George was born Dec 24 1818 in
Montgomery Co., MO. His first wife, Mary R. Wilson, was born Mar 3, 1828 and died in 1855. They were married Feb 15, 1844 and had five children: Delila, Eliza Jane, John Adam, William Franklin, and Sarah Ann. After Mary’s death, George married Talitha
Chamberlain Mar 18, 1856 and they had one child, Laura. Talitha was born Nov 9, 1816 and died Jan 13, 1909. According to his obituary, George moved from
Montgomery Co. to the area that became
Andrew Co. in 1833 when he would have been fifteen years old, but it is more likely that he moved along with his uncle, Phillip, in 1836. George died Sep 13, 1909. George and Talitha are buried in the
Savannah, MO Cemetery.
George is one of ten children of Adam and Delilah
Cobb. Adam was born Dec 28, 1792 in Cheat River, VA. He married Delila
Bodkin in
Fleming Co., KY, around 1821 and they had ten children: George
Watson, Margaret, Francis M., Mary (married John H. Boswell), James Richard, two females, and three males. Adam was a soldier in the War of 1812 and was a noted Fourth of July orator. Delila was born in 1795 and died Dec 7, 1873. Adam died Dec 7, 1871 in
Callaway Co. or
Montgomery Co., MO, at 78 years of age. Adam and Delila are buried in the New Providence Cemetery.
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