Jim and I share a grandfather. His dad, Bill is brother to my dad, George. We are currently in the habit of getting together once a year with our Cobabe Cousins whom we correspond with on a CobabeCousins email list owned by Jim.
We have a lot of cousins and if anyone should ever run into a Cobabe they will, for sure be a cousin, as there are no others around. We all look alike so there will be little doubt as to the relationship, that is, of course, if you know us off list. There is a family of CoBabe (including a prominent paleontologist who named a dinosaur CoBabe something or other) not directly related and some Kobabe in Canada not directly related, but both go back to the same region in Germany so must hook up somewhere. There is in Ogden a family of Cobabe, but they had only daughters so the name will not continue there. He, Alvin, is a first cousin, once removed, from Jim and me. The Cobabes settled in Ogden and Morgan county in the 1850's as Mormon immigrants. Our grandfather moved to Los Angeles in the 1930's and the family now identifies with the South Bay area (the Beach Cities) of Los Angeles as "home" That likely told you more than you really wanted to know. George ----- Original Message ----- From: "John W. Redelfs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 16, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: [ZION] New guy > George Cobabe favored us with: > >I am glad to be one of the newest member of this list. By its description > >it is what I have been looking for - a list of LDS faithful ready to discuss > >without rancor. > > Well, there are moments of rancor, but like a faithful family we try to > keep it to a minimum. > > >I live in Ogden and have been a member all of my life and with a heritage in > >the church back to the 1830's. But the testimony I enjoy had to be earned > >just like the newest member and in my case it has been received many times > >over. I am married to the lovely Sylvia and we have five children and eight > >beautiful grandchildren. Currently on the Ogden University High Council and > >loving it. The kids you send to Weber State are the greatest in the world. > > So tell us how you are related to Jim. Any friend or family of Jim Cobabe > is a friend of mine. > > >I hope that I am right about the list - I look forward to receiving the > >first messages from you. > > We are glad to have you among us. I hope we live up to your lofty > expectations. If not, consider it an exercise in Christlike forgiveness. > > > John W. Redelfs [EMAIL PROTECTED] > =========================================== > At present, the Book of Mormon is studied in our Sunday > School and seminary classes every fourth year. This > four-year pattern, however, must not be followed by > Church members in their personal and family study. We > need to read daily from the pages of the book that will get > a man "nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by > any other book." (Ezra Taft Benson, October 1988) > =========================================== > All my opinions are tentative pending further data. --JWR > > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// // > /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// > /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// > //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// / > > > ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// /// ZION LIST CHARTER: Please read it at /// /// http://www.zionsbest.com/charter.html /// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aaP9AU.bWix1n.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================