Thomas Jefferson Cobb

Thomas Jefferson Cobb was born in Gainesville, Hall CO, GA 29 Aug 1865 and died 14 Dec 1958, Sarasota, Sarasota CO, FL, married Alma Rosetta Addington, dau of Zachariah Taylor Addington and Clarissa Jane Smith, born 21 May 1871, Gainesville, Hall CO, GA died 05 May 1959, Sarasota, Sarasota CO, FL. Both buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL.

The family moved from the Gainesville area in Hall Co, Ga to Flagler County in the summer of 1923. They resided in Bunnell until he built their home on the farm. He had purchased the Green farm and some other land in the Bimini Section.

Mr Cobb and his sons farmed for many years, first the older boys worked with him, then the younger boys, until the farm was sold in 1958. At one time they operated a dairy farm. He always kept a number of fox hounds and his hunts were well known throughout the area and many would hope for an invitation to participate in this lively sport. Mr and Mrs Cobb were the parents of eight children;

1. John Tyrus Cobb, born 09 Dec 1889, Gainesville, Hall CO, GA, died 28 Feb 1933, Daytona Beach, Volusia CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL, married Carrie Thomas in GA. They came to Flagler CO with his parents in 1923 and he farmed before moving to Daytona where he was engaged in the real estate business. After his death his widow moved back to GA. Issue;

(1) Rosette Cobb, born about 1915, GA, married and had a dau.

(2) John Tyrus Cobb Jr, born about 1921, GA, married, had a son and a dau. He was a pilot in the US Army Air Corps and served in Europe during WW II

2. Thomas Watson Cobb, born 08 Sept 1892, Gainesville, Hall CO, GA, died 02 Sep 1956, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, married Winnie Simpson. His 2nd m Ora Cobb.

3. Ruth Pearl Cobb, born 29 Sept 1895 Hall CO, GA, died 28 Jun 1996, Trenton, Dade CO, GA, married about 1917, GA, Aaron Cotter Crowe, born 15 Jan 1880, GA, died 28 Mar 1943, Hall CO, GA. Issue;

(1) Sybil R Crowe, born about 1920, GA, married Foster Graesser. They were divorced in 1944 in St Johns CO, FL

4. Ruby Jane Cobb, born 15 Nov 1898 Hall CO, GA, died 14 Mar 1985, Gainesville, Hall CO, GA, married about 1919, GA Milton Guy Staton, son of Thomas W Staten and Alice J LNU, born 22 Jun 1896, Polksville, Hall CO, GA, died 08 Apr 1959, Hall CO, GA. In 1930 he was an operator, Nehi Bottling Company, La Grange, Troup CO, GA Issue;

(1) Mildred Staton, born about 1922, GA

(2) Wayne Staton, born May 1926, GA

5. Edward Dewey Cobb, born 16 Apr 1902, Oconee, CO, GA, died 20 Aug 1973, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL.

6. Hoke Smith Cobb, born 27 June 1905, Watkinsville, Oconee CO, GA, died 05 Jun 1961, Jacksonville, Duval CO, FL, married 06 Nov 1926, DeLand, Volusia CO, FL, Wilda Elnora Holland dau of Zachary Grantham Holland and Flora Maude Deen, born 10 Aug 1905, St. Johns Park, St Johns now Flagler CO, FL, died 02 Aug 1991, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL. Both buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL..

He farmed, worked as a fireman in Gainesville and Key West, then returned to St. Johns Park and farmed. They later purchased the farm from his brother, Bill, in Bimini section and resided there. He also acquired property and a warehouse in Bunnell and operated an agricultural supply business. Several years after his death, his widow and son moved to Bunnell. Issue;

(1) Hoke Smith Cobb Jr, born 23 Nov 1928, Flagler CO, FL, died 21 Dec 1928, Flagler CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

(2) Twin girls died at birth Dec 1930, Flagler CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

(3) Dalton Hoke (Cobby) Cobb, born 02 Jan 1934, Palatka, Putnam CO, FL, died 15 Jun 2003, Florida Hospital Flagler, Flagler CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL, married 11 Aug 1956, First Baptist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, Eleanor Faye Irvin, dau of Jesse Leroy (Roy) Irvin and Ida LNU. Div.

