Born about in Ohio, United States
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Richard Grant Cossins
— married
24 Aug 1845 in Decatur Co. Ind.
Descendants 
Mother of
Samuel Nicholas Cossins, Amanda Jane Cossens, Elizabeth (Cossens) Workman, Smith (Cossens) Cossins, Gennetta Cossens, Clarinda Cossens, Charles (Cossins) Cossens, Charles C Cossins, Susan (Cossens) Anderson, Richard Thomas (Cossens) Cossins and Mary Etta (Cossens) Cossins
Died about
at about age 59
in Morrisville Town, Polk County, Missouri, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jun 2015
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Biography
Mary was born about 1828 in Ohio. Mary is the child of James Anderson and Mary Horton. She married Richard Cossins on 24 Aug1845 in Decatur, Indiana. They had a large family. She died and was buried in the Enon Cemetery, Wishart Township, Missouri.[1]
Census:
- 1850 US Federal Census. 21 AUG 1850. Polk, Iowa, United States.
- 1860 US Federal Census. 28 JUN 1860. Addison Township, Shelby, Indiana, USA.
- 1870 US Federal Census. 13 JUN 1870. Independence Twp, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
- 1880 US Federal Census. 10 JUN 1880. Independence Twp, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
Occupation: Weaving.
Note: It is said that Mary was full blood Cherokee with the last name Blackfoot. More research needs to be done on this.
Sources
- ↑ Enon Cem., Wishart Twp sec 9, Twp 32, range 23 Polk Co. nr Morrisville, Mo. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXFL-6Y8
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4N3-YRS : 18 February 2021), Mary Cossins in entry for Richard Cossins, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46B-6QQ : 3 January 2021), Mary Corsino in entry for Richard Corsino, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6X1-SND : 19 February 2021), Mary Cossins in household of Richard Cossins, Independence, Nodaway, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 253, sheet 72C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,706.
- "Missouri Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FDF1-RWG : 18 January 2020), Mary Cossins.
- "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVY-TCH6 : 27 May 2020), Mary Cossins, 1887; Burial, , ; citing record ID
Find A Grave: Memorial #25060149
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Mary by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Mary:
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~3.12%
~12.50%
Patricia Clutter 
:
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jennifer Sisel :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Natasha Deal :
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