William
Cosby
Born about in Madison County, Kentucky, USA
Ancestors 
Son of Austin Cosby
and Matilda (Alverson) Cosby
Brother of
Overton Harris Cosby [half], Charles Wesley Cosby, James Cosby, Fletcher Cosby [half], Thomas Cosby [half], George Samuel Cosby [half] and Jennie (Cosby) Minor [half]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
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Biography
United States Census, 1850[1]
- Name Austin Cosby
- Sex Male
- Age 50
- Event Date 1850
- Event Place Madison, Kentucky, United States
- Event Place (Original) Madison county, part of, Madison, Kentucky, United States
- Birth Year (Estimated) 1800
- Birthplace Madison, Kentucky
- Race White
- Schedule Type 1850 Population
- Affiliate Film Number 211
- Affiliate Publication Number M432
- Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- Other People on This Record
- Charles Cosby M 18 Madison, Kentucky
- James Cosby M 16 Madison, Kentucky
- William Cosby M 14 Madison, Kentucky
- John Cosby M 13 Madison, Kentucky
- Fletcher Cosby M 9 Madison, Kentucky
- Eliza Alexander F 17 Madison, Kentucky
- Matilda Alverson F 35 Madison, Kentucky
Sources
- ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M656-CLD : 20 December 2020), Austin Cosby, Madison, Kentucky, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 September 2021, 15:35), entry for William Cosby (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:G8FG-SSV ); contributed by various users.
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