David Cosat
1812 - 1886 (73 years)-
Name David Cosat Born 10 Oct 1812 Mercer County, Kentucky 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Census 1850 Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1860 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Census 1870 Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Died 26 Feb 1886 Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Buried Fairchild Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois [1, 2, 3] Person ID I155 Gritton Last Modified 22 Feb 2024
Family 1 Nancy Truax, b. 9 May 1817, Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky , d. 8 May 1858, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 40 years) Married 14 Jan 1836 Vermilion County, Illinois [4, 5] - Marriage License Abstracts Vermilion County, Illinois 1826-1852. Page 17. Benjamin Truax, father, signed permission for Nancy.
Children 1. John James Cosat, b. 31 Mar 1844, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 3 Sep 1918, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 74 years)2. Susan Jane Cosat, b. 22 Mar 1846, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 11 Mar 1849, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 2 years)+ 3. Rachel Cosat, b. 1850, Illinois , d. 1926 (Age 76 years)4. David Cosat, b. 27 Oct 1852, Vermilion County, Illinois , d. 29 Jan 1933, Catlin, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 80 years)Last Modified 27 Jan 2023 Family ID F34 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 2 Sarah Ann Peggs, b. 1808, Kentucky , d. 13 Jul 1892, Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois (Age 84 years) Married 15 Jan 1860 Vermilion County, Illinois [5] Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 Family ID F89 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 10 Oct 1812 - Mercer County, Kentucky 
Married - 14 Jan 1836 - Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1850 - Vermilion County, Illinois 
Census - 1860 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois Married - 15 Jan 1860 - Vermilion County, Illinois Census - 1870 - Blount Township, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Died - 26 Feb 1886 - Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois 
Buried - - Fairchild Cemetery, Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Cosat, David obit
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Notes - Note on Find a Grave:
As a young man of twenty years, my Great, Great Grandfather, David Cosat, son of the Reverend Jacob Cosat, set out from Mercer County, Kentucky and settled in the new state of Illinois. In 1835 he purchased and homesteaded 80 acres in what was to become Blount Township of Vermilion County. He wed Nancy Traux in 1836 and fathered twelve children, six of whom lived to adulthood. A successful farmer, in 1849 he acquired additional lands, bringing his total holdings to 235 acres. In 1886 David passed to his reward and was buried alongside his wife in Fairchild Family Cemetery about 2 miles from the original 1835 Cosat homestead. Fairchild Cemetery is now part of the Illinois Nature Preserve.
[2] - Death of an old citizen.
Correspondence Danville News.
We are sad to state the fact of the death of David Cosat, familiarly known as "Uncle Davey", which occurred last Friday at 2 o'clock p.m. The funeral was preached at Union Church last Sunday, to a large and attentive audience, by Rev. Oscar B. Gravat, from the 19th Psalm and 11th verse "Morever is thy servant warned, and in keeping of them there is great reward."
To attempt to give even an outline of the sermon would seem to be a utter failure on my part, so that I will only say that he dwelled on the w9th Psalm some time and then turned to the precious promises contained in the 21st chapter of Revelations.
After the funeral sermon the Rev Hubbard spoke a few words to the afflicted family, and the casket was opened for the friends to take a last look at the remains, then it was conveyed to the wagon by the pall bearers, and was taken to the Fairchild Graveyard for interment. Owing to some misunderstanding not as many followed as intended. The community joins in sympathy for the friends of the deceased, who have gone on before them.
David Cosat was born in Mercer county, Kentucky, October 10, A.D. 1812; came to Illinois in the spring of 1834, where, on January 14, 1836, he was married to Nancy Truax, by whom he became the father of 13 children, 4 sons and 9 daughters, of whom 7 preceded him to the spirit world. Was married again January 15, 1880, to Mrs. Sarah A. Cox, who still survives him. He obeyed the Gospel and became a christian in 1836 in which faith he lived till February 26, 1886 , when he gently and joyfully passed away, aged 73 years, 4 months and 16 day.
March 2, 1886. Capitolia.
Newspaper clipping from Cora (Gritton) Hedges.
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Sources - [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995).
- [S2] Find a Grave.
- [S17] Obituary.
- [S45] Marriage license abstracts, Vermilion County, Illinois: 1826-1853, (Illiana Genealogical and Historical Society).
- [S12] Illinois Marriages.
- [S103] newspaper clipping.
- [S4] Cemeteries of Vermilion County, Illinois: Blount and Newell Townships, v.1, (Illiana Geneaological and Historical Society, 1995).