Albert COSS^[1]

1845 - 1923  (78 years)

• Name	Albert COSS
  Born	11 Sep 1845	Ross, Butler, Ohio
  Gender	Male
  Religion	Methodist
  Military Event	Civil War - 10th IL Cavalry, Co G: Pvt  [2]
  Served Civil War?	Y
  Military Flag	Y
  Died	27 Oct 1923	Isabel, Barber, Kansas
  Person ID	I19143	Main
  Last Modified	17 Dec 2009

  
  

  Father	John COSS,   b. 12 Aug 1821, Belmont County, Ohio ,   d. 13 Jan 1898, Mankato, Jewell, Kansas  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Kalista RING,   b. 1823, Ross, Butler, Ohio ,   d. Abt 1862, Ross, Butler, Ohio  (Age 39 years)
  Married	Abt 1842	Ross, Butler, Ohio
  Family ID	F6147	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Elizabeth GAY,   b. 20 Jul 1851, Quincy, Pike, Illinois ,   d. 7 Sep 1941, Isabel, Barber, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Children	1. Emma Belle COSS,   b. 21 Jul 1869, Bayliss, Pike, Illinois ,   d. 2 Jan 1971  (Age 101 years)   2. Minna Grace COSS,   b. 8 Mar 1881, Quitman, Nodaway, Missouri ,   d. 24 Jul 1881  (Age 0 years)   3. Mary Josephine COSS,   b. 8 Apr 1879, Quitman, Nodaway, Missouri ,   d. 14 Jan 1899  (Age 19 years) + 4. Leroy COSS,   b. 9 Dec 1871, Bayliss, Pike, Illinois ,   d. 12 Nov 1929, Isabel, Barber, Kansas  (Age 57 years) + 5. Charlie David COSS,   b. 2 Aug 1886, Mankato, Jewell, Kansas ,   d. 6 Jan 1931, Isabel, Barber, Kansas  (Age 44 years) + 6. Thomas Albert COSS,   b. 25 Dec 1873, Bayliss, Pike, Illinois ,   d. 29 Oct 1962, Isabel, Barber, Kansas  (Age 88 years) + 7. John Francis COSS,   b. 16 Jan 1877, Illinois ,   d. 28 Feb 1976, Peabody, Marion, Kansas  (Age 99 years)   8. Vernia May COSS,   b. 13 Sep 1882, Quitman, Nodaway, Missouri   9. Florence Calista COSS,   b. 5 Oct 1888, Mankato, Jewell, Kansas ,   d. 2 Nov 1985, Isabel, Barber, Kansas  (Age 97 years)   10. Nellie Jane COSS,   b. 21 Nov 1894, Mankato, Jewell, Kansas ,   d. 3 Jul 1985  (Age 90 years)
  Last Modified	10 Dec 2023
  Family ID	F6150	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Albert enlisted in Danville, IL on 20 Nov 1863 at the age of 18. He had dark eyes, dark hair, a dark compexion, and stood five ft, seven and one half inches. He joined company G of the Tenth Regiment of IL Cavalry. On 12 Jan 1864 his detachment was transferred to Little Rock, AR. In April he served with an escort for a General West, who later moved to San Antonio. On the way to TX, Albert Coss fell sick and was sent to New Orleans to recuperate. During his recovery he was put on duty at Indianola, TX, where he tended horses. He soon rejoined his unit at San Antonio and was mustered out of the cavalry on 22 Nov 1865. Albert later lived in Jewell,, KS.

  
  

• Sources

  [S44] Orcutt_001 gedcom file, Robert Waddell. [S77] Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, National Park Service.