Cobb Family Timeline
One of the reasons I established this timeline was to differenciate my Cobb family line from other Cobb families. I used to get emails from other Cobb researchers asking me for information on their relatives, who were not actually in my family. Cobb is like Smith, folks.....not all Cobbs are related. My Cobb family settled in New York, and is not related to Cobb families found in the Southern United States. We're Yankees, and proud of it. And before anyone in my family even mentions.....no, folks, we are not, not not not, in any way, shape or form, related to Ty Cobb.
Please note: Living family members are not included in this timeline for privacy reasons.
1806: John Cobb Sr., my great great great great grandfather, is born in Sloley, Norfolk, England.
1811: Mary Cook is born in Martham, Norfolk, England.
1827: 27 Feb, John Cobb Sr. and Mary Cook wed in Martham, Norfolk, England.
1829: Sarah Ann Cobb is born in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1833: Jane Cobb is born in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1834: Ann Cobb is born in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1838: Francis Cobb is born in Barton Turf, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1839: John Cobb Jr. is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1841: William Cobb is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb; he dies as an infant.
1842: William Cobb is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb; he dies as an infant.
1843: January; William Cobb, my great great great grandfather, is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb.
1845: Harriet Cobb is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb; she dies as an infant.
1846: George Cobb is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb; he dies as an infant.
1848: Harriet Cobb is born in Neatishead, Norfolk, England, to John and Mary Cobb; she dies as an infant.
1848: October; Emma Phoebe Shreeve, my great great great grandmother, is born in Norwich, Norfolk, England.
1852: Emma and her family arrive in the United States.
1861: The Civil War begins.
1864: William and his family arrive in the United States. They settle in New York.
1865: 11 March; William Cobb volunteers to serve his new country in the Civil War as a Union soldier. His Army records describe him as being 5 feet 5 inches tall, having "blue eyes, light brown hair and a dark complexion". He is "a farmer by occupation". He joins Company A of the 151st Regiment of the New York Volunteer Infantry. What follows is an excerpt of documentation of the 151st's service. I have picked it up after William joined, just after the "Demonstration on the Rapidan February 6-7, 1864."
"Campaign from the Rapidan to the James May 3-June 15. Battles of the Wilderness May 5-7; Spottsylvania May 8-12; Spottsylvania Court House May 12-21. Assault on the Salient, "Bloody Angle," May 12. North Anna River May 23-26. On line of the Pamunkey May 26-28. Totopotomoy May 28-31. Hanover Court House May 31. Cold Harbor June 1-12. Before Petersburg June 17-18. Siege of Petersburg June 17 to July 6. Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad, June 22-23. Moved to Baltimore, Md., thence to Frederick, Md., July 6-8. Battle of Monocacy July 9. Sheridan's Shenandoah Valley Campaign August 7-November 28. Battle of Winchester September 19. Fisher's Hill September 22. Battle of Cedar Creek October 19. Duty at Kernstown and Winchester until December. Moved to Washington, D.C., thence to Petersburg, Va., December 3-6. Siege of Petersburg December 12, 1864, to April 2, 1865. Fort Fisher, Petersburg, March 25, 1865. Appomattox Campaign March 28-April 9. Fall of Petersburg April 2. Pursuit of Lee April 3-9. Sailor's Creek April 6. Appomattox Court House April 9. Surrender of Lee and his army. March to Danville April 23-27. Moved to Richmond, Va., May 16; thence to Washington, D.C., May 24-June 2. Corps Review June 8. Mustered out at Washington, D.C., June 26, 1865. Regiment lost during service 5 Officers and 101 Enlisted men killed and mortally wounded and 1 Officer and 99 Enlisted men by disease. Total 206."
1865: August; Frederick Johns is born in England.
The Civil War ends.1866: 3 March; William Cobb marries Emma Phoebe Shreeve.
1868: 7 May; Cora Jane Cobb is born in Ridgeway, Orleans, New York.