He farmed with his father in Bimini, later operating a produce business in Bunnell.

Cobby married 2nd, 25 Jan 1974, Seminole CO, FL Karen Kierce.

Cobby married 3rd, 24 Nov 2000, First Methodist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, Elizabeth Keen Allen, dau of Herbert Grey Allen and Eugenia Keen McKenzie, born 11 Nov 1948, Halifax Hospital, Daytona Beach, Volusia CO, FL. Elizabeth was previously married to Thomas Dale Herr.

7. Hugh Tanner Cobb, born 14 Jan 1910, Oconee CO, GA, died 08 Dec 2001, Weatherford, Parker CO, TX, married Rosa Lena Butler, dau of J D Butler, born 8 July 1907, died 25 Aug 2003, Weatherford, Parker CO, TX.

He attended he attended the Academy of Aeronautics at La Guardia Field and the Casey Jones School of Aeronautics at Newark, N.J. and became an aviation mechanic for the US Army Air Corps in WW II. Following the war, he farmed in Bimini where they resided before moving to Texas for health reasons. Issue;

(1) Marilyn Cobb, born 26 Oct 1946, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, died 28 Oct 1946, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

(2) Rosalyn Marie Cobb, born 26 Oct 1946,Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, died 26 Oct 1946, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

(3) Barbara Jean Cobb, born and died 13 May 1948, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

8. William Howell (Bill) Cobb, born 16 Oct 1913, Oconee CO, GA, died 30 May 1993, Scottsmore, Brevard CO, FL, married Evelyn Anne Fontaine, dau of William Madden, born about 1912, Saratoga Springs, Saratoga CO, NY, died 19 Jun 1951, Bimini Section, Flagler CO, FL, buried Espanola Cemetery, Espanola, Flagler CO, FL

He farmed and resided in Bimini section before moving to Titusville. Issue;

(1) Cynthia Anne Cobb, born 20 Jan 1947, Flagler Hospital, St Augustine, St Johns CO, FL, married 10 Aug 1967, First Baptist Church, Bunnell, Flagler CO, FL, James L Miller, son of Luther Miller, born Concord, Knox CO, TN,

She was a 1965 graduate of Bunnell High School and attended Daytona Beach Junior College for two years. In Jul 1967 she was employed by Pal Parker Real Estate Company in Flagler Beach, FL. James moved to Bunnell in 1965. In Jul 1967 he was employed as a ranger by the Florid Forestry Service. They resided in Scottsmore, FL in 1994. Issue;

A. Nancy Miller

B. James Miller

 

Source: The First Families of Flagler by Mary Ketus Deen Holland who cited as her sources, Published Articles.

Additional sources used by the compiler were: Unto This Land (History of St Johns Park, FL (1987), edited by Mary Ketus Deen Holland, pg 211, sketch by Wilda Holland Cobb; The Flagler Tribune, 18 Nov 1926, 18 Dec 1958; Zachariah Taylor Addington family information posted on ancestry.com; World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record; 1900 & 1910 United States Federal Census, Polksville, Hall, Georgia; Census, 1920, Hall CO, GA, Clermont, Dist 105, 05 Jan 1920; 1930 United States Federal Census, La Grange, Troup, Georgia; Census, 1930, Volusia CO, FL, Daytona Beach, Dist 25, 10 Apr 1930; 1930 United States Federal Census, Macon, Bibb, Georgia; Social Security Death Index; Florida Death Index, 1877-1998; Georgia Deaths, 1919-98; and Our Heritage, A Genealogy of the Descendants of Phillip Deen by Mary Ketus Deen Holland, 1979, pg 33.

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