DESCENDANTS OF HENRY COSNER

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                               Don Norman

 

1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Henry Cosner died in VA before 1860. He married Susannah Hawk.

Susanna was born about 1798. In the 1860 Lewis County VA census, she is

listed as a 62 year old widow, head of a household.

 

Known children of Henry and Susannah (Hawk) Cosner.

 

  2.  (1). Rachel                  b.Sep 19 1818   d.Sep 16 1886

         m. General Washington Groves Dec 19 1838

 

  3.  (2). Phoebe                  b.c.     1819

 

  4.  (3). Henry                   b.c.     1829

         m. Nancy Roby

 

  5.  (4). Sarah                   b.c.     1832

 

  6.  (5). Isaac                   b.c.     1834

 

  7.  (6). Abraham                 b.c.     1834

         m. Mary E. ----

 

  8.  (7). Jacob                   b.c.     1836

 

  9.  (8). Adam                    b.c.     1839

         m. Elizabeth -----

 

 

2.RACHEL COSNER     1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Rachel Cosner, a daughter of Henry and Susanna (Hawk) Cosner, was

born in Hardy County VA September 19, 1818 and died in Lewis County WV

September 16, 1886. She married General Washington Groves in Hardy

County December 19, 1838. General, a son of Solomon H. and Frances

(Marquis) Groves, was born in Hardy County VA January 1818.

    He married Mary E. Piercy September 7, 1887 in Randolph County VA.

Mary, a daughter of Jesse and Margaret Piercy,  was born in 1832.

 

Children of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves.

 

 10.  (1). America                 b.       1841

         m. Marshall Lorentz  b. March 14, 1814

         m. Osborn William Wellen

 

 11.  (2). Fanny                   b.       1842

 

 12.  (3). John Haney              b.Apr 03 1842   d.Jun  8 1891

         m. Emily H. Taylor b. March 05, 1845

 

 13.  (4). Paulina                 b.       1845

         m. Edward J. Godfrey Sep 21 1865

 

 14.  (5). Laura Levina            b.       1847

         m. De Witt Clinton Wellen Dec 22 1886  (May 20 1844-May 2 1930)

 

 15.  (6). General Taylor          b.Feb 17 1849   d.       1895

         m. Agnes G. Helmick b. 1849

 

 16.  (7). Clara L.                b.       1851

         m. Fernando Helmick Dec 31 1872    Bet. 1847 - 1848

 

 17.  (8). Marg                    b.       1851

 

 18.  (9). Allen Simpson           b.       1852

         m. Ella Frances Cosner

 

 19. (10). Orlena                  b. 1855

         m. Lewis G.Sims Feb 22 1879

 

 20. (11). Samuel Brooks           b.Mar 04 1858   d.Jan 12 1895

         m. Clara Cosner b. Abt. 1857

 

 

4.HENRY COSNER    1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Henry Cosner, a son of Henry and Susannah (Hawk) Cosner, was born in

VA about 1829. He married Nancy Roby. Nancy was born in Va about 1832.

The family is listed in the 1860 and 1870 Lewis County VA (WV) census.

 

Known children of Henry and Nancy (Roby) Cosner.

 

 21.  (1). Serena J.               b.c.     1855

 

 22.  (2). William W.              b.c.     1856

 

 23.  (3). Clara                   b.c.     1857   d.Dec 14 1918

         m. Samuel Brooks Jul 4 1880

 

 24.  (4). Jahu J.                 b.c.     1858

 

 25.  (5). Ada S.                  b.       1860   d.before 1870

 

 26.  (6). Ella Frances            b.c.     1863

         m. Allen Simpson Groves

 

 27.  (7). Thomas                  b.c.     1864

 

 28.  (8). Gabriel                 b.c.     1866

 

 29.  (9). Hester                  b.c.     1869

 

 

7.ABRAHAM COSNER     1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Abraham Cosner, a son of Henry and Susannah (Hawk) Cosner, was born

in VA about 1834. He married Mary E. --------. Mary was born in Va about

1837.  The family is listed in the 1860 and 1870 Lewis County VA (WV)

census.

 

Known children of Abraham and Mary E. Cosner.

 

 30.  (1). Emmarilla               b.c.     1859

 

 31.  (2). Albert B.               b.c.     1860

 

 32.  (3). James H.                b.c.     1864

 

 33.  (4). Benjamin F.             b.c.     1866

 

 34.  (5). George J.               b.c.     1867

 

 35.  (6). Levina                  b.c.     1869

 

 

9.ADAM COSNER     1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Adam Cosner, a son of Henry and Susannah (Hawk) Cosner, was born in

VA about 1839. He married Elizabeth -------. Elizabeth was born in Va

about 1845. This family is listed in the 1870 Lewis County WV census.

 

Known children of Adam and Elizabeth Cosner.

 

 36.  (1). Rachel                  b.c.     1867

 

 37.  (2). John W.                 b.c.     1869

 

 

23.CLARA COSNER     4.HENRY COSNER    1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Clara Cosner, a daughter of Henry and Nancy (Roby) Cosner, was born

about 1857 and died December 14, 1918. She married Samuel Brooks Groves

in Lewis County WV July 4, 1880. Samuel, a son of General Washington and

Rachel (Cosner) Groves, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) March 4, 1858

and died January 12, 2895.

 

Children of Samuel Brooks and Clara (Cosner) Groves.

 

 38.  (1). Zyna Archibel           b.Aug 16 1881

         m. Lelia Blanch Rhoades b. February 07, 1882

 

 39.  (2). Thomas                  b.c.     1882

 

 40.  (3). Brooks Washington       b.       1884

         m. Clara Howell b. 1884

 

 41.  (4). Ada Lee                 b.       1884   d.       1927

         m. Charles Cottrell

 

 42.  (5). Oda Lester              b.       1886   d.Sep  3 1960

         m. Holly Belknap

 

 

26.ELLA FRANCES COSNER    4.HENRY COSNER    1.HENRY COSNER

 

    Ella Frances Cosner, a daughter of Henry and Nancy (Roby) Cosner,

was born in VA in December 1860. She married Allen Simpson Groves.

Allen, a son of General Washington and Rachel (Cosner) Groves, was born

in Lewis County VA (WV) in December 1852.

 

Children of Allen Simpson and Ella Frances (Cosner) Groves.

 

 43.  (1). Lawrence C.             b.Nov    1882

 

 44.  (2). Mamie S.                b.Sep    1884

 

 45.  (3). Orva F. (f)             b.Oct    1886

 

 46.  (4). Grace H.                b.Jan    1889

 

 47.  (5). Bertha                  b.Jan    1891

 

 48.  (6). Nellie                  b.Feb  5 1894   d.Dec 14 1975

         m.William David Dillon Feb 21 1919

 

 49.  (7). Roy Okey                b.Mar    1896

 

 50.  (8). Oley                    b.Mar    1899

 

 

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

 

Groves, Kay and Darrell, "Descendants of John Groves"

Norman, Don, "Descendants of Solomon Groves"

1860, 1870 Lewis County VA (WV) census