John Austin Cogburn
1860 - 1937 (76 years)Person ID: I2142 | Tree: Rudeen-Rademacher | Last Modified: 24 Apr 2022
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Name John Austin Cogburn Nickname John Notes - John moved "over the mountain" to the Upper Hominy Township in Buncombe County. His first wife's (Bethany) background is sketchy. It is thought that her mother was Adaline Henson Thomas. In 1880, the census showed Bethany and son, Columbus, counted in the household of grandfather Daniel Henson.
Essie Sellers Jervis recalls that Uncle John always had a sense of humor and could initiate a variety of activity. On one occasion he came to visit Essie's mother, his niece, martha Ann Cogburn Sellers. John went with the family to East Fork Baptist Church where he was remembered as the one who established Flower Day (one Sunday each year everyone wore a flower on the lapel). This practice continued for many years.
Birth 6 May 1860 Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
Gender Male Died 21 Mar 1937 Buncombe, North Carolina, USA - Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville, North Carolina
24 Mar 1937, Wed • Page 2
John Austin Cogburn, 79, of Candler, was buried yesterday afternoon in the Piney Mountain Cemetery following a funeral service at Piney Mountain Methodist church. The Rev. R. R. Mehafey, the Rev. B. N. Rogers, the Rev. T. A. Groce, the Rev. Mr. Mason and the Rev. Mr. White officiated.
Pallbearers were Kattren Smathers, Hugh Sorrells, Howard Foster, Junius Foster, Vern Cogburn and Medford Cogburn, grandsons. Flowerbearers were Lillian Cogburn, Lora Jackson, Margaret Smathers, Neil McElrath, Vanda McElrath, Mae Smathers and Edna, Lucille, Carolyn, Foster and Clota Curtis, granddaughters.
Mr. Cogburn, who died Monday morning at the home of a daughter, Mrs. J.H. Evans of Candler, is survived by five children, Mrs. Evans, Wesley Cogburn, Mrs. Charlotte McElrath, and Mrs. Lily Smathers, of Candler, and James Cogburn of Platteville, Colorado, two brothers, Pink and Posey Cogburn, of Candler; a sister, Mrs. Charlotte Mease, of Haywood County; 38 grandchildren, and 15 great-grandchildren.
Obituary for John Austin Cogburn
Asheville Citizen-Times
Asheville, North Carolina
24 Mar 1937, Wed • Page 2Buried 24 Mar 1937 Piney Mountain Cemetery, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
Headstone - John Austin Cogburn - John moved "over the mountain" to the Upper Hominy Township in Buncombe County. His first wife's (Bethany) background is sketchy. It is thought that her mother was Adaline Henson Thomas. In 1880, the census showed Bethany and son, Columbus, counted in the household of grandfather Daniel Henson.
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Parents
Father John Jefferson Cogburn (ID:I2151), b. 11 Mar 1830, Greene, Tennessee, USA d. 18 May 1907, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years) Mother Martha Caroline Spain (ID:I2152), b. 27 Jul 1832, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 18 Feb 1925, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 92 years) Marriage 12 Jun 1853 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
1853 Marriage Record Cogburn Spain Children (Siblings) + 1. James William Cogburn (ID:I2160), b. 14 Sep 1853 d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Freeman Hardy Cogburn (ID:I2161), b. 12 Jul 1854 d. 3 Dec 1934, Haywood, North Carolina, USA (Age 80 years)+ 3. John Austin Cogburn (ID:I2142), b. 6 May 1860, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 21 Mar 1937, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 76 years) -
Family 1
Wife 1 Bethany Thomas (ID:I2143), b. 22 Dec 1861 d. 2 Oct 1900, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 38 years) Marriage 26 Jan 1878 Haywood, North Carolina, USA 
1878 Marriage Record for John Austin Cogburn and Bethana Thomas Children + 1. Columbus Webster Cogburn (ID:I2144), b. 16 Feb 1879, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 30 Oct 1932, Pysht, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 53 years)2. Zebadee Cogburn (ID:I2145), b. 7 Aug 1880, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Dec 1897, South Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 17 years)+ 3. James Western Cogburn (ID:I2106), b. 18 Jun 1882, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 28 Jul 1939, Platteville, Weld, Colorado, USA (Age 57 years)+ 4. John Wesley Cogburn (ID:I2146), b. 4 Apr 1885, Haywood, North Carolina, USA d. 19 Oct 1960, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 75 years)+ 5. Lyda Cogburn (ID:I2147), b. 21 Oct 1887, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 20 Jul 1964, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 76 years)+ 6. Altha Cogburn (ID:I2148), b. 1889, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 10 Sep 1934, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 45 years)+ 7. Charlotte Elizabeth Cogburn (ID:I2149), b. 12 Aug 1895, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 2 Jan 1970, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 74 years)+ 8. Lillie A. Cogburn (ID:I2150), b. 21 Feb 1900, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 1 May 1973, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 73 years)Family 2
