Hello folks! If you are not familiar with the databases found at http://www.ancestry.com, check them out regularly. When they add a new database, they are free for searching for 10 days. Recently, they have added NC Death Index databases, which are wonderful for anyone with NC ancestry. A new one just added is DEATH AND OBITUARY NOTICES FROM THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1867-1878, by Brent Holcomb. I searched for COSBY and came up with the following entry: DEATH AND OBITUARY NOTICES FROM THE SOUTHERN CHRISTIAN ADVOCATE 1867-1878 Issue of September 18, 1877 Mrs. Mary Barbara Cosby, wife of Mr. Wm. A. Osborn, and daughter of Mr. Thomas and Mrs. Rebecca White, died near Palmetto, Ga., August 10, 1877. She was the bride of Samuel Arnold. She was again married to Mr. Osborn of Kentucky.

hi to all the members of our Causby Most Wanted list out there. Just wanted to let you know that placing querries on the board works. When I first placed my querry I wsa actually looking for my great grandparents Wingfield and Amamda. Another decendant saw my add and placed one of his own right under mine since he did not know how else to get in touch- he turned out to be a direct cousin of mine, grandson also of Ryland D.T. Cosby and Emily King. (Also of Wingfield M. Cosby) Since then we have gotten together at our family reunion and it was great. We now know were most of the missing links in our family are, so don't give up hope, it may take awhile for the right person to see it and respond but it does happen. Thanks for all your help and support - Marie Cosby-Cobler

Forwarding the following Rootsweb report from Dr. B. >Reply-to: "Dr. Brian Leverich" <leverich@rootsweb.com> >Subject: RootsWeb in June -- 1,200,000 Hits Per Day >Date: Wed, 08 Jul 1998 13:12:36 -0700 >From: Brian Leverich <leverich@rootsweb.com> > >June was a hectic month at RootsWeb because we significantly >upgraded our main Web server, at the cost of: > o A lot of money > o Several downs of the server > o Lots of sleep missed, vats of coffee consumed > and several stomach linings destroyed > >We also brought the new homepages.rootsweb.com server online, >which will provide home pages for individual genealogists >once we're satisfied with its operation. > >The executive summary is that RootsWeb had more than 20% >absolute growth in the last four months, but that's >deceptively low because of the downtime while we upgraded >the main server. > >Here are the detailed statistics on our June operations: > > o 35,930,194 total Web hits: > - 10,166,861 were HTML pages. > - 6,010,657 were cgi-bin database searches and such. > - 19,514,782 were graphics (gifs, jpegs, etc). > > o 779,280 FTP file downloads from the USGenWeb > Archives and the ROOTS-L Library. > > o Thanks to a neat hack by Tim Pierce, we know we > shipped more than 77,000,000 pieces of e-mail to > our mailing lists. > > (The 77 million is actually much too low; we had > to archive a significant amount of mail before the > count because of a disk space crunch on one of > the mail servers ... ) > > o 60,000 alt.g and s.g.* Usenet News articles > to hosts on three continents. > > o Approximately 660,960,000,000 bytes in total. > >As always, RootsWeb remains supported by user contributions. >Folks who would like to become a RootsWeb Member or Sponsor >(the cost is very modest) are invited to visit: > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >*** You can become a Member easily using your credit card > and our new secure server. *** > >Support from the Internet genealogical community is *crucial* >to RootsWeb's operation. Right now, we could be hosting many >more Websites and mailing lists as well as providing many >further services to the community, if only we had the resources >to do so. > >Also, we would like to publicly thank Palladium Interactive, >publishers of the superb Ultimate Family Tree software, for >their support of RootsWeb: > http://www.palladium.net/ > >Thanks to everyone who participates in RootsWeb -- clearly folks >are continuing to exchanging a great deal of information! -B > > >-- >Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/ >P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 leverich@rootsweb.com >

