Pearl L Coston

Notes:

Barbara Jean Crandall's "Our Family Through the Years"scrapbook has him born in Cedar, Nebraska.

A note on the back of a group photo of the Coston siblings says he "died of sickness before 1920s". In fact he died in 1933.

Arthur married Laura L Alberts on 25 Nov 1908 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. Laura was born about 1888 in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska; died in 1967. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Listed as James M. COSTON in the Apr 1910 census for Omaha, 45 years old, occupation: lumber yard laborer.

Listed in the 1934 Omaha city directory as "watchman, Beacon Press", when he would have been 70 years old.

John married Vitiline Joubert on 2 Sep 1888 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. Vitiline (daughter of Louis Joubert and Emilie Bastien) was born on 16 Sep 1867 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois; died on 7 Mar 1958 in Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Vernon DuBar, she was also known as Addie. DuBar spells her first name "Vedeline." Frequently spelled "Vitelline" or "Viteline" in other records. We've been told that her death certificate spells it "Vitiline."

The Nebraska record of her marriage to John M. Coston calls her "Miss Viddline Jubar, of Omaha."

Notes:

Also perhaps "Joseph." Or perhaps "Castin", "Caston", or "Costin". His origins are the biggest "brick wall" in the ancestry of TNH.

The record of his headstone, and the record of his pension (it calls his widow "Abigail Hardin", which is not a garbling of "Hatton", because by then she had remarried to John Vardemon Hardin), agree that he served in Company H, Indiana 79th Infantry Regiment, so these records surely refer to the same man. He enlisted on 15 Aug 1862 and was mustered out on 13 Jul 1865.

Since he died in Morgan County, Indiana, it's possible that he was born there as well. The 1874 The People's guide: a business, political and religious directory of Morgan Co., Ind. lists three Costins then living in that county, any of whom could be related to our John (or Joseph):

* M. A. Costin, farmer of Gregg Township, born in Kentucky in 1836, settled in Morgan County 1842. Democrat, Protestant.

* R. H. Costin, farmer of Ashland Township, born in Indiana in 1850. Democrat, Protestant.

* William Costin, farmer of Adams Township, born in Kentucky in 1840. Democrat, Protestant.

Gregg and Ashland townships are reasonably close to Martinsville. Adams Township is farther away, well to the north of Indianapolis.

A John Coston of Jefferson County, Indiana, appears on a May 1865 Federal excise tax assessment list.

A John W. Caston married Nancy St. Killes on 12 Sep 1843 at Warrick, Indiana.

A John W. Coston appears on the 1850 US Census, age 12, in the family of Paul Coston (age 36, born in Pennsylvania) and his wife Eleanor (age 34), living at Pleasant, Hardin, Ohio. Someone on ancestry.com has submitted an "alternate information" ticket claiming that the handwritten census form actually reads "Castor", but this reading is only supportable on the line for Paul Coston himself. The last letter of the surname for all the other family members is unmistakably an "n". The handwriting is loose enough that the name could as easily be "Caston" as "Coston", but this family was clearly not named "Castor."

John married Abigail Hatton on 5 Jan 1858 in Owen County, Indiana. Abigail (daughter of Ephraim Hatton and Elizabeth Bailey) was born about 1842 in Van Buren, Brown, Indiana; died on 24 Dec 1917 in Washington Township, Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: Between 1838 and 1841, Indiana
• Alternate birth: Nov 1840, Brown County, Indiana

Notes:

Their marriage license was issued on 4 Jan 1858.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Alternate birth: 26 Feb 1841, Saint-Athanase-de-Bleury, Iberville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Québec

Notes:

According to Vernon DuBar, Louis Joubert and Emilie Bastien were married on 14 Apr 1864, and Louis Joubert's cause of death was "atrophic cirrhosis of the liver."

DuBar also places Joubert as a Union soldier in Company I, 6th Illinois Cavalry. The National Park Service database confirms a Louis Joubert from Illinois in that unit, as does Find the Best.

