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Here's some good news for descendants of Phebe Cubberly and Caleb Orahood Sr. and for descendants of Ozilla Cubberly and Frederick Court! They have been recognized as daughters of Dr. James Stell
Coberly! A few years ago I was contacted by John Bradley Arthaud about
writing an article for "The American Genealogist" on my ancestor, Phebe. Well, the article appears in
the April 2010 issue, which just came out. I got my copy in the mail
Saturday and finally I'm allowed to spill the beans! We don't have a
paper trail but this is one of those cases where the preponderance of
evidence is taken as proof.
And here's the evidence--
After Phebe died in 1839 in Union Co., OH, her husband and family moved
to Coles Co., IL and lived very close to Martin Coberly, son of James S.
Orahoods settled in Union Co., OH and two other Coberly sons settled in adjoining counties, Delaware and Madison.
Valentine Powers performed the marriage for Hannah Orahood to Jeremiah
Moore, and also for five of the Coberly children, and then himself
married James Stell's widow, Mary.
The only other possible father for Phebe was James Stell's son Thomas, but his will of 1823 doesn't mention another daughter.
Phebe does fit comfortably into the birth order of the known 12 children.
Ozilla Cuberly married Frederick Court in 1808 in Hardy Co., VA. They settled in Marion Co., OH and
named a daughter Phebe. Our Phebe named a daughter Ozilla. So
there's the evidence for Ozilla, too. I just found a biography for Frederick Court at http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ohio-x-roads&id... and I'm copying and pasting part of it here--
[Frederick Court married a Mrs. Mitchell in Morefield, Hardy Co. and his wife later died. After her death he was headed to New Orleans]
"Stopping to obtain a night's lodging at the home of Mrs. Coberly, he was kindly received and during the evenings conversation they learned that he was a tailor by trade. There being several boys in the family, they secured his services at making clothing for them. From this very good trade sprang up so that he worked about two years...during these two years there sprang up between Orilla Coberly and Mr. Court friendship which ripened into love and resulted in their marriage in 1808 or 1809." So here's even more evidence because it says he stopped at Mrs. Coberly's home and by then James Stell Coberly had died. Also, there WERE a lot of boys in the family.
I'm posting this on the Orahood list, too, so I apologize if you get it twice.
Jeanne