Wife 2 Nannie Warren (ID:I7415), b. 6 Jun 1855, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA d. 5 Mar 1933, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA (Age 77 years) -
Other Personal Events
1860 Federal Census 4 Jun 1860 Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA [1] 
1860 Census John J. Cogburn family
J. J. Cogburn, Age 26, male, Farmer
Marthe, Age 25, female
James, Age 6, male
Franklin, Age 4, male
John, age 3, male1870 Federal Census 9 Jul 1870 Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA [2] 
1870 - J. J. Cogburn Family
Jeff Cogburn, Male, 40
Martha Cogburn, Female, 36
Willie Cogburn, Male, 15
Hardy Cogburn, Male, 13
John Cogburn, Male, 11
Edward Cogburn, Male, 8
Jeff Cogburn, Male, 6
Sarah Cogburn, Female, 4
June Cogburn, Female, 2
1880 Federal Census 22 Jun 1880 Pigeon, Haywood, North Carolina, USA [3] 
1880 Census - David Henson Family
Daniel H Henson, Male, 72
John Cogborn, Grandson, 22
Bethany Cogborn, Granddaughter, 18
Columbus W Cogborn, Great-grandson, 1
Adaline Thomas, Daughter, 46
Joseph Mc Thomas, Grandson, 161900 Federal Census 14 Jun 1900 Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA [4] 
1900 Census John Cogburn Family
John A Cogburn, Head, 45
Bethana Cogburn,Wife, 39
Jamy Cogburn, Son, 18
Wesley Cogburn, Son, 15
Lida Cogburn, Daughter, 13
Altha Cogburn, Daughter, 10
Sharlet Cogburn, Daughter, 5
Lilla Cogburn, Daughter, 0
Adaline Thomas, Mother-in-law, 671910 Federal Census 25 Apr 1910 Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA [5] 
1910 Census John Cogburn Family
John Cogburn, Head, 53
Nannie Cogburn, Wife, 53
Charlotte Cogburn, Daughter, 14
Lillie Cogburn, Daughter, 10
1920 Federal Census 15 Jan 1920 Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA [6] 
1920 Census - John Cogburn Family
John A Cogburn, Head, 63
Nannie Cogburn, Wife, 65
John H Evans, Son-in-law, 34
Lyda Evans, Daughter, 32
Lora Evans, Granddaughter, 1
Adeline Thomas, Mother-in-law, 861930 Federal Census 24 Apr 1930 Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA [7] 
1930 Census John Cogburn Family
John A Cogburn, Head, 72
Nannie Cogburn, Wife, 75 -
Event Map
Birth - 6 May 1860 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
1860 Federal Census - 4 Jun 1860 - Hendersonville, Henderson, North Carolina, USA 
1870 Federal Census - 9 Jul 1870 - Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
Marriage - 26 Jan 1878 - Haywood, North Carolina, USA 
1880 Federal Census - 22 Jun 1880 - Pigeon, Haywood, North Carolina, USA 
1900 Federal Census - 14 Jun 1900 - Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 1910 Federal Census - 25 Apr 1910 - Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 1920 Federal Census - 15 Jan 1920 - Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 1930 Federal Census - 24 Apr 1930 - Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA Died - 21 Mar 1937 - Buncombe, North Carolina, USA 
Buried - 24 Mar 1937 - Piney Mountain Cemetery, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA = Link to Google Earth 
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Source Citations
- [S5] 1860 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6D-F6W : 11 November 2020), J J Cogburn, 1860.
- [S9] 1870 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW84-9TG : 19 March 2020), Jeff Cogburn, 1870.
- [S14] 1880 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCX9-SY6 : 12 September 2017), Daniel H Henson, Pigeon, Haywood, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district ED 85, sheet 152A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,967.
- [S22] 1900 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSTT-MT6 : accessed 27 November 2020), Jamy Cogburn in household of John A Cogburn, Upper Hominy Township, Election Precinct 1, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 157, sheet 6B, family 110, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,185.
- [S24] 1910 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLSB-KKF : accessed 29 November 2020), John Cogburn, Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 33, sheet 8A, family 112, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1099; FHL microfilm 1,375,112.
- [S26] 1920 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZKC-4WQ : accessed 29 November 2020), John A Cogburn, Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing ED 41, sheet 12A, line 16, family 140, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1287; FHL microfilm 1,821,287.
- [S28] 1930 U.S. Census, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X391-FZB : accessed 29 November 2020), John A Cogburn, Upper Hominy, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 64, sheet 8B, line 62, family 151, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1677; FHL microfilm 2,341,411.