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John B. Cubbedge

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John B. Cubbedge

Birth
South Carolina, USA
Death
12 Sep 1858 (aged 36–37)
Burial
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Lot 15
Memorial ID
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John B. CUBBEDGE was born about 1821 in South Carolina to
• George CUBBEDGE (died before 1850 and buried near Gillisonville, South Carolina) &
• Martha E. STAFFORD (born about 1791 in Charleston, South Carolina, died May 1854).
He was the brother of Bartimeus Joshua CUBBEDGE.

In 1844 in Chatham County, he was married to Almira Elizabeth WEBB (1827-1858), and they were the parents of at least six children, born about 1846-1858.

The Evening Journal was started by J. B. CUBBEDGE in 1851. The following year the Savannah Daily Courier was started by S. T. CHAPMAN, and the Evening Mirror by W. B. Harrison. The Mirror was suspended soon after its birth, and the Journal and Courier were merged into one paper, known as the Journal and Courier, and published by Messrs. Chapman & Cubbedge until the death of the former, in 1854, when the paper was suspended for a short time, until it was purchased by Mr. R. B. Hilton. This paper was merged into the Georgian about 1857, and the consolidated papers published under the name of the Georgian and the Journal.

Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: E. John B. CUBBEDGE died the 12th of September, 1858, and was buried the following day in Lot 15. He was a native of South Carolina, aged 37 years, 6 months, and a resident of Barnard Street, Chatham Ward.
John B. CUBBEDGE was born about 1821 in South Carolina to
• George CUBBEDGE (died before 1850 and buried near Gillisonville, South Carolina) &
• Martha E. STAFFORD (born about 1791 in Charleston, South Carolina, died May 1854).
He was the brother of Bartimeus Joshua CUBBEDGE.

In 1844 in Chatham County, he was married to Almira Elizabeth WEBB (1827-1858), and they were the parents of at least six children, born about 1846-1858.

The Evening Journal was started by J. B. CUBBEDGE in 1851. The following year the Savannah Daily Courier was started by S. T. CHAPMAN, and the Evening Mirror by W. B. Harrison. The Mirror was suspended soon after its birth, and the Journal and Courier were merged into one paper, known as the Journal and Courier, and published by Messrs. Chapman & Cubbedge until the death of the former, in 1854, when the paper was suspended for a short time, until it was purchased by Mr. R. B. Hilton. This paper was merged into the Georgian about 1857, and the consolidated papers published under the name of the Georgian and the Journal.

Abstract from Laurel Grove Cemetery Keepers Book: E. John B. CUBBEDGE died the 12th of September, 1858, and was buried the following day in Lot 15. He was a native of South Carolina, aged 37 years, 6 months, and a resident of Barnard Street, Chatham Ward.


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  • Created by: jrpv
  • Added: Oct 27, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60713221/john_b-cubbedge: accessed ), memorial page for John B. Cubbedge (1821–12 Sep 1858), Find a Grave Memorial ID 60713221, citing Laurel Grove Cemetery North, Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by jrpv (contributor 46972216).