Rachel Fritz DURR

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Rachel Fritz DURR, (d/o David H. DURR & Paralee ALLRED), b. 25 Nov 1848 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 31 Jan 1920 in Sabine Pr., LA (NOTE: LA Death index has 31 Jan 1920.), bur. Old Jerusalem Cemetery-Many, Sabine, LA. She married 5 Jul 1865 in Sabine Pr., LA (1-134) (Marriage performed by Rev. W. H. Moss; witnesses A. Fisher, W. T. Wooly; & J. A. Allen), William M. COBBS, (s/o Willis L. COBBS & Elizabeth "Bettie" WALDROP), b. 3 Oct 1845 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 7 Feb 1926 in Ouachita Pr., LA, bur. Old Jerusalem Cemetery-Many, Sabine, LA.

Children:

  1. Elizabeth Paralee "Bettie" COBBS, b. 19 Apr 1867 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 30 May 1925 in Pineville, Rapides, LA, bur. Old Jerusalem Cemetery-Many, Sabine, LA. She married 14 May 1899 in Sabine Pr., LA (2/65), Theodore Quitman MANNING, b. 10 May 1851 in MS (s/o Reuben MANNING and Mary Ann IRBY), d. 30 Oct 1933 in LA, bur. Antioch Cemetery, Sabine Pr., LA.
  2. Cynthia Alice COBBS, b. 8 Nov 1868 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 1 Jul 1934 in Sabine Pr., LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. She married 7 Sept 1889 in Sabine Pr., LA (1-479), Mitchell B. DAVIS, b. 11 Jun 1864 in MS (s/o Amos DAVIS & Catherine (unknown)), d. 14 Aug 1929 in LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA.
  3. William Howell "Billy" COBBS, b. 22 Apr 1869 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 18 Jan 1926 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine, LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. He married 1888 in Sabine Pr., LA, Mary Elizabeth DAVIS, b. 17 Feb 1867 in MS (d/o Amos DAVIS & Catherine ?), d. 31 May 1931, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA.
  4. Margaret Ann "Maggie" COBBS, b. 22 Mar 1871 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 1948 in Petal, Forrest, MS, bur. Green's Creek Church Cemetery-Petal, Forrest, MS. She married 5/7 Apr 1891 in Sabine Pr., LA (1-520), Green Washington HOOD, b. 14 May 1865 in Perry Co., MS (s/o Colon R. HOOD & Rebecca ?), d. 1948 in Petal, Forrest, MS, bur. Green's Creek Church Cemetery-Petal, Forrest, MS.
  5. Charles Michael COBBS, b. 10 Nov 1874 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 6 Sept 1955 in LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. He married (1) 18 Jan 1894 in Sabine Pr., LA (1-581 & A/138), Sarah Ida BISSETT, b. 4 Feb 1874 in Desoto Pr., LA (d/o A. C. BISSITT & Polly Ann SMITH), d. 26 Feb 1918 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine, LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. He married (2) 8 Oct 1918 in Sabine Pr., LA (5/243), Amanda Lee GREEN, b. 30 Dec 1884 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine, LA (d/o E. F. GREEN & Mary ?), d. 26 Nov 1948 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine, LA, bur. Old Pisgah Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA.
  6. Francis Plummer COBBS, b. 28 Feb 1876 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 17 Oct 1950 in Pleasant Hill, Sabine, LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. He married 1897, Anna Corene TYLER, b. 20 Aug 1877 in LA (d/o Robert TYLER & Martha Amy SANDIFER), d. 21 Jun 1954 in Monroe, Ouachita, LA, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA.
  7. George David COBBS, b. 10 Nov 1878 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 20 May 1949 in Zwolle, Sabine, LA, bur. St. John's Catholic Cemetery-Many, Sabine, LA. He married (1) 28 May 1901 in Sabine Pr., LA (2/205), Rosa TYLER, b. 4 May 1883 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 27 Aug 1901, bur. Spring Ridge Cemetery-Sabine Pr., LA. He married (2) Mary Camille DAVIS, b. 1885 in LA, d. 1964, bur. St. John's Catholic Cemetery-Many, Sabine, LA.
