Mobile-Calhoun County AlArchives Deaths.....George Washington Cobb February 9 1947 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/alfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Susan Beck wondermomal@aol.com January 23, 2004, 12:37 am Name: Cobb, George Washington Date Of Death: February 9 1947 Time: 2:15 PM Place Of Death: City Hospital, Mobile, Mobile Co, AL Residence: Semmes, Mobile Co, Alabama Gender: Male Race: W Age: 57yrs 7mos 12days Marital Status: Widower Spouse: Christopher, Annie Pearl Date Of Birth: June 27 1889 Place Of Birth: Alexandria, Alabama Mother's Name: unknown, unknown Mother's Birthplace: unknown Father's Name: Cobb, John Father's Birthplace: Ala Cause Of Death: Hemorhage from muculous Intestine, Due to Stomach rupture? Penetrating Gunshot wounds to abdomen Hospital: City Hospital SS Number: 718-05-3866 Occupation: Horticulturist Funeral Home: Higgins Mortuary, Inc Doctor: Frank Anderson M.D. 259 St. Francis St. Mobile, Ala Coroner: Unavailable Informant: Mr. H.L. Cobb Date Of Burial: February 11 1947 Place Of Burial: Semmes Cemetary, Semmes, Ala Date Recorded: February 11 1947 He was alive for 3hrs at the Hospital. Medical Certification: Name of Operation: Naprarology Date of Operation: Feb 9,1947 Major Findings: Multiple penetrating wounds intestines mutalage At Autopsy: Stomach If death was due to external causes, fill in the following accident, Suicide, or homicide (specify) = Homicide Date of occurance = Feb 9,1947 Where did injury occur? = Semmes, Mobile, Ala Did injury occur in or about home, or farm, in industrial place, in public place? = Home Means of injury? = Gunshot #1947010208 registra's # 208 Additional Comments: This is added as my personal knowledge: George W. Cobb's father was James Nathaniel Cobb,b. 1839 Rutherford Co, Tenn. mother was Polina Willingham b. 1859 Calhoun Co, Ala He was accidentally shot by his eldest son George L.Cobb who was drinking at the time and who served 5 yrs in prison. This file has been created by a form at http://www.poppet.org/alfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb