47. Mary Ann Cobb (Sarah Sallie Crockett , Delilah Lucinda Pile , Conrad "Coonrod" , Conrad ) was born in 1838 in Tennessee. She died on 12 Jun 1876 in Clinton County, Kentucky. She was buried in Looper Cem., Albany, Kentucky.
Mary Ann Cobb died soon after her twin sons, John Gibbons Looper and JoelGrant
Looper were born.
Mary married John Looper son of William Looper and Eleanor Nellie Long. John was born in Jul 1830 in Wayne County, Kentucky. He died on 26 Jan 1903 in Clinton County, Kentucky. He was buried in Looper Cem., Albany, Kentucky.
John Looper was born Jul.1830 in Wayne Co. Ky. He first married MaryAnn
Cobb who was the daughter of Thomas Cobb and Sarah (last name unknown).John
was a Republican (Whig). He was a farmer and did not learn to read orwrite. John
and Mary's first 3 children: William, Thomas and Ermine were said to havebeen
born in Fentress Co. TN. After the 1870 census it appears that the familymoved
across the border into Clinton Co. KY where the next 4 children were born:
Scott, Ell, Joel Grant and John Gibbon (twins). Mary evidently diedshortly
after the birth of her twins from complications of child birth as theywere
only 3 mos. old at the time of her death.
( Even though John was living in Clinton Co. at this time he used Pall
Mall,TN. as his P.O. address until as late as 1889.)
After the death of Mary Ann, John married Sarah (Sallie) Smallwood.
There was 1 child born to the second marriage: James Edward (Edd).
John died Jan.26,1903 and is buried next to Mary Ann at Looper'sCemetery
in Clinton Co. Ky. Sarah is also buried there in an unmarked grave.
John is located in the census file as follows:
1860 Scott Co. TN
1870 Fentress Co. TN
1880 Clinton Co. KYThe following information was provided by Shelbia (Looper) Lengel in a
letter dated 1987 to Teresa M. (Kothe) Reif of Oklahoma City, Ok.
"According to my mother (Minnie Edwards Looper) and other relatives
(remote) living in Clinton Co. KY,said John claimed to be half orfull-blooded
Indian. According to some, Sis Looper (wife of William S. Looper) plaited
John's hair for him. Paul Edwards (my uncle) said he was told that "Pappy"
Looper walked with his sons Indian style - one after the other accordingto
age. No proof of this has been found to date. Weather the Indian bloodwas real
or not, his sons certainly believed it. According to discharge papersfrom the
Civil War, John was 6 ft.1 in. tall, dark hair and eyes (black)".
John served with the Union Army in Company F, 7th Infantry of theTennessee
Volunteers. He enlisted with his brother,Emerson on 20 May 1862, enrolled10
Jul 1862 at Huntsville,TN. for a 3 year term. John later transferred toCompany
D, 2nd Regiment, Tennessee Volunteer Infantry. He fought skirmishesfollowing
Battle of Stones' River,TN. and was captured at Rogersville,TN. He wasconfined
at Richmond (Belle's Island) and sent with Emerson to Andersonville,Ga. in
Feb.1864. He is said to have survived by eating rats and when he camehome he
was in bad shape. At Belle Island he was thinly clad and had only oneragged
blanket and had to sleep on the frozen ground without fires. He caughtcold
which settled in his lungs. It has been said that when he came home thathis
bones were exposed on his elbows from having to crawl on the ground.
In 1866, Fentress Co. TN John Looper filed his Civil War dischargepapers
at the court house in Jamestown,TN. In May 1871 John and his wife sold 100
acres of land on Wolf River,Fentress Co. KY
(Re:: Court Clerk Bk. J. pg.467
Court Clerk Bk. M pg.186
Scott Co. TN County Court Minutes 1850-1856 pub. by Scott Co. Hist.Soc.2nd Tennessee Infantry Regiment, U.S.A.
Name, Highest Rank, Company, County of Residence, Age at Enlistment,Dates of Service, Type of Discharge, Comments
Looper, John; Private; D; Scott Co TN; 34; 10 Jul 1862 - 19 Jun 1865.Honorable discharge.Captured at Rogersville. Confined at Belle Isle andAndersonville. Paroled at Charleston SC 10 Dec 1864. At Camp Parole 16Dec. Sent back to regiment from Covington KY 28 Dec.
Microcopy No. 395 rolls 129 - 135.
National Archives , Washington, D.C.
John and Mary had the following children:
83 M i William Looper was born on 11 Nov 1865. He died on 10 Aug 1955 in Clinton County, Kentucky. He was buried in Beech Bottom Cem, Clinton County, Kentucky. William married Katherine Thomas. Katherine was born on 17 Mar 1875. She died on 21 Jul 1958. She was buried in Beech Bottom Cem, Clinton County, Kentucky.
