The Cobbs of Lincoln County, North Carolina
(And the surrounding area)
Chapter Five – 1880
Contents (In Chronological Order)
1880 Census – Lincoln County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Catawba County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Burke County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Cleveland County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Gaston County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Rutherford County, North Carolina
1880 Census – Mecklenburg County, North Carolina
1880 Census – York County, South Carolina
1880 Census – Spartanburg County, South Carolina
LINCOLN COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
15 June 1880 – Ironton Township – District 101
Solomon Dellinger
Age
77
Born
NC
Parents
NC
Catherine
74
NC
NC
Margaret Cobb
40
NC
NC
Charlie Ward
16
NC
NC
Alice Ward
14
NC
NC
William Cobb
08
NC
NC
Mary Cobb
05
NC
NC
Margaret Cobb was the daughter of Solomon and Catherine Dellinger. She was married twice; (1st) She married James W. Ward on 18 September 1860 in Lincoln County. He was deceased by 1870. They had three children, the Ward children shown above being the two youngest. (2nd) She married Easton Robert Cobb in Lincoln County on 21 December 1870. The two Cobb children listed above were the product of that marriage. Easton was himself deceased by 1880, and Margaret had returned to her parent’s household.
Easton Robert Cobb was the son of John Cobb and Sarah Bumgarner, grandson of Benjamin M. Cobb and Violetta Morris, and great grandson of Clisby Cobb and Margaret Halsey Young.
Margaret died 22 October 1922 in Lincoln County. Son William Cobb disappeared after this enumeration. Daughter Mary “Minnie” eventually married George R. Hoyle and was still living in Lincoln County as late as 1930.
21 June 1880 – Lincolnton Post Office
Beverly Cobb
Age
31
Born
NC
Occ: Lawyer
Parents
NC
Jennie
29
NC
NC
Lizzie Justice
09
NC
NC
Beverly C. Cobb was the son of Joseph Cameron Cobb and Margaret Eliza Butts, the grandson of William Halsey Cobb and Jane Connely, and the great grandson of Clisby Cobb and Margaret Halsey Young. He was born in Lincoln County and lived there his entire life. He was married twice; (1st) He married Jane “Jennie” McBee, daughter of Vardry Alexander McBee and Margaret Elizabeth Sumner, probably not long before this enumeration. She was born 22 March 1850 in Lincoln County, and died there 12 December 1881. She is buried at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Lincolnton. She had one child from a previous marriage to John G. Justice, daughter Lizzie Justice shown above. (2nd) Beverly married May “Last Name Unknown” before 1891 in Lincoln County. She survived him and lived in Lincolnton until after 1910, when she moved to Portsmouth, Virginia with all her children. There were four children from this marriage ... Margaret about 1891, Catherine in 1895, Mary in 1899, and Beverly Jr in 1902.
21 June 1880 – Lincolnton Post Office
Joseph Cobb
Age
58
Born
NC
Parents
NC
Margaret
53
NC
NC
Joseph and Margaret were the parents of Beverly C. Cobb above, and were living next door to him at the time of this census enumeration. Joseph was born 08 May 1822, and died 16 September 1895. He is buried at St Luke’s Episcopal in Lincolnton. Margaret was born 23 July 1827, and died 29 May 1897. She is buried beside her husband.
19 June 1880 – Lincolnton Post Office
Ann Henderson
Age
54
Born
NC
Parents
NC
Claude Henderson
17
NC
Nephew
NC
Charlie Cobb
21
NC
Nephew
NC
This was Charles Cotesworth Cobb, son of Bartlett Y. Cobb and Barbara M. Henderson, and grandson of John Cobb and Elizabeth Slade of Caswell County, North Carolina. At the time of this enumeration, Charles was living with his mother’s sister who was employed as the Deputy Post Mistress of Lincolnton. His mother was of course by then married to Samuel “Pink” Sherrill and was living with him. Brother Theodorus had married since the last census in 1870, and was living nearby in his own home. Brother Thomas Lee Cobb was born 13 April 1861, and died 26 September 1876. He is buried at St Luke’s Episcopal Church in Lincolnton.
Charles was born 15 March 1859. He eventually became an Attorney, and by 1920 was living in Dallas, Texas, where he died on 07 April 1930. He was buried in the Riverside Cemetery in Buncombe County, North Carolina.
