Samuel Elmer Cogswell was born March 15, 1857, at La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, the third son born to Matthew Hawley and Julia Cogswell. He departed this life on April 22, 1948, at Kirwin, Kansas, at the age of 91 years, 1 months, and 1 week.
In 1867 his parents moved from Illinois to Johnson County, Kansas, and he grew to manhood in that neighborhood. Here he met Dora Adelina Collins of Cass County, Missouri, and the couple were married on February 23, 1881, at the parsonage in Paola, Kansas. To this union four children were born, two dying in infancy.
After his marriage he was employed for a few years by railroad companies in Kansas City, Missouri, and it was here that their first son was born. From Kansas City they moved to Douglass, Kansas, and from there to Reno County, Kansas. In February 1902 they moved to Kirwin where Addie Cogswell passed away on June 25, 1927. He married Mrs. Lena Abbey Royce on December 4, 1928, and the home was maintained at Kirwin until his death. (Note: Lena Royce was Lena Helen Abbey Royce who had been married to Howard Archibald Royce, who is also buried in this cemetery.)
As a boy and young man he learned to play the cello and played this in the Sunday School orchestra of Old Corinth Church south of Kansas city. This instrument is now prized by his youngest granddaughter, Donna Jean Cogswell of St. George, Kansas.
His church affiliations varied as the small communities in which he lived varied in denominations. His last transfer was from the United Presbyterian Church at Pretty Prairie, Kansas, to the First Congregational Church at Kirwin.
He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Pretty Prairie and was a member of the Masonic bodies at Kirwin.
His life was one of service to his community and devotion to the high principles for which he stood.
Left to mourn his loss are: the widow, Lena Royce Cogswell of the home; two sons, Claude Irving of St. George, Kansas, and Archie Raymond of Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, one brother, George K. Cogswell of Hutchinson, and many other relatives, besides a multitude of friends and acquaintances.
He had lived a full life, knowing great joys as well as great sorrows.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, April 25, 1948, with the Rev. A. J. McKeeman in charge. Beautiful music was furnished by the Kirwin quartet. Flower girls were twelve young ladies representing the Rebekah Lodge. Pallbearers were Fred Cook, Russell, McFadden, Will Charls, Jim Scott, Otto Werner, and Leslie Powell.
April 15, 1948--Phillips County Review
Claude Cogswell of St. George, Kansas, has been helping, the past week, to care for his father, S. E. Cogswell, who is recovering from a bad attack of the flu.
Phillips County Review--April 29, 1948
S. E. Cogswell, Veteran Community Leader at Kirwin Died April 22 at 91
S. E. Cogswell, 91, pioneer Kansas citizen, and long-time resident of Kirwin, passed away at his home there last Thursday.
Mr. Cogswell came to Kansas with his parents when a boy in 1867, settling in the Lenexa community near Kansas City. He helped build the first Pennsylvania church there.
Later he lived in Cowley county and then moved to Reno county where he farmed and operated a hardware store at Pretty Prairie. In 1902 he moved to Kirwin where he operated an alfalfa farm and owned a drug store. He retired from active business in 1934.
Mr. Cogswell had been a familiar figure in the worthwhile activities of this county for nearly half a century and few men have ever won more general admiration and esteem. A true gentleman, Mr. Cogswell will be greatly missed by his hundreds of friends.
In 1867 his parents moved from Illinois to Johnson County, Kansas, and he grew to manhood in that neighborhood. Here he met Dora Adelina Collins of Cass County, Missouri, and the couple were married on February 23, 1881, at the parsonage in Paola, Kansas. To this union four children were born, two dying in infancy.
After his marriage he was employed for a few years by railroad companies in Kansas City, Missouri, and it was here that their first son was born. From Kansas City they moved to Douglass, Kansas, and from there to Reno County, Kansas. In February 1902 they moved to Kirwin where Addie Cogswell passed away on June 25, 1927. He married Mrs. Lena Abbey Royce on December 4, 1928, and the home was maintained at Kirwin until his death. (Note: Lena Royce was Lena Helen Abbey Royce who had been married to Howard Archibald Royce, who is also buried in this cemetery.)
As a boy and young man he learned to play the cello and played this in the Sunday School orchestra of Old Corinth Church south of Kansas city. This instrument is now prized by his youngest granddaughter, Donna Jean Cogswell of St. George, Kansas.
