Madison County AlArchives Cemeteries.....Cobb Cemetery - Partial Survey More to Come
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Lou L. Sams lousams@bellsouth.net September 29, 2004, 1:42 pm

Abstracted By: Lou Sams

Cobb Family Burial Ground located on the NW 1/4 of Section 
32, T4S, R2E, in Madison County, AL.

Directions:From Huntsville, AL, Highway 431 South to 
Hampton Cove, left onto Eastern By-Pass, right onto Old 
Highway 431. Cemetery is located in the middle of a 
cotton/soybean field several yards off of the road, just 
before the intersection of CherryTree Road.Located on 
private property currently owned by James Isaac 'Jimmy' 
Cobb, a descendant of cousins to the Cobb family buried 
here.

Surveyed January 12, 2004 by John P. Rankin and Lou L. Sams
Re-surveyed September 21, 2004 by John P. Rankin and Lou 
L. Sams

Originally specified to be ˝ acre in Bryant Cobb’s will, 
the existing boundaries are a roughly triangular shaped 
50’ X 30’. Erosion caused by flooding of the Flint River 
and farming has certainly caused some of the old graves to 
be lost. There are remains of at least 11 rock cairns, 2 
of which are double tombs, in the middle of the cemetery. 
Only 3 of these have headstones. (See below). There is 
evidence of at least 30 graves, but probably more, as this 
cemetery’s earliest known burial dates to 1839. However, 
the land was acquired as the homestead of the Cobb family 
in 1809, so it is possible that it was used as a cemetery 
earlier. There are two rows of rock cairns, and a row of 
children’s graves, marked by field stones, some of which 
have been strewn about and are probably no longer in their
original locations. Other adult graves that are unmarked, 
or have a rock marker, can be found on the perimeter of 
the cemetery. It is unknown, if there were ever other 
inscribed headstones present, which is likely, what became 
of them. It is obvious that some graves only had 
fieldstones marking both the head and foot.

Family history states that the following people are buried 
in this cemetery, in addition to the three whose stones 
appear below, but they do not have headstones as such:

DAVID COBB (born circa 1760 in N.C. or VA., died in 
Madison County, AL on June 27, 1839.) David Cobb served as 
one of Madison County's first Constables, as a Captain in 
the Militia, and was a prominent businessman. 

MARTHA BRYANT COBB (born circa 1770, possibly in N.C., 
died in 1843 in Madison Co., AL)

CHARLOTTE COBB WORLEY (born in N.C. September 22, 1789, 
died by 1848, presumably in Madison Co., AL)

FRANCIS WORLEY (born February 3, 1788 in Carter Co., TN., 
died April 8, 1853 in Madison Co., AL)

MONTRAVILLE WORLEY (born in Madison Co., AL November 26, 
1827, details of death unknown, except pre-deceased father 
Francis.)

NORTHEY N. WORLEY (born in Madison Co., AL, on June 26, 
1812, details of death unknown, except pre-deceased father 
Francis.)

AMANDA M. CAMPER COBB (born in 1824 in Lebanon, Wilson 
Co., TN, died March 31, 1877 in Madison Co., AL.)

Additionally, it is probable that Bryant Cobb’s first 
wife, Mary “Polly” Grayson Cobb is buried here. She was 
daughter of early settler John Grayson. She was born 
October 8, 1795, and died in Madison Co. AL on April 25, 
1846.) 

It is POSSIBLE that one or more of the following 
individuals is buried here: Jerusha Cobb (daughter of 
David and Martha), Christopher Columbus “C.C.” Cobb (son 
of Bryant and Polly), Azariah Cobb (Jerusha’s husband and 
first cousin), as well as other Cobb relatives that might 
have died circa 1839-1881.


Last Name     First Name    Middle Name   Birth         Death            Comment
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Cobb          W.R.W.                                                     No dates on the stone. 
                                                                         Single monument, but double 
                                                                         tomb with his wife.
Cobb          Catharine     A.                                           No dates, single headstone, but 
                                                                         double tomb with W.R.W. her husband.
Cobb          Bryant                      July 6, 1795  August 21, 1881  Buried in a single rock cairn tomb.


Additional Comments:
W.R.W. Cobb stands for Williamson Robert Winfield Cobb. He was a 6 term U.S. 
Congressman. His marble obelisk was professionally restored by Sparkman 
Monument Company, September 21, 2004. It is made of Italian Marble, with three 
bases, the first one being made of Grecian marble, and the bottom two bases 
made of local limestone. The obelisk was broken in two, and one of the bases 
was buried beneath two feet of debris when we did our initial survey in 
January 2004. There are no dates on the stone, but it reads thusly:


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