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John W. Cosby 1823–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Oct 1823

Birth Location: Kentucky

Death Date: 27 Sep 1908

Death Location: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States

Father: Nicholas Cosby

Mother: Margaret Weese

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John W. Cosby was born in 1823 in Kentucky, the child of Nicholas Cosby And Margaret De Weese. John W. Cosby passed away in 1908 in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • John W. Cosby was born in 1823 in Kentucky, the child of Nicholas Cosby And Margaret De Weese.
  • John W. Cosby passed away in 1908 in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nicholas Cosby
1785–1872
Birth Location: Goochland Parish, Goochland, Virginia
NC
Margaret Weese
1790–1850
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MW

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Children(s)

John Cosby's Ancestors

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John Cosby
1823–1908
Birth Place: Kentucky
Parents
Nicholas Cosby
1785–1872
Goochland Parish, Goochland, Virginia
Margaret (De) Weese
1790–1850
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1823
25 Oct 1823
Birth of John W. Cosby in Kentucky
Kentucky
1908
27 Sep 1908
Age 85
Death of John W. Cosby in Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Oct 1823
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1908
    Event Place: Sparta, Dearborn, Indiana, United States
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