Christopher Cosner
(1798-Between 1860/1880)
Elizabeth Kiziah Hilkey
(1807-After 1880)
Adam C. Cosner
(1828-1891)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Mary Ann Rinker

Adam C. Cosner 2 3

  • Born: 1 November 1828, Bismarck, VA 1 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Mary Ann Rinker on 5 November 1858 in , Hardy County, VA 1 2
  • Died: 26 February 1891, Bismarck, WV at age 62 1 4
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bullet  Death Notes:

Name: Adam Cosner
Death Date: 26 Feb 1891
Death Place: Union Dist., Grant, West Virginia
Gender: Male Age: 63 years 3 months 25 days
Estimated Birth Year: 1828
Birth Place: Va.
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ann M.
Father's Name: Christian Kesiah
Mother's Name: Kesiah
Occupation: Farmer
Film Number: 809857
Digital Folder Number: 4130779
Image Number: 62
Source: County Records
Reference Number: v 1 p 36
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 2, Hardy County, VA on 28 August 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 210, Roll 1351, Family 1418
District 2, Hardy County, Virginia
Adam Cosner..31..VA..Laborer
(Living with wife, son, and parents.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Grant County, WV on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 226B, District 41, Family 109, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Adam C. Cosner..Head..52..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife, 4 children, and mother.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 1 Nov 1828, then his age should have been 51 instead of 52.
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Adam married Mary Ann Rinker, daughter of Elijah Rinker and Mary Sarah Hendrickson, on 5 November 1858 in , Hardy County, VA.1 2 (Mary Ann Rinker was born on 28 September 1837 in Bismarck, VA 1 3 4 5 and died on 18 June 1916 in Bismarck, WV 1 4.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1860 US Census in District 2, Hardy County, VA on 28 August 1860. 3

1860 US Census
Page 210, Roll 1351, Family 1418
District 2, Hardy County, Virginia
Christian Cosner..62..VA..Farmer
Keziah Cosner..53..VA
Adam Cosner..31..VA..Laborer
Ann M. Cosner..22..VA
Millard F. Cosner..10m..VA
Mahala Reel..15..VA
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Union District, Grant County, WV on 10 June 1880. 2

1880 US Census
Page 226B, District 41, Family 109, Roll 1402
Union District, Grant County, West Virginia
Adam C. Cosner..Head..52..VA..Farmer
Ann M. Cosner..Wife..41..VA..Keeping House
Millard F. Cosner..Son..20..VA..Farm Labor
Sarah E. Cosner..Dau..18..VA..At Home
Mary K. Cosner..Dau..15..WV..At Home
Adah C. Cosner..Dau..4..WV..At Home
Kiziah Cosner..Moth..72..VA
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Groom: Adam Cosner
Groom's Age: 31 years
Groom's Estimated Birth Year: 1827
Groom's Birthplace: Hardy County
Bride: Ann M. Rinker
Bride's Age: 21 years
Bride's Estimated Birth Year: 1837
Bride's Birthplace: Hardy Marriage
Type: Marriage
Marriage Date: 05 Nov 1858
Marriage Place: Hardy Co., West Virginia
Groom's Father: Chris. Cosner
Groom's Mother: Kezick Cosner
Bride's Father: Elijah Rinker
Bride's Mother: Mary Rinker
Groom's Marital Status: Single
Bride's Marital Status: Single
Film Number: 818697
Digital Folder Number: 4011515
Image Number: 156
Reference Number: v 2 p 7
Source: County Records
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Sources


1 Sharon Sims, "Descendants of Leonhard Castner" (http://familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/s/i/m/Sharon-E-Sims/index.html; Updated July 28, 2007).

2 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Union District, Grant County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 41, p. 226B, family 109, Adam C. Cosner and Mary Ann Rinker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 25 Apr 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1402.

3 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, District 2, Hardy County, Virginia, p. 210, family 1418, Adam M. Cosner and Mary Ann Rinker; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Aug 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1351.

4 Betty U. Miller, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #0875 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

5 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, District 23, Hardy County, Virginia, p. 88A, dwelling 1182, family 1195, Elijah Rinker and Mary Sarah Hendrickson; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Jun 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 950.


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