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Family Group Sheet


Husband:   Archibald Monroe Sosbe

Born:   09 Dec 1830 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   23 Aug 1910 in:   Morgantown, Morgan Co., IN
Father:   Thomas Sosbe, Jr. (c1799-)
Mother:   Sebina Rooks (c1803-)

1st Wife:   Nancy Taylor

Married:   1852 in:   KY
Born:   Abt 1820 in:   Pulaski Co., KY
Died:   1859 in:   KY
Father:   William Taylor
Mother:   Nancy Pointer

CHILDREN

1   M       Name:   John Henry Sosbe (1852-1938)
Spouse:   Emma Rosella Hanshew (1857-1944)

2   M       Name:   William M Sosbe
Born:   03 Sep 1853 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   16 Jun 1924 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Married:   24 Dec 1873 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Spouse:   Mary J Mitchell
Born:   Abt 1854 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Died:   6 Jun 1889 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Children:   Lemuel V Sosbe (1875-1893)
Lydia A Sosbe (1878-1918) m. William S Everling (1872-1935)
Lucy F Sosbe (c1882-)
John Cleveland Sosbe (1884-1946) m. Iva Lee Clark (1890-1933)
Married:   18 Jan 1890 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   Samantha E Warner
Born:   Abt 1855 in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:   None
Married:   30 Apr 1893 in:   Madison Co., IN
Spouse:   Mary Catherine Snyder
Born:   26 Oct 1871 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   12 Sep 1953 in:   Elwood, Madison Co., IN
Children:   William Alfred Sosbe (1892-)
H W Sosbe (1894-1894)
Glenn Calvin Sosbe (1895-1931) m. Zora Ellen Arnett (1900-1938)
Edna Viola Sosbe (1897-1975) m. Lester Niccum m. Tony Pete (1881-1954)
Lesta Jane Sosbe (1899-1949) m. William Lou Hahn (1897-1947) m. Artie Behymer
Dosha Aletha "Peggy" Sosbe (1902-1998) m. ? Arnold m. John C Hahn (1889-1967) m. Ralph McCormack
Myrtle E Sosbe (1905-1905)
Orvill E Sosbe (1908-1948) m. Gladys Pearl Trader
Everette Allen Sosbe (1912-1962) m. Bernice Shultis
Opal P Sosbe (1915-1916)

3   M       Name:   Adam L Sosbe
Born:   24 Jun 1855 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   11 Jan 1934 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Married:   31 Oct 1880 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Spouse:   Mary Frances Jones
Born:   18 Nov 1863 in:  
Died:   24 Jul 1930 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Children:   Peter Sosbe
John H Sosbe
Della Ann Sosbe (?-1941) m. Leroy Parker (1877-1953)
Etta Mae Sosbe m. Walter Miller
Douglas Sosbe (1885-)
Joseph Earl Sosbe (1897-1923) m. Mildred May Renike (1895-)

4   M       Name:   William Peter Sosbe
Born:   1858 in:   KY
Died:   in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

2nd Wife:   Melissa Jane House

Married:   16 Mar 1859 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Born:   1838 in:   Bourbon Co., KY
Died:   May 1874 in:   IN
Father:   Lewis House
Mother:   Sarah Phelps

CHILDREN

1   M       Name:   Joshua M Sosbe
Born:   17 Jul 1860 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Died:   07 Jun 1910 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Married:   25 Jan 1879 in:   Jellico, Lowden Co., TN
Spouse:   Elnora M E J Grant
Born:   14 Dec 1864 in:   Jellico, Lowden Co., TN
Died:   04 Feb 1946 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Children:   Anna Rozella Sosbe (1880-1943) m. Ernest Bowman (1882-1903) m. John Thomas Brant (1862-1924)
William Leslie Sosbe (1883-1961) m. Katie Mae Burkher (1884-1969)
Carl Otto Sosbe (1885-1950) m. Elizabeth Haskins (c1881-)
Walter Monroe Sosbe (1887-1957) m. Nellie Bausback (1894-1990)
John Robert Sosbe (1889-1961) m. Ethel Fern Hook (1890-1951)
Etta May Sosbe (1895-1987) m. David James Powell (1895-1957)