August; Harry Johns, brother of Frederick, is born in England.1870: 4 June; Minnie Elizabeth Cobb is born in Elba, Niagara, New York.
1873: 3 February; William Francis "Frank" Cobb, my great great grandfather, is born in Ridgeway, Orleans, New York.
The Johns family arrives in the United States.1875: April; John Cobb Sr. dies in Ridgeway, Orleans, New York. He is laid to rest at Bates Road Cemetery.
The 1875 Census for Ridgeway lists Mary Cobb, widow, born in England and 55 years of age as living with her son, John Cobb, who is 34, a farmer and also born in England. It then lists William Cobb, 32, a carpenter born in England and his wife Emma, 28 years of age and also born in England. Living with them are the following children: Cora J. age 7, Minnie age 5, and William F, 2 years and 3 months. (How I would have loved to see him as a baby!)
1876: 16 May; Lena Emma Cobb is born in Ridgeway, Orleans, New York.
1878: 3 May; Hubert Marcus Casement is born in New York.
Mary Estella Bond, my great great grandmother is born in Tonawanda, Erie, New York to Leonard and Harriet Bond.
13 November; Franklin D. Kidd is born.1879: 5 July; Fredrick Henry Cobb is born in Ridgeway, Orleans, New York.
1884: 13 August; Ruby Nina "Ruth" Cobb is born in Albion, Orleans, New York.
10 October; Mattie J. Fearby is born.1890: 4 June; Minnie Elizabeth Cobb marries Frederick Johns.
1892 Census for Albion, Orleans, New York lists the following children living with William and Emma Shreeve Cobb: Frank, 19; Lena, 16; Fred, 12; Ruby, 8. Also listed (probably living right down the street!) is "Fred Johns, 27, born in England, farmer; wife Minnie Cobb, 21, born in USA, and Harry, 23, born in England".
The Census for Gaines, Orleans, New York lists the following: John Casement, 50 years of age, farmer born in England; wife Sarah, 51 years of age, daughter Nettie, 16, born in USA and son Bert, 14, born in USA".
1895: 27 January; Lou Peterson, my great grandmother, is born.
1896: 15 July; Henry B. Johns is born in Albion to Minnie Elizabeth Cobb and Frederick Johns.
1898: 16 March; Lena Emma Cobb marries Hubert Marcus Casement in Albion, Orleans, New York.
Also this year, Frank Cobb and Mary Estella Bond marry.1900: 13 May; William Leonard "Dad Bill" Cobb, my great grandfather, is born to Frank and Mary Bond Cobb in Middleport, Niagara, New York.
The 1900 Census for Albion shows that aunt Ruby, then 15, was living with William and Emma. It also shows a daughter, Cora Gorman, 32, widow. When I found this information, I cried for quite some time; we had always thought that Aunt Cora had never married. If Mr. Gorman is listed in Family Records, he's in records I don't have. I would dearly love to find him. I have a photograph of Aunt Cora, probably taken in the 1930's. She's standing outside, beside a two-storey white house, holding a grey tabby kitten very close to her face. So now that I know she was married, and was widowed young (on top of taking care of her parents until their deaths), I begin to understand the sadness in her eyes.
The 1900 Census for Albion also shows "Frederick Johns, 34, born in England, farmer; wife Minnie E. Cobb, 29; son Henry B., 3." It shows his brother's household as well: "Harry Johns, 31, born in England, farmer; wife Mary E. Smith, 29, born in New York, parents from Germany; son Arthur J., born in May in New York."
The 1900 Census for Gaines shows "Hubert Marcus Casement, 24, Head of Household and Farm Laborer, married 2 years; wife Lena E. Cobb, 24". 1901: 10 October; James Elwood Casement is born in Albion to Uncle Bert and Aunt Lena.
Cathryn Burns is also born this year.1904: 7 August; Fredrick Henry Cobb marries Mattie J. Fearby in East Shelby, Orleans, New York.
