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William H Cosby 1817–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1817

Birth Location: Amelia County, Virginia

Death Date: 27 Sep 1888

Death Location: Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA

Father: Edwin Cosby

Mother: Elizabeth (GGM-MMPPPPPP)

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Pope

Children(s): Sarah Cosby

William H Cosby was born in 1817 in Amelia County, Virginia, the child of Edwin Henry Henry Cosby And Elizabeth Betsy Eliza Seay Cosby Dudley Ggm Mmpppppp. William H Cosby married Elizabeth P Bowles Ms Pope, and had children including Sarah Alice Cosby. William H Cosby passed away in 1888 in Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • William H Cosby was born in 1817 in Amelia County, Virginia, the child of Edwin Henry Henry Cosby And Elizabeth Betsy Eliza Seay Cosby Dudley Ggm Mmpppppp.
  • William H Cosby married Elizabeth P Bowles Ms Pope, and had children including Sarah Alice Cosby.
  • William H Cosby passed away in 1888 in Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Cosby's Ancestors

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William Cosby
1817–1888
Birth Place: Amelia County, Virginia
Parents
Edwin Henry "Henry" Cosby
1794–1874
Goochland, Goochland, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy" “Eliza” Seay - Cosby (Dudley)) (GGM-MMPPPPPP)
1794–1874
Amelia County, Virginia
Grandparents
William Cosby
1759–1796
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Seizar - Cosby - Burfoot \ Buford {VA}) (GGM-MMPPPP)
1765–1842
Powhatan County, Virginia
Dudley (Seay (Moses) {VA}) (GGF-MMPPPPP)
1772–1835
Commonwealth, Amelia County, Virginia
Rachel (Smith) Seay
1772–
Amelia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Moses Seay
1736–1824
Elizabeth Luck
1734–1816
Mary Seay
1755–1826
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Seay
1690–1790

William Cosby's Descendants

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William (H) Cosby (16 Dec 1817–27 Sep 1888) m. Elizabeth (P. Bowles {MS}) Pope (16 December 1817–27 Sep 1888)
  1. 1. Sarah (Alice) Cosby 1862–1926 m. John (Hale) Pitcock 1856–1920
    1. 1. Willie (Earl) Pitcock 1882–1973 m. Osie (Lee) Walker 1886–1971
      1. 1. Garland Pitcock 1913– m. Frances Pitcock 1914–
        1. 1. Harold Pitcock 1936–2013

William Cosby's Timeline

5 Records

1817
16 Dec 1817
Birth of William H Cosby in Amelia County, Virginia
Amelia County, Virginia
1840
29 Oct 1840
Age 23
William H Cosby was married in Virginia
Virginia
1840
29 October 1840
Age 23
William H Cosby was married in Amelia County, Virginia
Amelia County, Virginia
1848
29 Nov 1848
Age 31
William H Cosby was married in Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
1888
27 Sep 1888
Age 71
Death of William H Cosby in Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA
Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1817
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1840
    Event Place: Virginia

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 October 1840
    Event Place: Amelia County, Virginia

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 Nov 1848
    Event Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Sep 1888
    Event Place: Pope, Panola, Mississippi, USA

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