David Harry COGBURN & Mary Frances ROTTON

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David Harry COGBURN
Mary Frances ROTTON

Husband: David [Henry?] "Harry" COGBURN — "Harry" is a nickname for "Henry."
Birth: 22 Feb 1803, Edgefield Co., SC
Death: 3 Sep 1882, Pike Co., AL
Occupation: farmer
Father: John COGBURN (1781- )
Mother: Leticia / Letitia STILL (1781- )

Marriage:

Wife: Mary Frances "Polly" ROTTON
Birth: 12 Sep 1805, Edgefield Co., SC
Death: 4 Sep 1884, Pike Co., AL
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William ROTTON ( -1845)
Mother: Lydia LOVELESS (1770- )

Some say she married our subject as Mary STILL, which would mean she had a prior husband.

Children:

— born in Edgefield Co., SC:
1. James COGBURN, b. 1825-30
2. William COGBURN, b. 1825-30
3. David COGBURN, b. 1825-30
4. Benjamin COGBURN, b. 1830/1

— born in GA:
5. John B. COGBURN, b. 1832/3
6. Jesse M. COGBURN, b. 1834/5

— born in Randolph Co., AL:
7. Rebecca Frances COGBURN, b. 1836/7
8. Mary Elizabeth COGBURN, b. 1838/9

— born in Randolph Co. or Chambers Co., AL:
9. Julius A. COGBURN, b. 1840/1
10. Martha Jane COGBURN, b. 15 Nov 1842
11. Samuel H. COGBURN, b. 1844/5
12. Sarah Ellen COGBURN, b. 1846/7
13. Frances Anna COGBURN, b. 1848/9

Others in household:

. Malachi ROTTON, b. 1843/4, AL
. Simeon Madison COGBURN, b. 1853/4, AL
. John COGBURN, b. 1856/7, AL

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Sources:

1. Marriage Record:

2. 1830 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #151 of 196; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 SC Edgefield Dist. Roll M19-172 p. 203 Ln. 27 David Caughborn 120 010 - 000 010 no slaves

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = David

2 males 5-9 1820-1825 = William
= James

1 male 20-29 1800-1810 = David (b. 1803)

1 female 20-29 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1805)

3. 1840 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #3 of 52; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1840 AL Randolph Co. Roll 14 pp. 192B-193A Ln. 12 David H Cogburn 023 001 - 200 001 no slaves 0600000

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

2 males 5-9 1830-1835 = Jesse (b. 1834/5)
= John (b. 1832/3)

3 males 10-14 1825-1830 = Benjamin (b. 1830/1)
= David
= William

1 male 30-39 1800-1810 = David (b. 1803)

2 females 4 or under 1835-1840 = Mary (b. 1838/9)
= Rebecca (b. 1835/6)

1 female 30-39 1800-1810 = Mary (b. 1805)

6 persons employed in agriculture

4. 1850 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #49 of 237): Dist. 19, Chambers Co., AL, Roll M432_2, p. 288A/575, 328/328, enumerated 11 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

David H Cogburn 46 M Farmer 800 S Carolina

Mary       " 45 F "

Benjamin   " 19 M Farmer "

John D     " 17 M Farmer Georgia

Jesse M    " 15 M Farmer "

Rebeca     " 14 F Alabama

Mary E     " 11 F "

Julius H   " 9 M "

Jane       " 7 F "

Samuel     " 5 M "

Sarah      " 4 F "

Frances A " 1 F "

5. 1860 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #73 of 174): Mount Williams P.O., Western Division, Pike Co., AL, Roll M653_21, p. 73, PN 73, 486/486, enumerated 30 Jul 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

David H Cogburn 57 M Farmer 3600 1500 SC

Mary       " 55 F "

Julius A   " 19 M F Laborer Ala

Samuel H   " 14 M "

Sarah E    " 13 F "

Frances A " 10 F "

Malachi Rotton 16 M F Laborer "

Madison S Cogburn 6 M "

William Bradbury 23 M F Laborer Geo

Martha J   " 17 F Ala

Mary is too old to be Madison's mother. William BRADBURY is their son-in-law.

6. 1870 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #14 of 32): Briar Hill P.O., Beat No. 11, Pike Co., AL, Roll M593_37, p. 427B, PN 14, 110/110, enumerated 26 Aug 1870, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1870 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

Cogburn David 67 M W farmer 2000 700 South Carolina

_______ Mary 65 F W keeping house South Carolina

_______ John 17 M W Alabama

Where did John come from? Is he Madison? Mary is too old to be his mother. Listed next to widowed daughter, Martha Jane (COGBURN) BRADBURY.

7. 1880 Census Every-Name-Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com, Image #6 of 57): Beat 11, Pike Co., AL, Roll 29, p. 196B, PN 6, SD 4, ED 150, enumerated 3 Jun 1880, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1880 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1880: for an explanation of the column headings, please see
What the Numbers in the Federal Census Mean (missing columns contained no data).

1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 13 15 21 22 23 24 25 26

43 51 Bradbury Martha J W F 37 / Keeping House AL SC SC

________ Louhelen W M 19 Son / Farmer AL FL AL

________ Mary F W F 17 Dau / Farm Hand / AL FL AL

________ Susan W F 17 Dau / Farm Hand AL FL AL

________ William W M 16 Son / Farm Hand / AL FL AL

Cogburn Polly W F 75 Mother / Paralysis / / SC SC SC

_______ David W M 78 Father / SC SC SC

8. 1890 Census: the 1890 Census Population Schedules were destroyed.

9. Public Member Trees (online at Ancestry.com).

10. WorldConnect / WorldTree (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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