Researching William Cobb
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4258 people with the Cobb surname? In that year Cobb was ranked number 995 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Cobb on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Cobb and the Cobb Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cobb 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 Cobb family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Cobb at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Cobb using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5140 people with the Cobb surname in the UK? Cobb is now ranked number 1154 for popularity in the UK. |
Cobb Family Tree Databases
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Cobb Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 85071 people with the Cobb surname in the USA? Cobb is ranked number 129 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cobb Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Cobb. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Cobb
William Cobb
William L. Cobb (1917 – December 17, 1990) was an American designer and engineer of roller coasters, as the founder and head of William Cobb & Associates. He is particularly noted for his work on designing and relocating several major wooden roller coasters in the 1970s and 1980s. A number of these coasters were world-record holders at the time of their opening.
On the subject of roller coaster design, Cobb has been quoted as saying, "You have to be a little bit mean. Sometimes you have to be a little bit sneaky. You get them going on a nice straight track and they think 'This looks smooth,' and then you dip it down a little to give them a good jolt. Or you have it so that when they go over a hill it looks like they're going to get their heads chopped off at the bottom."
Source: William Cobb, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaWilliam Montague Cobb
William Montague Cobb (1904–1990) was a board-certified physician and a physical anthropologist. As the first African-American Ph.D in anthropology, and the only one until after the Korean War, his main focus in the anthropological discipline was studying the idea of race and its negative impact on communities of color. His career both as a physician and a professor at Howard University was dedicated to the advancement of African-American researchers and he was heavily involved in civil rights activism. Cobb wrote prolifically and contributed both popular and scholarly articles during the course of his career. His work has been noted as a significant contribution to the development of the sub-discipline of biocultural anthropology during the first half of the 20th century. Cobb was also an accomplished educator and taught over 5000 students in the social and health sciences during his lifetime.
Source: William Montague Cobb, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Cobb
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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