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Cohee Family - Indiana

Re: Cohee Family - Indiana

Posted: 15 Jul 2010 11:16AM GMT
Classification: Query
My paternal grandfather was George Washington Cohee son of Samuel B. Cohee son of Lemuel Cohee son of Benjamin Jr. Cohee. I have dates on these folks and locations, but would really like something to flesh them out, such as stories, letters, etc. If you have anything I would appreciate the sharing.
I do not yet have a definite date of death on George Washington Cohee or his 3rd wife Hazel Opal Altenberg Cohee.
Thanks for any help.
Tracy

Re: Cohee Family - Indiana

Posted: 24 Dec 2012 4:54AM GMT
Classification: Query
Here is some info on George Cohee's last years: He married a third time December 28, 1908 to Hazel Opal Altenburg. He was 52, she was a mere 19. They would have six children, bringing George’s total to 12. He and Hazel moved around quite a bit. They spent time in Missouri and Arkansas, and George did odd jobs. He worked as a logger and a fisherman, and even dove for pearls in the White River in Arkansas. He was also known as a herbalist healer. They returned to Michigan and lived on a houseboat, but eventually made their way back to Arkansas. They didn’t go to church, but he always read the Bible to the children.
By the 1920’s George was in poor health with heart failure, and he had several strokes. His oldest son by Hazel, Noah, had to work cutting railroad ties by age 13 and his two older daughters also cut timber. When he died about 1926, they were living in Guion, Arkansas (about 15 miles from Batesville), and he was buried in a potter’s grave.
Hazel took off for Texas and was not seen again. The kids were 19, 16, 14, 11, 7 and 4. Noah went off on his own. The 16-year-old, Ida, married Earl Guyles, and tried to keep her siblings together, but failed. The middle girls, Pansy and Etta, found nearby families to foster them. The two remaining children were adopted. Nora, was adopted by the Crowell family, and Willy, the youngest, went to the Anthony family. He did not know he was adopted for 27 years, but was eventually reunited with his long-lost siblings.
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