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Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 9 Feb 2008 6:36PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cozad, Ross
I'm trying to tie up some loose ends in my family tree and my mother's side is a challenge. I'm searching for any information on an Indiana marriage that took place between a Minerva Cozad and a Daniel Ross in the late 1850s. I don't know if this is my Minerva and Daniel or not as I do not have information on my Minerva's maiden name. The time and place would fit my family history based on census records. I hate to make an assumption. I have tried searching for Minerva Cozad, but I have not found any records to try to see if her info is the same as that of my Minerva. Any help is welcomed.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 16 Feb 2008 9:08PM GMT
Classification: Query
I do not have a Minerva Cozad in my data base.....wish I could be of help to you......good luck with your research.

Best regards,
Bev in Oregon

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 9:47PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Cozad, Ross, Beales
Minerva's maiden name is Beales. She's the daughter of James and Mary (maiden name unknown) Beales. They are in the 1850 Ross Co, Ohio census. Minerva first married a Cozad in Benton Co, Indiana in the 1850s. Mr. Cozad died and she married Daniel Ross.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 28 Aug 2014 10:12PM GMT
Classification: Query
Yes, that is correct. I did eventually find this information, but didn't get a chance to delete this old post. :) Are you by any chance related to this line?

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 3:49PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Beals, Coleman
I believe so, as some sort of cousin. If you look at that 1850 census where James and Mary Beals are listed with children James, Assa, and Minerva, right above them is Thomas and Charlotte Coleman and their children. I believe Charlotte is the sister to James, Assa, and Minerva. She was born about 1821 in Canada according to that census. Her and Thomas's daughter Martha Ellen, who you see listed with them, is my great, great grandma.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 29 Aug 2014 7:57PM GMT
Classification: Query
Very interesting! I've noticed that this is a family that seemed to intermarry a lot...i.e. sisters marrying brothers from the same family ect. I have some Colemans on the Ross side, so I'm wondering if there is also a connection there too. How did you make this connection from Thomas C. Coleman and Charlotte to James and Mary Beals? I'm always trying to piece together more of this line's branches, so I appreciate the insight.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 30 Aug 2014 12:33AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Beals, Coleman, Ross, Oswalt, Beard
My grandpa told me that Martha's mother's maiden name was Beals. Martha's death certificate confirmed that, but it had no first name for mother or father. I knew when and where Martha was born (only had Ohio), so went to the 1850 census, which was the first one she'd be in, and checked all over for a Martha Coleman of the right age, and Charlotte and Thomas was the only one that fit. Checked marriages for Ross Co, Ohio and the surrounding counties and found one in 1839 for Thomas and Charlotte Bells (could also be spelled Beals). Seemed to fit. Also made sense as Martha and her husband George Beard named one of their daughters Cecilia Charlotta, after the little girls two grandmothers. I figured since James and Mary were living right next to Thomas and Charlotte in the census that they had to be her folks. People tended to stay right near each other then so I made that logical assumption. Have not found Charlotte after 1850. I believe she must have died, but I haven't found any records yet. But, I think Thomas got remarried, at least what I've found seems to suggest that and the info I've found seems to make sense. I think he second married Rebecca Ross, sister of Daniel Ross. This Daniel Ross is the same one that is the second husband of Minerva Beals, daughter (as is suggested by the 1850 census) of James and Mary Beals. Rebecca's first husband was Isaac Beals/Bells. I'm trying to see what I can find on this Isaac cause I'm wondering if he goes with James and Mary. I'm thinking he died in the Civil War and then by 1867 Rebecca married Thomas Coleman and they had one daughter, Lydia Coleman. Thomas and Rebecca are in the 1880 census in, I think Warren Co, Indiana and it proves Rebecca was previously married. Children named Bell are listed as Thomas's step children.

One thing I discovered too, Thomas's daughter Lydia, married an Oswalt and Mr. Oswalt's sister Amanda, married John Bell, Isaac and Rebecca's son. Fountain Co, Indiana marriages have the info. Crazy right?

I've been trying to piece together things to fill in the missing info and take the Coleman and Beals lines back further. Still wondering if James and Mary had more children cause of the gap between Charlotte (b. 1821) and her brother William M (b. 1824). There's also a gap between William and James N (b. 1832). Also curious about how Charlotte was born in Canada (correct info, one of Martha Coleman's sisters confirmed in 1880 census). How/why did James Beals, born in Mass, and Mary ?????, born in New York, end up in Canada and where and when they ended up in Ohio. Will just have to keep searching for clues.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 2 Sep 2014 6:33PM GMT
Classification: Query
Ah, I was thinking the same thing about Thomas Coleman, brother of Daniel Ross! I agree that there is definitely a connection between Charlotte and Mary and James. I am curious about the Bells that pop up from time to time in this line.It could be a mere coincidence but down the line ironically Minerva's daughter Hildred marries a Bell and has a daughter too. Could be a totally different Bell line. This line has many twists and turns. I've noticed the name "Call, Coleman, Cozad, Bell, Adkins" as frequently popping up. It is interesting that I see a clear pattern of families intermarrying. Kind of neat to see how it all lines up, but also confusing. lol.