Atlanta Journal Atlanta, GA July 1, 1998 COSBY The funeral for Mr. Willie James Cosby, Sr. of 535 N. Stone Mountain- Lithonia Rd., Stone Mountain, will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday, July 2, 1998 at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 5486 Stillhouse Road., Stone Mountain. Rev. Levon Flowers, Pastor will officiate. The body will lie in state two hours before the service. Interment, Washington Memorial Gardens. The cortege will assemble at 1:00 at the residence. Those who cherish his memory include his loving and devoted wife, Mrs. Susie Irene Cosby; daughter, Ms. Mildred C. Adams; sons, Mr. Willie J. Cosby, Jr. and Mr. Dan Cosby; other relatives and friends. Kelly & Leak Funeral Home, 2321 Candler Road, Decatur. 404-284-9100

Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: DOCasteel@aol.com We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about the family you are researching! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Purviance (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, FARRIS-L, LAWS-L, NIX-L, PAXTON-L, PURVIANCE-L, RABB-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

> The following story (only a part here) was on the internet, on the page >the Southern Baptist have for up to date articles pertaining to the current >Sunday School Lesson. It quotes an article from PEOPLE magazine. I wrote >to another Cosby descendant and she suggested that I put it on the Causby >mail and see if anyone knows of this hero (in my opinion). She is a >resident of AL and had received a copy of a video on Jesus. > This Cosby may not be of my line, but I would claim him anyway! >Lanier Ferguson >--------------------------------------------------------------------------Ro >bert Cosby is a retired Alabama physician. Last year his stock in USAirways >took off, giving Cosby a huge return on his initial investment. Amid some >opposition, Cosby chose to spend almost 2 million dollars purchasing and >distributing a video about Jesus to every single household in his state! >One student in Birmingham who didn't like Cosby's action volunteered to >gather the tapes, erase them, and donate the cassettes to local schools. >Pressing on, Cosby says, "The physical will eventually die, but we can >salvage the spirit" (PEOPLE, 6/15/98, 159). > Lanier, Thanks for sharing this heart-warming story! I would gladly claim him as a relative too! Wanda

The following story (only a part here) was on the internet, on the page the Southern Baptist have for up to date articles pertaining to the current Sunday School Lesson. It quotes an article from PEOPLE magazine. I wrote to another Cosby descendant and she suggested that I put it on the Causby mail and see if anyone knows of this hero (in my opinion). She is a resident of AL and had received a copy of a video on Jesus. This Cosby may not be of my line, but I would claim him anyway! Lanier Ferguson --------------------------------------------------------------------------Ro bert Cosby is a retired Alabama physician. Last year his stock in USAirways took off, giving Cosby a huge return on his initial investment. Amid some opposition, Cosby chose to spend almost 2 million dollars purchasing and distributing a video about Jesus to every single household in his state! One student in Birmingham who didn't like Cosby's action volunteered to gather the tapes, erase them, and donate the cassettes to local schools. Pressing on, Cosby says, "The physical will eventually die, but we can salvage the spirit" (PEOPLE, 6/15/98, 159).

