Hi Sandy: You asked >>would really appreciate it if you could check for the surnames Cobb and York.  I am especially interested in a James Cobb who lived during that period in Clarke Co.  Thanks again. Sandy << I did not find a reference to YORK but did find two items for COBB: Best regards, Nancy G of Granite Springs, NY - - - - - - 1st COBB in the Aug 13, 1863 Edition - - - - - - OFFICIAL RETURNS OF CLARKE COUNTY ELECTION, Aug. 1863. Gov. Watts, Shorter Cong. Dickinson, Langdon, Hall Sen. Brodnax, Leslie, Hastie, Hall Rep. Kilpatrick, Thornton, Sheriff: Wimbish, Carter, Bettis, Martin Assess. Collec.: Allen, Dewitt, Toland, McCasky, Norwood, M'Connell Commis's: Cobb, Ezell, Drinkard, Harper, Malone [ I could not copy the charts that listed the returns BUT your COBB was elected Commissioner] - - - - - - - - - - 2nd COBB in the Aug 20, 1863 Edition of the Clarke Co. Journal - - - - - - - - Contributions for Suggsville Soldiers Aid society for Feb 7, 1863. [The the article lists about 50 women who had donated socks, pants, shirts and bedding. At the end it lists money donations by the men as follows...] In addition to the above, 17 pr drawers, 13 of pants, made of cloth that the Society had woven. Rev. P.C. Wimbish 3 dollars, S. Forwood, W.W. Armistead, W.H. McAlpine $50 each. J.T. Odom, G.V. Goodloe, I.J. Nordlinger, Dr. G.W. Files, $25 each. Jas. Odom, $10, R.I. Goodloe, $30, T.Adams, $20, J.A. Cleveland, M.B. Barnes, L. Nordlinger, $15 each. Capt. O. Finnegan, Jas. Cleveland, each $20. James McNeil, E.M. Portis, F.B. Whately, B. Deason, Mrs. M.W. Scott, Mr. Rogers, S. Coal, J.B. Mobley, A. Davis, M.E. Ezell, W.A. Morriss, W. Odom, W.P. Leslie $10 each.. J.R. Bettis, D. Bussey, B. Howell, R. Rivers, D.D. Dawson, D. Daffin, Cyrus Allen, G. Chapman, W.J. Hamilton, E.S. Cobb, Jas. S. Dickinson, C.P. Ezell, Isaac Grant, T.B. Rivers, J.B. Jones, J.D. Saint, T.J. Eanes, A. Black, J.C. Walker, W. Rutherfor, W. Turner, G. Huggins, W. Coghill, J. Goodbrad, W. Brown, $5 each. - - - - - - - -