Decendants of James and Rebecca Cosby

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James Cosby, b 1760-1770, d 1830s.
  1. Francis Robinson Cosby, b 1795 South Carolina
  3. m March 3, 1825, Hardeman Co., Ky, to Nancy Jane Norton (b 1801) Lineage Conflict. Elsewhere John and Nancy Norton Cosby are claims to descend from Charles and Rebecca Wood Cosby
    1. Jacob Anderson Cosby, b 1825-26, near Toone, Hardeman Co, Tenn, d March 28, 1864, Overton Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee, a POW
      He has been found in the census records of Hardeman County, Tennessee. He was a Baptist.
      • m Feb 17, 1847, to Mary Ann Cearley (b 1826, d 1878, St. Francis Co., Ark.)
      1. Francis L. Cosby, b 1847, Hardeman Co., Tenn.
        • m Benjamin F. Pirtle (b Dec 30, 1845, [possible son on Jacob Pirtle], d Sept 24, 1892, bur Pirtle Cem, Hardeman Co., Tenn). After her death, B.F. Pirtle married again, cemetary records shows "P.E. wife of B.F. Pirtle", (Feb 26, 1843 to Oct 26, 1926)
      2. James A. Cosby, b 1848, Hardeman Co., Tenn., d about 1879
        • m May 6, 1872, Hardeman Co., Tenn, to Sarah Emer Brooks (b July 20, 1851, d July 11, 1922), dau of J.V. and Mary Brooks. After his death in 1883, she remarried on Jan 29, 1883 to Moses F. Westbrook (b Nov 17, 1834, d July 25, 1920), Moses and Sarah moved to Texas, and are both buried at Bloomingrove, Texas, near Corsicana, Navarro Co.
        James and Sarah had:
        1. Columbus Cosby
        2. Mary Cosby
        3. Caroline Cosby
      3. John T. Cosby, May 22, 1849, Hardeman Co., Tenn, d Sept 14, 1925 at Rock Island, Texas, bur Rock Island, Tx
        • m1 Jan 22, 1872, Hardeman Co., Tenn, to Matilda C Bomar
        • m2 Andeline
        1. Minnie Lee Cosby, b Dec 14, 1874, d Nov 14, 1957, Coleman Co., Tx, She and husband both buried at Guymon, Okla.
          • m _____ Norton.
        2. Ethel Cosby
          • m W. Clifton
        3. Edna Cosby
          • m L.J. Stahl
      4. Tuisey Adaline Cosby, b 1852, Hardeman Co., Tenn, dies soon after her marriage
        • m Nov 10, 1869, to George W. Pirtle. He remarried
        1. Emma Pirtle
          • m _____ Duncan Kelly
          1. Pearl Kelly
            • m Gabe Helton
          2. Jack Kelly
            • m Lucille _____
          3. Robert Kelly
        2. Carrie Pirtle, b Feb 1, 1875, d Feb 6, 1953
          • m Ernest Smith (b July 12, 1875)
          1. Ray Pirtle Smith, b Sept 22, 1895
            • m Myrtle Martin
          2. Ernest Smith, b Nov 21, 1896
            • m Katherine Gregory
          3. Pauline Smith, b Oct 30, 1899, res Memphis, Tenn
          4. George R. Smith, b Feb 24, 1902, d June 21, 1965
            • Anne Conoly
          5. Grace Smith, b Jan 16, 1905, res Memphis, Tenn
        3. Lillie Ann Pirtle
          • m Walter Robinson
          1. Lyde Robinson res Memphis, Tenn
      5. William Franklin Cosby, b Oct 3, 1833, Hardeman Co., Tenn
        • m Jan 1, 1867, Hardeman Co., Tenn, to Nancy F McClendon
      6. Sarah Jane Cosby, b May 4, 1856, Hardeman Co., Tenn, d March 1, 1890, bur Clover Creek Cem, Tenn
        • m March 10, 1874 to Pitser Miller Teague (b Aug 19, 1951, d July 5, 1938). He remarried Laura Burn (b nov 18, 1868, d April 16, 1939)
        1. Lula Teague, b 1876
        2. William (George ?) Teague, b 1878
          • Amelia Miller
          1. Pitser Miller Teague
          2. Sam Teague, who moved to Texas
        3. Frank Teague
        4. Talmadge Teague
        5. Albert Teague
        6. Relda Teague, a dentist
        7. Nora Teague
          • m _____ Quakenbush.