Atlanta Journal Atlanta, GA June 19, 1998 COSBY Mr. Charles R. Cosby, 98, of College Park, died June 17, 1998. He was born January 4, 1900 in Washington, GA and was reared in Atlanta. Mr. Cosby served in WWI and WWII and served as Quartermaster and State Commander of WWI Veterans and Retreads (WWI and WWII veterans). He was a charter member/board of director of the Dekalb Memorial Athletic Association. He retired from Southern Railway after 30 years of service. He is a member of Liberty Baptist Church of Riverdale. He was a very devoted father to his family. He is survived by his wife, Phyllis of 52 years of College Park; a son, Russell A. Cosby of Stone Mountain; daughters and sons-in-law, Valerie and Phil Crosby of Stockbridge, Angela and Robert House of Columbus, GA; grandsons, Jeremy and Nathan Crosby and Andres and Brandon House; several nieces and a nephew. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 20 at Tara Garden Chapel, Rev. Ken Davidson, officia- ting. Interment Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens with full military honors. Visitation will be 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Thomas L. Scoggs, Tara Garden Chapel. Jonesboro. 770-471-7171. Atlanta Journal Atlanta, GA June 20, 1998 CHARLES R. COSBY, 98, RAILROAD WORKER, VETERAN By Joel Groover Staff Writer Charles R. Cosby, 98, longed for the days before smog alerts and traffic jams, when most Americans traveled by train. The College Park resident, who worked for Southern Railway for 30 years, always said the railroad was in his blood. Through a steady stream of terse letters to Am- trak and U.S. government officials, Mr. Cosby did what he could to restore the railroads to their former glory. "That was his goal," said his wife, Phyllis Cosby of College Park. "He was forever typing. Sometimes he would type all day long, just like he was being paid-- and he didn't write the letters too kind, either. He want- ed to shake people up." The funeral for Mr. Cosby will be at 11 a.m. today at Tara Garden Chapel. He died of kidney failure Wednes- day at Southern Regional Medical Center. Born in Washington, Ga., Mr. Cosby, whose father was a yard master with Southern Railway, moved with his family to Atlanta as a child. He attended Tech High School and Boys High School and served in Florida during World War I. "He had a job waiting for him at Southern Railway after the war," his wife said. "He started as a clerk and made his living by typing. The last job he had was the one he liked best. Trains would get lost in the rail yard and he had the job of huntin them down to see where they were." Mr. Cosby was drafted into the Army during World War II. He returned to Southern Railway after serv- ing in New Guinea and the Philippines and retired in 1971. Mr. Cosby was state commander of the Retreads, an organization for veterans of both wars. He also was state commander of the World War I Veterans and kept track of the group's dwindling member- ship as quartermaster. He began his one-man campaign for trains several years ago, his wife said. "A lot of peo- ple he wrote to agreed with him," she said. "But they would say that they were only one person and that there was nothing they could do." Survivors other than his wife include a son, Russell A. Cosby of Stone Mountain; two daughters, Valerie Crosby of Stockbridge and Angela House of Columbus; and four grand- children.

If there was ever a doubt that the Rootsweb team works hard to keep our surname lists going, this note should help everyone realize the type of problems they deal with so that we may enjoy the benefits of our mailing lists. It's sad that so much time and money has to be spent fighting off spam, but that seems to be the case. If any of you were around a couple of years ago, you will remember e-mail spammers attacking the Maiser system at Indiana University brought our lists to a complete halt. Fortunately, Rootsweb stepped in and took on the responsibility of housing our lists on their servers. I apologize for the length of this note, but I wanted to send the entire note so you can get a feel for what Rootsweb does for us. Thanks...........Wanda Date: Mon, 15 Jun 1998 19:48:05 -0700 From: Tim Pierce <twp@rootsweb.com> To: listowners-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <19980615194805.E7224@rootsweb.com> Subject: SPAM REPORT: Boy, have we been busy. Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii This was quite a day for the RootsWeb abuse team. famhis@doit.cc, origin@doit.cc, heraldry@doit.cc ================================================ This morning, our old friends in Bath, ID called us up and spammed the bejesus out of our machines with their bogus surname history scams. All of their posts came from a forged `doit.cc' domain, which I blocked as soon as I got word of what was happening... because of serious net lag this morning, however, that didn't happen until well after they'd achieved their goal. Something important to remember: the reason this spam wasn't refused outright doesn't have anything to do with its genealogical trappings. The simple reason that it got through to your lists was that the text and sender of the message didn't match anything that our spam filter recognized as spam. Now that I've added their forged domain to our `spamdomains' list, you shouldn't see anything more from them. CVBOX spam ========== Meanwhile, back at the ranch... this afternoon, a Portuguese spam outfit connected to rootsweb.com and spammed just about every list on our system. Three times each. Over about an hour, they pumped about 4,000 messages and 11MB into our list servers. Thankfully, they're using a well-known spamming software package that was readily caught by our filters, so none of your lists should have been bothered by this. Even as I started to write this message, they started to do it ALL OVER AGAIN. So we had to take more drastic measures, dropping the Internet routes to their systems and blocking any mail from their (forged) domain name. That should prevent them from even being able to connect to our machines. So if I'm a little scarce for a while, you have some idea of why. Getting copies of 4000 spams in your mailbox tends to slow you down a little. All of the RootsWeb Members, Sponsors and Donors out there should congratulate yourselves a little for this. The funds that you've contributed to improve RootsWeb's systems were directly responsible for our being able to implement spam filters like these. If it weren't for your support, RootsWeb's list servers would be a smoking pile of slag right now. Thanks for helping keep us running! Regards, Tim Pierce RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative system obfuscator and hack-of-all-trades