29 December; Hartly L. Johns is born in Eagle Harbor, Orleans, New York to Minnie and Frederick.1906: 4 March; Ruby Nina Cobb marries Franklin D. Kidd in Canada.
1907: 6 January; Evelyn Helen Cobb is born in Middleport to Frank and Mary Bond Cobb.
13 May; Mattie J. Fearby Cobb dies at the hospital in Niagara Falls of appendicitis. She is laid to rest at Millville Cemetery in Shelby.1911: 1 January; Mary Bond Cobb dies in Middleport.
1914: 28 July; World War I begins.
1915 Census for Albion shows William Cobb, aged 73, carpenter; wife Emma, 68, houseworker, and daughter Cora J., aged 47, a dressmaker.
The 1915 Census for Gaines shows Bert Casement, 39, Farm Laborer; Lena E., 39, houseworker and son James E., 13, schoolboy.
1916: Easter Uprising in Ireland 21 April; Graham "Bud" Higginson born in Spanish Fork, Utah, Utah.
1917: 12 May; Frank marries Rose K. Hines in Medina, Orleans, New York.
16 July; William Leonard Cobb enlists in United States Army in Buffalo. He is a part of Battery C, 27th Division of the 106th Field Artilary. He joins the fighting in France, where he is later wounded.1918: 11 November; World War I ends.
1919: 31 March; William Leonard Cobb comes home.
14 October; Henry B. Johns marries Mildred Marion Sadler in Albion.1921: 19 October; Paul Gordon Neil, my grandfather, is born in Franklin, Franklin, Idaho.
1924: 1 February; William Leonard Cobb marries Lou Peterson in Wellington, Carbon, Utah.
5 February; Evelyn Helen Cobb marries Edward D. Licht in Tonawanda, Erie, New York.1923: 16 April; Roy Francis Cobb is born in Medina, Orleans, New York to Frank and Rose Hines Cobb.
1925: 29 October; Betty Lou Cobb, my grandmother, is born in Heber City, Wasatch, Utah to William Leonard and Lou Peterson Cobb.
1927: 15 September; Emma Shreeve Cobb dies in Albion, Orleans, New York. She is laid to rest near her father-in-law John at Bates Road Cemetery.
1928: 10 May; a baby boy is stillborn to Willaim Leonard and Lou; he is buried at Heber City Cemetery without a name or gravemarker.
1929: 21 September; Willaim Cobb dies in Albion. He is laid to rest in the family plot at Bates Road Cemetery.
1930: 24 January; Rose K. Hines Cobb dies in Shelby. She is laid to rest at Mount Ridge Cemetery.
12 March; Fredrick Henry Cobb dies in Rochester, Monroe, New York. He is laid to rest near his father John at Bates Road Cemetery. He served in the 42nd Hospital Corp in WWI.
1 April; Mona Vey Cobb is born in Ogden, Weber, Utah to William Leonard and Lou.
14 December; Lena Emma Cobb Casement dies in Medina, Orleans, New York. She is laid to rest at Mount Albion Cemetery.1931: William Francis "Frank" Cobb dies in Medina. I do not know at this time where my great great grandfather rests.
1934: 11 September; James Edward Casement is born in Medina to James Elwood and Cathryn Burns Casement.
1939: 21 September; Hubert Marcus "Uncle Bert" Casement dies in Medina. He is laid to rest at Mount Albion Cemetery, near aunt Lena.
1941: 7 December; The Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor.
1942: 1 April; Betty Lou Cobb marries Paul Gordon Neil in Malad, Oneida, Idaho.
31 May; Barbara Lou Neil is born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah to Betty and Paul.1943: 8 January; Cora Jane Cobb Gorman dies in Albion. She is laid to rest at Mount Albion Cemetery.
