Samuel Cozine Cozine was born on 5. Mar. 1826 at Aurora, Dearborn County, Indiana. He was the son of
John Cozine and
Abigail Bruce. Samuel Cozine Cozine married
Elizabeth Holloway, daughter of
Riley Holloway and
Sarah Gary, b 1849. Samuel Cozine Cozine removed to at Johnson County, Iowa, in 1850.
Samuel Cozine Cozine and
Elizabeth Holloway appeared on the census of 2. Aug. 1850 at Centre Twp., Dearborn County, Indiana.
Samuel Cozine Cozine and
Elizabeth Holloway appeared on the census of 1856 at Newport, Johnson County, Iowa. Samuel Cozine Cozine married
Melissa L. Pratt on 5. Feb. 1862.
Samuel Cozine Cozine and
Melissa L. Pratt appeared on the census of 27. Jun. 1870 at Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa. Samuel Cozine Cozine died on 7. Jan. 1910 at Graham, Johnson County, Iowa, at age 83. From the obituary notice printed in the Iowa City Press Citizen January 19, 1910
Tells of the passing of Samuel Cozine on Friday night (January 8th) of heart failure. He was one of the oldest citizens of Johnson County, Iowa. Mr. Cozine was born in Dearborn County, Indiana, March 5, 1826, and he came to Iowa in 1851 at the age of 26 years with his youthful wife Elizabeth Holloway and his mother Abigail Bruce, widow of John Cozine, Edmund Chisman and Jacob Speelman. She died only a few years after their coming to Iowa. She lived in a log cabin near her two sons and a daughter. Mr. Cozine and his wife Elizabeth had five children and at his death only three of them survived him: Jesse, Harlen J., and James R. He lost his wife Elizabeth in 1861. On February 5, 1862 he was united in marriage to Miss Melissa L. Pratt. To them were born four sons: William
E., Sidney C., Irvin V., and Arthur A. They and his wife Melissa survive him.
The funeral service will be held this afternoon at the Brick chapel in Scott Township and interment at the cemetery there.
[This obituary has not been verified by myself (Judy Schuster(]. He was buried at Brick Cemetery, Scott Twp., Johnson County, Iowa.