  8. Ida R. COBBS, b. 27 Oct 1879 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 16 Dec 1941 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX bur. Mount Olivet Cemetery-Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX, She married (1) 1904, Eugene E. HARPER-MANNING, (s/o Theodore Quitman MANNING & Harriett HARPER), b. 22 Apr 1882 in Simpson Co., MS, d. 11 May 1946 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, TX. She married (2) 1930-41, J. M. HUCKABEE. (NOTES: Information for a 1920 reunion say she was residing in Grand Saline, TX. There seems to be some confusion on Ida and her husband. Researcher, Roberta Manning, says he used the last name Harper. Notes by Leila Cobb Rains listed him as a Manning. There is a couple on the 1910 Simpson Co, MS ED 124 Sheet 7A, listed as Eugene Manning age 19 head, Ida age 20 wife, married 5 years. There is also a Eugene Harper and wife Ida living in Tarrant Co., TX for the 1920 (ED 96 Sheet 7b) and 1930 (ED 220-3 Sheet 2a) censuses who have dates and places of birth that match the 1910 Simpson Co., MS. On Eugene Harper's death record his wife is listed as Eula M. and she does not know who his parents are. LDS postings have him as son of Theodore Quitman Manning & Harriett Harper.)
  9. James Garfield COBBS, b. 15 Jul 1881 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 14 Sept 1948 in West Monroe, Ouachita, LA, bur. Hasley Cemetery-West Monroe, Ouachita, LA. He married 1913, Clifford Cornelia Anna GREEN, b. 20 Apr 1890 in TX (d/o Thomas W. GREEN & Lillie W.), d. 20 Feb 1962 in Ouachita Co., LA, bur. Hasley Cemetery-West Monroe, Ouachita, LA.
  10. Walter Laurence COBBS, b. 22 May 1883 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 10 Feb 1920 in Elizabeth, Allen Pr., LA, bur. Oakdale Cemetery-Oakdale, Allen, LA. He married 191?, Ferryl Louise HOPKINS, b. 27 Nov 1892 in LA, d. Jan 1979 in Ruston, Lincoln, LA.
  11. Reison Thomas COBBS, b. 11 Nov 1885 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 14 Aug 1935 in Beauregard Pr., LA, bur. Woodlawn Cemetery-DeRidder, Beauregard, LA. He married 1905, Ruby O. HOWELL, b. 1884 in LA, d. 7 Nov 1937 in Calcasieu Pr., LA. (no children)
  12. Grover Cleveland COBBS, b. 12 Mar 1887 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 7 Sept 1958 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Fort Jessup Cemetery-Sabine, LA. He married 23 Aug 1908 in Sabine Pr., LA (3/318), Ada Ola F. PUGH, b. 9 Jun 1891 in Alabama, d. Mar 1987 in Natchitoches Pr., LA, bur. Fort Jessup Cemetery-Sabine, LA.
  13. Hattie Free COBBS, b. 22 Aug 1888 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 30 Nov 1964 in DeRidder, Beauregard, LA, bur. Woodlawn Cemetery-DeRidder, Beauregard, LA. She married 25 Mar 1905 in Sabine Pr., LA, John Calvin DEES, b. 5 Feb 1887 in LA (s/o Ezra Edward DEES & Elizabeth LISENBY), d. Mar 1966 in DeRidder, Beauregard, LA, bur. Woodlawn Cemetery-DeRidder, Beauregard, LA.
  14. Mary Blanche COBBS, b. 9 Apr 1890 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. Oct 1980 in El Dorado, Union, AR. She married William Lafayette MANNING, b. 9 Feb 1880 in Braxton, Simpson, MS (s/o Marcus MANNING & Melissa ALLEN), d. 15 Mar 1967 in AR.
  15. Lula Irene COBBS, b. Aug 1893 in Sabine Pr., LA, d. 11 Oct 1971 in DeRidder, Beauregard, LA. She married 1910, Clarence C. BROWN, b. 5 Feb 1887 in LA, d. Mar 1966 in DeRidder, Beauregard, LA.

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