Luella Lucy Cobb

Brief Life History of Luella Lucy

When Luella Lucy Cobb was born on 21 October 1860, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, her father, James Thornton Cobb, was 26 and her mother, Mary Van Cott, was 16. She married John Willard Young on 18 September 1877, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters. She lived in Yavapai, Arizona, United States in 1880 and Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900. She died on 19 July 1920, in Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Walla Walla, Walla Walla, Washington, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Willard Young
1844–1924
Luella Lucy Cobb
1860–1920
Marriage: 18 September 1877
Wilford Van Cott Young
1878–1931
Mary Luella Merza Young
1880–1965
Grace Constance Young
1884–1965
Lillian Barclay Young
1887–1948

Sources (11)

  • Lenila Young in household of Mary Young, "United States Census, 1870"
  • {name} na entrada para Wilford van Cott Young, “California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994”
  • Luella Cobb Young, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

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World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1864

Historical Boundaries: 1864: Yavapai, Arizona Territory, United States 1912: Yavapai, Arizona, United States

1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.

The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish (Angus): from the Middle English byname or personal name Cobbe, Cobba, or its Old Norse cognate Kobbi, which are probably from an element meaning ‘lump’, used to denote a large man.

Irish: shortened form of McCobb , a patronymic from the personal name Hob, an English pet form of Robert .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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