2   M       Name:   Robert L Sosbe
Born:   2 Apr 1862 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Died:   29 Nov 1862 in:   Shelby Co., IN

3   F       Name:   Emmaley J Sosbe
Born:   1865 in:   IN
Died:   Bef 1910 in:  
Married:   08 Jul 1882 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Spouse:   George W Cline
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

4   M       Name:   Jerry M Sosbe
Born:   May 1867 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Died:   Jan 1920 in:  
Married:   Abt 1893 in:  
Spouse:   Mary E Ridenour
Born:   Jul 1872 in:   Hendricks Co., IN
Died:   in:  
Children:   Arthur Sosbe (1893-) m. Edith June Niccum
Carl Sosbe (1896-1979) m. Bonnie Marie Greenup (1901-1990)
Jesse Sosbe (1898-1985) m. Olsie M Leach (1901-1978)
Thomas Sosbe (1900-1975) m. Ethel Beckley (1902-1978)
Edith Sosbe (c1904-)
Ethel Persful Sosbe (c1904-) m. Hobart
Malissa Jane Sosbe (1908-1909)
Howard Sosbe (1912-1913)

5   F       Name:   Rosella Sosbe
Born:   1869 in:   IN
Died:   19 Jun 1882 in:   Tipton Co., IN

6   F       Name:   Sarah C Sosbe
Born:   1872 in:   IN
Died:   Bef 1910 in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

3rd Wife:   Rhoda Jane Bolton

Married:   15 Jun 1876 in:   Tipton, Tipton Co., IN
Born:   20 Jun 1855 in:   Campbell Co., TN
Died:   16 Dec 1938 in:  
Father:  
Mother:  
Other Spouses:   Elijah Long

CHILDREN

1   M       Name:   George Washington Sosbe
Born:   10 Apr 1877 in:  
Died:   13 Apr 1877 in:  

2   M       Name:   Frances Marion Sosbe
Born:   28 Mar 1878 in:  
Died:   18 Dec 1880 in:  

3   F       Name:   Mary Anna Sosbe
Born:   03 Mar 1880 in:   IN
Died:   1900 in:  
Married:   17 Apr 1896 in:  
Spouse:   John Haskett
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

4   M       Name:   Hiram Granville Sosbe
Born:   15 Jul 1882 in:   Madison Twp., Tipton Co., IN
Died:   08 Feb 1887 in:  

5   F       Name:   Martha Jane Sosbe
Born:   01 Jul 1884 in:   Madison Twp., Tipton Co., IN
Died:   10 Aug 1950 in:  
Married:   12 Feb 1903 in:  
Spouse:   John Haggard
Born:   08 Sep 1879 in:   Brown Co., IN
Died:   30 Oct 1959 in:  
Children:   Olie Chelcie Haggard (1904-1953)
Stella Jane Haggard (1905-1906)
Rhoda Ann Haggard (1907-) m. Long
Collie Estle Haggard (1909-1915)
Nora Etta Haggard (1912-1978) m. James Lay m. Jacob Richardson m. Herschel Scroggham
Audrey Lucinda Haggard (1916-) m. George Shirley Soult
Frank Rufus Haggard (1918-1985)
Samuel Marlin Haggard (1921-1997) m. Margaret Ashman Ladigo (?-1972) m. Joann Blane
Truman Siebert Haggard (1923-1923)
George J Haggard (1929-1977)

6   F       Name:   Sebina Rhoda Sosbe
Born:   15 Apr 1886 in:   Wildcat Twp., Tipton Co., IN
Died:   06 Nov 1948 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Married:   09 Oct 1904 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   George Washington Haggard
Born:   27 Feb 1881 in:   Brown Co., IN
Died:   16 Jun 1947 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Children:   Freemont Haggard (1906-1986) m. Opal Gross (1910-1970)
Sylvia Viola Haggard (1907-1977) m. Jesse Arda Bailey (1896-1973)
Howard Lester Haggard (1907-1983) m. Kathrine Merriman (1910-1992)
Clemas Hestle Haggard (1909-1954) m. Louise Dillman (c1911-)
Opal Marie Haggard (1911-) m. Carl Marion Walker (1912-) m. Walkins m. Samuel White (1900-1991)
Dorothy Irene Haggard (1915-) m. James Smith (c1913-)
Leona Mae Haggard (1917-) m. Charles Helton (c1915-)
Morris Kenneth Haggard (1919-1979) m. Mary Zupanie (c1921-)
Walter Alvin Haggard (1924-1988) m. Margaret Shipley (c1926-)

