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Pinkney Leander Cobb

Pinkney Leander Cobb

Male 1854 - 1931  (76 years)

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  • Name Pinkney Leander Cobb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8] 
    Birth 2 Sep 1854  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 6, 8] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 6; Son of Margret and Alex 
    Census 1870  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Residence Post Office: Indian Mound 
    Census 1900  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head 
    Census 1910  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marital Status: Married to Rodah; Relation to Head of House: Head 
    Death 10 Mar 1931  Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 9] 
    Cause: Murder during robbery at his home 
    Burial Carr-Cobb Cemetery, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Person ID I15698  A Tree Called Smith
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Father Alexander Mallory Cobb,   b. 17 Oct 1817, North Carolina, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Aug 1885 (Age 67 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Margret Hargrove,   b. 27 Nov 1825, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jun 1902 (Age 76 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Jul 1852  Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Family ID F5578  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Rhoda Frances 'Rody' Bond,   b. 1856, Trigg County, Kentucky, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Jun 1914, Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 58 years) 
    Marriage 6 Jun 1909  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F5584  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

    Family 2 Vivian Ann Tanner,   b. 15 Aug 1856, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Mar 1908, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 51 years) 
    Marriage 1874  Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 5, 11] 
    Children 
     1. Basil Coy Cobb,   b. 27 May 1899, Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. May 1963, Adams, Robertson, Tennessee, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)  [natural]
    Family ID F5585  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Mar 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Sep 1854 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 6; Son of Margret and Alex - 1860 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Residence Post Office: Indian Mound - 1870 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 1874 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head: Head - 1900 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Jun 1909 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Marital Status: Married to Rodah; Relation to Head of House: Head - 1910 - Stewart County, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Murder during robbery at his home - 10 Mar 1931 - Big Rock, Stewart, Tennessee, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • News
    Homicide-COBB Pink    		Homicide-COBB Pink

  • Sources 
    1. [S4] Ancestry Family Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees.

    2. [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600.

    3. [S100] Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1860; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Page: 442; Family History Library Film: 805272.
      1860 United States Federal Census      		 1860 United States Federal Census


    4. [S119] Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1564; Page: 252B; Family History Library Film: 553063.

    5. [S5] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).
      Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002      		 Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002


    6. [S515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).

    7. [S5] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2008;).

    8. [S15] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 3, Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1522; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0168; FHL microfilm: 1375535.

    9. [S1568] Newspapers.com - The Leaf-Chronicle - 10 Mar 1931 - Page 1, (Name: The Leaf-Chronicle; Location: Clarksville, Tennessee; Date: 10 Mar 1931;), Murder of Pink Cobb.
      Sheriff J. C. Spiceland of Stewart county and deputies were this afternoon using bloodhounds secured at Sebree, Ky in an effort to trail the slayer of P. L. Cobb, aged farmer who was found beaten to death in his home a mile and a half north of this place in the Third district of Stewart county this morning.
      Mr. Cobb's body, partially under a bed in his room was found by his son, Basil Cobb who lives on a nearby farm. A blood-stained broomstick was also found In the room and is thought to have been one of the weapons used to slay the aged farmer who had lived alone in the home for about two years.
      Although robbery was assigned as the motive for the slaying of Mr. Cobb; it was stated that there was little, If any, money in the home. There were no tenants on the farm, Mr. Cobb being the only person living on the place. Hundreds of people visited the farm this morning and this afternoon and offered their services to Sheriff Spiceland in finding clues to the slayers.
      Mr. Cobb was one of Stewart county's most prominent farmers for many years. His age was stated, to have been between 75 and 80 years. He had not been active in farm work for a number of years, however, due to his advanced age.
      Among Mr. Cobb's children are two daughters residing in Clarksville, Mrs. Charles Taylor, Main street, and Miss Lillian Cobb, an employe of Mason & Hughes. A brother, C. B. Cobb, lives at Big Rock, and two sons, Basil and Latham Cobb, live near Big Rock.
      The disorder condition of the room indicated, a severe struggle between Mr. Cobb and his assailant. It was believed that Mr. Cobb had collapsed in an effort to reach the bed after the encounter.
      Interviewed here this afternoon as she was awaitlnga bus to go to Big Rock Mrs. Taylor, the daughter, said that interment for Mr. Cobb would likely take place some time tomorrow in the cemetery on the home place of his father, the late Alex Cobb.
      Mr. Cobb, she said, was a native and lifelong resident of ihe Big Rock community, and although he had sold the farm on which he lived to a nephew. Stanley Cobb, he had continued to live alone on it for the past two years. He was 77 years of age on September 2, 1930.
      He was a son of the late Alex and Mrs. Margaret Hargraves Cobb, and was three times married. His first was Miss Vivian Tanner, and his second marriage was to Miss Rody Yarbrough. His third wife also preceded him in death a few years ago.
      His sons and daughters include Taylor and Miss Lillian Cobb of this city; Mrs. Maggie Hodges of Chicago; Basil, Lathan, Haley and Bristol Cobb. He also leaves two brothers. Cyrus B. Cobb of Big Rock, and Bithe Cobb, of Mayfield, Ky The sons and daughters are children of his first marriage. Mr. Cobb was a member of the Baptist church at Big Rock.
      https://www.newspapers.com/clip/58980131/the-leaf-chronicle/?xid=637
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    10. [S735] 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      		 Kentucky, County Marriage Records, 1783-1965


    11. [S16] Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil Stewart, Tennessee; Roll: 1600; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0061; FHL microfilm: 1241600.
      1900 United States Federal Census      		 1900 United States Federal Census



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