          Children of Laura Burn and Pitser Teague:
        1. Bertha Teague
          • m ______ Keller
        2. Ray Teague
        3. Millie Teague
          • m _____ Timsand
        4. Joe Teague
      7. Minerva Cosby, b 1858, Hardeman Co., Tenn, died in infancy
      8. Samuel Cosby, b 1860, Hardeman Co., Tenn, and died probably before 1872
      9. Delia Carolyn Cosby, b Dec 30, 1862, Hardeman Co., Tenn, d June 22, 1936, Little Rock, Ark, bur Roselawn Cem, Little Rock, Ark
        • m Sept 19, 1878, Palestine, St. Francis Co., Arkansas, to William Thomas Holwell (b July 31, 1857, Carrolton, Carrol Co., Mississippi, d Jan 15, 1933, Little Rock, Ark, bur Roselawn Cem, Hillcrest Section, Little Rock), son of William M Holwell and Mary Saleta Davis Holwell
        1. William Anderson Holwell, b Dec 1, 1879, Laneburg, Neveda Co., Ark, d April 5, 1960, Little Rock, Ark, bur Roselawn Cem, Hillcrest Section, Little Rock
          • m1 Fannie Payton Wall (b April 25, 1884, d Oct 8, 1907, Lee Co. Ark, bur Hopewell Cem, Gill, Lee Co., Ark)
          • m2 Sept 29, 1914, to Gladys Effie Southall (No children by this marriage)
          1. Wilhelmina Holwell, b May 26, 1905
            • m Aug 1, 1925 to Floyd Homer Goodman (b Oct 10, 1901
            1. William Homer Goodman, b Aug 20, 1926, Dallas, Tx
              • m May 28, 1948 to Nancy Lou Miller
              1. Robert William Goodman, b Sept 22, 1950
              2. Susan Anne Goodman, b March 17, 1950
                • m Aug 17, 1973, Richard Thompson
            2. Anne Frances Goodman, b May 21, 1933, Dallas, TX
              • m Dec 22, 1953 to James Burton Casey
              1. James Burton, Jr, b April
              2. William Wade Casey, b Jan 24, 1958
              3. Carol Anne Casey, b Jan 1, 1961
          2. Mary Lou Holwell, b Feb 22, 1882, d July 21, 1953
            • m Feb 8, 1899 to Gordon G Hardy
            1. Thelma Hardy (died in infancy)
            2. Vivian Hardy (died in infancy)
            3. Mary Irene Hardy, b Nov 13, 1909
                m _____ Garcia
          3. Fannie Holwell, b Aug 22, 1884
            • m Dec 5, 1903 to George Scott
            1. Alma Scott
              • m _____ Larson
            2. Evelyn Scott
              • m _____ Leppert
            3. Florence Scott
              • m _____ Lare
          4. Georgia Pearl Holwell, b Jan 3, 1893
            • m April 30, 1911, to Ray Kopp, Sr.
            1. Rosaline Kopp, b May 5, 1913
              • m Aug 11, 1939 to Harold Watts
            2. Archibald Arthur Kopp, b Aug 15, 1914, d Oct 11, 1970
              • m Rhonda Laskey
            3. Ray Kopp, Jr, b April 17, 1916
              • m May 26, 1939 to Elia Bell Allright
            4. William Robert Kopp, b July 13, 1921
              • m Feb 11, 1943 to Margaret Davies
          5. Jewell Holwell, b Oct 1, 1895, d Nov 10, 1961
            • m Oct 1, 1916 to Dr Troy S. Hopkins
            1. Joy Ann Hopkins
              • m _____ Bell
          6. Ruby Lloyd Holwell, b Dec 25, 1899, d Aug 11, 1975
            • m June 3, 1917, Henry Washington Ryan
            1. Ruby Jewel Ryan, b Sept 17, 1919, d July 5, 1921
            2. Henry Washington Ryan, b Jan 22, 1921, d July 23, 1921
            3. Reuben Elbert Ryan, b July 13, 1924, unmarried
            4. Carrissma Ann Ryan, b Feb 15, 1926
              • m May 26, 1947, George Olin Roth
              1. Camile Roth
            5. Eugene Anderson Ryan, b Nov 24, 1928
              • m June 3, 1950, to Elizabeth Chaney
              1. Debra Ryan
              2. Patsy Ryan
          7. Lois Lucille Holwell, b July 14, 1904
            • m March 5, 1922, Embie B Hester
            1. Lois Carolyn Hester, b Sept 21, 1923
              • m Jan 26, 1946 Robert Alvie Easterly
          8. James Embie Hester, b Feb 16, 1925
            • m Dec 29, 1946, to Kyle Cloud
        2. Herman Holwell
    2. Jane Cosby, b 1829, Hardeman Co., Tenn
      residence Madison Co., Tenn, 1860
      • m Sept 28, 1851, to William W Glidewell
      1. James Glidewell, b about 1852
      2. John Glidewell, b about 1854
    3. John T Cosby, b 1832, Hardeman Co., Tenn
      • m Angelina ____ (?)
