Bela Nelson Laverne COGSHALL

Bela Nelson Laverne COGSHALL

Male 1877 - 1954  (76 years)

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  • Name Bela Nelson Laverne COGSHALL  [1, 2
    • Mr. Cogshall was employed as a clerk in the post office. He was a sergeant in a military company and was with the "Rough Riders" at the taking of San Juan Hill at Santiago de Cuba. He is a member of the Lowell Moore Lodge, No. 182 F. and A.M. [1]
    Birth 16 Nov 1877  Detroit, Wayne Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Census 1900  Living with parents in Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Military Service SGT Co C 34 MICH INFANTRY SP AM WAR Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Death 13 Jul 1954  [3
    Burial Whitemarsh Memorial Park, Ambler, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Person ID I74744  Main Tree
    Last Modified 18 Sep 2020 

    Father James Henry COGSHALL,   b. 27 May 1837, Groveland, Oakland Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1920, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Electa FORCE,   b. 8 Aug 1837, Paris, Canada Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 May 1922, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Marriage 17 Aug 1862  Salem, Washtenaw Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F30266  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Clara L. LANDERGRAFF,   b. 1881, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1941 (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 24 Oct 1907  Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Family ID F30267  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 27 Aug 2014 

  • Headstones
    Bela Lavern Cogshall Headstone
    Bela Lavern Cogshall Headstone
    Bela Lavern, the son of James H. Cogshall and Electa Force is the husband to Clara L. Landergraff. He is buried in the Whtemarsh Memorial park, in Ambler, Montgomery Co., Pennsylvania.

    Created by: Mary Beth
    Photo Added by: Mary Beth

  • Sources 
    1. [S12059] Charles Pierce Coggeshall and Thellwell Russell Coggeshall, The Coggeshalls in American Genealogy of the Descendants of John Coggeshall of Newport with a Brief Notice of their English Antecedents.

    2. [S6215] 1900 Census Muskegon, Muskegon County, Michigan.

    3. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.

    4. [S6160] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Marriages, 1822-1995.

    5. [S6161] Ancestry.com: Michigan, U.S., Marriages, 1868-1925.