West Virginia Pioneers

Lewis Melvin Cobb

Male 1891 - 1934  (43 years)


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  • Name Lewis Melvin Cobb 
    Born 20 Jan 1891  West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Died 21 Dec 1934  Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Notes 

    • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
      Name: Lewis Melvin Cobb
      County: Clendenin, Kanawha
      State: West Virginia
      Birthplace: Clendenin, WV
      Birth Date: 20 Jan 1891
      Race: White
      Roll: 1992560
      DraftBoard: 2
      Age: 26
      Natural born citizen
      Occupation: farmer - I work for myself
      Nearest Relative: a wife
      Height/Build:med/med
      Color of Eyes/Hair: blue/dark


      Death Record
      Name: Lewis M./Cobb
      Sex: white male
      Death Date: 21 Dec 1934
      Death Place: Clendenin, Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia
      Age at Death: 45y11m9d
      Cemetery: Osborne cemetery
      Birth Date: 1/12/1889
      Birth Place: Kanawha Co
      Marital Status: married
      Spouse: Mary/Gibson
      Occupation: oil field worker
      Mother: Dutch/Green
      Mother's Birth Place: Kanawha
      Father: William/Cobb
      Father's Birth Place: Kanawha Co
      Informant: Mrs L M Cobb, Clendenin
    Person ID I37606  WVPioneers
    Last Modified 12 Jul 2017 

    Father William Cobb,   b. 24 Mar 1848, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1921  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Green,   b. 17 Jan 1850, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jul 1902  (Age 52 years) 
    Married 15 Jun 1872  [3
    Notes 

    • Roane Co marriages
      William Cobb 23, Jackson, Roane
      Elizabeth Hite, 22 (w), Jackson, Roane
      William & H
      William & Ellen
      6/15/1872

      1880 Census Place: Big Sandy, Kanawha, West Virginia Page 213C
      William COBB Self M M W 31 W. V.
      Elizabeth COBB Wife F M W 30 W. V.
      Mary E. COBB Dau F S W 7 W. V.
      Stephen COBB Son M S W 5 W. V.
      William COBB Son M S W 5 W. V.
      John COBB Son M S W 2 W. V.
      Sarah COBB Dau F S W 5M W. V.
      James HITE Nephew M S W 10 W. V.
      Occ: At Home Fa: W. V. Mo: VA.

      1900 Big Sandy, Kanawha Co., WV
      Cobb, William 51 WV Mar 1849, Farmer, married 28 years
      Elizabeth 50 WV Jan 1850, 11 children, 9 living
      Sarrah F. 20 WV Jan 1880
      Julia M. 18 WV Nov 1881
      Cora A. 16 WV Sep 1883
      Ozellia A. 10 WV Jul 1889
      Lewis M. 9 WV Jan 1891
      Stephen L. 25 WV Nov 1874 day laborer

      1910 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV #278 all WVWVWV
      Cobb, William 91 m2- 7y
      Emily 56 m2- 7y 1-0 child
      John B son 32 s
      Ozella A da 21 s
      Lewis M son 19

      Burial: Mary Osborne Cemetery Clendenin
      Elizabeth Cobb
      Birth: Jan. 17, 1850
      Death: Jul. 3, 1902
      William N. Cobb
      Birth: Mar. 24, 1848
      Death: May 26, 1921
    Family ID F10009  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary E Gibson,   b. CA 1891, West Virginia, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 

    • 1920 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 72-76
      Cobb, Lewis M 29 WV VAVA
      Mary 29 WVWVWV

      1930 Big Sandy, Kanawha, WV # 264
      Cobb, Mike W 40 md age 24
      Mary G 40 md age 24
      [I can't find a Lewis Cobb in 1930. Is this him with a nickname? Stephen & Mary Huffman are at # 270, Stephen & Judith Cobb are at #277]
    Family ID F18739  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1205] Census.

    2. [S40] Death Record.

    3. [S15] Marriage Records, Roane Co, WV.