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William Terrell Cosby 1797–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Aug 1797

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1 Aug 1885

Death Location: Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States

Father: Hickerson Cosby

Mother: Nancy Harris

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William Terrell Cosby was born in 1797 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, the child of Hickerson Cosby And Nancy Ann Harris. William Terrell Cosby passed away in 1885 in Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • William Terrell Cosby was born in 1797 in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, the child of Hickerson Cosby And Nancy Ann Harris.
  • William Terrell Cosby passed away in 1885 in Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States.

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William Cosby's Ancestors

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William Cosby
1797–1885
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Parents
Hickerson Cosby
1750–1807
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Nancy (Ann) Harris
1764–1827
Louisa, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Griffith Dickenson
1713–1785
New Kent, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Amy Cosby
1718–1760
New Kent, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Dickenson
1681–1734
Susanna Robinson
1690–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Dickenson
1650–1734
Mary Pulliam
1657–1720

William Cosby's Timeline

2 Records

1797
20 Aug 1797
Birth of William Terrell Cosby in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
1885
1 Aug 1885
Age 88
Death of William Terrell Cosby in Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States
Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1797
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1885
    Event Place: Geneva, Talbot, Georgia, United States

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