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Ty Cobb

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Ty Cobb

Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player


    William Herschel Cobb

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    • Father of Ty Cobb — 2nd Generation
    • Ahnentafel No:
    • Birth Date:
    • 23 Feb 1863 
    • Birth Location:
    • North Carolina 
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    • Death Date:
    • 8 Aug 1905 
    • Death Location:
    • Royston, Franklin, Georgia 
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    • Burial Location:
    • Rose Hill Cemetery, Royston, Franklin, Georgia 
    • Marriage Date:
    • 11 Feb 1886 
    • Marriage Location:
    • Banks County, Georgia 
    • Notes: 
    • William Herschel Cobb was shot and killed by his wife when she mistook him for an intruder. One night he left home by buggy. He later doubled back and climbed through a window into his wife's bedroom. The reason that was given for him doing this was that he suspected his wife of being unfaithful and thought he would catch her in the act.

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