7   M       Name:   Charles Louden Sosbe
Born:   28 Jan 1888 in:   Madison Twp., Tipton Co., IN
Died:   02 Apr 1965 in:   Montgomery Co., IN
Married:   17 Aug 1912 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   Leona G Cox
Born:   13 Dec 1889 in:   IN
Died:   1984 in:   Montgomery Co., IN
Children:   Charles Vernon Sosbe (1913-1982)
Howard Wayne Sosbe (1915-1983) m. Wilma F (1920-1981)
Mary Maxine Sosbe (1919-)
Robert Dale Sosbe (1923-2012) m. Betty L Chadwick (1926-2001)
Betty Jane Sosbe (1927-1963) m. Peacock
Bessie Jean Sosbe (1928-)

8   M       Name:   Clarence Estle Sosbe
Born:   15 Feb 1890 in:   Madison Co., IN
Died:   09 Apr 1961 in:   Kokomo, Howard Co., IN
Married:   18 Jun 1910 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   Ella E Haggard
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:   Leslie Marion Sosbe (1911-1978)
William Estle Sosbe (1915-1935)
Married:   1919 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   Beulah (Anderson) Melton
Born:   1 Jan 1894 in:   Greene Co., IN
Died:   6 Mar 1968 in:   Kokomo, Howard Co., IN
Children:   Charles William Sosbe (1928-2007) m. Wilma L Gollner (1929-2009)
Paul Robert Sosbe

9   F       Name:   Lucinda S Sosbe
Born:   15 Feb 1892 in:  
Died:   31 Oct 1966 in:  
Married:   19 Jun 1909 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   James Floyd Rule
Born:   17 Oct 1889 in:  
Died:   25 Feb 1951 in:  
Children:   Carl Russell Rule (1910-1966)
Essie Marie Rule (1913-) m. John Eisenmeyer
James Harold Rule (1917-1970)

10   F       Name:   Mable Blanche Sosbe
Born:   10 Mar 1894 in:  
Died:   25 Sep 1977 in:  
Married:   06 Jul 1910 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   Homer Haase
Born:   11 Apr 1888 in:  
Died:   11 Feb 1944 in:  
Children:   Katherine Pearl Haase (1911-1976)
Derwood B Haase (1912-)
Beulah Florence Haase (1913-)
Dennis Haase (1915-1983)
Virginia Lee Haase (1918-)
Jack Allen Haase (1927-2002) m. Betty Jane Harwood (1927-1991)

11   F       Name:   Hazel Florence Sosbe
Born:   28 Jan 1896 in:   Tipton Co., IN
Died:   04 Jan 1978 in:  
Married:   24 Oct 1914 in:   Morgan Co., IN
Spouse:   Andrew Fulton Buchanan
Born:   18 Nov 1889 in:  
Died:   09 Jan 1920 in:  
Children:   Wilma May Buchanan (1915-) m. Paul James Bradley (1911-)
Gertrude Elizabeth Buchanan (1917-)

12   M       Name:   Joseph Earl Sosbe
Born:   22 Apr 1898 in:   Bolinger Co., MO
Died:   06 Aug 1930 in:  
Married:   31 Dec 1921 in:  
Spouse:   Lillian May Foster
Born:   1895 in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  

Biography and Timeline


Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  1830   KY, Nicholas Co.   Birth:
  ?   KY   Birth: Nancy
  Abt 1852   KY   Marriage: Archibald and Nancy
  1859   KY   Death: Nancy
  1859   KY, Nicholas Co.   Marriage: Archibald and Melissa
  1860   IN, Shelby Co.   Census: Archibald (age 29) farmer, Melissa (age 22)
  1862   IN   Military: Archibald served during war for over 3 years
  1870   IN, Shelby Co.   Census: Archibald (age 38) farmer, Melissa (age 31)
  1874   IN   Death: Melissa
  1876   IN, Tipton Co.   Marriage: Archibald and Rhoda
  1880   IN, Tipton Co.   Census: Archibald (age 50) farmer, Rhoda (age 23)
  1900   AK, Clay Co.   Census: Archibald (age 69) farmer, Rhoda (age 44)
  1910   IN, Morgan Co.   Census: Archibald (age 79) retired, Rhoda (age 56)
  1910   IN, Morgan Co.   Death: Archibald
  1938     Death: Rhoda

