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Hon. Bela COGSHALL, Sr.

Hon. Bela COGSHALL, Sr.

Male 1816 - 1881  (65 years)

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  • Name Bela COGSHALL  [2, 3] 
    • Bela COGSHALL, Sr., commenced the practice of his profession in Holly, and while residing their was elected too the State Legislature. Prior too that he had served as Sergeant-at-Arms. In educational affairs he was considerably interested, serving as Director of the schools at Holly, and being President of the School Board for some time. He also filled the position of Justice of the Peace. In the Masonic order he became very prominent, and the transactions of the Grand Chapter of 1882, for Michigan, give a full account of his Masonic history. He was made Knight

      Templar at Pontiac March 21, 1854, and held the highest offices in all the lodges of which he was a member. From 1854 until 1856 he was Grand Instructor of the Blue Lodge of Michigan and visited all the lodges, with one exception, in this State, correcting them in their work. He died October 21, 1881. His wife had passed from earth in 1860
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    Prefix Hon. 
    Suffix Sr. 
    Birth 16 Feb 1816  Glenville, Schenectady Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Living in Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1860  Living with brother, Henry, in Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1870  Living in Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1880  Living in Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1881  Lawyer Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Death 21 Oct 1881  Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 8] 
    Burial Lakeside Cemetery, Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I74652  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Father Rev Archibald COGSHALL,   b. 11 May 1790, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Aug 1850, Groveland, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Abigail SLAWSON,   b. 03 May 1791, Stamford, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Jan 1876, Kent City, Kent County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 10 Jan 1810  New Canaan, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F06172  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Susan Jane HUNT,   b. 3 Sep 1815, New York Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Oct 1859, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years) 
    Marriage 18 Aug 1836  Schenectady, Schenectady Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    Children 
    +1. James Henry COGSHALL,   b. 27 May 1837, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1920, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Esther Ann COGSHALL,   b. 7 Sep 1839, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [Birth]
    +3. Dr. Bela COGSHALL,   b. 31 Mar 1842, Groveland, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1914, Flint, Genesee Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Sarah Maranda COGSHALL,   b. 24 Aug 1844, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Jan 1874, Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)  [Birth]
    +5. Smith Martin COGSHALL,   b. 2 Jun 1847, Groveland, Oakland County, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Sep 1912, Tacoma, Pierce Co., Washington Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F30233  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Family 2 Sarah PULLEN,   b. 26 Jan 1821   d. 29 Jul 1893, Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years) 
    Marriage 25 Mar 1861  Albion, Calhoun Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Family ID F30234  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 25 Mar 1861 - Albion, Calhoun Co., Michigan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - 1881 - Lawyer Link to Google Earth
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  • Headstones
    Bela Cogshall, Sr. Headstone    		Bela Cogshall, Sr. Headstone
    Bela was the son of Archibald Cogshall and Abigail Slauson. He is buried in the Lakeside Cemetery in Holly, Oakland Co., Michigan.

    Created by: Anonymous
    Photo Added by Anonymous

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    2. [S6157] Ancestry.com: Family Tree - Hunt-Tolan-Beaman-Laswell-Browning-Harris-Knowles-Falls by Lisa Tolan.

    3. [S12059] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Russell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in American Genealogy of the Descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport with a Brief Notice of their English Antecedents.

    4. [S6105] 1850 Census Groveland, Oakland County, Michigan.

    5. [S6107] 1860 Census Groveland, Oakland County, Michigan.

    6. [S6158] 1870 Census Holly, Oakland County, Michigan.

    7. [S6159] 1880 Census Holly, Oakland County, Michigan.

    8. [S5630] FamilySearch.org: Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995.


  

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