James Cohee (abt. 1844 - 1925)

Born about 1 Jan 1844 in Butler Co., Ohio, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Henrietta (Foster) Cohee — married 12 Jan 1865 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

Husband of Susan Malinda (Gant) Cohee — married 1 Jun 1895 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

Husband of Malinda (Burton) Cohee — married 6 May 1921 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

Descendants

Died 10 Dec 1925 at about age 81 in Columbus, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

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Biography

James Cohee was born in January 1844 in Butler Co., Ohio. He is the son of Thomas Cohee and Sally Dill.

1850 census -- Hanover Twnp., Butler Co., Ohio, USA

Thos Cohee, age 50, male, , farmer, $500 real estate, born Delaware; Alophear Cohee, age 17, female, born Ohio; Andrew Cohee, age 15, male, , farmer, born Ohio; Benj Cohee, age 14, male, , born Ohio; Hester A Cohee, age 12, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Mary Cohee, age 10, female, , born Ohio, attended school; Vincent Cohee, age 8, male, , born Ohio, attended school; James Cohee, age 6, male, , born Ohio, attended school; Catherine Cohee, age 4, female, , born Ohio.^[1]

1860 census -- Clifty Twnp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

Thomas Coho, age 60, male, , $1500 real estate, $500 personal property, born Delaware, cannot read/write; Vincent Coho, age 18, male, , born Ohio; James Coho, age 16, male, , born Ohio; Catherine Coho, age 13, female, , born Ohio.^[2]

During the Civil War, he served with the Indiana 6th Regiment Infantry, Company G.^[3]

He married(1) Henrietta Foster 12 January 1865 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana.^[4]

1870 census -- Clifty Twnp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

James Cohee, age 25, male, white, farmer, $300 personal property, born Ohio, cannot read/write; Henrietta Cohee, age 21, female, white, keeping house, born Indiana; Laura Cohee, age 3, female, white, born Indiana; Sarah J Cohee, age 2, female, white, born Indiana; Thomas Cohee, age 72, male, white, $150 real estate, $500 personal property, born Delaware, mother of foreign birth, cannot read/write.^[5]

1880 census -- Clifty Twnp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

James Cohee, white, male, age 34, married, farm laborer, cannot read/write, born Ohio, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio; Henrietta Cohee, white, female, age 27, wife, married, keeping house, cannot read/write, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Laura A Cohee, white, female, age 13, daughter, single, servant, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Sarah J Cohee, white, female, age 10, daughter, single, at home, cannot write, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, attended school; Mary Ellen Cohee, white, female, age 8, daughter, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Thomas Cohee, white, male, age 7, son, single, born Indiana, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Dora Bell Cohee, white, female, age 3, daughter, single, born Indiana, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana; Eddie Cohee, white, male, age 2/12, son, single, born Indiana, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana;^[6]

He married(2) Susan M. Gant 1 June 1895 in Bartholomew Co., Indiana.^[7]

1900 census -- Clifty Twnp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

James Cohee, head, white, male, born Jan 1843, age 57, married 5 years, born Ohio, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio, day laborer, own free house; Susan M Cohee, wife, white, female, born June 1858, age 41, married 5 years, 1 child / 1 living, born Indiana, father born South Carolina, mother born Tennessee; Ralph Cohee, son, white, male, born Sept 1884, age 15, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, attended school; Nellie May Cohee, daughter, white, female, born Oct 1888, age 11, single, born Indiana, father born Ohio, mother born Indiana, at school, attended school;^[8]

1910 census -- Clifty Twnp., Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

James Cohee, head, white, male, age 65, married 2x 10 years, born Ohio, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio, own income, own free house; Susan M Cohee, wife, white, female, age 49, married 1x 10 years, 1 child / 0 living, born Indiana, father born North Carolina, mother born Tennessee;^[9]

1920 census -- Hartsville, Bartholomew Co., Indiana, USA

James Cohee, head, own free, white, male, age 77, married, born Ohio, father born Delaware, mother born Ohio, retired; Susan M Cohee, wife, white, female, age 55, married, born Indiana, father born Indiana, mother born Tennessee;^[10]

He married(3) Malinda nee Burton Ferguson 6 May 1921 in Columbus, Indiana.^[11]

He died 10 December 1925 in Columbus, Indiana.^[12]He is buried in Newbern Christian Cemetery in Newbern, Indiana.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX3J-647 : 21 December 2020), James Cohee in household of Thos Cohee, Hanover, Butler, Ohio, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FC-ML8 : 18 February 2021), James Cohe in entry for Thomas Cohe, 1860.
3. ↑ "United States Civil War Soldiers Index, 1861-1865," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F9PV-F6K : 4 December 2014), James Cohee, Private, Company G, 6th Regiment, Indiana Infantry, Union; citing NARA microfilm publication M540 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 14; FHL microfilm 881,735.
4. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXYR-FBS : 8 December 2017), James Cohn and Henrietta Foster, 12 Jan 1865; citing Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004200266.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXXD-QFL : 2 January 2021), James Cohee, 1870.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM8-XGX : 19 February 2021), James Cohee, Newbern, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 2, sheet 10B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,265.
7. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXY1-94H : 8 December 2017), James Cohee and Susie Gant, 01 Jun 1895; citing Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004200270.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMBC-6X6 : accessed 28 February 2021), James Cohee, Clifty Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 5B, family 109, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,359.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLB-M8H : accessed 28 February 2021), James Cohee, Clifty Township, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 2, sheet 5B, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 340; FHL microfilm 1,374,353.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQN-6JX : 1 February 2021), James Cohn, 1920.
11. ↑ "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXB9-XMY : 10 February 2018), James Cohee and Malinda Burton Ferguson, 06 May 1921; citing Bartholomew, Indiana, United States, Marriage Registration, Indiana Commission on Public Records, Indianapolis; FHL microfilm 004200281.
12. ↑ Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1925; Roll: 15
13. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 27 February 2021), memorial page for James Cohee (1 Jan 1844–10 Dec 1925), Find A Grave: Memorial #89839190,, citing Newbern Christian Cemetery, Newbern, Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA ; Maintained by Teresa Essex (contributor 47661669) .