The 6th Illinois Cavalry fought at the Battle of Port Hudson (22 May 1863; 10,000 Union casualties, 7,500 Confederate casualties); the second Battle of Franklin (30 Nov 1864; 2,633 Union casualties, 7,300 Confederate casualties); the Battle of Nashville (15 Dec 1864; 3,061 Union casualties, 6,500 Confederate casualties); and the minor engagements the Second Battle of Memphis (21 Aug 1864) and the Battle of Okolona (22 Feb 1864).

Thomas Shawcross adds further service details, at least some of which seem to have been obtained in correspondence with Vernon DuBar:

JOUBERT, Lewis Private Ava Nov 19, 1861. Re-enlisted as Veteran. [PNH note: "Ava" presumably refers to the tiny town (pop. 654 in 2010) in northwest Jackson County, Illinois, about five miles west of the Joubert family farm.]

JOUBERT, Lewis Veteran Jackson Co. Mar 30, 1864. Mustered out Nov 5, 1865.

Further notes from Shawcross, possibly passed on from DuBar:

[...] In researching this family, one must keep a very open mind as to how the surname was spelled. The surname was French, and the spelling of the name appears to have many variations. This is typical of many French surnames. It seems that Americans who were not of French descent were completely baffled by the French names and almost never able to spell them correctly.

Illinois marriage record:
JAUBER, LOUIS BASTIAN, EMILY 04/01/1864 / JACKSON

Jul 1870 census Ora P.O., Killion Pct., Jackson, IL family 144
In this record, the surname looks like INBART, but was probably JUBART. He is listed as b. France.

Jun 1900 census Ora, Jackson, IL family 159. Listed as Louis JOUBART. Son George and family are family 160.

Apr 1910 census Ora Twp., Jackson, IL family 165 listed as Louis SHUBAR.

Discrepancy: The Jun 1900 census Town of Ora, Jackson, IL lists the birth date of Louis as Feb 1841. His death certificate says he was b. 16 Feb 1842 to Moses JOUBERT and Julia LEOVLYE. The informant was Mrs. Charles McCormick of Decatur, IL. She was his daughter Julia.

1880 Census Place: Ora, Jackson, Illinois
Source: FHL Film 1254214 National Archives Film T9-0214 Page 27A
Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace
Lewis JUBART Self M M W 39 CAN.
Occ: Farmer Fa: CAN. Mo: CAN.
Eliza JUBART Wife F M W 39 TN
Occ: Keeping House Fa: KY Mo: KY
Elnora JUBART Dau F S W 14 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: CAN.
Fredline JUBART Dau F S W 12 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: CAN.
John JUBART Son M S W 9 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: TN
George JUBART Son M S W 7 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: TN
Julia JUBART Dau F S W 5 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: TN
Moses JUBART Son M S W 3 IL
Occ: At Home Fa: CAN. Mo: TN

Jun 1900 census Town of Ora, Jackson, IL family 159, listed as JOUBART.

Obituary from the Decatur Review, Saturday evening, 20 Dec 1919:

The funeral of Louis Joubert was held at 10 o'clock Saturday morning at the residence of his daughter, Mrs. Charles McCormick, 1042 West Decatur Street. The services were conducted by Rev. Elisha Safford, pastor of Westminster Presbyterian church. There was a large attendance, members of Dunham post, 141, G. A. R., being present in a body and conducting their ritualistic exercises. The music was furnished by Mrs. Corydon C. Nicholson and Mrs. Homer Bateman. The active pallbearers were J. B. Stocks, Roy Phillips, Samuel Phillips, C. E. Hildreth, W. Linhurst and T. J. Wright. The honorary pallbearers were Jacob Hanes, Henry Barnhart, L. W. Nichols, J.T. Beldon, Samuel S. Welfley and J. T. Francis. The interment was in Greenwood cemetery.

Louis married Emilie Bastien in Apr 1864 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois. Emilie (daughter of Antoine Bastien and Emerentienne Emerance Paquin) was born on 9 Sep 1844 in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec; was christened in 1844 in Louiseville, Québec; died on 9 Nov 1869 in Murphysboro, Jackson, Illinois. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

According to Thomas Shawcross, she died of "childbirth fever" after giving birth to her third child, Louis. Viteline was her second.