Family Photos


Archibald
Archibald Sosbe

Archibald & brothers
Archibald (center) with brothers James (right) and John (left)


Archibald and Rhoda
Archibald and Rhoda Sosbe with family


Joshua and Elnora


Left photo is Mary Catherine Synder-Sosbe (wife of James William Sosbe). Middle photo is Edna Viola Sosbe-Niccum (daughter of James William and Mary Catherine). Right photo is Lesta Jane Sosbe-Hahn (daughter of James William and Mary Catherine).

Mary Catherine Sosbe Edna Sosbe Lesta Sosbe

Birth Records


 

 

Marriage Records


Archable Sosbey and Rhoda Bolton marriage license (from pension file):

marriage


Tipton County, Indiana Marriages 1870-1905, p.141:

Book: 4-405
Date: 15 June 1876
BOLTON, Rhoda
SOSBEY, Archabal

Death Records


headstone



Corpl. Archibald Sosbe
Co. B. 70 Ind. Inf.



headstone
Rhoda Sosbe


Baptist Cemetery
Morgantown
(on Church St.)
Morgan County, IN



Archable Sosbe Certificate of Death (from pension file):

death certificate


Archibald Sosbe Obituary (from pension file):

obit


William M. Sosbe (son of Archibald and Nancy) Certificate of Death:

Death record


Mary Catherine Sosbe McCreary obituary, Elwood Call-Leader, Sep 12, 1953:

Mrs. Mary Catherine Sosbe McCreary, 82, of 2832 North B Street, died this morning at 5:15 o'clock at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Hahn. She had been ill in the last several weeks. Born October 26, 1971 in Tipton county, she was the daughter of Frederick and Jane Snyder. She was twice married, first to William Sosbe. He died in 1925. She was married on Dec 24, 1948 to Edward McCreary. She was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Survivors include the husband: two sons, William A. Sosbe, New Haven, and Everett A. Sosbe, Oakland City: two daughters, Mrs. Edna Pete, Elwood and Mrs. Peggy Hahn, Elwood: 52 grandchildren, 48 great grandchildren, and one great great grandchild: a brother, James Snyder of Anderson and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Heater, Elwood. The deceased was a member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church. The body is was taken to the Copher and Fesler funeral home and was later removed to the residencee. Funeral services will be conducted at the Wesleyan Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday by the Rev Walter Titus, pastor, assisted by the Rev E. Nash and burial will be in the Phlox Cemetery.


Joshua M. Sosbe obituary:

A life long resident of Shelbyville, died in his home at 258 W. Mechanic St. at 2:15 PM from injuries received in an accident at the Hodell furniture factory last Thursday. While trying to put a belt in the basement of the factory Thursday afternoon the stick which he was using slipped from his hands and the belt threw it against his throat with such a force that it inflicted a deep gash. For several minutes following the accident he laid unconscious but finally was able to climb the stairs where he was taken in charge by other employees. He had been in serious condition since the accident. It had caused internal injuries. He was born and raised in Shelbyville and had been employed at the factory for many years. He was a member of Honor and Sons of Veterans lodges and had hundreds of friends in Shelbyville and vicinity. He is buried in Forest Hill Cem. in Shelbyville, In.


headstone


Robert L. Sosbe
Son of Archibald and Melissa
Apr. 2, 1862 - Nov. 29, 1862

Snyder Cemetery
Shelbyville, Shelby Co., IN


Elnora Grant Sosbe obituary:

Mrs. Elnora Sosbe, age 81, died at the home of her son, Walter Sosbe 214 West Locust St., Monday evening. Death was due to senility and followed an illness of several weeks. She was born in Louden County, Tennessee, on December 14, 1864. She was married to Joshua M. Sosbe on January 25, 1879, and he died in 1910. She is the last of her family. Survivors include four sons, Walter of whose home she died, William Leslie, of Shelbyville, Carl Otto, of Indianapolis, and John Robert of Toledo, O.,; one daughter, Mrs. (Etta May) David Powell of this city. 24 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren. She had been a member of the First Methodist Church here for many years and was also a member of the Womens's Relief Corps. Funeral services will be held at the Morris H. Sleeth funeral home at 2:00 p.m m. Thursday with Dr. J. W. McFall officiating. Burial will be in Forest Hill Cemetery. Friends may call at the Sleeth mortuary after 2:00 p.m. Wednesday.


