Brandon France Cobb

1897 - 1934  (36 years)

• Name	Brandon France Cobb  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	2 Dec 1897	Rose Hill, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 6]
  Gender	Male
  _MILT	1918  [4, 5]
  	US Army - WWI; Private, Battery A. 148th Field Artillery
  Census	1930	Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Married to Estelle; Relation to Head: Head
  Obituary	Jan 1934	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [4]
  	The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 17 Jan 1934, Wed • Page 1
  Death	16 Jan 1934	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  	Cause: Homicide: Shotgun wound to the head by Gordon Edwards
  Burial	Powell Cemetery, Lafayette, Christian, Kentucky, USA   [2, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I27173	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Alexander Mack Cobb,   b. Abt 1867, Tennessee, USA d. 1898 (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Dona Lee Cobb,   b. 22 Nov 1868, Kentucky, USA d. 10 Oct 1903 (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	30 Sep 1886	Stewart County, Tennessee, USA   [8]
  Family ID	F8098	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Estelle Christine Smith,   b. 10 May 1901, Kentucky, USA d. 25 Jun 1974, Christian County, Kentucky, USA (Age 73 years)
  Marriage	10 Jan 1920  [4, 7, 9]
  Marriage End	Jan 1934	Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA   [3, 4, 10]
  	Murder of Brandon
  Children	1. Dorothy G Cobb,   b. Abt 1930, Kentucky, USA  [natural]   2. Gordon Brandon Cobb,   b. 28 Sep 1920, Tennessee, USA d. 10 Jun 1975 (Age 54 years)  [natural]
  Family ID	F11701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - Marital Status: Married to Estelle; Relation to Head: Head - 1930 - Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA Obituary - The Leaf-Chronicle • Clarksville, Tennessee • 17 Jan 1934, Wed • Page 1 - Jan 1934 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Marriage End - Murder of Brandon - Jan 1934 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA Death - Cause: Homicide: Shotgun wound to the head by Gordon Edwards - 16 Jan 1934 - Clarksville, Montgomery, Tennessee, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• News		Homicide-COBB Brandon (by Gordon Edwars)
  		Obituary-COBB Brandon

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Montgomery, Tennessee; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2341999. 1930 United States Federal Census [S515] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). [S13] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1958; Roll Number: 1. Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958 [S642] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), RITES THURSDAY FOR B. F. COBB • Gunshot Victim to be Buried in Lafayette Cemetery. From the Harvey W. Hunt funeral home at 1 p. m. Thursday prayer services will be conducted for Brandon F. Cobb, 38-year-old resident of District 1, who was shot by his uncle-in-law, Gordon Edwards, in front of the Edwards' home Tuesday afternoon. Prayers will be offered by the Rev. F. P. Taylor and committal services will be conducted at the grave in Lafayette cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dan Rosslter, Joe Moss, A. D. Hewell, Roy Clardy, Dotson Farmer and Emmett Hewell. Mr Cobb is survived by his widow, Mrs Estelle Smith Cobb, one son, Gordon, and a daughter, Dorothy, Three brothers and two sisters also survive; They are Ellis Cobb of Herrln, Illinois; Charlie Cobb of Danville, Illinois, and Clarence Cobb of Indian Mound. The sisters are Mrs. Viola Gearetti of Royalton, Illinois and Mrs. Thomas Story of Dawson Springs, Ky. Mr. Cobb was born In 1897 in the Rose Hill community, the son of the late Mack and Mrs. Donnie Lee Cobb. In 1920 he was married to Miss Estelle Smith, who survives him. He has lived in the Rose Hill community all his life. He volunteered in the World war on March 21, 1918 and served as a private in Battery A. 148th Field Artillery from September 25, 1918 until June 16, 1919. Upon returning home he again engaged in farming and was widely known as a tobacco grower. He was a respected citizen of the community In which he lived and a host of friends deeply mourn his death. https://www.newspapers.com/image/353299776/?article=2eb9fc29-d29d-43cf-9730-8e63b5044bbb&focus=0.7276524,0.39274,0.8459032,0.71927285&xid=3355 Obituary-COBB Brandon [S1497] Ancestry.com, U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones for U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: A1, 2110-C; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General. U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949 [S113] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index, 1874-1955, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S3] Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2020;), Publication Date: 5/ Jan/ 1920; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/353338835/?article=8b667c4c-f75b-4808-8943-59da53aa4640&focus=0.18044205,0.5689399,0.31008074,0.6050977&xid=3398. [S262] Ancestry.com, Tennessee, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2000;). [S642] Ancestry.com, U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2019;), The Leaf-Chronicle; Publication Date: 17 Jan 1934; Publication Place: Clarksville, Tennessee, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/353299776/?article=2eb9fc29-d29d-43cf-9730-8e63b5044bbb&focus=0.7276524,0.39274,0.8459032,0.71927285&xid=3355. [S1401] Murder of Brandon Cobb - Knoxville News-Sentinel 17 Jan 1934, (Name: The Knoxville News-Sentinel; Location: Knoxville, Tennessee; Date: 17 Jan 1934;), FARMER SURRENDERS • Sought for Shooting During Quarrel Faces Murder Charge. Arrested while on his way to surrender to the sheriff Gordon Edwards prominent farmer and unsuccessful legislative candidate at the last election was in jail today charged with first degree murder in the killing late Tuesday afternoon of Brandon Cobb, about 3O at Edwards' home. Sheriff W E Beaumont said he was told the shooting climaxed an argument over a rented wagon and that Edwards said he fired on Cobb with a shotgun when the latter made a motion as if to draw a gun. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82688551/the-knoxville-news-sentinel/?xid=637 Homicide-COBB Brandon (by Gordon Edwars)