Mary Ann Cobb Erwin

Mary Ann Lamar Cobb Erwin (February 15, 1850 – January 16, 1930) was an American clubwoman who was the orginator of the Southern Cross of Honor, a commemorative medal awarded to Confederate veterans by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Early life and family Erwin was the daughter of the politician and planter Howell Cobb and Mary Ann Lamar. Her mother, the daughter of Colonel Zachariah Lamar, was from a prominent Southern family and was a relative of Texas President Mirabeau B. Lamar and Georgia financier Gazaway Bugg Lamar. She was a grandniece of Howell Cobb and niece of Thomas R. R. Cobb. She was the sister of Andrew J. Cobb and a cousin of Mildred Lewis Rutherford.

United Daughters of the Confederacy Erwin was a member of the Laura Rutherford Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. She and Sarah E. Gabbett designed the cross.

Personal life She was married to Alexander S. Erwin, a local juge. They had five children.

Erwin died at her home in Athens on January 16, 1930.