James William Cogburn
1853 - Yes, date unknown
Person ID: I2160 | Tree: Imported from RootsMagic | Last Modified: 23 Apr 2022
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Name James William Cogburn Nickname Will Notes - James William Cogburn and his brother Freeman Hardy Cogburn were the first residents of Pisgay Creek section of Cruso in Haywood County, NC. They built a crude, one room log cabin - a bark shack, to live in and they cooked their potatoes in an Indian clay pot. This information was furnished by Will's granddaughter, Essie Sellers Jervis.
Will and wife Kate raised sheep, sheared wool, and dyed, carded and spun the thread, then wove blankets. Some family members still possess their hand-made blankets.
Birth 14 Sep 1853 Gender Male Died Yes, date unknown - James William Cogburn and his brother Freeman Hardy Cogburn were the first residents of Pisgay Creek section of Cruso in Haywood County, NC. They built a crude, one room log cabin - a bark shack, to live in and they cooked their potatoes in an Indian clay pot. This information was furnished by Will's granddaughter, Essie Sellers Jervis.
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Parents
Father John Jefferson Cogburn (ID:I2151), b. 11 Mar 1830, Greene, Tennessee, United States 
d. 18 May 1907, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 77 years) Mother Martha Caroline Spain (ID:I2152), b. 27 Jul 1832, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 18 Feb 1925, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 92 years) Marriage 12 Jun 1853 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Children 1. James William Cogburn (ID:I2160)
(current person)
, b. 14 Sep 1853 d. Yes, date unknown2. Freeman Hardy Cogburn (ID:I2161), b. 12 Jul 1854 d. 3 Dec 1934, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 80 years)3. John Austin Cogburn (ID:I2142), b. 6 May 1860, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 21 Mar 1937, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 76 years)4. Edward D Cogburn (ID:I2162), b. 12 Mar 1863, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 3 Aug 1930, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 67 years)5. Jefferson F Cogburn (ID:I2163), b. 30 May 1865, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 27 Jun 1936, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 71 years)6. 
Charlotte E Cogburn (ID:I2164), b. 16 Jun 1867, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 17 Apr 1952, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 84 years)7. Amanda Magnolia Cogburn (ID:I2165), b. 25 May 1869, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 26 Oct 1931, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 62 years)8. Paris A Cogburn (ID:I2166), b. 24 Feb 1872, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 14 Mar 1947 (Age 75 years)9. Pinkney N Cogburn (ID:I2167), b. 1 Sep 1874, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States d. 24 Jan 1959, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 84 years)10. Parley Porter Cogburn (ID:I2168), b. 5 Mar 1876, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 23 May 1929, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 53 years)11. Posey Cogburn (ID:I2169), b. 20 Nov 1879, Cruso, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 20 Dec 1976, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States (Age 97 years) -
Family
Wife Louisa Catherine Sharp (ID:I8022), b. 5 Nov 1853 d. 26 May 1932, Cruso, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 78 years) Children 1. Dovie Elizabeth Cogburn (ID:I8023), b. 23 Jul 1880, Cruso, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 6 Aug 1902, Canton, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 22 years)2. Martha Ann Cogburn (ID:I8024), b. 10 Feb 1882, Cruso, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 30 Mar 1973, Cruso, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 91 years)3. William Isaiah Cogburn (ID:I8025), b. 18 Dec 1883 d. 27 Feb 1949, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 65 years)4. Robert Haliburton Cogburn (ID:I8026), b. 30 Oct 1885, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. Yes, date unknown5. Lonnie N. Cogburn (ID:I8027), b. 3 May 1888, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 11 Jul 1967, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 79 years)6. Rachel Cogburn (ID:I8028), b. 14 Apr 1890, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 6 Aug 1896, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 6 years)7. George W. Cogburn (ID:I8029), b. 28 Dec 1891, Haywood, North Carolina, United States d. 19 Aug 1896, Haywood, North Carolina, United States (Age 4 years) -
Other Personal Events
1860 Federal Census 4 Jun 1860 Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, United States [1] - J. J. Cogburn, Age 26, male, Farmer
Marthe, Age 25, female
James, Age 6, male
Franklin, Age 4, male
John, age 3, male
1870 Federal Census 9 Jul 1870 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States [2] - Jeff Cogburn, Male, 40
Martha Cogburn, Female, 36
Willie Cogburn, Male, 15
Hardy Cogburn, Male, 13
John Cogburn, Male, 11
Edward Cogburn, Male, 8
Jeff Cogburn, Male, 6
Sarah Cogburn, Female, 4
June Cogburn, Female, 2
- J. J. Cogburn, Age 26, male, Farmer
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Source Citations
- [S5] 1860 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6D-F6W : 11 November 2020), J J Cogburn, 1860.
- [S8] 1870 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW84-9TG : 19 March 2020), Jeff Cogburn, 1870.