Henry Clay Cosby

Brief Life History of Henry Clay

When Henry Clay Cosby was born on 8 October 1891, in Colbert, Alabama, United States, his father, John N. Cosby, was 51 and his mother, Sallie Narmore Cosby, was 35. He married Ollie Lee Pounders on 24 March 1912, in Colbert, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Rock Creek, Colbert, Alabama, United States for about 10 years and Election Precinct 7 Rock Creek, Colbert, Alabama, United States in 1940. He died on 5 October 1961, in Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Mynot Cemetery, Cherokee, Colbert, Alabama, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Clay Cosby
1891–1961
Ollie Lee Pounders
1891–1967
Marriage: 24 March 1912
Lawerence Cosby
1917–2007
John Hubert Cosby
1920–1999
Lora Maxine Cosby
1922–1988
Hobert Clay Cosby
1924–1991
Leon Henry Cosby
1926–2007
William Eston Cosby
1927–2013
Mary Kathryn Cosby
1929–2013
John Calvin Cosby
1932–2009
Felix Augustus Cosby
1934–1977

Sources (20)

  • Henry Cosby, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Henry Colby, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
  • Henry Clay Cosby, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

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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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