Wanda, Thanks for the obituary. I knew this woman and her husband fits into my Cosby family somewhere. I will figure that out later. I have been meaning to write to you again, but have been busy with my own family crisis. My great aunt and uncle have been very ill and he is in the hospital in critical condition. Neither of them are able to be left alone and there is only mom and I to do what has to be done. We have hired sitters to help but that cannot go on for very much longer due to finacnces. I hope that your family is getting better. I still remember all of you in my prayers. Take care and thanks again for the obit. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Wanda Rabb <wcr@netunlimited.net> To: CAUSBY-L@rootsweb.com <CAUSBY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 15, 1998 12:46 PM Subject: [CAUSBY-L] Obit of Hazel V. Cosby >Monroe Evening News > Monroe MI >5/25/98 > >Hazel V. Cosby >Aug. 18, 1915-May 23, 1998 > >Hazel V. Cosby, 82, of Monroe died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday >in Beach Nursing Home. She had been in poor health for a >year and seriously ill for the last 10 days. > >Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 9 p.m. >Tuesday at the Rupp Funeral Home, where funeral services >will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Damon Patterson >of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial >will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. > >Born Aug. 18, 1915 in Bluefield, W.Va., she was the >daughter of Alden and Virginia (Jessee) Kelly. She married >Roy Cosby on July 11, 1930, in Claiborne County, Tenn. >He died Dec. 7, 1995. > >A homemaker, she came to Monroe in 1938 and was a >member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. > >Surviving are a son, Roy L. of Monroe; two daughters, >Mildred Bert and Mrs. James (Lorean) Ellison, both of >Monroe; two brothers, Lawrence of Dandridge, Tenn., and >Clayton of Castalia, Ohio; a sister, Geneva Shoffner of >Monroe; four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and >three great-great-grandchildren. > >She was preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters >and a grandson. > >Memorials may be made to Monroe Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund. > > > >==== CAUSBY Mailing List ==== >Reminder: If you change e-mail addresses, unsubscribe from the old one and subscribe again with the new one. >

