Washington Co. Virginia (Cobbs Cemetery)

The dates below were compiled from multiple sources (see narratives). Women are indexed by their married name if appropriate. Blue names link to narrative pages.

High On A Windy Hill lists William Byars Cobbs stone under cemetery #217 which it identifies as an old "Negro" Cemetery. However, there are actually two cemeteries a short distance apart: Fairview Baptist and Cobbs Cemetery. Charles Barnette photographed both cemeteries in 2011 including the additional markers identified at Cobbs Cemetery.
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Locate Cobbs Cemetery on the Washington Co. Cemetery map
Besides the large William Byars Cobbs monument, the cemetery includes several small stones, marked only by intitials. The intent may have been to inscribe the full names on the William Cobbs monument. Because there are no full names or dates, the identification of the stones as listed below must be considered tentative.
Cobbs, Charles
Cobbs, Louisa Byars (Taylor) b. abt 1846, d. 1869
Cobbs, Thomas Nelson b. 1830, d. 1895
Byars, William B. b. 16 Oct 1815, d. 16 Apr 1895
Cobbs, William Byars b. 1866, d. 1897
Last Edited28 Jul 2013