18 June 1880 – Lincolnton Post Office
Dorus Cobb
Age
25
Born
NC
Occ: Lawyer
Parents
NC
Ellen
24
NC
This was Theodorus Cobb, brother of Charles Cotesworth Cobb above. He married Ellen V. Johnson in November 1879 in Lincoln County. They had two children, Ellen V. and Bartlette Yancey Cobb.
Theodorus was born 20 August 1854, and died 29 August 1905 in Buncombe County, North Carolina. He is buried there in the Riverside Cemetery with his brother Charles.
After his death, the widow Ellen moved to Los Angeles, California, where she died on 26 March 1933. Her place of burial is unknown. Daughter Ellen V. was born 05 November 1880, and died 22 April 1950 in Los Angeles. She married a Mr. McLaughlin sometime after 1930. Son Bartlette was born 06 June 1883, and died 12 February 1945 in Los Angeles. It is not known if he ever married.
07 June 1880 – Lincolnton Post Office
Lawson H. Cobb
Age
32
Born
NC
Parents
NC
Laura
25
NC
NC
Mamie
10
NC
NC
Beverly (m)
07
NC
NC
Jim
05
NC
NC
Fanny
03
NC
NC
Lawson Henry Cobb was the son of Robert Cobb Jr and Leanah Hope, grandson of Robert Cobb Sr and Elenor Phillips, great grandson of James Cobb and Sarah Beach, and the great-great grandson of Ambrose Cobb (Sr) from the 1790 census of Lincoln County.
There is much information available on this family after this census enumeration. Refer to succeeding chapters.
Lawson and Laura had eight children, four being born after this enumeration ... Lucy in 1885, Seymore in 1887, Joseph in 1889, and Mary in 1891.
Beverly married Fannie “Last Name Unknown” about 1896. They lived in York
County, SC for a number of years, but were in Cherokee County, SC by 1920. They had five children, most of who appear to have lived and died in Cherokee County.
James C. “Jim” Cobb married about 1899 to Gertie Byars, probably in York County, SC. They also lived in Cherokee County, SC for a while, but by 1930 were living in Richland County, South Carolina. They had nine children.
It is known daughter Fanny eventually married John J. Guyton and moved to Cleveland County. John was born 20 March 1875, and died 01 June 1944. Fanny was born 15 January 1879, and died 30 October 1954. They are both buried in the Mountain Rest Cemetery in Cleveland County.
CATAWBA COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
02 June 1880 – Hickory Township
Benj. F. Cobb
Age
54
Born
NC
Physician
Parents
NC
Winifred C.
47
NC
NC
John W.
23
NC
NC
Anna C.
21
NC
NC
Nannie W.
19
NC
NC
James S.
14
NC
NC
Lawrence
12
NC
NC
Julius
09
NC
NC
Eugene
06
NC
NC
Alphonsus
03
NC
NC
Winifred C.M.
4M
NC
NC
This is the first appearance of this family in the region, and represents a totally new Cobb migration into the Lincoln County area. Benjamin F. Cobb was born in 1826, in Wayne County, North Carolina, the son of Enoch Cobb and wife Mary, both born about 1786 in North Carolina. By 1840, Enoch had moved his family to Duplin County.
Although Enoch had moved to Robeson County by 1860, Benjamin was still living in Duplin as late as 1870. Sometime after that he moved to Catawba County. He married about 1850 to Winifred Loftin, the daughter of Major C.R. Loftin of Lenoir County.
Benjamin and Winifred had thirteen children, two of who did not move to Catawba County. They were Howell, born 1851, and Benjamin, born 1864. In 1880, both brothers were living in New Hanover County, North Carolina.
Additional information is available for only two more children. Charles D.M. Cobb married shortly before this enumeration and was living in Catawba County. Mary C. Cobb, born 1854, was not listed in her parent’s home, but she was living nearby. She was employed as a schoolteacher, and was sharing a house with three other teachers.
07 June 1880 – Hickory Township
C.D. Megs Cobb
Age
28
Born
NC
Parents
NC
Kate
19
England
England
This was Charles D.M. Cobb, son of Dr. Benjamin F. Cobb and Winifred Loftin above.
07 June 1880 – Jacobs Fork Township
Rufus Cobb
Age
52
Born
NC