William Henry Cosby Sr (1913 - 1974)

Born 9 Mar 1913 in Schuyler, Nelson, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Anna Pearl (Hite) Cosby — married about 1936 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Descendants

Died 28 Nov 1974 at age 61 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Biography

William Cosby Sr is a part of US Black heritage.

William was born in 1912. He was the son of Samuel Cosby and Gertrude Thornhill. He passed away in 1974.

Served as a sailor in the U.S. Navy.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cosby

• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNMY-MDG : accessed 27 April 2018), William H Cosby in household of Samuel R Cosby, Philadelphia Ward 42, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing ED 1583, sheet 1B, line 75, family 25, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1643; FHL microfilm 1,821,643.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH4H-74P : accessed 14 February 2019), William Cosby in household of Samuel R Cosby, Philadelphia (Districts 1001-1236), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1047, sheet 6B, line 57, family 95, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2134; FHL microfilm 2,341,868.
• "Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Marriage Indexes, 1885-1951," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JVW2-N5D : 21 September 2017), William Cosby and Hite, 1936; citing license number 667671, Clerk of the Orphan's Court. City Hall.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KQJL-KZY : 14 March 2018), William Cosby, Ward 49, Philadelphia, Philadelphia City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-2110, sheet 13B, line 63, family 233, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3752.
• "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZR5-1RY : 4 December 2014), William H Cosby, 28 Nov 1974; from "Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing Boston, Massachusetts, death certificate number 009887, Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, Boston.
• "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J2M6-2ZW : 20 May 2014), William Cosby, Nov 1974; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPHJ-1PB7 : 21 June 2018), William Henry Cosby, 1974; Burial, , ; citing record ID 188036837, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
• http://www.geni.com/people/William-Cosby/6000000008899495236?through=6000000013344972301