I also wonder about the trip from the east coast (New York) to Canada, then to Ohio. The Beals fall on my Mom's side and interestingly I have a great (xs) grandparent on my Dad's side that shows being born in New York , then going to Canada. It is the same time period too. No connection family wise at the time, but interesting that they traveled through Canada. Maybe there's a reason historically? I have no idea, but the Beals line is one that I find to be the most interesting.

Also, I have run across documents with a James Beals as a Quaker. I believe I have seen a story about Quakers traveling (a group of families) to Ohio. I should have saved this document, but for some reason I have misplaced that research. I'm always interested in learning more and I now have a better insight on additional places to look thanks to your info on Charlotte. :)

I took the Ancestry DNA test about a year ago as I had another relative on my Mom's side (Rose/ Patton line) that was looking to confirm a connection. It was very interesting to see. I came back largely Scandinavian origin.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 2 Sep 2014 9:15PM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Beals, Coleman
I noticed looking for info on that Isaac Beals/Bells, that down a neighbor from him in the 1850 census, John Q Adams township, either Warren or Benton Co Indiana, is a Joseph or Josiah Beals and then next to him a George Beals. All were ages that could be brothers. Not sure how or if they fit into Charlotte, James, and Mary.

Double checked my info and it's Thomas and Charlotte's son James K. Coleman, my great great grandma's brother, who confirmed his parents were born in Maryland and Canada. I'm thinking, considering Charlotte was born about 1821, that James may have been involved in the War of 1812. He was born about 1781 so he'd have been about 31 or so. Perhaps, in order to get away from the direct war area, he and Mary went north to Canada. I checked to see what places would have been settled in Canada at that point and it's mostly the east, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick. Ontario is the closest to Ohio, so maybe James and Mary came down through the northern counties to Ross County between 1821 and 1824, when William was born. Because Charlotte was married in Licking County, which is near Ross co, in 1839, I'm thinking the J.N. Beals in 1830 Licking County, Ohio census could be him. Not sure. Still have no idea on where to look for a marriage record for James and Mary. Not even sure where to look for birth info on Charlotte.

James K. Coleman was in the Civil War, Co A, 128th Indiana Infantry, same unit and company as James N. Beals, James and Mary's son, so I'm considering getting the Coleman pension file from the National Archives and seeing if there is something in there that would give some kind of family info other than just his own. Perhaps the Beals pension file would also be revealing. But, I think I'll check into 1812 War records and see I find anything there.

Re: Minerva Cozad and Daniel Ross Indiana

Posted: 3 Sep 2014 4:27AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Beales, Cozad, Braley, Brailey
Update, Update, Update! Skip my previous if you like.
Did some digging on my hunch that James Beals was in the War of 1812. YEP! Paydirt! Majorly! He fought twice in 1812 and 1814. Bounty land to Mary. Major payoff with info. Check out his pension file on Fold3. Fifty some pages of info. So excited right now just can stand it. :) All the places listed on where lived on the index match to the guy that lived next to Thomas and Charlotte 1850 Ross Co, and subsequent census. All same guy. Pension mentions William Cozad, Polly Ann Cozad, Minerva Beales 1855 right before she got married to Cozad. Wealth of info. James Beales is James M. Beales, yep spelled Beales. Documents in the pension put date of birth 1781. Documents state he and Mary married Dec 24, 1812 in Ontario County, NY and her maiden name was Braley. Documents give affidavits of her brothers John W Braley/Brailey and Nathan S. Brailey. They said James and Mary, who is Mary E Braley got married at the home of their father, Gideon Brailey Sr. Mary was born on or before June or July 1795. Oldest child was born before the end of the war, so during 1813 or 1814. James was in Canandaiga, NY, so maybe the Canada of Charlotte's birth is really that town. Interesting that Canandaiga is in Ontario County. Things seeming to match. Has down James died Nov 15, 1854 in Milford, Iroquois Co, Illinois. Some of Minerva Beales Cozad Ross's children ended up there.

Can't believe I found all this! :) So excited I just about can't stand it. So much more to look into with all this new info. FINALLY found the info I wanted all from this. Still processing it all. Documents say Mary must have died about 1875 to 1877. Answers obtained and more info to track down. Holy cow! Bullseye! Jackpot! Booyah! Doing a happy dance :)
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