1853 - 1923 Person Name: A. P. Cobb Hymnal Title: Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings Author of "Do You Know the Song?" in Service Songs for Young People's Societies, Sunday Schools and Church Prayer Meetings Born: October 27, 1853, Wooster, Ohio.
Died: February 11, 1923.
Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery, Decatur, Illinois.
Cobb’s family moved to Decatur, Illinois, when he was about 13 years old. As a young man, he worked as a machinist. He graduated from Eureka College, Eureka, Illinois, in 1878, and pastored in Normal, Washburn, Petersburg and Springfield, Illinois; Des Moines, Iowa; Covington, Kentucky; and San Antonio, Texas. He was also an active evangelist, attending meetings in Boston, New York City, Minneapolis, and other major cities.
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Abner P. Cobb