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Miles Jefferson Cousins

Male 1878 - 1944  (65 years)


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  • Name Miles Jefferson Cousins  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5
    Born 21 Jul 1878  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 6
    Gender Male 
    Died 5 Apr 1944  Newton, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Buried Ford Cemetery, Bon Wier, Jasper County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Notes 
    • When he registered for the World War I draft, he was a resident of Newton County, Texas, and was in the Livery Business for himself. He was tall and of medium build, with gray eyes and light brown hair.


      https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDP7-84D
      name: Miles J. Cousins
      death date: 05 Apr 1944
      death place: Newton, Newton, Texas
      gender: Male
      race: White
      death age: 66 years 2 months 27 days
      estimated birth date:
      birth date: 21 Jul 1878
      birthplace: Texas
      marital status: Married
      spouse's name:
      father's name: John Cousins
      father's birthplace:
      mother's name: Lizzy Teston
      mother's birthplace:
      occupation: Farmer
      place of residence: Newton, Newton, Texas
      cemetery: Ford
      burial place: Newton, Newton, Texas
      burial date: 06 Apr 1944
      additional relatives: X
      film number: 2137866
      digital film number: 4029652
      image number: 1531
      reference number: 70646
      Collection: Miles J. Cousins, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"
    • (Research):

      Census Listings

      1900 Census
      Texas, Newton County, PR 3
      Enumerated 12 Jun 1900
      SD 8 ED 53 Sheet 5B
      78-78
      Cousins, M J Head W M Jun 1879 20 m 1 Tx Tx Farmer
      Cousins, Jeanie Wf W F Nov 1881 18 M 1 1/1 Tx La La
      Cousins, Altha P Dtr W F Apr 1900 2/10 S Tx Tx Tx

      1910 Census
      Texas, Newton County, JP 1
      Enumerated 11 May 1910
      SD 2 ED 108 Sheet 29A Stamped 29
      381-392
      Cousins, M J Head M W 30 m 11 Tx Tx Tx Mail Carrier
      Cousins, Jennie Wf F W 29 m1 11 5/4 Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Roy Son M W 8 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Clarence Son M W 6 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Alta Dtr (sic) F (sic) W 3 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Nora Dtr F W 7/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1920 Census
      Texas, Newton County, JP 4
      Enumerated 2, 3, 5 and 6 Jan 1920
      SD 2 ED 132 Sheet 1A
      3-3
      Cousins, M J Head M W 40 M Tx Tx Tx Farmer
      Cousins, Jennie Wf F W 36 M Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Roy Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Cutting Wood
      Cousins, Clarence Son M W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Elton Son M 13 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Viola Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Harvey Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Ivy Ester Dtr F W 5 Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Robert Son M W 2 9/12 S Tx Tx Tx

      1930 Census
      Texas, Newton County, JP #4
      Enumerated April 14, 1930
      ED 176-5 SD 19 Sheet 5A Stamped 56
      Bon Weir and Newton Road
      57-61
      Cousins, Miles J Head M W 50 M/20 Tx Tx Tx Trucker Hauling Logs
      Cousins, Jenia Wf F W 47 M/17 Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Ray Son M W 27 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Hauling Gravel
      Cousins, Elton Son M 23 S Tx Tx Tx Laborer Hauling Gravel
      Cousins, Ester Dtr F W 15 Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Robert C Son M W 12 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Beulah May Dtr F W 9 S Tx Tx Tx
      Cousins, Wesley Son M W 5 S Tx Tx Tx

    Person ID I37837  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 10 Jan 2013 

    Father John Robert Cousins,   b. 10 Jan 1856, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 May 1925, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years) 
    Mother Susan Melissa Teston,   b. 23 Apr 1854, Alabama Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 May 1946, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 92 years) 
    Married 28 Oct 1876  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8
    • https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FX3C-DLS
      groom's name: John R. Cousins
      groom's birth date:
      groom's birthplace:
      groom's age:
      bride's name: Susan M. Teston
      bride's birth date:
      bride's birthplace:
      bride's age:
      marriage date: 28 Oct 1876
      marriage place: , Newton, Texas
      groom's father's name:
      groom's mother's name:
      bride's father's name:
      bride's mother's name:
      groom's race:
      groom's marital status:
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      bride's race:
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      bride's previous husband's name:
      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"
    Family ID F11613  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida Eugenia "Jennie" West,   b. Nov 1881, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Oct 1975, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 93 years) 
    Married 21 Feb 1899  Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Children 
     1. Altha P. Cousins,   b. Apr 1900, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Aft 1900, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 0 years)
     2. William Roy Cousins,   b. 21 Mar 1902, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Dec 1978, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
     3. Clarence E. Cousins,   b. 11 Jun 1904, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Jul 1949, Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years)
     4. Elton Lloyd Cousins,   b. 25 Oct 1906, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1967, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
     5. Nora Viola Cousins,   b. Abt Feb 1910, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Harvey Cousins,   b. 27 Apr 1912, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 May 1980, Jefferson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     7. Ivy Esther Cousins,   b. 31 Oct 1914, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     8. Robert "Bob" C. Cousins,   b. 27 Apr 1917, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 2012, Newton, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 94 years)
     9. Beulah May Cousins,   b. Abt 1921, Newton County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     10. Living
    Last Modified 8 Jan 2013 
    Family ID F12642  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 21 Jul 1878 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 21 Feb 1899 - Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 5 Apr 1944 - Newton, Newton County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Ford Cemetery, Bon Wier, Jasper County, Texas Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S296] Buckmaster, Laura (laurabuckmaster@sbcglobal.net) "Buckmaster, Holmes, Lanier & Thurber Family Tree" Ver. 2009-07-27 ; http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?db=laura47.

    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. [S33] FamilySearch.org, Texas Deaths, 1890-1976, (http://search.labs.familysearch.org/recordsearch/).

    4. [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 12 Jun 1900 SD 8 ED 53 Sheet 5B 78-78 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.

    6. [S487] Ancestry.com - U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, instead lists dob as 21 July 1879 (Reliability: 3).

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

    8. [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).

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