Sarah Ryburn1

b. May 1840
FatherJohn Ryburn1 b. abt 1815, d. 1872
MotherMargaret Russell
BirthMay 1840 Sarah Ryburn was born in May 1840 in Indiana.2 
Childhood  Sarah grew up in Orange township, Fayette County, Indiana. Her mother died when she was less than 10 years old and her father married for the second time in the fall of 1850.1 
  However, she was not enumerated with her father, stepmother and half brothers in 1860.3 
Marriage3 Jun 1868 She married Hiram H. Cosby on 3 Jun 1868 in Fayette County, Indiana.4 
Cens-18706 Aug 1870 Following their marriage Sarah and Hiram settled in Lancaster township, Jefferson County, Indiana. There they were enumerated with their first child, 1 year old "Jessamine". Hiram stated he was employed as a miller.5 
Cens-188023 Jun 1880 Ten years later they were living in Union township, Rush County, Indiana, where 40 year old Hiram was breying walnut logs. The family now included 3 children: Fay J. [Jessamine], age 11, Pearl E., age 9 and Ryburn, age 3.6 
Cens-19004 Jun 1900  The family situation changed significantly between 1880 and 1900. By the turn of the century Sarah and Hiram had moved to Indianapolis, Sarah had given birth to an additional child, and 3 of the couple's 4 children had died. Only 31 year old Fay survived.2 

Family

Hiram H. Cosby b. Jun 1839
Children
  • Fay Jessamine Cosby2 (Apr 1869 - )
  • Pearl E. Cosby6 (circa 1871 - before 1900)
  • Ryburn Cosby6 (circa 1877 - before 1900)
  • (?) Cosby2 (after 1880 - before 1900)
ChartsDescendants of William Ryburn and Mary (?)
Last Edited15 Jun 2007

Citations

  1. [S1412] John Ryburn household, 1850 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Orange Township, p. 256 (b) stamped, dwelling 24, family 25, viewed online at Ancestry.com, April 2006, image 4 of 28. Enumeration includes: John Ryburn 35, b. IN, owns real estate of $3,500, farmer; Sarah _. Ryburn, 10, b. IN.
  2. [S1451] Hiram H. Cosby household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marion Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Indianapolis, ED 61, sheet 3A (p. 178 stamped, dwelling 44, family 45, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2006, image 5 of 23. Enumeration includes: Hiram H. Cosby, 60, b. June 1839 IN, marr 31 yrs, father b. VA, mother b. KY, employed as a lumber tr__; Sarah J., 60, b. May 1840 IN, marr 31 yrs, mother of 4 children, 1 living, parents b. IN; Fay J., dau, 31, b. Apr 1869 IN, dressmaker.
  3. [S1414] John Reburn household, 1860 U.S. census, Fayette Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Fairview Township, p. 739 (added script), dwelling 173, family 168, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Apr. 2006, image 1 of 18. Enumeration includes: John Reburn, 45, farmer, real estate: $8,650; Deentha, 25; Agnew, 8; James F. 6; unknown, 9/12 (male); all b. IN.
  4. [S1446] Fayette Co. Indiana Marriage Record, Vol. 1: 521. Record states that H.H. Cosby and S.J. Ryburn were married by S.R. Williams on 3 June 1868.
  5. [S1453] Hiram Cosby household, 1870 U.S. census, Jefferson Co., Indiana, pop. sched., Lancaster township, p. 247 (stamped), dwelling 262, family 257, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2006, image 35 of 37. Enumeration includes: Hiram Cosby, 31, b. IN, miller, owns real estate: $3,000, pers. prop: $1,000; Sarah, 29, b. IN; Jessamine, 1, b. IN.
  6. [S1452] H.H. Cosby household, 1880 U.S. cens., Rush Co., Indiana, pop sched., Union township, ED 84, page 114 A (stamped), dwelling 235, family 239, viewed online at Ancestry.com, May 2006, image 33 of 37. Enumeration includes: H. H. Cosby, 40, b. IN, father b. VA, mother b. KY, breying walnut logs; Sarah, wife, 39, b. IN, parents b. IN; Fay J., dau, 11, b. IN; Pearl E., dau, 9, b. IN; Ryburn, son, 3, b. IN.