James Nathaniel Cobb

Birth: 15 Jun 1839
Rutherford Co, TN

1850 United States Federal Census
Actual Date of Census Record
12 Oct 1850
Age: 11 Residence
Big Spring, Rutherford, Tennessee
James N Bobb
[James N Cobb]
[James Nathaniel Cobb]
Age: 11
Birth Year: abt 1839
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1850: Big Spring, Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 868
Household Members:
Name Age
Ambrosia Cobb 55
Susan M Cobb 40
Jacob S Cobb 19
Winchester Cobb 17
George L Cobb 15
Mary Cobb 13
James N Cobb 11
Sarah M Cobb 8
Sophia M Cobb 7
Ephraim Cobb 5
John Cobb 1

19 May 1858
Age: 18 James N Cobb - Marriage to Mary King
Putnam, Missouri Marriage - FamilySearch.org
(I know this is him because they were on the 1860 Fed Census living near his parents and several siblings in Lucas Co, Iowa

1860 United States Federal Census
Actual Date of Census Record
9 Jun 1860
Age: 22 Residence
James N Cobb 22
Mary Cobb 21
Florence A Cobb 1
Chariton, Lucas, Iowa
(he and Mary King Cobb also had a son named Mile Edwin King b. 1861 Lucas Co, Iowa

He went back to TN when the Civil War started and joined there- Civil War records attached to profile on Ancestry.com
Name: James N. Cobb
Company F
Unit - 2 (Robinson's) Tennessee Inf.
Rank - Induction Private
Rank - Discharge Private
Allegiance Confederate
He and brother George L Cobb both served in Robinson's

Lost his trail after the Civil War until he showed up in Calhoun Co, AL =

28 Jun 1887
Age: 48 Marriage to Paulina "Lina" Willingham
Benton/Calhoun County AL - have copy of Marriage License

6 Oct 1893
Age: 54 Marriage to Paulina "Lina" Willingham
Calhoun Co, Alabama Marriage License - Their 2nd marriage to each other- There is no explanation for this other than he never divorced first wife nor as far as I can tell returned to Iowa

1900 United States Federal Census
12 Jun 1900 Federal Census
Actual Date of Census Record
Age: 60 Residence
Duke, Calhoun, Alabama
James Cobb 60
Polnia Cobb 40
Sidney Cobb 12
George Cobb 11
R B Cobb 9
Ada Cobb 8
Josephine Cobb 7
Susan Cobb 4
Grace Cobb 2

1910 United States Federal Census
23 Apr 1910
Actual Date of Census Record
1910 Federal Census
Name: James Cobb
Age in 1910: 69
Birth Year: abt 1841
Birthplace: Tennessee
Home in 1910: Alexandria, Calhoun, Alabama
Street: Alexandria and Anniston Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Paulina Cobb
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: North Carolina
Native Tongue: English
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employer, Employee or Other: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Rent
Farm or House: Farm
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Years Married: 23
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
James Cobb 69
Paulina Cobb 51
R B Cobb 19
[14]
Grace Cobb 12

18 May 1912
Age: 72 Death
Benton/Calhoun County AL
burial Union Cemetery, Wellington, Calhoun Co, AL