Henry Franklin Coble Ozark Co MO Pioneer ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** File ontributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives Jay Gentry USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. Unauthorized use for commercial ventures expressly prohibited. All information submitted to this project remains - to the extent the law allows - the property of the submitter who, by submitting it, agrees that it may be freely copied but NEVER sold or used in a commercial venture without the knowledge & permission of its rightful owner. The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ****************************************************************** ****************************************************************** HENRY FRANKLIN COBLE Henry Franklin Coble was born 31 Oct 1819, in Lincoln County TN, the oldest of 9 children of Peter and Margaret (Summers) Coble. The family migrated to southwest Missouri, in and around the Dade, Lawrence, Newton county areas in about 1834, when Henry was about 16 years old. On 21 April 1844 Henry was married to Catherine Holt in Greene County. Little is known of the family of Catherine, but to this union was born 3 boys. Peter Nicholas, John Marion and Alfred Luther. Catherine died of complications of childbirth of the youngest son, Alfred Luther. Shortly thereafter, about 1855, Henry moved to what was then Ozark County, before Douglas County was established, to be near Catherine's relatives for assistance in rearing the three boys. Even with the assistance of the neighbors and relatives, raising a family and providing a livelihood for the family was too much for Henry, alone. In 1856 he chose as his second wife, Lavina June Turnbull and to this union was born a daughter, Margaret Frances and a son, Abrum Marling Coble. Henry with his new family made an excursion to the Boston Mountains of Arkansas in search of prosperity, but prosperity was not to be found there. He lost his second wife, with now five children to rear. The older boys were now old enough to help out with the family chores while Henry provided the livelihood. Soon thereafter, the Civil War became a reality and Henry, along with Peter Nicholas, his oldest son enlisted in the famous Captain Moses L Alsup's Co "H" 46th Regiment, MO Volunteers, and Henry was promoted to the rank of Corporal in charge of all the "Coble Clan". There were several of the Coble boys, brothers, uncles, nephews and cousins. Some of the clan were killed at the Battle of Vera Cruz, and others were wounded, but Henry and Peter Nicholas escaped virtually unscathed. During the war Henry married the third time, a war widow, Mary Ann (Russell) Owens whose husband had been hanged by the Confederates in the early part of the war. She was the daughter of Wiley and Lucinda Russell and the widow of William Owens of the Rockbridge area. This marriage was quite productive and to this union was born eight children, Absolum, Christopher, Lucinda, David Wain, Newton, Lawtisha, Nancy, and Tennessee. At the age of 70 years, Henry applied for and after considerable haggling by the Bureau of Pensions, was granted a war pension of $12 per month until his death on Feb 17 1897. Henry Franklin Coble was laid to rest in the Hale Cemetery, west of Dora, in Ozark County. On the fourth Sunday in August, for the past 35 years, the descendants of Old Henry Coble have gathered at Table Rock Park to honor their heritage and renew acquaintances. This event is hosted by Mr & Mrs Ted Shipley of the Dora Community, descendants of "Old Henry". Submitted by: James E. (Jay) Gentry, Jr.