Rhoda Sabina Sosbe Haggard obituary:

Mrs. Rhoda Haggard, of near Morgantown, died Nov. 8 at the age of 62. She had been ill several years from a heart ailment. She was born in Brown County April 15, 1886, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Arch Sosbe, natives of this county. She was married to George Haggard who passed away a year ago. Surviving are five sons, Fremont, Lester, Alvin, Morris and Clemons; and three daughters, Mrs. Carl Walker, Mrs. Jake Bailey and Mrs. Leona Hilton. Funeral services were held Nov. 10, 2 o'clock at the Morgantown Baptist Church. Interment was in the East Hill Cemetery. Nov. 18, 1948.


Clarence E. Sosbe obituary, Kokomo Tribune, April 10, 1961:

Clarence E. Sosbe, 71, 2315 N. Washington St., died at 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the St. Joseph Hospital following a lingering illness. Born in Elwood Feb 15, 1890, he was the son of Archibald and Rhoda Bolton Sosbe. Mr Sosbe had lived in Kokomo since 1920. In 1919 he was married to Mrs. Beulah Melton, who survives. He had worked at Indiana Bell Telephone for 30 years, before his retirement in 1946. He was employed as a lineman and a troubleshooter. He was a member of the Main Street Methodist Church, Moose Lodge, Telephone Pioneers of America, and the CIO-CAW Union. He served in the Army with the Signal Corps in France during World War I. Surviving with the widow are the following children, Mrs Ellis (Frances) Nelson of Sharpsville, Leslie, Charlie, Paul and Robert, all of Kokomo; one stepson, Harley Melton of Kokomo; 13 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren; one brother, Charles Sosbe of Crawfordsville; and the following sisters, Mrs Lucinda Rule and Mrs Hazel Buchanan of Indianapolis, and Mrs Blanche Sering of Crawfordsville. Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ellers Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Ben Kendall officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memory Gardens Cemetery.


Beulah F. Sosbe obituary, Kokomo Tribune, March 7, 1968:

Mrs Beulah F. Sosbe, 74, 2315 N. Washington St., died unexpectedly at 1:15 p.m. Wednesday at the St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. Born in Greene county on Jan 1, 1894, she was the daughter of James and Sarah (Lehman) Anderson. In 1911 she was married to Harry Melton, who died in 1918, and in 1919 she was married to Clarence E. Sosbe and he died in 1961. A member of the Main Street Methodist Church and the Pocahontas Lodge, she had lived in Kokomo since 1920. Surviving are four sons, Leslie Sosbe, Monon; Harley Melton, Russiaville; Charles Sosbe and Paul Robert Sosbe, both of Kokomo; two brothers, Frank Anderson, Bloomfield; and Virgil Anderson, Detroit; one sister, Mrs Susie Wools, Bloomington; 13 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Ellers Funeral Chapel with burial to follow in Sunset Memory Garden Cemetery.

Census Records


1860 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Addison Township:

  Archibald Sosby age 29, male, farmer, $200 personal, born in KY
  Malissa J Sosby age 22, female, born in KY
  James W Sosby age 8, male, born in KY
  John H Sosby age 6, male, born in KY
  Adam L Sosby age 4, male, born in KY
  William P Sosby age 2, male, born in KY


1870 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Addison Township:

  Archibald Sosbe age 38, male, farmer, $600 personal, born in KY
  Malissa J Sosby age 31, female, keeping house, born in KY
  William Sosby age 17, male, at home, born in KY, attended school
  John H Sosby age 16, male, at home, born in KY, attended school
  Adam L Sosby age 14, male, born in KY, attended school
  Peter Sosby age 12, male, born in KY, attended school
  Joshua Sosby age 10, male, born in IN, attended school
  Emma Sosby age 5, female, born in IN
  Jerry M Sosby age 3, male, born in IN
  Rosella Sosby age 1, female, born in IN