Here's my line: (If anyone can go futher back LET me know!) I'm now trying to get marriage/death/birth certificates on Elmer COSBY so I can try and trace it back myself. 14 Jun 1998 Descendants of: Elmer COSBY * Elmer COSBY #46 b. 1885 d. 1944 m. Ethel ANDREWS #47 [Cosby] b. 12 Mar 1883 d. Apr 1974 Millers Falls, Franklin, MA * Elmer COSBY Jr #48 m. Thelma K. #55 d. 14 Jun 95 MS Thelma: Mount Opr Raytheon Mfg Co, Resident of Farley (Jul 1945, Directory) * Earl COSBY #49 b. 4 Jul 1907 Erving MA d. 2 Oct 1989 Conway, NH m. Elizabeth (Lib) JANES #54 Conway, NH - Earl A. Cosby, 82, of Conway died Monday (10-2-89) at home, following a lengthy illness. He was born in Erving, Mass., July 4, 1907, the son of Elmer and Ethel (Andrews) Cosby. He moved from Erving to Conway in 1957. He spent his last five winters in Sarasota, Fla. Cosby was employed by the former F.W. Mears Co. in Erving and Conway, NH, for more that 30 years. He had been on the Mount Cranemore Ski patrol in North Conway for 27 years, retiring in 1984. He was a member of the Erving Fire Department for more than 20 years and had served as fire chief for several of those years. He had taught cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and American Red Cross first aid courses. He was a member of the Orange Lodge of Masons AF&AM. Survivors include his wife, the former Elizabeth Janes; a son, Dana E. of Nashua, NH; a daughter, Barbra Deasy of Berlin, NH; a stepson, Donald E. Newton of Conway; a stepdaughter, Betsy Packard of Hollis, NH; a brother, Elmer of Meridian, MS; a sister, Alice Nelson of Gansevoort NY; seven grandchildren; a great-grandson and several nieces and nephews. Services will be held Thursday at 2 pm at the Conway Village Congregational Church with the Rev George T Davidson Jr., officiating. Burial will be in the Conway Village Cemetery. There are no calling hours. It is suggested memorial contributions be made to the Visiting Nurses Services of Northern Carroll County, P.O. Box 432, North Conway, NH 03860. The Furber & White Funeral HOme, North Conway, is in charge of arrangements. Elizabeth: Elizabeth Cosby's madden name was Janes and she was previously married to a Newton prior to her marring Earl A. Cosby. While married to Newton she had two children: Donald E. & Betsy * Dana E. COSBY #361 * Barbara COSBY #362 [Deasy(Married)] * Alice COSBY #50 m. Victor NELSON #53 * Phillip NELSON #419 * Jane NELSON #420 * Cintha NELSON #421 * Ernest Chester COSBY #13 b. 31 Dec 1910 d. 14 Jul 1977 Millers Falls, Franklin, MA m. Hazel Louise LYNDE #14 b. 31 Jul 1909 d. 20 Jul 1986 Springfield MA Nick name was Cy Hazel: Millers Falls - Hazel L. (Lynde) Cosby, 76, of 20 High St., died Sunday in Baystate Medical Center, Springfield. She was born in Montague, July 31, 1909. She lived all of her life in Millers Falls. She attended Eriving schools and graduated from Greenfield High School in 1927. She was the widow of Ernest C. Cosby, who died July 14, 1977. She was a member of the Millers Falls Congregational Church. She leaves two sons, Richard E. Cosby of Feeding Hills and Raymond E. Cosby of Shelburne Falls; two daughters, Sharon Flynn of Oldsmar, Fla., and Sylvia Laurie of East Palatka Fla.,; a brother, Earl Lynde of Millers Falls; three sisters, Mildred Bennett of Millers Falls, Beulah Russel and Myrtle Newphew, both of Greenfield; 12 grandchildren, five great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. Services will be Tuesday at 11:30am at Kostanski Funeral Home, Turners Falls, wth the Rev Arthur N. Sweeney officiating Burial will be at Highland Cemetery. Calling hours at the funeral home will be tonight from 7 to 9. It is suggested memorial contributions be made to the American Cancer Society, in care of Lynn Larned, Bank of Boston, P.O. Box 467, Greenfield 01301. * Richard Earle COSBY #15 b. 15 May 1934 m. Sally GROVES #20 b. 24 Aug 1935 * Kim Louise COSBY #21 b. 26 Oct 1958 Springfield, MA m. Greg BURNS #422 m. 18 Mar 89 Clemsford, MA Raymond Francis FITZPATRICK #101 b. 31 Jul 1963 Chelsea, MA * Ryan Austin FITZPATRICK #1036 b. 7 Jan 90 Suffolk County, Boston, MA * Lori COSBY #22 b. 25 Feb 1961 m. 1985 Henry PUTNAM #57 * Austin PUTNAM #401 b. 6 Mar 1988 * Amanda PUTNAM #402 * Jessica PUTNAM #403 b. Dec 1992 * Craig COSBY #23 b. 25 Feb 1961 m. Judy RABEIRO #100 * Sara Elizabeth COSBY #423 * Linda Lee COSBY #24 b. 15 Feb 1969 m. 17 October 1992 Trinity United Methodist Church Edward Victor WYZIK, Jr #25 * Raymond Ernest COSBY #2 b. 5 Oct 1937 MA m. 30 Jun 1962 Shelburne Falls MA Diane Dorothy BALL #3 b. 3 Mar 1943 Monague, MA * Derek Raymond COSBY #1 b. 1 Aug 1963 FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENFIELD MA Derek R. Cosby - entered the United States Air Force on 19 Nov 81. He enlisted in Springfield MA by Greenfield recrutor. Basic training was at Lackland AFB TX, then he proceeded to Keesler AFB MS for his tech school. After completing that he was assigned Ellworth AFB SD, then Incirlik AB Turkey, then George AFB CA then Araxos RRL Greece then Shaw AFB while at Shaw AFB for only 4 months he was then deployed for 7 months to Operation Desert Storm/Sheild in the Gulf. Upon it conclutions he returned to Shaw AFB SC. On 10 Jun 94, the military moved him to Fort Belvoir, VA and he resides in Stafford VA at 38 Renee Road. He purchased a mobile home. He has two cats, Silver and Misty. Both from the same litter. * Kevin Scott COSBY #4 b. 17 Jul 1964 FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENFIELD MA m. 29 Jun 96 Athol, Massachusetts Regina Marie Oliver #3522 Regina: * Shelly Diane COSBY #5 b. 11 Mar 1968 FRANKLIN COUNTY, GREENFIELD MA m. 2 May 1989 Las Vegas, NV Gary NELSON #18 * Jessica Leanne NELSON #19 b. 27 Nov 1989 Colorado Springs, CO * Dylan O'rion NELSON #356 b. 10 Dec 1992 Colorado Springs, Colorado * Jordan Kelsey NELSON #1091 b. 8 Jun 1995 Colorado Springs, Colorado Born at 2:22am 8 Jun 95, 7 pounds, 10 ounces, 20 inches long * Sharon Agnes COSBY #17 b. 27 Jul 1939 m. James FLYNN Jr #26 * Cheryl FLYNN #27 m. Norman #424 * Debbie FLYNN #28 m. Bill RYDER #425 * Crystal RYDER #426 * Billy RYDER #427 * Kelly FLYNN #29 * Brenna #965 b. 29 Dec 1992 FL * Sylvia Lee COSBY #16 b. 30 Jul 1942 m. Joseph SKRYPEK #30 m. Bob LAURIE #33 * Joseph SKRYPEK #31 * Stephen SKRYPEK #32 Derek Cosby

