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William Herschel Cobb

Birth: 23 Feb 1863
Murphy, Cherokee County, North Carolina, USA
Death: 8 Aug 1905 (aged 42)
Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA
Burial: Rose Hill Cemetery

Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot: Cobb Family Crypt
Memorial ID: 10280491 View Source

Professor,Murder Victim and Father of Baseball Legend Ty Cobb. On the morning of August 9,1905 William Cobb was shot twice with a shotgun by his wife Amanda Cobb. The killing was ruled an accident but rumor's have it that it was her lover that shot and killed William Cobb.

Professor,Murder Victim and Father of Baseball Legend Ty Cobb. On the morning of August 9,1905 William Cobb was shot twice with a shotgun by his wife Amanda Cobb. The killing was ruled an accident but rumor's have it that it was her lover that shot and killed William Cobb.

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Amanda Chitwood Cobb

1871–1936 (m. 1886)

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Created by: mike
Added: Jan 5, 2005
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/10280491/william_herschel-cobb: accessed ), memorial page for William Herschel Cobb (23 Feb 1863–8 Aug 1905), Find a Grave Memorial ID 10280491, citing Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston, Franklin County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by mike (contributor 46614523).

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