1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township:

  Archibald Sosbe age 50, male, married, farmer, born in KY, parents born in KY
  Rhoda Sosbe age 23, female, wife, married, keeping house, born in TN, parents born in TN
  Emmaley J Sosbe age 13, female, daughter, single, at home, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Jerry Sosbe age 12, male, son, single, works on farm, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Rosella Sosbe age 10, female, daughter, single, at home, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Sarah C Sosbe age 8, female, daughter, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Marrian F Sosbe age 2, male, son, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Mary A Sosbe age 4/12, female, new daughter, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN


1900 Census, Arkansas, Clay County, Payne Township:

  Archable Sosbua head, male, born Dec 1830, age 69, , married 20 years, born in KY, parents born in KY, farming, can read & write, renting farm
  Rhoda Sosbua wife, female, born June 1855, age 44, married 20 years, 10 children, 8 living, born in TN, father born in TN, mother born in VA
  Martha J Sosbua daughter, female, born July 1883, age 16, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Sebina Sosbua daughter, female, born Apr 1886, age 14, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Charley Sosbua son, male, born Dec 1887, age 12, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Clarence Sosbua son, male, born Feb 1889, age 11, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Lucinda Sosbua daughter, female, born Feb 1892, age 8, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Blanche Sosbua daughter, female, born Mar 1894, age 6, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Hazel Sosbua daughter, female, born Jan 1896, age 4, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Joseph Sosbua son, male, born Apr 1898, age 2, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN


1910 Census, Indiana, Morgan County, Jackson Township:

  Archie Sosbe head, male, age 79, , married 37 years, born in KY, father born in KY, no occupation, own income, cannot write, owned house with mortgage
  Rhoda Sosbe wife, female, age 56, married 37 years, 12 children, 8 living, born in TN, father born in TN, mother born in NC
  Charlie L Sosbe son, male, age 22, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN, line man for telephone
  Clarance Sosbe son, male, age 19, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN, laborer on rail road
  Blanch M Sosbe daughter, female, age 16, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN
  Hazel F Sosbe daughter, female, age 14, single, born in IN, father born in KY, mother born in TN, attended school
  Joseph Sosbe son, male, age 12, single, born in MO, father born in KY, mother born in TN, attended school

Notes and Other Records


Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1860 census show child John H Sosbe (age 6) living with Archibald and Malissa Sosbe.
  • 1870 census show child John H Sosbe (age 16) living with Archibald and Malissa Sosbe.
  • 1874 Tipton Co., IN marriage license for John H Sosbe and Emma R Hanshew states that "I Archibald Sosbe father of John H Sosbe do consent ...".
  • 1910 obituary for Archibald Sosbe states that he married Nancy Taylor and their children included William, John H, and Adam.

Archable Sosbe pension application, pension file # 736790:

pension pension


pension


pension


Rhoda Sosbe declaration for widows pension, pension file # 736790:

pension


pension


Rhoda Long declaration for children pension, pension file # 736790:

pension

Sources and Credits


  • Archable Sosbe National Archives pension file # 736790.
  • Archable Sosbey and Rhoda Bolton marriage license (from pension file).
  • Tipton County, Indiana Marriages 1870-1905.
  • Archable Sosbe death certificate (from pension file).
  • Archibald Sosbe obituary (from pension file).
  • 1860 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Addison Township.
  • 1870 Census, Indiana, Shelby County, Addison Township.
  • 1880 Census, Indiana, Tipton County, Madison Township.
  • 1900 Census, Arkansas, Clay County, Payne Township.
  • 1910 Census, Indiana, Morgan County, Jackson Township.
  • Data received from Janet Franklin, Karen Sosbe, Richard Harrison, and others from 1996 to 2002.
  • Photos received from Janet Franklin.
  • Cemetery headstone photo by Tom.
  • FindAGrave.com contributions by Janet McColley Franklin.
  • Data and photos received from Wm. Benjamin Cornwell in 2011.
  • Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
  • Data from Ancestry.com family trees.