Samuel Sylvester Cobb
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Samuel S. Cobb, the youngest son of J.B. Cobb., was born on December 12, 1865, in Bradley County, Tennessee, USA. In 1870] Cobb and his family traveled by train to Fort Scott, Kansas
, where they loaded up and took a wagon to Tahlequah
, Indian Territory
, the Cherokee Nation
's capital. After about ten months Cobb and his family left Tahlequah and settled southeast of the present day town of Wagoner
. At this spot Cobb's father paid $1500 to a Cherokee for a two-room box house, a log barn and a few acres of fenced land. All the land was owned together by the Cherokees and anyone could farm as much they wanted as long as no one's rights were infringed upon. Cobb went to school at home until he was sixteen, then entered the Cherokee Male Seminary
, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
, for two years. In 1884 he became a student at the State Agricultural College
(now Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas
and graduated after four years in 1889.
On return to Indian Territory, Cobb went to work for The Brother in Red, a weekly paper published in Muskogee
. Cobb worked there for until July, 1890, when he opened a drug store in Wagoner. Cobb was also appointed as Wagoner's second postmaster on August 6, 1890. In 1895 construction was completed on the building to be used for his drug store; the Cobb Building was Wagoner's
first brick business building and was listed on the NRHP in 1982. Cobb used the building throughout his life for his drug store, as the first post office, and as an office for his real estate business in the early 1900s.
Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States, south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 8,087. It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National...
, where they loaded up and took a wagon to Tahlequah
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It was founded as a capital of the original Cherokee Nation in 1838 to welcome those Cherokee forced west on the Trail of Tears. The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census. It...
, Indian Territory
Indian Territory
The Indian Territory, also known as the Indian Territories and the Indian Country, was land set aside within the United States for the settlement of American Indians...
, the Cherokee Nation
Cherokee Nation
The Cherokee Nation is the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the United States. It was established in the 20th century, and includes people descended from members of the old Cherokee Nation who relocated voluntarily from the Southeast to Indian Territory and Cherokees who...
's capital. After about ten months Cobb and his family left Tahlequah and settled southeast of the present day town of Wagoner
Wagoner, Oklahoma
Wagoner is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wagoner County.-Geography:Wagoner is located at ....
. At this spot Cobb's father paid $1500 to a Cherokee for a two-room box house, a log barn and a few acres of fenced land. All the land was owned together by the Cherokees and anyone could farm as much they wanted as long as no one's rights were infringed upon. Cobb went to school at home until he was sixteen, then entered the Cherokee Male Seminary
Cherokee Male Seminary
The Cherokee Male Seminary was a tribal college, established by the Cherokee Nation, and one of first institutions of higher learning established west of the Mississippi River.-Creation:...
, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Tahlequah is a city in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States located at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains. It was founded as a capital of the original Cherokee Nation in 1838 to welcome those Cherokee forced west on the Trail of Tears. The city's population was 15,753 at the 2010 census. It...
, for two years. In 1884 he became a student at the State Agricultural College
Kansas State University
Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States...
(now Kansas State University) in Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan, Kansas
Manhattan is a city located in the northeastern part of the state of Kansas in the United States, at the junction of the Kansas River and Big Blue River. It is the county seat of Riley County and the city extends into Pottawatomie County. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 52,281...
and graduated after four years in 1889.
Wagoner
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Muskogee is a city in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the county seat of Muskogee County, and home to Bacone College. The population was 38,310 at the 2000 census, making it the eleventh-largest city in Oklahoma....
. Cobb worked there for until July, 1890, when he opened a drug store in Wagoner. Cobb was also appointed as Wagoner's second postmaster on August 6, 1890. In 1895 construction was completed on the building to be used for his drug store; the Cobb Building was Wagoner's
Wagoner, Oklahoma
Wagoner is a city in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 7,669 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Wagoner County.-Geography:Wagoner is located at ....
first brick business building and was listed on the NRHP in 1982. Cobb used the building throughout his life for his drug store, as the first post office, and as an office for his real estate business in the early 1900s.