27 October; a baby boy is born in Ogden, Weber, Utah to Betty and Paul; he is given up for adoption.1945: 12 March; First Allied combat mission from German territory is flown by P-47's of the 373rd Fighter Group; the Airbase was located in Venlo, Holland but the strip itself was in Germany. Roy Francis Cobb is "D" Flight Commander. He eventually rises to the rank of Major.
1946: 7 December; Mary Lorraine Neil, my Mother, is born in Salt Lake City to Betty and Paul.
1951: December; Mona Vey Cobb marries Robert Vernon Parks in Ogden, Weber, Utah.
30 December; William Leonard "Dad Bill" Cobb dies in Ogden, Weber, Utah. He is laid to rest at Washington Heights Memorial Park in Washington Heights, Weber, Utah.1952: My grandmother divorces my grandfather.
1953: 2 May; Roy Francis Cobb marries Beverly Elizabeth Kearney.
9 September; My grandmother marries Graham "Bud" Higginson in Kemmer, Lincoln, Wyoming.1957: 23 February; Franklin D. Kidd dies in Medina. He is laid to rest at Bates Road Cemetery.
1958: October; Beverly Elizabeth Kearney abandons Uncle Roy, taking their son John William Cobb with her. He later remarries a wonderful lady named Annie Rosenau.
1960: 28 April; James Elwood Casement dies. He is laid to rest at Mount Albion Cemetery.
1961: 26 March; Ruby Nina Cobb Kidd dies in Ridgeway. She is laid to rest at Bates Road Cemetery.
16 August; Lou Peterson Cobb dies in Ogden, Weber, Utah. She is laid to rest at Washington Heights Memorial Park.1962: 8 June; Edward D. Licht dies.
1964: 1 October; Cathryn Burns Casement dies. She is laid to rest at Mount Albion.
1967: Mary Lorraine Neil and Clifford George Smith, my parents, are married.
1979: 26 October; Paul Gordon Neil dies in Salt Lake City. He is laid to rest in the Neil Family Plot at Providence City Cemetery, Providence, Utah.
1983: 17 June; James Edward Casement dies in Medina. He is laid to rest at Saint Mary's Cemetery in Ridgeway. He served in Korea.
1989: 9 January; Ronald J. Laws, the baby boy Betty gave up for adoption, dies in Butte County, California.
21 December; Barbara Lou Neil Adams dies in Alaska. She is laid to rest at Washington Heights Memorial Park.1991: 25 January; Evelyn Helen Cobb Licht dies in Wheatfield (or Lockport.....), New York. She is laid to rest at Elmlawn Cemetery.
1993: 23 November; Graham "Bud" Higginson dies. He is cremated and his ashes are scattered.
1996: August; my Mother returns to Utah to take care of her mom.
9 December; My grandmother, Betty Lou Cobb Neil Higginson dies in Layton, Davis, Utah. She is laid to rest at Washington Heights Memorial Park, near her parents and daughter Barbara.1997: 26 January; Roy Francis Cobb dies in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona. He is laid to rest at National Memorial Cemetery Of Arizona.
2000: 11 June; My Mother and I discover the "unnamed baby boy Cobb" in other family records. Dad Bill had always wanted to name a son "William Shane", so Mom and I give this uncle the name William Shane Cobb.
2001: 11 September; the Unthinkable has happened: America is attacked by monsters. A field in Pennsylvania, The Pentagon in Our Nation's Capital, and New York, the cradle of my Cobb Family, are killing grounds designed by madmen. See? The dreadful old fairytales about the Boogerman are really true; only sometimes he's not in your closet or under your bed. Sometimes he's a fanatic in another country, who kills innocent people while hiding behind his sick and twisted interpertation of religion and jabbers nonsense.
2002: 23 April; My Mother, Mary Lorraine Neil, dies in Layton, Davis, Utah. She is cremated as per her wishes and her ashes are interred above her mother at Washington Heights Memorial Park.
2007: 19 September; Mona Vey Cobb Parks, sister of Betty Lou Cobb, dies in Ogden. She is laid to rest at Washington Heights Memorial Park.
