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Lucy Plummer Battle

(1861-1905)

At a Glance

Lucy Plummer Battle was Professor Collier Cobb's second wife, marrying him after the death of his first wife, Mary Lindsey Battle, who was also Lucy's cousin. Lucy was stepmother to Mary's three children.

Biographical Data

Important Dates

Lucy Plummer Battle was born in 1861, in Wadesboro, NC. She died on April 27, 1905, and was buried in Chapel Hill, NC. "Her babe Richard Battle lies in her arms." [1]

Places of Residence

Relatives

Parents: Richard Henry Battle (1835-1912) and Annie Ruffin Ashe (1840-1883) .
Spouse: Collier Cobb (1862-1934), married on April 6, 1904. They had one son, Richard Battle (1905-1905).
Paternal grandparents: William Horn Battle and Lucy Martin Plummer.
Maternal grandparents: Thomas Samuel Ashe (1812-1887) and Caroline Attilia Burgwyn (1814-1894).
Siblings:
- six brothers, Charles Phillip Battle (1875-1877), Edmund Strudwick Ashe Battle (b. 1873), Lewis Junius Battle (1865-1948), Samuel Ashe Battle (1863-1865), Richard Henry Battle, [Jr.] (1869-1880) and William Kemp Battle (1880-1905).
- three sisters, Annie Ashe Battle (1871-1873), Caroline Burgwyn Battle (1867-1880) and Rosa Ashe Battle (1879-1962).
Uncles: William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844), S. Ashe (b. 1853), William Cincinattus Ashe (b. 1844) and S. Ashe (b. 1853).
Aunts: Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850), Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) , Eliza S. Ashe (b. 1838) , Margaret B. Ashe (b. 1846), Josephine Ashe (b. 1848), Caroline Ashe (b. 1850) and Maria N. Ashe (b. 1842) .
Cousins: Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874), Ethel Marshall (b. 1875), Thomas A. Marshall (1867-1950), William Leak Marshall (1869-1950), Maria N. Marshall (b. 1874) and Ethel Marshall (b. 1875).

References

Eyre, John Douglas. Profiles of Chapel Hill Since 1900. Chapel Hill: The Chapel Hill Historical Society, 2009.