Monroe Evening News Monroe MI 5/25/98 Hazel V. Cosby Aug. 18, 1915-May 23, 1998 Hazel V. Cosby, 82, of Monroe died at 4:45 p.m. Saturday in Beach Nursing Home. She had been in poor health for a year and seriously ill for the last 10 days. Friends may call from 6 to 9 tonight and from 2 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Rupp Funeral Home, where funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday. The Rev. Damon Patterson of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Roselawn Memorial Park, LaSalle. Born Aug. 18, 1915 in Bluefield, W.Va., she was the daughter of Alden and Virginia (Jessee) Kelly. She married Roy Cosby on July 11, 1930, in Claiborne County, Tenn. He died Dec. 7, 1995. A homemaker, she came to Monroe in 1938 and was a member of Monroe Missionary Baptist Church. Surviving are a son, Roy L. of Monroe; two daughters, Mildred Bert and Mrs. James (Lorean) Ellison, both of Monroe; two brothers, Lawrence of Dandridge, Tenn., and Clayton of Castalia, Ohio; a sister, Geneva Shoffner of Monroe; four grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by four brothers, three sisters and a grandson. Memorials may be made to Monroe Missionary Baptist Church Building Fund.

Wanda Rabb wrote: > > >At 11:39 PM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote: > >>If anyone on this list is researching African-American Cosby lines, I have > >>something that I found that may be of interest to you. It was originally > >>published in the "National Genealogical Society Quarterly", Volume 75, > >>Number 1, March 1987. > >> > >Hi Wanda, > > > >I just received the Bill COSBY information that you sent. Thank you very > >much. My sense is that he is either related to us or descended from slaves > >owned by our COSBY family. > > > >Thanks again, > > > >Dave > > > Yes, I felt the same way. I found it interesting that so many of the > commonly used first names were repeated in his line. > > Glad you enjoyed it! > > Wanda > > ==== CAUSBY Mailing List ==== > Reminder: If you change e-mail addresses, unsubscribe from the old one and subscribe again with the new one. Hey guys: I hate to tell you but I am not the black version of Bill Cosby. I know there are black cosby's but I'm not. . LOL

>At 11:39 PM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote: >>If anyone on this list is researching African-American Cosby lines, I have >>something that I found that may be of interest to you. It was originally >>published in the "National Genealogical Society Quarterly", Volume 75, >>Number 1, March 1987. >> >Hi Wanda, > >I just received the Bill COSBY information that you sent. Thank you very >much. My sense is that he is either related to us or descended from slaves >owned by our COSBY family. > >Thanks again, > >Dave > Yes, I felt the same way. I found it interesting that so many of the commonly used first names were repeated in his line. Glad you enjoyed it! Wanda

