James Coy Cobb

1923 - 1965  (41 years)

• Name	James Coy Cobb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	17 Oct 1923	Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [5]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Census	1940	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Military Draft Registration	1942	Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  Military Service	26 Sep 1945	Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA   [2, 3]
  	US Army - WWII; Staff Sergeant; 301 Signal Battalion
  Death	18 Jan 1965	Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA   [2, 6]
  Burial	Springfield Memorial Gardens, Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  		Springfield Memorial Gardens (also known as Memorial Gardens, Robertson County Memorial Gardens) Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee Find a Grave: #18858
  Person ID	I25482	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	21 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	Basil Coy Cobb,   b. 27 May 1899, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA d. May 1963, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA (Age 63 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Bessie Myrle Sanderson,   b. 13 Mar 1903, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA d. 15 May 2003, Imperial Manor, Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 100 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Aft 1920  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F11737	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Oct 1923 - Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1940 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1942 - Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Military Service - US Army - WWII; Staff Sergeant; 301 Signal Battalion - 26 Sep 1945 - Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, Georgia, USA Death - 18 Jan 1965 - Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S363] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT ; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St Louis, Missouri; St Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56. U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 56 [S10407] Find a Grave - US Index, COBB James C 1923-1965 (Veteran). Tennessee - S Sgt 301 Signal Opr BN - World War II https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135808533/james-coy-cobb [S1274] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT ; Date: 2005;). [S9528] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 81-3. 1940 United States Federal Census Year: 1940; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 81-3 [S9776] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 654.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014. 1930 United States Federal Census Year: 1930; Census Place: Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 2280; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0004; Image: 654.0; FHL microfilm: 2342014 [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. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958 [S8343] Find a Grave: SANDERSON Bessie Cobb 1903-2003, Bessie Myrle Sanderson Cobb Wright. Bessie Myrle Sanderson Cobb Wright was born on March 13, 1904 in Stewart County, Tennessee, and she was the daughter of James "Elliott" Sanderson (1878–1944) and his wife Willie Juanita (Bryant) Sanderson (1881–1963). She was married 1st to Basil Coy Cobb (1899–1963), son of Pinkney Leander Cobb (1854–1931) and Vivia Ann (Tanner) Cobb (1856–1903). Bessie was married 2nd to William Harold Wright (1909–1987), the son of James E and Charity Jane (Wisdom) Wright. A member of Red River Baptist Church in Adams and living in Clarksville, Montgomery County, Bessie was 99 years old when she passed away on May 15, 2003 at Imperial Manor in Nashville. She was preceded in death by her two husbands, her son J C Cobb and by daughter Edna "Merle" (Cobb) Qualls (1931–1988), while survivors included three daughters, a brother, ten grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren and a 2nd-great grandchild. Funeral Services were held at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, as was burial. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120163259/bessie_myrle_wright [S10231] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Database online. Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: . Record for Willie Sanderson 1920 United States Federal Census Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1761; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 191; Image: 882