Sis and Bill had no children. They raised Moody Looper.+ 84 M ii General Thomas Looper + 85 F iii Ermine Looper + 86 M iv Cullen Scott Looper + 87 M v Julian Ell Looper + 88 M vi Joel Grant Looper + 89 M vii John Gibbon Looper
49. Abagail Cobb (Sarah Sallie Crockett , Delilah Lucinda Pile , Conrad "Coonrod" , Conrad ) was born on 22 Feb 1843 in Tennessee.
Abagail married Jermiah Delk son of David Delk.
They had the following children:
90 F i Martha Delk was born on 22 Jun 1864. She died in Monticello, Kentucky. Martha married Alexander. 91 F ii Nannie Delk was born on 30 Oct 1866. She died in Moodyville, Tennessee. Nannie married Cook. + 92 M iii Joseph Delk 93 F iv Mary Delk was born on 4 Apr 1869. She died in Star Point, Tennessee. 94 M v John Delk was born in 1870. He died in Pall Mall, Tennessee. 95 F vi Female Delk was born on 14 Apr 1876. She died in Star Point, Tennessee. Female married Guffie. 96 M vii George Delk was born on 2 Apr 1883. 97 M viii David Delk was born on 1 Mar 1882. He died in Pall Mall, Tennessee.
52. Genetta Jane Cobb (Sarah Sallie Crockett , Delilah Lucinda Pile , Conrad "Coonrod" , Conrad ) was born on 4 May 1854 in Tennessee. She died on 20 Oct 1915.
Source: Fentress Co. Tn Query Forum
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Tn/Fentress?read=380Posted by Michael Allen <naturalsoft@earthlink.net> on Sat, 26 Jun 1999,in response to Thomas COBB, posted by Terry Osland on Sat, 26 Jun 1999
Surname: COBB, CROCKETT, LOOPER, DELK, EVANS
Genetta married Sherwood Delk. Sherwood was born about 1840.
They had the following children:
98 M i James Logan Delk + 99 F ii Florence Delk 100 F iii Elisebeth Delk was born about 1872. 101 F iv Sarah Delk was born about 1875. 102 M v Thomas Delk was born about 1877. 103 M vi William Delk was born about 1880.
53. Elzada Cobb (Sarah Sallie Crockett , Delilah Lucinda Pile , Conrad "Coonrod" , Conrad ) was born on 3 Mar 1858 in Wilson County, Tennessee. She died on 24 Jun 1919 in Princeton, Collin County, Texas. She was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Princeton, Collin County, Texs.
Courier Gazette, McKinney, Tx., Wed., June 25, 1912 p.2
Mrs. Elzyda Akin, aged 61 years, died at her home at Clear Lake, Monday following a several months illness of cancer. She was born in Wilson County, Tennessee but came to Collin County with her husband thirty years ago and settled in the Viney Grove Community where they lived many years, later moving to the Princeton section where he died sixteen months ago. She was a member of the Church of the Nazarene and lived a consecrated life in that faith. She is survived by ten children, five sons and five daughters as follows : James Akin of Henrietta, John Akin of Clear Lake, Clark Akin of Culleoka, Ed and George Akin of near Princeton, Mrs. Maggie Poston, Mrs. Ruthie Boyer, Mrs. Emma Rains, Mrs. Belle Roundtree, all of whom reside near Princeton and an unmarried daughter, Miss Martha, who lived with her at Clear Lake. The burial took place at Princeton today. The services were conducted by the Rev. V. H. Fisher.
Elzada married Martin L. Akin about 1874 in Tennessee. Martin was born on 29 Dec 1856. He died in Feb 1918 in Princeton, Collin County, Texas. He was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Princeton, Collin County, Texs.
They had the following children:
104 M i James Akin was born before 1880. + 105 M ii John W. Akin 106 M iii Clark Akin. 107 M iv Ed Akin. 108 M v George Akin. 109 F vi Maggie Akin. Maggie married Unknown Poston. 110 F vii Ruth Akin. Ruth married Unknown Boyer. 111 F viii Emma Akin. Emma married Unknown Rains. 112 F ix Belle Akin. Belle married Unknown Roundtree. 113 F x Martha Akin.
81. Mary Elizabeth Brooks (Nancy Pile , Elijah , Conrad "Coonrod" , Conrad ) was born on 8 Aug 1866. She died on 21 May 1943 in Pall Mall, Fentress County, Tennessee. She was buried in Wolf River Cemetery.
Mary married William York in 1881. William was born on 15 May 1863 in Jamestown, Fentress County, Tennessee. He died on 11 Nov 1911 in Fentress County, Tennessee. He was buried in Wolf River Cemetery.
They had the following children: