Causbia "Cosby" Ellen Burress

1825 - 1890  (65 years)

• Name	Causbia "Cosby" Ellen Burress
  Birth	1825	Virginia
  Census 1850	1850	Tazewell County, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 3 335 Thomas Burress 72 1778 Male White Farmer Virginia 4 335 Polly Burress 57 1793 Female White Virginia 5 335 James Burress 15 1835 Male White Virginia 6 335 Cosby Burress 23 1827 Female White Virginia   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=bf45_220
  Residence	1860	Lawrence, Kentucky
  	Cosby is living in Kentucky with a female named Columbia who is 10. She is living right next door to George Floyd and his son Rush Floyd. I'm assuming Columbia is another illegitimate child of George Floyd's as later in life, she took his name.
  Census 1870	1870	Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia
  	No Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 6 1001 Joseph F. Wiles 23 Virginia White Farm Laborer 7 1001 Columbia Wiles 20 Virginia White Keeping House 8 1001 Rush H. Wiles 1 Virginia White 9 1001 Cosby Burress 45 Virginia White Weaver   Transcript ID is  dbid=9999&iid=1brt_175
  Residence	1880	Martin County, Kentucky
  	Cosby is 52, back in Kentucky and listed as a boarder and midwife in the household of AJ and Alice Barret
  Death	1890	Kentucky
  Siblings	3 siblings
  1. Daniel Burress           b. 1805, Virginia   2. Sophronia Burress           b. 11 Nov 1820, Clear Fork, Tazewell, Virginia           d. 12 Sep 1893, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina  (Age 72 years)   3. James Burress           b. 1837, Virginia
  Notes	George Rogers Clark Floyd is thought to have had some nine children by three partners over several years. One of these partners seems to be Cosby Burress. I'm assuming she must have been a mistress as they never married and many of his other children were born around the same time as his children with Cosby. In 1860 Cosby is found in Kentucky, living next door to George and his son Rush. I'm guessing she either followed him to Kentucky or he brought her with him. By 1870 Cosby is back in Tazewell and George is in West Virginia. Perhaps she finally got tired of his shit and left him?
  Person ID	P5363	Burress

  
  

  Father	Thomas Burress           b. 1782, Virginia           d. 1867, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Bonham           b. 1793, Wythe County, Virginia           d. 12 May 1853, Tazewell County, Virginia (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	25 Nov 1817	Virginia
  Family ID	F1720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Husband	George Rogers Clark Floyd           b. 3 Sep 1810, Montgomery County, Virginia           d. 7 May 1895, Logan County, West Virginia (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	1850	Virginia
  	I don't believe they were ever married. There are two marriages for George, neither of them to Cosby, but their children were born during the years that George was married.
  Children	1 son and 1 daughter
  	1. John Burress Floyd           b. 15 May 1853, Tazewell County, Virginia           d. 1 May 1854, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina (Age 0 years)   2. Mary Columbia Floyd           b. 31 Jan 1850, Burkes Garden, Tazewell, Virgina           d. 15 Oct 1938, Kermit, Mingo, West Virginia (Age 88 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]
  Family ID	F1725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 1825 - Virginia Census 1850 - 1850 - Tazewell County, Virginia Marriage - 1850 - Virginia Census 1870 - 1870 - Jeffersonville, Tazewell, Virginia Residence - Cosby is 52, back in Kentucky and listed as a boarder and midwife in the household of AJ and Alice Barret - 1880 - Martin County, Kentucky Death - 1890 - Kentucky  = Link to Google Earth
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