I'm going to combine my post for Richard and Eliza because they arrived together as our immigrant ancestors on this line. And as with John Rhoads, I will split this blog into two parts. Richard appears first in 1840 listed in the Census living in Napoleon Township, Henry County, Ohio. Enumerated in his household as … Continue reading Richard and Eliza Cobe, part 1
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Margaret Russell
Margaret Russell was the first wife of Richard Cobe (Junior) and is our maternal ancestor. There is not enough known about her to provide an interesting biography (UPDATE: See new post Creatively Recreating Margaret). She was not mentioned in the newspapers of her day as she lived and died as the wife of a quiet … Continue reading Margaret Russell
Richard Cobe (Junior)
Emmett is found in Paulding County, Ohio and the next two generations were conveniently in plain sight on the census. Richard lived most of his life in Brown Township, Paulding County, Ohio. He was born in either Paulding or Henry County (Napoleon). I have never found a record of birth for him, in fact, I … Continue reading Richard Cobe (Junior)
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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