His church affiliations varied as the small communities in which he lived varied in denominations. His last transfer was from the United Presbyterian Church at Pretty Prairie, Kansas, to the First Congregational Church at Kirwin.
He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Pretty Prairie and was a member of the Masonic bodies at Kirwin.
His life was one of service to his community and devotion to the high principles for which he stood.
Left to mourn his loss are: the widow, Lena Royce Cogswell of the home; two sons, Claude Irving of St. George, Kansas, and Archie Raymond of Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, one brother, George K. Cogswell of Hutchinson, and many other relatives, besides a multitude of friends and acquaintances.
He had lived a full life, knowing great joys as well as great sorrows.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, April 25, 1948, with the Rev. A. J. McKeeman in charge. Beautiful music was furnished by the Kirwin quartet. Flower girls were twelve young ladies representing the Rebekah Lodge. Pallbearers were Fred Cook, Russell, McFadden, Will Charls, Jim Scott, Otto Werner, and Leslie Powell.
April 15, 1948--Phillips County Review
Claude Cogswell of St. George, Kansas, has been helping, the past week, to care for his father, S. E. Cogswell, who is recovering from a bad attack of the flu.
Phillips County Review--April 29, 1948
S. E. Cogswell, Veteran Community Leader at Kirwin Died April 22 at 91
S. E. Cogswell, 91, pioneer Kansas citizen, and long-time resident of Kirwin, passed away at his home there last Thursday.
Mr. Cogswell came to Kansas with his parents when a boy in 1867, settling in the Lenexa community near Kansas City. He helped build the first Pennsylvania church there.
Later he lived in Cowley county and then moved to Reno county where he farmed and operated a hardware store at Pretty Prairie. In 1902 he moved to Kirwin where he operated an alfalfa farm and owned a drug store. He retired from active business in 1934.
Mr. Cogswell had been a familiar figure in the worthwhile activities of this county for nearly half a century and few men have ever won more general admiration and esteem. A true gentleman, Mr. Cogswell will be greatly missed by his hundreds of friends.
Samuel Elmer Cogswell was born March 15, 1857, at La Harpe, Hancock County, Illinois, the third son born to Matthew Hawley and Julia Cogswell. He departed this life on April 22, 1948, at Kirwin, Kansas, at the age of 91 years, 1 months, and 1 week.
In 1867 his parents moved from Illinois to Johnson County, Kansas, and he grew to manhood in that neighborhood. Here he met Dora Adelina Collins of Cass County, Missouri, and the couple were married on February 23, 1881, at the parsonage in Paola, Kansas. To this union four children were born, two dying in infancy.
After his marriage he was employed for a few years by railroad companies in Kansas City, Missouri, and it was here that their first son was born. From Kansas City they moved to Douglass, Kansas, and from there to Reno County, Kansas. In February 1902 they moved to Kirwin where Addie Cogswell passed away on June 25, 1927. He married Mrs. Lena Abbey Royce on December 4, 1928, and the home was maintained at Kirwin until his death. (Note: Lena Royce was Lena Helen Abbey Royce who had been married to Howard Archibald Royce, who is also buried in this cemetery.)
As a boy and young man he learned to play the cello and played this in the Sunday School orchestra of Old Corinth Church south of Kansas city. This instrument is now prized by his youngest granddaughter, Donna Jean Cogswell of St. George, Kansas.
His church affiliations varied as the small communities in which he lived varied in denominations. His last transfer was from the United Presbyterian Church at Pretty Prairie, Kansas, to the First Congregational Church at Kirwin.
He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Pretty Prairie and was a member of the Masonic bodies at Kirwin.
His life was one of service to his community and devotion to the high principles for which he stood.
Left to mourn his loss are: the widow, Lena Royce Cogswell of the home; two sons, Claude Irving of St. George, Kansas, and Archie Raymond of Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, one brother, George K. Cogswell of Hutchinson, and many other relatives, besides a multitude of friends and acquaintances.
He had lived a full life, knowing great joys as well as great sorrows.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, April 25, 1948, with the Rev. A. J. McKeeman in charge. Beautiful music was furnished by the Kirwin quartet. Flower girls were twelve young ladies representing the Rebekah Lodge. Pallbearers were Fred Cook, Russell, McFadden, Will Charls, Jim Scott, Otto Werner, and Leslie Powell.
