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Family Group Sheet

Husband:   Thomas Sosbe, Jr.
Born:   Abt 1799 in:   KY
Died:   Aft 1860 in:  
Father:   Thomas Sosbe (c1770-)
Mother:  
Wife:   Sebina Rooks
Married:   01 Sep 1814 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Born:   Abt 1803 in:   KY
Died:   Aft 1860 in:  
Father:  
Mother:  
CHILDREN
1   M       Name:   James Samuel Sosbe
Born:   11 Aug 1818 in:   KY
Died:   1908 in:   Jackson, Brown, IN
Married:   1839 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Spouse:   Sarah Fuller Ritchie
Born:   17 Mar 1820 in:   KY
Died:   12 Jan 1911 in:   Jackson, Morgan, IN
Children:   Rebecca Anne Sosbe (1842-1922) m. William H Collins (1840-1862) m. Peter W Kemp (1841-1936)
Henry F Sosbe (1845-1893) m. Margaret White (1849-1913)
Ann Elizabeth Sosbe (1847-)
Iva Anne Sosbe (1849-) m. Lambert m. William Bishop
John Robert Sosbe (1854-1925) m. Lucinda Hicks (1855-1930)
Mason A Sosbe (1856-) m. Margaret Ann Knode (1856-) m. Elizabeth Lock (1852-)
Matilda Sosbe (1858-)
Mary H Sosbe (1861-) m. John Vansickle
Archibald Jayne Sosbe (1863-1954) m. Melissa F Williams (1863-c1942)
Greenbery K Sosbe (1865-)
2   M       Name:   Adam Sosbe
Born:   Abt 1823 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   1855 in:  
Married:   21 Aug 1844 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Spouse:   Eliza B Livingood
Born:   Abt 1823 in:   KY
Died:   1888 in:  
Children:   William Riley Sosbe (1850-1932) m. Josephine Wagoner (1857-1915)
Sarah E Sosbe (1852-)
Isabelle Sosbe (1856-1938) m. Robert Emanuel Wagoner (1855-1937)
3   M       Name:   Archibald Monroe Sosbe (1830-1910)
Spouse:   Nancy Taylor (?-1859)
4   M       Name:   John Sosbe
Born:   Nov 1832 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   Aft 1900 in:  
Married:   7 Jan 1853 in:   Harrison Co., KY
Spouse:   Mary C Caswell
Born:   Nov 1835 in:   KY
Died:   Aft 1900 in:  
Children:   Samuel "Marcus" Thomas Sosbe (1857-1924) m. Polly Reed
Mary R Sosbe (1860-1947) m. James Riley Fryman (1855-) m. Morton Reed
John Scott Sosbe (1863-1944) m. Permelia Jane Humphrey (1852-1919) m. Susan McNees
Riley M Sosbe (1867-1947) m. Catherine Morris (1866-1938) m. Belle Buckley
Nancy M Sosbe (1870-1913) m. Granville H Franklin (1864-1942)
Henry D Sosbe (1873-) m. Alice Whirl (1865-)
5   F       Name:   Sarah "Sally" E Sosbe
Born:   Abt 1835 in:   KY
Died:   3 Aug 1882 in:   Harrison Co., KY
Married:   in:  
Spouse:   William L Hill
Born:   1827 in:   KY
Died:   9 Oct 1890 in:   KY
Children:   Sabina Catherine Hill (1853-1940) m. George Henry Fryman (1849-1916)
Amanda F Hill (1857-1938) m. Thomas J Franklin (1856-1906)
William Alexander Hill (1861-1927) m. Amanda Alice Franklin (1863-1938)
6   M       Name:   Moses A Sosbe
Born:   Abt 1838 in:   KY
Died:   in:  
Married:   29 Mar 1859 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Spouse:   Sarah Sosbe
Born:   Abt 1839 in:   KY
Died:   in:  
Children:   William Alfred Sosbe (c1864-) m. Rebecca Hannah Livingood (1858-)
7   F       Name:   Rhoda S Sosbe
Born:   Oct 1840 in:   KY
Died:   25 Mar 1912 in:   Bourbon Co., KY
Married:   1 Oct 1861 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Spouse:   John W Hill
Born:   24 Nov 1839 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Died:   9 Jul 1923 in:   Nicholas Co., KY
Children:  
8   M       Name:   Alfred Sosbe
Born:   Abt 1846 in:   KY
Died:   1919 in:  
Married:   in:  
Spouse:  
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:  
9   F       Name:   Anna Sosbe
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Married:   17 Apr 1864 in:   Shelby Co., IN
Spouse:   Levi Davidson
Born:   in:  
Died:   in:  
Children:   Mattie Davidson (1871-1899) m. Douglas Wood (1860-1920)
Nora Davidson m. Nealis

