Reverend Jacob Woodward Cozad, IV

Rev Jacob Woodward Cozad IV
BIRTH
1782
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
DEATH
5 Jul 1862 (aged 79–80)
Lewis County, West Virginia, USA
BURIAL
Morrison Cemetery
Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia

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When Jacob was a boy, he and three brothers were captured by Indians while playing in Hacker's Creek. One was scalped, two were later released, and Jacob remained in captivity until he escaped a year later with the aid of a kindly squaw.

Jacob Cozad, like his father, was a "Hard Shell" Baptist minister, and preached at Buckhannon and elsewhere. He was also a "Sweat and Herb" doctor, having learned this art of healing from the Indians during his captivity. He owned slaves, but before his death he freed them, willing them one hundred dollars each when of age.

According to the 1915 "Border Settlers of Northwestern Virginia" by Lucullus McWhorter:

"After returning from captivity, Jacob married Sarah Taylor and settled on part of his father's estate, where his son-in-law, George Lawson, now resides. The site of his first cabin is now occupied by Mr. Lawson's garden. The cabin was burned down, and Cozad then built a frame house near the site of the first. This house is still standing, and is a part of Mr. Lawson's present residence. Jacob moved to Fairfield, Ohio, and was living there in 1807 or 1808. Later he returned to Hacker's Creek, where he resided as long as he lived. By his first wife he had six children, Woodward, Jacob, Samuel, David, Mercy and Jackson, all of whom, except Samuel and David, lived to be grown, married and raised families.

Jacob survived his first wife, and married Ruby Beeman. By her he had four children, whose names were Elijah, Frank, Clerenda and Elizabeth. Clerenda married Mr. George Lawson, whose son, G. C. Lawson, of Meadow Bluff, West Virginia, rendered material aid in the preparation of this sketch. Elizabeth married Mr. John A. Maxson, the father of Mr. J. K. P. Maxson, of Berlin, West Virginia. In later years Jacob, Jr., was again left a widower, and again married. His third wife was a Skidmore. Jacob Cozad, like his father, was a "Hard Shell" Baptist minister, and preached at Buckhannon and elsewhere. He was also a "Sweat and Herb" doctor, having learned this art of healing from the Indians during his captivity. He owned slaves, but before his death he freed them, willing them one hundred dollars each when of age. Cozad died at his home in 1862, in his eightyninth year, and was buried in the Morrison Cemetery."

NOTE: Jacob's grave is currently overgrown with thick brush, and his headstone is not visible.

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Parents:

 Jacob Sutton Cozad (1755 - 1827)

 Mercy Woodward Cozad (1755 - 1837)

Children:

 Mercy Cozad (1803 - 1862)*

 Jacob Cozad (1815 - 1839)*

 Jackson Cozad (1818 - 1887)*

 Elijah Cozad (1821 - 1901)*

 Clarenda Cozad Lawson (1823 - 1865)*

 Elizabeth Cozad Maxson (1825 - 1864)*

 Benjamin Franklin Cozad (1829 - 1906)*

Burial: Morrison Cemetery Berlin Lewis County West Virginia, USA

Created by: Eric Record added: Aug 29, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 41302842

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Database online. Record for Jacob Sutton Cozad http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1963...

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Ancestry Family Trees Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com. Original data: Family Tree files submitted by Ancestry members.; @R1@

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Database online. Record for Jacob Sutton Cozad http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=pubmembertrees&h=1963...

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Rev Jacob Woodward Cozad, IV
BIRTH 1782 Lewis County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 5 Jul 1862 (aged 79–80) Lewis County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Morrison Cemetery Berlin, Lewis County, West Virginia,

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When Jacob was a boy, he and three brothers were captured by Indians while playing in Hacker's Creek. One was scalped, two were later released, and Jacob remained in captivity until he escaped a year later with the aid of a kindly squaw.

Children Photo Francis B. Cozad unknown–1871

Photo David Sutton Cozad 1800–1896

Photo Mercy Cozad 1803–1862

Photo Jacob Cozad 1815–1839

Jackson Cozad 1818–1887

Elijah Cozad 1821–1901

Clarenda Cozad Lawson 1823–1865

Elizabeth Cozad Maxson 1825–1864

Photo Benjamin Franklin Cozad 1829–1906