Sarah Gertrude Cosby

Brief Life History of Sarah Gertrude

When Sarah Gertrude Cosby was born on 2 August 1896, in Warren, Kentucky, United States, her father, John Valentine Cosby, was 33 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Guy, was 21. She married Roy Moulder on 19 August 1916, in Sumner, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Abingdon, Knox, Illinois, United States in 1935 and Jennings, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1950. She died on 10 October 1953, in St. Louis, Missouri, United States, at the age of 57, and was buried in Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States.

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Family Time Line

Roy Moulder
1894–1973
Sarah Gertrude Cosby
1896–1953
Marriage: 19 August 1916
Louise Moulder
1917–1981
Dorothy Moulder
1920–1966
Roy Moulder
1922–1966

Sources (10)

  • Sarah Maulder, "United States, Census, 1920"
  • Sarah Cosby, "Tennessee, State Marriage Index, 1780-2002"
  • Sarah Moulder, "United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1900 · Governor Shot

On January 30, 1900 Governor William Goebel of Kentucky was assassinated. He took a bullet to the chest, outside the Old State Capitol. He died on February 3, 1900.

1912 · The Girl Scouts

Like the Boy Scouts of America, The Girl Scouts is a youth organization for girls in the United States. Its purpose is to prepare girls to empower themselves and by acquiring practical skills.

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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