Researching Bob Coble
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96 people with the Coble surname? In that year Coble was ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Coble on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Coble and the Coble Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coble Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Coble family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 69 people with the Coble surname in the UK? Coble is now ranked number 3977 for popularity in the UK. |
Coble Family Tree Databases
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Coble Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Coble surname in the USA? Coble is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Coble. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Coble
Bob Coble
Robert D. "Bob" Coble (born April 27, 1953) is a former mayor of Columbia, South Carolina. Coble has been a resident of Columbia for most of his life having graduated from Dreher High School in 1971 where he was student body president. Coble and Frannie Heizer won the 1971 South Carolina State High School Debate Championship. Coble graduated from the University of South Carolina in 1975 cum laude and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1978 cum laude. Coble was elected to the Richland County Council in 1985 and served until 1988. Coble was elected Mayor of Columbia South Carolina in 1990 and served until 2010. Mayor Coble was elected Mayor five times and in his last re-election in 2006 received 64% of the citywide vote. He was succeeded as mayor by Steve Benjamin. Coble is married to Beth Coble, the daughter of former South Carolina Attorney General Daniel McLeod in 1978. They are the parents of six children and nine grandchildren.
Source: Bob Coble, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Coble
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