Brief Life History of John
When John Kobel was born on 17 September 1852, in Hocking, Ohio, United States, his father, Abraham Coble, was 35 and his mother, Catharine Spoon, was 34. He married Clarissa Alice Jacobs on 2 March 1886, in Carroll, Indiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Indiana, United States in 1870 and Democrat Township, Carroll, Indiana, United States for about 50 years. He died on 21 April 1937, in Carroll, Indiana, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Rossville, Ross Township, Clinton, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (18)
- Jonothan Kobel, "United States Census, 1920"
- John Koble, "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007"
- John Koble, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1852–1937 Male
1865–1940 Female
Children (6)
1887–1970 Male
1889–1942 Male
1892–1958 Female
1898–1898 Male
1901–1964 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1816–1874 Male
1818–1880 Female
Siblings (7)
1841–1930 Male
1844–1921 Male
1846–1852 Female
1848–1882 Female
1850– Female
+2 More Children
World Events (8)
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 8
1863
Age 11
1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii
Age 23
Name Meaning
German:
topographic name from Middle High German kobel ‘rock, gorge’.
habitational name from any of several places in eastern Germany (mainly in Silesia), e.g. Kobel, Kobeln, Koblau, which are named from Slavic kobyla ‘mare’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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