COBB CEMETERY
Wilson County, North Carolina
surveyed by Marvin J. Strickland ([email protected])
April 2001

Directions: On Rock Quarry Road .6 mile east of 301 intersection. About .7 mile off the road on the right side.

1. COBB, Estelle dau. of W. C. & Pattie Cobb June 24 1922 - Oct 20 1925 "Budded on earth to bloom in heaven"
2. COBB, Ralph B. son of W. C. & Pattie Cobb Aug. 22 1920 - Oct 21 1920 "In this little grave world wide hopes are buried"
3. BATTS, Henry G. son of G. C. & Mamie Batts Apr 28 1916 - Nov 17 1916 "Sleep on dear darling"
4. D. B. footstone only. (base for headstone only, next to Henry Batts grave)
5. B. B. footstone only. (base for headstone only, second from Henry Batts grave)
6. M. C. B. footstone only
7. C. B. footstone only
8. Infant son of B. C. & Carrie Cobb b. & d. Sept 15 1882 "budded on earth to bloom in heaven"
9. COBB, Roy son of B. C. & Carrie Cobb Dec 4 1896 - Sept. 11 1897 "Safe in the arms of Jesus"
10. COBB, E. D. Mar 3 1882 - Dec 25 1903 "When we see a precious that we tended with such care, Rudely taken from our bosom"
11. COBB, Carrie June 20, 1859 (Double with Baker Cobb, no death date, may not be buried here)
12. COBB, Baker Sept 18, 1857 - Apr 9, 1925 (Double with Carrie Cobb)
13. COBB, Masuria Mar 9 1855 - Feb 21 1920 "She hath done what she could" ( Headstone laying down)
14. COBB, Elisha Jan 25 1848 - Mar 25 1905 "God's finger touched him and he slept"
15. ROBBINS, Mary B. dau. of R. I. & Bettie Robbins Mar 22 1897 - June 22 1899 "Weep not she is not dead but Sleeping"
16. COBB, Bunyan Aug 9 1863 - Jan 8 1907 "Father" "Gone but not forgotten"
17. COBB, Emma Mar 12 1871 - Oct 24 1900 "Mother" "Gone but not forgotten" (Headstone broken)
18. COBB, Rosa Oct 15 1894 - Aug. 18 1906 "Sister"
19. COBB, Willie son of Jane Cobb June 29 1893 - Aug 2 1893 "Budded on earth to bloom in heaven"
20. M. J. C. footstone only
21. COBB, C. (headstone broken) J. C. C. footstone
22. COBB, Dillie wife of J. C. Cobb July 18 1852 - June 26 1912 "A devoted wife a loving mother and a friend to all" (Headstone laying down)
23. COBB, Grover son of John & Dillie Cobb Oct 31 1892 - Mar 24 1913 "His life was hid with God"
24. COBB, John Hardy Sept 27 1874 - Dec 31 1905 "Life is not our own tis but a loan to be repaid"
25. COBB, Joe Thomas Jr. infant son of J. T. & Addie May Cobb Oct 2 1923 - June 26 1924 "Gone to be an Angel"
26. COBB, Mary Ruth dau. of J. T. & Mary E. Cobb June 22 1920 - June 30 1921 "We can safely leave our darling in thy trust"
27. COBB, Mary E. wife of J. T. Cobb Apr 8 1882 - Feb 1 1922 "Love" "Life" "Rock of Ages" "Truth" "A devoted wife and loving mother"
28. COBB, Adelia wife of D. B. Cobb Mar 9 1850 - Feb 10 1921 "We trust our loss will be her gain"
29. COBB, D. B. Feb 21 1858 - Apr 21 1922
30. Footstone only "H. S."
31. COBB, John Hardy May 1 1851 - Dec 6 1892 (Double with Catherine Cobb)
32. COBB, Catherine Aug 20 1856 - Nov 30 1922 (Double with John Hardy Cobb)
33. COBB, Walter Feb 22 1889 Aug 27 1890
34. STRICKLAND, Dora Ellen wife of Sidney Strickland Mar 20 1894 - Aug 8 1922 "She is not dead but sleeping"
35. STRICKLAND, Margaret wife of Irdell Strickland Jan 28 1848 - Mar 10 1921 "She has done her work on earth and is now gone to rest"
36. STRICKLAND, Harriet dau. of Iredell and Margaret Strickland May 7 1885 - Mar 20 1891 "Gone to be an angel"

Eight or more graves marked with rock headstone and footstone

About 2 or 3 hundred feet from other graves (beside a pond) are three Taylor graves:

37. TAYLOR, Mattie dau. of Robert & Lenora Taylor July 18 1916 - Apr 3 1917 " At rest" (Headstone laying down)
38. TAYLOR, Luther son of Robert & Lenora Taylor Nov 1902 - Jan 7 1903 "At rest"
39. TAYLOR, Lula dau. of Ernest & Lala Taylor Aug 16 1903 - Feb 10 1920 "A light from our household is gone" (Headstone laying on ground. This grave is about 100 ft. from the other two Taylor graves.)