Kentucky: A History of the State, Battle, Perrin, & Kniffin, 6th ed., 1887,
Shelby Co.

JOHN P. COZINE, editor of the Shelby News, was born in Mercer County, Ky.,
May 3, 1843, and is a son of Harvey and Mary (Snider) Cozine, natives,
respectively, of Shelby and Mercer Counties.  His paternal grandfather was
born in Virginia, but settled in the southern part of Shelby County, Ky.,
whence Harvey Cozine, when quite young, moved to Mercer County, where he
followed bricklaying.  During the recent civil war, Harvey, with eight of
his sons, joined the Union forces, John P., going out in March 1862, with
company I, First Indiana Heavy Artillery, and being mustered out as
sergeant at New Orleans, in March, 1865.  He then went to Salem, Ind.,
where he published a paper for a while, was next reporter on the New
Albany Commercial; then went to Leavenworth, Ind., in 1869, and purchased
the Independent, which he conducted two years.  His next venture was at
Cloverport, Ky., where he established the Transcript, which he edited
eight months; next he went to Louisville, and worked in the composing
room of the Courier-Journal; in March, 1873, he removed to Shelbyville,
and took charge of the mechanical department of the Shelby Courant for
Emmett G. Logan, and eighteen months later rented his employer's office,
and established the Republican (June, 1874), which journal became defunct
in November, 1876.  Mr. Cozine, then, entered the Sentinel office as
manager, which position he held until the consolidation of the Sentinel
with the Times, in September, 1886.  November 10, 1886, he issued the
first number of the News, which has now a circulation of 1,920 copies,
about 1,500 of which are circulated within the county.  June 1, 1887,
A. F. Case purchased a half interest in the News.  Attached to the News
office is a well appointed job department with competent workmen.  Mr.
Cozine was married, December 25, 1869, to Miss Nannie C. Bell, of
Crawford County, Ind.  He is a Free Mason, an Odd Fellow, a Knight of
Pythias, a Knight of Honor, and, with his wife, a member of the Methodist
Episcopal Church.

Cozine Snider Logan Case Bell
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Mercer-KY Cloverport-Breckinridge-KY Louisville-Jefferson-KY
Crawford-IN VA

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