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William Pinkney Cobb

Husband: William Pinkney Cobb

  • Birth: 16 Aug 1866, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  • Married: Sarah Jane Huffstickler
  • Death: 2 Jun 1948, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  • Buried:
  • Parents: Father-John Harmon Cobb; Mother-Vianah Gardner Cobb

Spouse:Sarah Jane Huffstickler

  • Birth: Abt 1874, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  • Death: 15 May 1913, Gaston Co NC, USA
  • Buried:
  • Parents: Father: James Henry Huffstickler; Mother-Elizabeth Hester


William Pinckney Cobb, my grandfather, was employed for his entire life as a carpenter in Kings Mountain. Being a carpenter, William Pinckney helped some of his children build their first homes. He was fond of new gadgets and was the proud owner of one of the first Model-T Fords in Kings Mountain.

--Cobb Family History, Ray Henderson


Children:

  1. Carlyle Cobb
    • Birth: 12 Jul 1888
    • Death: 1 Mar 1918, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  2. Dewitt Cobb
    • Birth: 4 Apr 1893, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
    • Death: Jun 1974, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  3. Orville Cobb
    • Birth: 8 Apr 1896
    • Death: 24 Apr 1973, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  4. Alger B. Cobb
    • Birth: 5 Jul 1898
    • Death: 10 Jun 1972, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  5. Foley Pinkney Cob
    • Birth: 30 May 1901, Gold Hill, NC, USA
    • Married: Ruth Bennett
    • Death: 1 Feb 1964, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA

    Children: [Foley P. and Ruth Bennett Cobb]

    1. Donald Keith Cobb
    2. James Cobb
    3. Dorothy "Dot" Cobb (m: Eugene Tignor)
    4. Bonnie Sue Cobb (m: Phillip Meyers)
    5. Betty Cobb (m: Unknown Metz)
    6. Foley Cobb, Jr. (1924-1995: Gaston Co NC, USA)


  6. James Harmon Cobb
    • Birth: 9 May 1904
    • Death: 29 Apr 1972, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
  7. William P. Cobb
    • Birth: 4 Apr 1906, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
    • Married: Beulah Carroll

    Children: [William P. and Beulah Carroll Cobb]

    1. William Cobb (m: Kitty Falls)
    2. Geraldine Cobb (m: Ralph Hullender)
    3. Marie Cobb
    4. Clyde Cobb
    5. Jack Cobb (m: Carolyn Sanders)


  8. Fairy D. Cobb
    • Birth: 19 Mar 1907
    • Married: Neal Allen
  9. Vander M. Cobb
    • Birth: Abt 1908
    • Married: Isaac Holt Diffie
  10. Ruth Naomi Cobb
    • Birth: 31 Jul 1910, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA
    • Married: Guy Henderson
    • Death: 17 Aug 1961, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co NC, USA

    Spouse: Guy Henderson

    • Birth: 9 May 1913, Rosman, Transylvania Co NC, USA
    • Death: 7 Feb 1992, Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co NC USA

    Children: [Guy and Ruth Cobb Henderson]

    1. Guyanne Henderson,1940, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC
    2. Harold Douglas (Buck)Henderson, 1942, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC
    3. Ray M. Henderson, 1949, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC


    Other Spouses of William Pinkney Cobb: Anner L. Quinn

    • Birth: 10 Jul 1878
    • Death: 23 Mar 1940, Kings Mountain, Cleveland Co NC, USA


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