Second Generation

6. Mary (Polly) Peters^{6,11,12,21,22,23,24} was born on 16 April 1813 in Anderson County, Tennessee.

She was living in July 1834 in Anderson County, Tennessee. Sold her share of the estate of Tobias Peters.

She was living in 1835 in Johnson County, Missouri. Her first son was born in Johnson County, Missouri in 1835.

Mary appeared in the census in 1840 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Age 20-29, enumerated with her husband James Madison Cobb.

She appeared in the census in 1850 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Mary 37 f TN.

She appeared in the census in 1860 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Mary 47 f TN.

Mary appeared in the census in 1870 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Mary 57 f w keeping house TN.

She appeared in the census in 1880 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Polly 67 wife f m w keeping house TN VA VA.

She died on 6 July 1886 at the age of 73 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri.

Mary was buried on 7 July 1886 in Cobb Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Missouri.²⁵

July 13, 1834 Polly Peters sold her share of the Tobias Sr. land to John M. Keys. Because she sold the property under the name Peters, it would place her marriage as no earlier than Jul 13, 1834.

Mary (Polly) Peters and James Madison Cobb were married on 6 November 1834 in [Anderson County], Tennessee.²⁶

James Madison Cobb^{12,21,22,24,25}, son of James Morris (Morris) Cobb and Rebecca Godfrey, was born on 12 July 1814 in Burke County, North Carolina.

He appeared in the census in 1840 in Lafayette County, Missouri.

p.159, Lafayette County, Missouri
James Cobb 11001-20001

1836-1840 00-04 1 2 Robert F. Cobb, Emoline Louisa Cobb, Lucinda Carolina Cobb
1831-1835 05-09 1 0 Jasper Newton Cobb
1826-1830 10-14 0 0
1821-1825 15-19 0 0
1811-1820 20-29 1 1 James Madison Cobb, Polly Peters

He appeared in the census in 1850 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Dist. 46, Lafayette County, Missouri, 18 Nov 1850; p.226, dwelling number 1158, family number 1158; Cobb James M. 36 m farmer NC; Mary 37 f TN; Jasper N. 15 m MO; Emorine L. 13 f MO; Lucinda C. 11 f MO; Robert F. 10 m MO; Thomas M. 8 m MO; William B. 6 m MO; Tobias P. 4 m MO; James M. 2 m MO; Elizabeth R. 1 f MO.

James appeared in the census in 1860 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Sni-A-Bar Township, Lafayette County, Missouri, 4 Aug 1860; p. 9, dwelling number 52, family number 58; Cobb Jas. M. 48 m farmer $4000/$1400 NC; Mary 47 f TN; Jasper M. 25 m MO; E.L. 23 m MO; R.F. 20 m MO; T.M. 18 m MO; W.B. 16 m MO; T.P. 14 m MO; E.R. 11 f MO; M.A. 7 f MO; M.M. 6 f MO; C.J. 4 f MO.

He appeared in the census in 1870 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Sni-A-Bar Twp, Lafayette County, Missouri, 28 Jul 1870, Fredom PO; p.365b, dwelling number 25, family number 31; Cobb James 56 m w farmer $5000/$1500 NC; Mary 57 f w keeping house TN; Myrah 16 f w at home MO attended school; Mary 19 f w at home MO; Katherine 14 f w at home MO attended school.

He appeared in the census in 1880 in Lafayette County, Missouri. Sniabar, Lafayette County, Missouri, 3 Jun 1880; p.165b, dwelling number 18, family number 18; Cobb James M. 65 head m m w farmer NC MO KY; Polly 67 wife f m w keeping house TN VA VA; Louisea 56 f w w keeping house TN VA VA; Milton 22 son m s w farmer MO NC TN; Lesper 19 son m s w farmer MO NC TN; Louis 17 son m s w farmer MO NC TN; Margret 14 dau f s w at school MO NC TN.

James died on 12 May 1898 at the age of 83 in Johnson County, Missouri.

He was buried on 13 May 1898 in Cobb Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Missouri.²⁵

Newspaper article from the Adairs Odessa Mo. Democrat April 12, 1935:

Cobb Family to County in 1835.

This pioneer group came to this locality from Tennessee in
1835. One hundred years ago on April 17, 1835 James M. Cobb and his wife
of a few months, and a brother-in-law, Mr. Peters, arrived in
Lexington, Mo. The trip west had been made in a covered wagon,
crossing the Mississippi River at St. Louis and following up the Missouri
to Lexington. One peculiar feature of the trip was that they didn't
use lines to drive the team, but took turns riding the horses and
leading the other horses.

Lexington at that time was a thriving river town, Greenton a
County Village. Higginsville, Odessa, and Bates City were unbroken
prairie with a few scattered farms.

Mr. Cobb rented a small farm four miles south of Lexington in
what was known as the Halls Lane. He lived there four years. In the
fall of 1839 he bought a tract of land from the U. S. government at
$1.25 an acre. The land he purchased lies southwest of Odessa and is
known as the McKendree neighborhood.

Mr. Cobb liked Missouri so well he wrote back to Tennessee for
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Morris Cobb, his brother Alfred Cobb and
three sisters to come to the new county. When the came they also
bought land in the McKendree neighborhood.

The Cobbs have had a prominent part in development of the
southwest Lafayette County.

In religious beliefs, they were Methodists and the McKendree
Church was organized in the James M. Cobb home. Four of his sons
were Methodist preachers and a daughter and grandson were
missionaries from the Presbyterian Church to Japan. A son of Alfred
Cobb, the late John Cobb was for many years the president of the
Bank of Odessa. A great many of the descendants of the Cobb family
live in and around Odessa.

The original land that James M. Cobb bought from the
government has never passed out of the family. A grandson,
William Cobb Barnett, now lives on the homestead.

Transmitted to me by Linda McDonald, transmitted to Linda McDonald
by Melvin Green - son of Mary Eskalana (Barnett) Green, with
a picture of the Cobb homestead. (RGB)

Mary (Polly) Peters-3202 and James Madison Cobb-8084 had the following children:

+28	i.	Jasper Newton Cobb-8085.
+29	ii.	Emoline Louisa Cobb-8086.
+30	iii.	Lucinda Carolina Cobb-8087.
+31	iv.	Robert Finley Cobb-8088.
+32	v.	Rev. Thomas Morris (Tom) Cobb-8089.
+33	vi.	William Benson Cobb-8090.
+34	vii.	Rev. Tobias Peters Cobb-8093.
35	viii.	James Madison Cobb Jr21,22,23 was born on 4 November 1847 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Lafayette County, Missouri. James M. 2 m MO. He died on 6 March 1856 at the age of 8 in Johnson County, Missouri. James was buried about 7 March 1856 in Cobb Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Missouri.
+36	ix.	Elizabeth Rebecca Cobb-8092.
+37	x.	Mary Ann Cobb-12835.
38	xi.	Francis Marion Cobb22,25 was born on 3 June 1853 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri. She died on 8 June 1853 at the age of 0 in Republic, Greene County, Missouri. She was buried about 9 June 1853 in Cobb Family Cemetery, Johnson County, Missouri.
+39	xii.	Mirey Margaret (Maggie) Cobb-12836.
+40	xiii.	Katherine Jane (Katie) Cobb-12837.