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Leonard Leroy Cosby 1914–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Jul 1914

Birth Location: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7 Jun 2000

Death Location: Marshall, Parke County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Orlando Cosby

Mother: Effie Friend

Spouse(s): Vernie Jenkins

Children(s):

Leonard Leroy Cosby was born in 1914 in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA, the child of Orlando Huffman Lando Cosby And Effie May Friend. In 1920, Leonard Leroy Cosby resided in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. In 1930, Leonard Leroy Cosby resided in Brown, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA. Leonard Leroy Cosby married Vernie Lorene Jenkins, and had children including Max Duane Cosby, Phillip Leon Casby. Leonard Leroy Cosby passed away in 2000 in Marshall, Parke County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leonard Leroy Cosby was born in 1914 in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA, the child of Orlando Huffman Lando Cosby And Effie May Friend.
  • In 1920, Leonard Leroy Cosby resided in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1930, Leonard Leroy Cosby resided in Brown, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA.
  • Leonard Leroy Cosby married Vernie Lorene Jenkins, and had children including Max Duane Cosby, Phillip Leon Casby.
  • Leonard Leroy Cosby passed away in 2000 in Marshall, Parke County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Orlando Cosby
1891–1970
Birth Location: Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
OC
Effie Friend
1893–1961
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
EF

Spouses(s)

Vernie Jenkins
1916–2008
Birth Location: Howard, Parke Co., Indiana, USA
VJ

Children(s)

Leonard Cosby's Ancestors

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Leonard Cosby
1914–2000
Birth Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Parents
Orlando Huffman "Lando" Cosby
1891–1970
Darlington, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Effie (May) Friend
1893–1961
Montgomery County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Leonard Cosby's Timeline

7 Records

1914
19 Jul 1914
Birth of Leonard Leroy Cosby in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 6
Leonard Leroy Cosby resided here in Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 16
Leonard Leroy Cosby resided here in Brown, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
Brown, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 21
Leonard Leroy Cosby resided here in Rural, Montgomery, Indiana
Rural, Montgomery, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 26
Leonard Leroy Cosby resided here in Howard T, Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
Howard T, Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 36
Leonard Leroy Cosby resided here in Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
2000
7 Jun 2000
Age 86
Death of Leonard Leroy Cosby in Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA
Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1914
    Event Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01084; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T625_456; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 158
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340355
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2000; Roll: 12
    [7] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, Indiana; Births; Year: 1914; Roll: 013
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [9] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana; Roll: 5267; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 61-11

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Roll: T625_456; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 158

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Brown, Brown, Montgomery, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Brown, Montgomery, Indiana; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2340355

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Montgomery, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01084; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-7

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Howard T, Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01084; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 61-7

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Howard, Parke, Indiana; Roll: 5267; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 61-11

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Waveland, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 Jun 2000
    Event Place: Crawfordsville, Montgomery Co., Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2000; Roll: 12
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Marshall, Parke County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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