dealer in hay
Hayward - Keeper of fences
Higgler - Itinerant peddler
Hillier - Roof tiler
Hind - A farm laborer
Holster - A groom who took care of horses, often at an inn
Hooker - Reaper
Hooper - One who made hoops for casks and barrels
Huckster - Sells small wares
Husbandman - A farmer who cultivated the land
Jagger - Fish peddler
Journeyman - One who had served his apprenticeship and mastered his
craft, not bound to serve a master, but hired by the day
Joyner/Joiner - A skilled carpenter
Keeler - Bargeman
Kempster - Wool comber
Lardner - Keeper of the cupboard
Lavender - Washer woman
Lederer - Leather maker
Leech - Physician
Longshoreman - Stevedore
Lormer - Maker of horse gear
Malender - Farmer
Maltster - Brewer
Manciple - A steward
Mason - Bricklayer
Mintmaster - One who issued local currency
Monger - Seller of goods (ale, fish)
Muleskinner - Teamster
Neatherder - Herds cows
Ordinary - Keeper Innkeeper with fixed prices
Pattern Maker - A maker of a clog shod with an iron ring. A clog was a
wooden pole with a pattern cut into the end
Peregrinator - Itinerant wanderer
Peruker - A wig maker
Pettifogger - A shyster lawyer
Pigman - Crockery dealer
Plumber - One who applied sheet lead for roofing and set lead frames for
plain or stained glass windows.
Porter - Door keeper
Puddler - Wrought iron worker
Quarrier - Quarry worker
Rigger - Hoist tackle worker
Ripper - Seller of fish
Roper - Maker of rope or nets
Saddler - One who makes, repairs or sells saddles or other furnishings
for horses
Sawbones - Physician
Sawyer - One who saws; carpenter
Schumacker - Shoemaker
Scribler - A minor or worthless author
Scrivener - Professional or public copyist or writer; notary public
Scrutiner - Election judge
Shrieve - Sheriff
Slater - Roofer
Slopseller - Seller of ready-made clothes in a slop shop
Snobscat/Snob - One who repaired shoes
Sorter - Tailor
Spinster - A woman who spins or an unmarried woman
Spurrer - Maker of spurs
Squire - Country gentleman; farm owner; justice of peace
Stuff gown - Junior barrister
Stuff gownsman - Junior barrister
Supercargo - Officer on merchant ship who is in charge of cargo and the
commercial concerns of the ship.
Tanner - One who tans (cures) animal hides into leather
Tapley - One who puts the tap in an ale cask
Tasker - Reaper
Teamster - One who drives a team for hauling
Thatcher - Roofer
Tide waiter - Customs inspector
Tinker - An itinerant tin pot and pan seller and repairman
Tipstaff - Policeman
Travers - Toll bridge collection
Tucker - Cleaner of cloth goods
Turner - A person who turns wood on a lathe into spindles
Victualer - An tavern keeper, or one who provides an army, navy, or ship
with food
Vulcan - Blacksmith
Wagoner - Teamster not for hire
Wainwright - Wagon maker
Waiter - Customs officer or tide waiter; one who waited on the tide to
collect duty on goods brought in.
Waterman - Boatman who plies for hire
Webster - Operator of looms
Wharfinger - Owner of a wharf
Wheelwright - One who made or repaired wheels; wheeled carriages, etc.
Whitesmith Tinsmith; worker of iron who finishes or polishes the work
Whitewing - Street sweeper
Whitster - Bleach of cloth
Wright - Workman, especially a construction worker
Yeoman - Farmer who owns his own land
Good Luck and Happy Hunting, Mike
Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and
bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist
and research historian.
This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list.
Surnames: Cobbs,Dobbs
Classification: Query
Message Board URL:
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mQJ.2ACIB/103
Message Board Post:
I have been looking for any info I can fould find on these 2 but no luck they are my Husbands g-grandparents.
Family say that Monroe died around Minco Okla.maybe! late 1880/90s
Susan F. Dobbs-Cobbs Is 1/2 Cherokee one of
their sons is Edward James Cobbs m. to Mable M. Brewer Daughter of Zackery Brewer and Ollie Davenport
Edward and Mables Children are: skcraghead(a)aol.com
Lee Roy 2633 Lupine st.
Isabella Ca.
Louise Fay m. Shurman R. Craghead 93240
Jeral Dean m. Gene Ward (760)379-2428
Jenny Marie m. Jonas Smith
Walter Ray
Carl m.Elaine
Wayne m. Marland
Leon m. Barbara
Ronald m. Catherine Thank You
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Michael G. McManness, a Jayhawk through and through, eating, sleeping, and
bleeding Crimson and Blue near the University of Kansas. Family genealogist
and research historian.