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John Robert Cousins

Male 1856 - 1925  (69 years)


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  • Name John Robert Cousins  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 10 Jan 1856  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Death 3 May 1925  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • (Research):

      Census Listings:

      1880 Census
      Texas, Newton County, JP 3 and 2
      Enumerated 8 and 9 Jun 1880
      Page 9 SD 1 ED 56 Stamped 559A
      78-78
      Cousins, John W M 24 Farmer Tx Miss Va
      Cousins, Susan W F 24 F Wf Keeping House Ala Fla Ala
      Cousins, Robert W M 3 Son Tx Tx Ala
      Cousins, Miles W M 1 Son Tx Tx Ala

      1900 Census
      Texas, Newton County, Pr 3
      Enumerated 13 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 53 Sheets 6B and 7A
      106-106
      Cousins, J R Head W M Jan 1886 44 M 23 Tx Va Miss Farmer
      Cousins, S M Wf W F Apr 1855 45 M 23 10/7 Ala Ala Ala
      Cousins, Eva Dtr W F May 1885 15 S Tx Ala Tx
      Cousins, Lee Son M W Apr 1887 13 S Tx Ala Tx Farm Laborer
      Cousins, Mellie Dtr W F Feb 1889 11 S Tx Ala Tx
      Cousins, Sid W M Apr 1892 8 S Tx Ala Tx
      Cousins, Minnie Dtr W F Dec 1894 S Tx Tx Ala
      Cousins, Allice Dtr W F Sept 1898 1 S Tx Tx Ala
    Person ID I37829  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 28 May 2013 

    Father Robert L. Cousins,   b. 18 Apr 1812, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1858, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years) 
    Mother Sarah Jane Jordan,   b. 17 Jan 1831, Neshoba County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Mar 1907, San Augustine County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 12 Nov 1848  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    • Source: County Court Records FHL Microfilm #1005596
    Family ID F11609  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Susan Melissa Teston,   b. 23 Apr 1854, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 May 1946, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Marriage 28 Oct 1876  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FX3C-DLS
      groom's name: John R. Cousins
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      bride's name: Susan M. Teston
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      marriage date: 28 Oct 1876
      marriage place: , Newton, Texas
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      indexing project (batch) number: M59128-1
      system origin: Texas-VR
      source film number: 1005596
      reference number: 2:1GXJ09X
      Collection: John R. Cousins, "Texas, Marriages, 1837-1973"
    Children 
     1. Robert Clark Cousins,   b. Sep 1877, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1895 (Age ~ 17 years)
     2. Miles Jefferson Cousins,   b. 21 Jul 1878, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Apr 1944, Newton, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years)
     3. Robert "Bob" Cousins,   b. Abt 1881, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1881, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 1 years)
     4. Eva "Evie" Mae Cousins,   b. 2 May 1885, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     5. Rufus Lee Cousins,   b. 14 Apr 1887, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Feb 1943, Nederland, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 55 years)
     6. Mellie Miranda Cousins,   b. 1 Feb 1889, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1958, Houston, Harris County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 69 years)
     7. Sidney Bryant Cousins,   b. 23 Apr 1891, Burkeville, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Mar 1936, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 44 years)
     8. Minnie Viola Cousins,   b. 10 Dec 1893, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1969, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     9. Elvie Alice Cousins,   b. 14 Sep 1898, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Jul 1944, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 45 years)
    Family ID F11613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 May 2013 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Jan 1856 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 28 Oct 1876 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 May 1925 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S327] Dore, Barbara Yancey (RootsLady@rootslady.com) "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project" http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1, (Dore, Barbara Yancey "Southeast Texas Regional Gedcom Project"; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=bydore_1 ; Updated Tue Feb 24 22:17:40 2004 This Gedcom contains many regionally located but sometimes unconnected Southeast Texas persons. Some of the information has been collected during Barbara's past 35 years of family research. Many undocumented families in the area are included. ALWAYS verify!!).

    2. [S308] 1880 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005., (1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ? Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limited use license and other terms and conditions applicable to this site. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1880. T9, 1,454 rolls. This database is an index to 50 million individuals enumerated in the 1880 United States Federal Census. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, occupation, relationship to the head of household, race, sex, age at last birthday, marital status, place of birth, parents? place of birth. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1880 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County, JP 3 and 2 Enumerated 8 and 9 Jun 1880 Page 9 SD 1 ED 56 Stamped 559A 78-78 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S384] 1900 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004, (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1900 United States Federal Census, the Twelfth Census of the United States. Census takers recorded many details including each person's name, address, relationship to the head of household, color or race, sex, month and year of birth, age at last birthday, marital status, number of years married, the total number of children born of the mother, the number of those children living, birthplace, birthplace of father and mother, if the individual was foreign born, the year of immigration and the number of years in the United States, the citizenship status of foreign-born individuals over age twenty-one, occupation, and more. Additionally, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1900 Federal Census.), Texas, Newton County, Pr 3 Enumerated 13 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 53 Sheets 6B and 7A 106-106 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1590] Newton County Historical Commission, "Glimpses of Newton County History" (Nortex Press, Burnet, Texas, copyright 1982), p. 127 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S1352] Ancestry.com - Texas Marriage Collections, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011 [database online].

    6. [S789] FamilySearch.org, Texas Marriages, 1837-1973.

    7. [S1592] Newton Historical Commission, Pauline Hines, Compiler "Newton County Nuggets: A Collection of True Stories By Newton County Folk" (Nortex Press, A Division of Eakin Publications, Inc, Austin, Texas, published in 1986), p. 197 (Reliability: 3).