I hope you are starting to notice a pattern with female ancestors. Unless their maiden name is known, you just can't proceed to learn anything more about them. There are so many of our female ancestors in my records whose only information I have is "Mary ____, born about 18##." I was tickled to confirm … Continue reading Joseph Stockford
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Brothers Cobe
I am going to deviate a little bit and talk about a couple of our ancestor's brothers. The Black Sheep Emmett Cobe had a younger brother, John. John was 15 when their mother, Margaret Russell died. Several years later he started down a bad road. By the time he turned 20 (1894) he had become … Continue reading Brothers Cobe
Emmett R. Cobe
The Cobe's have been an interesting family. They are by far our most colorful ancestors, though not as colorful as other people's ancestors. They are as Irish as Irish can be. I can't remember how I knew Emmett Cobe was Eleanore's father. I think the family always knew this from her and I must have … Continue reading Emmett R. Cobe
Mary Stockford
Eleanore Cobe's mother was Mary Stockford. As with Rosetta Johnson, we knew her by several surnames, Pohlman, Stockford, and of course Cobe. We also knew she had a sister, Hattie, who lived with them in Ohio and also followed Emmett Cobe to Harbor Springs, Michigan. Much of what we knew about Mary and Hattie was … Continue reading Mary Stockford
Eleanor Cobe
Eleanor Cobe was my Great-grandmother. She wrote an autobiography in her youth that provided us with an excellent starting point. Eleanor Margarette Cobe was born on 10 September 1895 in Ohio. In her autobiography she identified Napoleon, Henry County, Ohio as her birth place. Her birth records, however, were found in Paulding County, Ohio - … Continue reading Eleanor Cobe
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