Biography and Timeline

Timeline:

  Date:   Place:   Event:
  Abt 1799   KY   Birth: Thomas
  Abt 1803   KY   Birth: Sebina
  1814   KY, Nicholas Co.   Marriage: Thomas and Sebina
  1820   KY, Bath Co.   Census: Thomas (age 16-25) farmer, female (age 16-25)
  1830   KY, Nicholas Co.   Census: Thomas (age 30-39), female (age 20-29)
  1840   KY, Nicholas Co.   Census: Thomas (age 40-49), female (age 30-39)
  1850   KY, Nicholas Co.   Census: Thomas (age 52) laborer, Sabina (age 48)
  1860   KY, Nicholas Co.   Census: Thomas (age 60) farmer, Sibby (age 56)
  ?     Death: Thomas
  ?     Death: Sebina

Family Photos

Five generations
Five Generations
Front row: James Samuel Sosbe & wife, Sarah Ritchie
Back row: Eathel Hollandbeck (baby), Myrtle Taylor Hollandbeck, Martha William Collins Taylor, Rebecca Anne Sosbe Collins Kemp

Birth Records

 

 

Marriage Records

Nicholas County, Kentucky, marriage record dated 01 Sep 1814:

Marriage record

Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 (Ancestry.com):

Spouse 1: Roaks, Sabine
Spouse 2: Sasby, Thomas
Marriage Date: 01 Sep 1819
Marriage Location: Nicholas County, Kentucky

Death Records

 

 

Census Records

1820 Census, Kentucky, Bath County, Bloomfield Township:

  Thomas Soesby 2 males 0-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 male 26-44, 1 male 45+, 1 female 0-9, 1 female 10-15, 1 female 26-44, 1 female 45+, 2 engaged in agriculture
  Thomas Soesby Jr 1 male 0-9, 1 male 16-25, 1 female 16-25, 1 engaged in agriculture

1830 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County, p.67 and p.89:

  Thomas Sowsby 1 male 20-29, 1 male 50-59, 1 female 40-49
  Thomas Sowsby Jr 1 male 0-4, 2 males 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 30-39, 1 female 0-4, 1 female 20-29

1840 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County:

  Thomas Sosbee 1 male 0-4, 1 male 5-9, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 40-49, 1 female 0-4, 1 female 10-14, 1 female 30-39

1850 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District No. 2:

  Thomas Sosby age 52, male, laborer, born in KY, cannot read & write
  Sabina Sosby age 48, female, born in KY, cannot read & write, blind
  Moses A Sosby age 12, male, born in KY, attended school
  Rhoda S Sosby age 8, female, born in KY
  Alfred Sosby age 4, male, born in KY
  John Sosby age 17, male, laborer, born in KY, attended school
  Sally E Sosby age 14, female, born in KY, attended school

1860 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District No. 1, p.20:

  Thomas Soesby age 60, male, farmer, $50 personal estate, born in KY, cannot read & write
  Sibby Soesby age 56, female, born in KY, cannot read & write, blind
  Rhoda Soesby age 18, female, born in KY
  Alfred Soesby age 13, male, born in KY

Notes and Other Records

To do:

  • Look for death records.

Proof of lineage notes:

  • 1814 marriage record shows intended marriage of Thomas Sosbe and Sabina Rooks.
  • 1910 death certificate for Archable Sosbe states that his parents are Thomas Sosbe and Zibbie Rooks.

Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953 (Ancestry.com):

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Sources and Credits

  • Kentucky Marriages, 1802-1850 (Ancestry.com).
  • 1814 marriage record, Kentucky, Nicholas County.
  • 1820 Census, Kentucky, Bath County, Bloomfield Township.
  • 1830 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County.
  • 1840 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County.
  • 1850 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District No. 2.
  • 1860 Census, Kentucky, Nicholas County, District No. 1.
  • Data received from Janet Franklin, Karen Sosbe, Richard Harrison, and others from 1996 to 2002.
  • Data and photos from FindAGrave.com.
  • Data from family trees at Ancestry.com.
  • Photo of 1814 marriage record received from John Lang in 2015.