THE KINSEY /
COSKREY UPDATE
Quarterly Newsletter for Kinsey and Coskrey
Families
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Special Edition
June,
2004
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The Truth About
James Coskrey’s Name
By
Cathy Wood Osborn
James Coskrey was the father of 1) James William
Coskrey who married Amelia Catherine Kinsey and 2) Nancie Elizabeth Coskrey who
married Madison Gaines Jacks Kinsey. Amelia and Madison were children of Elisha
Kinsey, son of Thomas Kinsey and Sarah McNutt.
James Coskrey was born June 18, 1844 in
For many years, researchers have
been in conflict about James’s given name. In the 1860, 1870 and 1900 census
records, his name is shown as James or Jas.
In the deed record for his
However, uncertainty about James’s name continued
among descendants. And what did the “C.” stand for? Some descendants claimed
that his middle name was Coke; some said it was Clarence. Others said that
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Contents The
Truth about James Coskrey’s Name 511 Newsletter
Resumes/Directory 512 Kinsey
/ Coskrey Family Peter
Kinzey & Sarah Gilleland 514 A.H.
Tipton Was An Early Settler 515 Events
in the Lives of Our Family 516 Book
Review: Harder Than Hardscrabble 517
Homepage – Kinsey / Coskrey Update
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