Alexander Mallory Cobb b. 17 Oct 1817 North Carolina, USA d. 24 Aug 1885: Smith Family Tree

Alexander Mallory Cobb

1817 - 1885 (67 years)

Name	Alexander Mallory Cobb [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Birth	17 Oct 1817	North Carolina, USA [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
Gender	Male
Census	1840	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [3]
Census	1850	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [4]
	Martha and Alexander Cobb
Census	1860	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [6]
	Margret and Alex Cobb
Census	1870	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA [7]
	Margret and Alex "Cash"
Census	1880	Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA [8]
	Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self
Death	24 Aug 1885 [9]
Burial	Carr-Cobb Cemetery, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA [9]
Person ID	I15378	A Tree Called Smith
Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

Father	James Montgomery Cobb, b. Abt 1779
Relationship	natural
Mother	Ann Hargrove
Relationship	natural
Family ID	F2128	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Margret Hargrove, b. 27 Nov 1825, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Jun 1902 (Age 76 years)

Marriage 11 Jul 1852 Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [2, 11]

Children

	1. Cyrus B Cobb, b. 7 Aug 1857, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 11 Dec 1940, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 83 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Melsena Cobb, b. Abt 1864, Tennessee, USA d. 18 Dec 1936 (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Margaret Emily 'Emma' Cobb, b. 3 Feb 1856, Tennessee, USA d. 12 May 1929, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 73 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Pinkney Leander Cobb, b. 2 Sep 1854, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Mar 1931, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 76 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Georgia Cobb, b. 17 May 1865, Tennessee, USA d. 3 Feb 1871 (Age 5 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Susan A Cobb, b. Jan 1860, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 1905, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 44 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. Columbus Jefferson Cobb, b. 19 May 1860, Tennessee, USA d. 19 Aug 1895, Alabama, USA (Age 35 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. Alexander Mack Cobb, b. Abt 1867, Tennessee, USA d. 1898 (Age 31 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	9. Henry Bethel 'Bithe' Cobb, b. 3 Oct 1870, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. Aft 1931 (Age > 62 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	10. Elizabeth J 'Lizzie' Cobb, b. Dec 1859, Tennessee, USA d. 16 Oct 1940, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 80 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	11. Cynthia Ann Cobb, b. 9 Jul 1854, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 25 Apr 1916, Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA (Age 61 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F5643 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Family 2 Martha L Hargrove, b. 29 Jun 1818, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Apr 1852 (Age 33 years)

Marriage 23 Jan 1840 Trigg County, Kentucky, USA [1, 12]

Children

	1. Daniel Cobb, b. Apr 1852 d. Aug 1852 (Age 0 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	2. Private Ervin James Cobb, b. 27 Nov 1840, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 26 Dec 1863, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 23 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	3. Private George Alexander Cobb, b. Abt 1843, Tennessee, USA d. Feb 1862, Fort Donelson, Dover, Stewart, Tennessee, USA (Age 19 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	4. Wilburn Albertus Cobb, b. 27 Jan 1850, Tennessee, USA d. 1 Feb 1922, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	5. Stephen M Cobb, b. 15 Apr 1845, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. 23 Nov 1924, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 79 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	6. Robert Brutus Tandy Cobb, b. 16 Jan 1848, Tennessee, USA d. 31 Jul 1920, Graves County, Kentucky, USA (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	7. William P Cobb, b. 16 May 1846, Tennessee, USA d. 27 Jan 1904, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 57 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]
	8. John Alexander Cobb, b. 19 Oct 1843, Tennessee, USA d. Apr 1850, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA (Age 6 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural]

Family ID F5644 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 21 Jul 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 17 Oct 1817 - North Carolina, USA
	Census - 1840 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 23 Jan 1840 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Martha and Alexander Cobb - 1850 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Marriage - 11 Jul 1852 - Trigg County, Kentucky, USA
	Census - Margret and Alex Cobb - 1860 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Margret and Alex "Cash" - 1870 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA
	Census - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Self - 1880 - Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA

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Sources

[S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).

Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
[S260] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2016;).

Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
[S257] Ancestry.com, 1840 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 534; Page: 317; Family History Library Film: 0024549.

1840 United States Federal Census
Year: 1840; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 534; Page: 317; Family History Library Film: 0024549
[S9910] Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 896; Page: 427A.

1850 United States Federal Census
Year: 1850; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 896; Page: 427A
[S91] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2007;), Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky.

Kentucky, Death Records, 1852-1965
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
[S93] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 805272.

1860 United States Federal Census
Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 805272
[S11805] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 252B; Family History Library Film: 553063.

1870 United States Federal Census
Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 252B; Family History Library Film: 553063
[S8915] Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1880 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1280; Page: 231B; Enumeration District: 154.

1880 United States Federal Census
Year: 1880; Census Place: Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1280; Page: 231B; Enumeration District: 154
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, COBB Alexander M 1817-1885.
Alexander Mallory Cobb married sisters (1) Martha Hargrove and (2) Margaret Hargrove
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33807855/alexander-m-cobb
[S17] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 6.

Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958
Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 6
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HARGROVE Margaret Cobb 1825-1902.
Margaret Hargrove was the Second wife of Alexander M. Cobb and sister to the first wife who was named Martha.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/33807865/margret_cobb
[S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, HARGROVE Martha Cobb 1818-1852.
Martha L Hargrove was the first wife of Alexander Cobb and was the sister of Margret Hargrove
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143980624/martha_l_cobb

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