At 11:39 PM 5/29/98 -0400, you wrote: >If anyone on this list is researching African-American Cosby lines, I have >something that I found that may be of interest to you. It was originally >published in the "National Genealogical Society Quarterly", Volume 75, >Number 1, March 1987. > Hi Wanda, I just received the Bill COSBY information that you sent. Thank you very much. My sense is that he is either related to us or descended from slaves owned by our COSBY family. Thanks again, Dave

Wanda Rabb wrote: > > Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: > > blcosby@cvalley.net > > We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about your Cosby family! > > Wanda Rabb > (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), > Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, > Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, > Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton > (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Devine (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) > Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), > Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), > Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) > Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L > Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr > Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html > > ==== CAUSBY Mailing List ==== > Reminder: If you change e-mail addresses, unsubscribe from the old one and subscribe again with the new one. Hello All. I have traced back on the cosby side back to a James Cosby who married a Mary Thurman. Mary Thurman her Fathers Name was Andrew Thurman and her Mothers Name was Rebecca Smith they were married in Powwhatan Co. VA. Rebecca Smith is the Daughter of John Smith. James and Mary had At least 7 children although I do not know all of their Names. They had an Andrew Jackson which is my direct descendent, they also had an Elijah Washington a James F a James M. a girl by the First initial B and a Girl with the first initial E. and a Girl with the initials J.M. James Died around 1850 and Then Mary traveled to Missouri to be with her children that was in Missouri. So Right Now I Am Stuck on James Anyone with any information I would appreciate it. Thanks for Everything Bill Cosby

Please join me in welcoming a new member to our list: blcosby@cvalley.net We hope you will introduce yourself and tell us about your Cosby family! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Devine (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

If anyone on this list is researching African-American Cosby lines, I have something that I found that may be of interest to you. It was originally published in the "National Genealogical Society Quarterly", Volume 75, Number 1, March 1987. It is entitled "From Maria To Bill Cosby: A Case Study in Tracing Black Slave Ancestry" by Johni Cerny. It is 10 pages in length and traces Bill Cosby's ancestry It traces his lineage back to a Sam Thomas Cosby, born in Nelson County, VA. Sam was the son of a slave named Maria, who was owned by a John Cosby. If you are interested in a copy, let me know. Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Devine (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Derek Cosby has written: >Looking for an Elmer COSBY b. 1885 d. 1944, lived in Farley, MA. Welcome to the Causby-L! We are happy you found us. Have you attempted to find a death certificate on Elmer? If you know the county he died in, you should be able to obtain the death certificate which may have his parents listed as well as the cause of death, birth information, occupation, etc. I hope you find someone who connects to your family here! Wanda Rabb (researching Rabb (NC/SC), Penix (NC), Bradshaw (VA>NC), (Gantt (NC), Nix, Robertson, Wilson, Conner, Harris (Rutherford Co.,NC), Laws(Yancey, Rutherford Co., NC), Edwards,Kelly (Yancey Co.,NC), Causby, Patton, Morrison, Sparks(Burke/McDowell Co., NC) Paxton (Union Co., NC >Lancaster, SC), Devine (NC), Farris & Morris (York Co., SC) Lovelace, Hamrick, Green and McSwain (Cleveland Co., NC), Granger, Ledford, Black(Cleveland or Rutherford Co., NC), Towery (Cleveland or Lincoln Co., NC) Listmanager for CAUSBY-L, RABB-L, FARRIS-L, PAXTON-L, NIX-L, and LAWS-L Homepage: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr Genealogy Main Page: http://www.netunlimited.net/~wcr/main.html

Hi All! I've got a copy of a COSBY Lineage, unfortunately It's not typed into my computer and the only way I'd be able to provide you a copy is by FAX or snail-mail, I'd prefer FAXing vs mailing, the mailing cost would drain me a bit. I'll Type here a few generation: 1. Robert 2. John 3. Robert 4. John 5. Francis, b. 1510; d. 1580 Children a. Henry b. Alexander c. Arnold d. Catherine 6. Alexander I would like to say that the COSBY spelling of number 1, 2, & 3 was COSSIBEY; #4 was changed to COSBIE; #5. was either COSBY or COSBIE; #5a-d was COSBY and from line #6 on it was spelled COSBY. I hope this wets someone's whistle :) Derek Cosby