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William James Cosby 1924–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 JUN 1924

Birth Location: Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 6 AUG 2000

Death Location: Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Father: John Cosby

Mother: Jessie Kirby

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William James Cosby was born in 1924 in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Willis Cosby And Jessie Elmer Kirby. In 1930, William James Cosby resided in Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, United States. William James Cosby passed away in 2000 in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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Biography

  • William James Cosby was born in 1924 in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States, the child of John Willis Cosby And Jessie Elmer Kirby.
  • In 1930, William James Cosby resided in Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, United States.
  • William James Cosby passed away in 2000 in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States.

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William Cosby's Ancestors

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William Cosby
1924–2000
Birth Place: Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Parents
John Willis Cosby
1889–1934
Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Jessie (Elmer) Kirby
1893–1943
Warren, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Edward Muldrow) Cosby
1858–1932
Warren, Kentucky, USA
Emma Guy
1868–1915
Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cosby
1824–1881
Sarah Vontress
1827–1914
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cosby's Timeline

3 Records

1924
27 JUN 1924
Birth of William James Cosby in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
1930
1930
Age 6
William James Cosby resided here in Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, United States
2000
6 AUG 2000
Age 76
Death of William James Cosby in Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 JUN 1924
    Event Place: Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Billy J Cosby in household of John Cosby, "United States Census, 1930"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Legacy NFS Source: William James Cosby - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William James Cosby

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Goshen, Warren, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Legacy NFS Source: William James Cosby - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William James Cosby

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 AUG 2000
    Event Place: Alvaton, Warren, Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, Legacy NFS Source: William James Cosby - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: William James Cosby

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