Bartholomew-Jefferson-Decatur County IN Archives Biographies.....Cosby, George Otto 1852 - 1898
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Author: B. F. Bowen (1904)

GEORGE O. COSBY, M. D.

   George Otto Cosby, who for twenty-one years has engaged in the practice of
medicine in Burnsville and has throughout this period maintained a foremost
position as a representative of the medical fraternity, enjoying a patronage
which is only accorded in recognition of ability, was born in Jefferson county,
Indiana, November 25, 1852. His parents, Thomas and Elizabeth J. (Nay) Cosby,
were also natives of that county, the former born on the 2d of March, 1822, the
latter on the 17th of April, 1825. The Doctor's paternal grandfather was Richard
Cosby, who was born in Virginia, March 27, 1791, and was of German descent. He
married Henrietta Duvall, who was born in Kentucky, September 17, 1800, and was
of French lineage. A farmer by occupation, he devoted his entire life to that
vocation and this provided a comfortable living for his family. He died in 1857,
at the age of sixty-six years, and his wife passed away at the age of forty
years. The maternal grandfather of the Doctor was Bennett Nay, who lived and
died in Jefferson county, Indiana.

   Thomas Cosby, the Doctor's father, followed farming throughout his entire
life and was also a carpenter and mechanic. He succeeded in winning a handsome
competence, and at the time of his death was the owner of four hundred acres of
well improved land. His life was an active and useful one, and his entire
attention was given to his business affairs, to his home life and church duties.
He voted with the Republican party, but he never sought or desired office. He
was a deacon in the Baptist church and took an active part in its affairs. Unto
him and his wife were born eight children: Sarah is the wife of Zephaniah Lloyd,
a farmer: Mary E., died in childhood; William L., a farmer, married Celestina
Rutledge; George O,; Thomas N. died at the age of forty-seven years, leaving a
widow, who bore the maiden name of Martha Neville; John Irwin, an infant;
Louvisa J. is the wife of George Rock, a farmer of Oklahoma; Merritt, who
marired [sic] Flora Rogers, and is a farmer and merchant in Kansas.

   Dr. Cosby began his education in Kent, Indiana, later studied at College
Hill, and subsequently in the State Normal School in Terre Haute. He then
engaged in teaching, following that profession for seven years, one year being
in Iowa and the remainder in Indiana. He entered the Ohio Medical College,
wherein he was graduated on the completion of the regular course, with the class
of 1881. He then began practicing in Waynesburg, Decatur county, Indiana, where
he remained until the 1st of September, 1881, when he came to Burnsville, where
he has since practiced.

   On the 20th of August, 1884, the Doctor was united in marriage to Miss Anna
Kinnear, a daughter of William D. Kinnear, of Lancaster, Indiana. Three children
have been born of this marriage: Myra E. is a student in the high school of
Columbus; Hubert E. and. Clara B.

   Studying closely the questions and issues of the day, the Doctor gives his
political support to the Republican party. He has twice served as township
trustee, filling the position at the present time. Fraternally he is connected
with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and he belongs to the Baptist church,
while his wife is a member of the Presbyterian church. In the line of his
profession he is connected with the Bartholomew County Medical Society, of which
he has been both the vice-president and president. He likewise belongs to the
State Medical Society and the American Medical Association. He is deeply
interested in everything pertaining to the progress of his profession and
whatever tends to bring to man the key to that complex problem which we call
life elicits his interest.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from

BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD OF BARTHOLOMEW COUNTY
INDIANA

INCLUDING BIOGRAPHIES OF THE GOVERNORS AND OTHER REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS OF INDIANA

ILLUSTRATED

1904

B. F. Bowen PUBLISHER


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