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Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Cozad

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Birth	:	5 Dec 1847 Vinton County, Ohio, USA
Death	:	30 Mar 1938 Merna, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
Burial	:	Victoria Creek Cemetery, Anselmo, Custer County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.6255000, -99.7510000
Description	:	Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cozad are members of pioneer families that have long been well known in central Nebraska, and they own a pleasant home and well-equipped farm on section fifteen, township nineteen, range twenty-one, being of the few who have remained on their original homesteads. Mr. Cozad was born in Vinton county, Ohio, December 5, 1848, the youngest of the nine children born to Joseph and Mary (Davis) Cozad. One child died in infancy, after which there were five sons and three daughters. The father died before the birth of Frank Cozad, and his mother died when he was... Read More	Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cozad are members of pioneer families that have long been well known in central Nebraska, and they own a pleasant home and well-equipped farm on section fifteen, township nineteen, range twenty-one, being of the few who have remained on their original homesteads. Mr. Cozad was born in Vinton county, Ohio, December 5, 1848, the youngest of the nine children born to Joseph and Mary (Davis) Cozad. One child died in infancy, after which there were five sons and three daughters. The father died before the birth of Frank Cozad, and his mother died when he was a small boy. He is not sure how many of his brothers and sisters now survive, but knows of the deaths of four, besides the one who died in infancy. Mr. Cozad lived near his birthplace until March, 1863, then enlisted at Bourneville, Ross county, in the Light Twenty-fourth Ohio Independent Battery, Artillery, in which he served until June, 1865, receiving his honorable discharge at Camp Denison, Ohio, at the close of the war. In July of the same year, he enlisted in the regular army for three years, and at the close of his period of enlistment, spent one year as a private citizen, and in August, 1870, re-enlisted for five years, being discharged at the end of this time. He spent nearly the entire eight years of army life on the frontier, one year in Kansas and the remainder of the time in the Dakotas. His final discharge bears date of August 1, 1874, signed by Captain John Hartley, of Company B, Twenty-second Regiment of Infantry. He thus has the distinction of having three honorable discharges from the United States army, and naturally gathered a detailed knowledge of frontier life, and had many interesting experiences during his service. He was with the first expedition sent by the government to survey Yellowstone Park in 1873, and the engineers laying out the Northern Pacific railroad. He had many chances to see and study the Indians in their natural, wild life, participating in battles with them at the mouth of the Tongue river and along the Big Horn. After his discharge, in August, 1874, Mr. Cozad moved to Montgomery county, Iowa, and in December of the same year, came to Custer county, Nebraska, then known as territorial land. He was married in Montgomery county, December 28, 1874, to Miss Louise Wieland, daughter of Daniel and Christine Wieland, and the young people came to Cozad, Dawson county, Nebraska, after their marriage. In 1876, he made a permanent settlement in the region now organized as Custer county. They secured a homestead on the southeast quarter of section fifteen, township nineteen, range twenty-one, in July, 1879, which has since remained the home farm. He later purchased the southwest quarter of section fourteen. They spent a few years on the South Loup, near Callaway, when they first came to the region. Mr. and Mrs. Cozad have passed through the days of pioneer times and hardships to a time of prosperity and comparative case. They have four children: William H., who met an accidental death in his twenty-second year, April 28, 1899; Mary Caroline, wife of William Kiell, living six miles northeast of Merna, has two daughters; Nora Ellen, wife of Henry Williams, living six miles north of Merna, has three children; Bert E., married, and living on the southwest quarter of section fourteen, township nineteen, range twenty-one, has two children. The family is well known in various circles, and has a high standing in the community. Mr. Cozad was formerly a Republican in politics, but of late years casts his ballot independently of party lines. In 1895, he united with the Christian church, and took an active interest in the Sunday school. Mr. Cozad will never forget an experience in one of the early blizzards while in the service in Dakota. He and a comrade were carrying the mail from one post to another, and spent the night in the deserted shack of a French trapper. Their provisions exhausted, they were compelled to remain here for over a day and a half without food, until the storm abated. Daring the night, Mr. Cozad dreamed of steaming viands, only to awake hungrier than ever, and find it was a taunting dream.

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Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Cozad's memorial is located at: Victoria Creek Cemetery, Anselmo, Custer County, USA.
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Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Cozad death on 30 Mar 1938 in Merna, Custer County, Nebraska, USA
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Latitude: 41.6255000
Longitude: -99.7510000

Family Members:

Parent

Spouse

Louisa Caroline Wieland Cozad

(1856 - 1914)

Siblings

Jeremiah Cozad

(1832 - 1900)

Children

William H Cozad

(1876 - 1899)

Nora ELLEN Cozad Williams

(1880 - 1961)

Bert Ernest Cozad

(1884 - 1944)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Victoria Creek Cemetery
Anselmo, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6255000, -99.7510000

2. New Hope Cemetery
Merna, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5772018, -99.7833023

3. Saint Anselms Cemetery
Anselmo, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6157990, -99.8442001

4. Lillian Cemetery
Lillian, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5925000, -99.6500000

5. Gates Cemetery
Gates, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6492004, -99.6361008

6. Grandview Cemetery
Anselmo, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6255962, -99.8944652

7. Saint Andrews Catholic Cemetery
Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5097008, -99.8253021

8. Hilldale Cemetery
Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5147018, -99.6557999

9. Kilfoil Cemetery
Merna, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4883003, -99.7878036

10. Predmore Cemetery
Walworth, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6755981, -99.5674973

11. Ortello Cemetery
Merna, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5113983, -99.9024963

12. Round Valley Cemetery
Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5758018, -99.5180969

13. Custer Center Cemetery
Broken Bow, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4377000, -99.7040000

14. Madison Square Cemetery
Taylor, Loup County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7694016, -99.5314026

15. Cliff Table Cemetery
Merna, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4694100, -99.9626800

16. West Union Cemetery
Sargent, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.6763992, -99.4608002

17. Saint Joseph Cemetery
Broken Bow, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4049988, -99.6647034

18. French Tableland Cemetery
Weissert, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.4818993, -99.4906006

19. Somerford Cemetery
Sargent, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5793991, -99.4328003

20. Table Lawn Cemetery
Broken Bow, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3873500, -99.8255500

21. Heritage Memorial Gardens
Broken Bow, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3947000, -99.6391000

22. Broken Bow Cemetery
Broken Bow, Custer County, USA
Coordinate: 41.3905983, -99.6399994

23. Almeria Cemetery
Almeria, Loup County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8177986, -99.5128021

24. Moulton Cemetery
Loup County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8574982, -99.5852966