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Looking for ancestors of Sylvester Cosart

Looking for ancestors of Sylvester Cosart

Christine Moore Ebert (View posts)
Posted: 1 Sep 2003 2:48AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cosart, Cozart, Crasart
My 3 great grandfather was Sylvester Cosart. I have info on him, but nothing on his parents or when they came here. If anyone knows anything, please help. I just visited Mud Run Cemetery in Cowden, IL and found several Cosarts buried there as well as at Mound Cem, but do not know how they connect to Sylvester. He was born on 6/4/1836 and died on 1/25/1903. He married Sarah Jones on 5/18/1854 and they had 9 kids. Names at cemeteries I found but can't connect yet: Coleta L & Harold M. Cosart, Carol Leroy and Mary Joyce Cosart, John W. Cosart, William J. Cosart, James and Rachel Cosart, Benjamin Cosart, Wanda L. & Raymond E. Cosart. If anyone recognizes these names from either Mud Run or Mound Cemeteries in Shelby Co., IL, please contact me so I can find where they may fit into my family tree. My great grandfather Clifford E Moore always said that it was hard to find someone to marry in Cowden, IL because he was related to almost everyone there at the time.

Thanks,
Christine

Re: Looking for ancestors of Sylvester Cosart

Posted: 10 Dec 2006 6:09PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cosart, Chitwood, Wilkinson
Thought I would respond in hopes that you can also assist me. According to the LDS website, James and Rachel(Austin) Cosart are the parents of Sylvester, James and Lucinda Cosart. James was born in Virginia and Rachel was born in Knox Co., OH. James and Rachel were married in 1834 and the children were also born there.
The 1880 Census shows that this family moved to shelby County along with other Cozart family members. It appears they became farmers.
I have that Sylvester had a son by the name of Dudley who was married to Jessie Torrence and they had 5 children. Jessie died in 1931 and Dudley remarried to a woman by the name of Kate. Do you know anything about this branch?
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