April 15, 1948--Phillips County Review
Claude Cogswell of St. George, Kansas, has been helping, the past week, to care for his father, S. E. Cogswell, who is recovering from a bad attack of the flu.
Phillips County Review--April 29, 1948
S. E. Cogswell, Veteran Community Leader at Kirwin Died April 22 at 91
S. E. Cogswell, 91, pioneer Kansas citizen, and long-time resident of Kirwin, passed away at his home there last Thursday.
Mr. Cogswell came to Kansas with his parents when a boy in 1867, settling in the Lenexa community near Kansas City. He helped build the first Pennsylvania church there.
Later he lived in Cowley county and then moved to Reno county where he farmed and operated a hardware store at Pretty Prairie. In 1902 he moved to Kirwin where he operated an alfalfa farm and owned a drug store. He retired from active business in 1934.
Mr. Cogswell had been a familiar figure in the worthwhile activities of this county for nearly half a century and few men have ever won more general admiration and esteem. A true gentleman, Mr. Cogswell will be greatly missed by his hundreds of friends.
In 1867 his parents moved from Illinois to Johnson County, Kansas, and he grew to manhood in that neighborhood. Here he met Dora Adelina Collins of Cass County, Missouri, and the couple were married on February 23, 1881, at the parsonage in Paola, Kansas. To this union four children were born, two dying in infancy.
After his marriage he was employed for a few years by railroad companies in Kansas City, Missouri, and it was here that their first son was born. From Kansas City they moved to Douglass, Kansas, and from there to Reno County, Kansas. In February 1902 they moved to Kirwin where Addie Cogswell passed away on June 25, 1927. He married Mrs. Lena Abbey Royce on December 4, 1928, and the home was maintained at Kirwin until his death. (Note: Lena Royce was Lena Helen Abbey Royce who had been married to Howard Archibald Royce, who is also buried in this cemetery.)
As a boy and young man he learned to play the cello and played this in the Sunday School orchestra of Old Corinth Church south of Kansas city. This instrument is now prized by his youngest granddaughter, Donna Jean Cogswell of St. George, Kansas.
His church affiliations varied as the small communities in which he lived varied in denominations. His last transfer was from the United Presbyterian Church at Pretty Prairie, Kansas, to the First Congregational Church at Kirwin.
He was a charter member of the Odd Fellows Lodge at Pretty Prairie and was a member of the Masonic bodies at Kirwin.
His life was one of service to his community and devotion to the high principles for which he stood.
Left to mourn his loss are: the widow, Lena Royce Cogswell of the home; two sons, Claude Irving of St. George, Kansas, and Archie Raymond of Manhattan, Kansas; four grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren, one brother, George K. Cogswell of Hutchinson, and many other relatives, besides a multitude of friends and acquaintances.
He had lived a full life, knowing great joys as well as great sorrows.
Funeral services were held at the home Sunday afternoon, April 25, 1948, with the Rev. A. J. McKeeman in charge. Beautiful music was furnished by the Kirwin quartet. Flower girls were twelve young ladies representing the Rebekah Lodge. Pallbearers were Fred Cook, Russell, McFadden, Will Charls, Jim Scott, Otto Werner, and Leslie Powell.
April 15, 1948--Phillips County Review
Claude Cogswell of St. George, Kansas, has been helping, the past week, to care for his father, S. E. Cogswell, who is recovering from a bad attack of the flu.
Phillips County Review--April 29, 1948
S. E. Cogswell, Veteran Community Leader at Kirwin Died April 22 at 91
S. E. Cogswell, 91, pioneer Kansas citizen, and long-time resident of Kirwin, passed away at his home there last Thursday.
Mr. Cogswell came to Kansas with his parents when a boy in 1867, settling in the Lenexa community near Kansas City. He helped build the first Pennsylvania church there.
Later he lived in Cowley county and then moved to Reno county where he farmed and operated a hardware store at Pretty Prairie. In 1902 he moved to Kirwin where he operated an alfalfa farm and owned a drug store. He retired from active business in 1934.
Mr. Cogswell had been a familiar figure in the worthwhile activities of this county for nearly half a century and few men have ever won more general admiration and esteem. A true gentleman, Mr. Cogswell will be greatly missed by his hundreds of friends.
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