      1. Mary L Cosby, b 1850, d 1861.
    4. William Franklin Cosby, b Oct 8, 1833, Hardeman Co., Tenn, d June 5, 1867, bur Walnut Grove Cem (McClendon Cem ?), Hardeman Co., Tenn
      • m Jan 1, 1867 to Nancy McClendon
    5. Margaret Cosby, b 1836, d by 1867 (not on John P Cosby's will)
    6. Sarah C Cosby, b 1838, Hardeman Co., Tenn, Still living in 1870, unmarried, age 31. In 1867, she was living with her sister, Jane Cosby Glidewell, in Madison Co., Tennessee.
    7. Martha Angeline Cosby, b July 15, 1842, Hardeman Co, Tenn, d March 22, 1922, Gould, Hardemon Co, Okla(?)
      • m June 8, 1871 to James Sain (b April 22, 1822, Fayette Co., Indiana, d Bells, Fannin Co., Texas
      1. John Hardeman Sain, b July 31, 1877, Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tenn
      2. Lula Annie Sain, b June 1, 1880, Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tenn
      3. Lilly Maybell Sain, b June 5, 1883, Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tenn, d Dec 21, 1971, Moro, Taylor Co, Tex
        • m June 24, 1906 to William Henry Butler (b June 21, 1870, Talbotts, Hamblem Co, Tenn, d Dec 23, 1927, Moro, Taylor Co, Tx
        1. R.Q. Butler, b Feb 13, 1928, Winters, Runnels Co, Tex
          • m May 1, 1947 to Ann Lee Gerhart (b April 29, 1930, Winters, Runnels Co., Tx
          1. Phelan Ray Butler, b March 27, 1950, Bell, Los Angeles Co, California
      4. Nancy Lucretia Sain, b Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tenn
      5. Walter Sain, b Middleton, Hardeman Co, Tenn
      6. Franklin Sain
      7. (?)T.H. Sain, b about 1880
  4. Matthew Cosby, b 1799 Matthew and Jane had the following:
    1. Mary Jane Cosby, b July 11, 1836, d Sept 30, 1926.
  5. James L Cosby, b about 1803
  6. Margaret Ruth Cosby, b May 9, 1809 at Livingston Co., Kentucky, d Feb 20, 1896 at Webster Co., Missouri
    1. Martha Norton, b 1829
    2. James William Norton, b 1830
    3. Mary Ann Norton, b 1832
    4. Ellen Elizabeth Norton, b 1834
    5. Jacob King Norton, b 1835
    6. John Love Norton, b 1837
    7. Margaret Rebecca Norton, b 1839
    8. William Norton, b 1840
    9. Franklin Norton, b 1842
    10. Frances Norton, b 1842
    11. Rachel Norton, b 1844
    12. Messer Norton, b 1847
    13. Mills Robertas Norton, b 1849
  7. Jane Cosby, b 1810, Livingston Co., Kentucky
    1. James Jones, b 1829
    2. David Jones, b 1831
    3. John Jones, b 1834
    4. Mary Jones, b 1836
    5. Margaret Jones, b 1839
    6. Thomas Jones, b 1841
    7. Elijah Jones, b 1845
    8. Frances Jones
  8. Robert R Cosby, b 1814, Livingston Co., Kentucky
    1. John Cosby, b 1836, in Mississippi
    2. Ellen Ailsey Cosby, b 1839, in Tennessee
    3. Matilda Cosby, b 1844
    4. Elizabeth Cosby, b 1846
    5. Frances Cosby, b 1848
    6. Sam Cosby, b 1850
    7. Mary D Cosby, b 1850
  9. Lemon Cosby, b 1816-20, Livingston Co., Kentucky
  10. Mary Cosby, b 1816-20


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Compiled from information supplied by Don Simmons, Melber, Kentucky and Mrs Floyd E. Goodman, Dallas, Tx.

Don Simmons adds: Much of the above is based on theory of Livingston Co., Kentucky tax lists and census records 1810 to 1850. Later tax lists of Livingston County are shown as Hickman County, Kentucky and McCracken Co., Kentucky. James Cosby first appeared around 1805 or 1806. Owned land in northern part of Livingston County. No record has yet been found where he (James) sold this land, but he did move to the south part of the county. A serious attempt should be made to locate descendents of Matthew, James, and Mary Cosby.
Don Simmons, Melber, Kentucky, October 10, 1976.

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Melber, Kentucky		 Accumulation over 30 years
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