James Davis Cobb

1846 - 1920  (73 years)

• Name	James Davis Cobb  [1, 2]
  Birth	14 Oct 1846	Owen, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	James Cobb  [3]
  Name	James D Cobb  [5]
  Name	James D Cobb  [4]
  Reference Number	29127
  Residence	1860	District 1, Lusbys Mill, Owen, Kentucky, USA   [3]
  Residence	1870	Lusbys Mills, Lusbys Mills, Owen, Kentucky, USA   [4]
  	Occupation: Farmer
  Burial	1920	Breck, Owen, Kentucky, USA   [2]
  Death	12 Oct 1920	Grant, Kentucky, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I29127	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Elijah Cobb,   b. 28 Feb 1819, Owen, Kentucky, USA d. 2 Sep 1860, Owen, Kentucky, USA (Age 41 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Eliza Jane Davis,   b. 29 Jun 1828, Kentucky, USA d. 22 Feb 1914 (Age 85 years)
  Relationship	bio
  Marriage	13 Mar 1844	Owenton, Owen, Kentucky, USA   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F19177	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ellen Works,   b. 17 Nov 1844, Kentucky, USA d. 14 Apr 1897 (Age 52 years)
  Marriage	30 Jun 1868  [1, 5]
  Children	1. Malinda Ellen Cobb,   b. 1880   d. 1971 (Age 91 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   2. Mary E Cobb,   b. 1883   d. 1970 (Age 87 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   3. Etta Cobb,   b. 15 May 1870, Owen, Kentucky, USA d. 28 Feb 1967, Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA (Age 96 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   4. Stella Cobb,   b. 7 Apr 1890  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   5. Ida Cobb,   b. 22 Apr 1869, Kentucky, USA d. 12 Jan 1875 (Age 5 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   6. Elijah Cobb,   b. 1871   d. 1951 (Age 80 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   7. Laura Cobb,   b. 1873   d. 1877 (Age 4 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   8. John W Cobb,   b. 1875   d. 1940 (Age 65 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   9. Samuel Tilden Cobb,   b. 1876   d. 1876 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]   10. Elizah Jane Cobb,   b. 4 Feb 1878   d. 13 Aug 1878 (Age 0 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio]
  Family ID	F19178	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 14 Oct 1846 - Owen, Kentucky, USA Residence - 1860 - District 1, Lusbys Mill, Owen, Kentucky, USA Residence - Occupation: Farmer - 1870 - Lusbys Mills, Lusbys Mills, Owen, Kentucky, USA Burial - 1920 - Breck, Owen, Kentucky, USA Death - 12 Oct 1920 - Grant, Kentucky, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show	2 Photos
  	Cobb Family Marker
  	James Davis Cobb [1846-1920]

  
  

• Sources

  [S622] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The Cobbs of Owen County, Kentucky; Author: Morgan, Edgar L., b. 1878. U.S., Family History Books The Cobbs of Owen County, Kentucky; Author: Morgan, Edgar L., b. 1878 [S19] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28554042/james-davis-cobb [S55] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Owen, Kentucky; Roll: M653_391; Page: 119; Family History Library Fil. 1860 United States Federal Census The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Owen, Kentucky; Roll: M653_391; Page: 119; Family History Library Fil [S59] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Lusbys Mills, Owen, Kentucky; Roll: M593_493; Page: 176A. 1870 United States Federal Census Year: 1870; Census Place: Lusbys Mills, Owen, Kentucky; Roll: M593_493; Page: 176A [S1187] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965 [S622] Ancestry.com, U.S., Family History Books, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2025;), The Cobbs of Owen County, Kentucky; Author: Morgan, Edgar L., b. 1878. U.S., Family History Books The Cobbs of Owen County, Kentucky; Author: Morgan, Edgar L., b. 1878 [S1187] Ancestry.com, Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2016;). Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965