Ancestry of
Kurt Cobain

Singer and Songwriter

John James Arthur Cobain

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• • Great-grandfather of Kurt Cobain — 4th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 8 
  • Father:
  • John Cobain 
  • Mother:
  • Anna Van Alstine   
  • Birth Date:
  • 19 Mar 1889 
  • Birth Location:
  • Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 8 Sep 1938 
  • Death Location:
  • Markham, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Wynoochee Cemetery, Montesano, Grays Harbor, Washington 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Grace Almeda Gibson
  • Marriage Date:
  • 19 May 1910 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Ellensburg, Kittitas, Washington 
  • Children:
  
  

  Walter Cobain

  Burle G. Cobain

  Kenneth Hugh Cobain

  Hazel Mae Cobain

  Ernest Delbert Cobain

  Leland Elmer Cobain (Ahnentafel No:4 )

  • Notes: 

  • John James Arthur Cobain's gravestone gives his birth year as 1888.

    Deputy John Cobain was accidentally shot and killed when his service weapon fell from his hip holster as he reached for a cigarette. When the gun struck the floor it discharged, striking him in the hip and traveling through his vital organs. Not realizing he had been shot, Deputy Cobain reached down to retrieve the gun, and asked if anyone had been hit. He then collapsed and succumbed to his wound.

• Sources for John James Arthur Cobain

  • ¹ Federal Census, WA, Kittitas County, 1920, South Ellensburg, E.D. 79, Sheet 10A, Image 3 of 15.
  • ² Federal Census, WA, Grays Harbor County, 1930, Montesano, E.D. 49, Sheet 9B, Image 18 of 27.
  • ³ Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 04/07/2023).
  • ⁴ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for daughter Hazel Cobain Koivisto.
  • ⁵ U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Draft registration for John James Arthur Cobain.
  • ⁶ United States, Officer Down Memorials, 1791-2014, Record for Deputy Sheriff John James Arthur Cobain.
  • ⁷ Washington, U.S., County Birth Records, 1870-1935, Birth record for daughter Hazel Mae Cobain.
  • ⁸ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for Arthur Cobain.
  • ⁹ Washington, U.S., Death Records, 1883-1960, Death record for son Walter Cobain.
  • ¹⁰ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Marriage record for James Arthur Cobain and Grace A Gibson.
  • ¹¹ Washington, U.S., Marriage Records, 1854-2013, Marriage certificate for Leo Koivisto and daughter Hazel Cobain.

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