Jacob Anderson Cosby

Brief Life History of Jacob Anderson

When Jacob Anderson Cosby was born about 1825, in Hardeman, Tennessee, United States, his father, John P. "Jack" Cosby, was 30 and his mother, Nancy Jane Norton, was 26. He married Mary Ann Cearly on 17 February 1847, in Toone, Hardeman, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 28 March 1864, in Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 40.

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Family Time Line

Jacob Anderson Cosby
1825–1864
Mary Ann Cearly
1826–1878
Marriage: 17 February 1847
Frances L Cosby
1843–1926
Tuisy Adaline Cosby
1849–1879
James Andrew Cosby
1848–1879
John T Cosby
1849–1925
William Franklin Cosby
1853–
Sarah Jane Cosby
1856–1890
Samuel H. Cosby
1859–1872
Delia Caroline Cosby
1862–1936
Minerva Jane Cosby
1866–1941

Sources (9)

  • Anderson Cosby, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Jacob A Cozby, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
  • Jacob Anderson Cosby, "Find a Grave Index"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1836 · Remember the Alamo

Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

Name Meaning

English: habitational name from a place in Leicestershire named Cosby, from an Old English personal name Cossa + Old Norse býr ‘farm, settlement’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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