Amaryllis Baldwin

Amaryllis Baldwin

• Father: Eli Baldwin b. circa 1821
• Mother: Mary (?) b. circa 1825

• Amaryllis Baldwin was born in February 1858 in South Carolina.
• She was known as Ryl.
• Eli Baldwin and Mary (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Fairview, Dublin, Greenville County, South Carolina. Other members of the household included Amaryllis Baldwin, James H. Baldwin, John R. Baldwin, Caroline Baldwin and Martha Baldwin.
• Eli Baldwin and Mary (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Strawberry Plains, Jefferson County, Texas. Other members of the household included Amaryllis Baldwin, Caroline Baldwin, Martha Baldwin, Effie Baldwin, James H. Baldwin, Jane (?) and Eva L. Baldwin.
• She married Corbin Waller Cosnahan, son of Joseph Bartholomew Cosnahan and Louisa Mercer Waller, circa 1876.
• Corbin Waller Cosnahan and Amaryllis Baldwin appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Van Alstyne, Grayson County, Texas. Other members of the household included Robert Waller Cosnahan and Louise Cosnahan.
• The following appeared on 27 April 1891 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. Mary Baldwin [of Van Alstyne] is on a visit to her daughter at Ennis, Mrs. C. W. Cosnanan.
• The following appeared on 3 July 1894 in the Dallas Morning News: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan returned [to Ennis] from Kaufman.
• The following appeared on 18 January 1899 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan and daughter, Mrs. Freeman, have returned [to Mexia] from Graham.
• The following appeared on 14 August 1899 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan and daughters Mrs. W. D. Freeman and Miss Katie, have returned [to Mexia] from Kaufman.
• The following appeared on 19 March 1900 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan and daughter, Mrs. W. D. Freeman, have returned [to Mexia] from Fort Worth.
• Corbin Waller Cosnahan and Amaryllis Baldwin appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, at Main Street. Other members of the household included Robert Waller Cosnahan, Louise Cosnahan, Will DeJournette Freeman and Katie Daffin Cosnahan.
• Amaryllis Baldwin became a widow at the July 1902 death of her husband Corbin Waller Cosnahan.
• The following appeared on 16 August 1902 in the Dallas Morning News: Mesdames Rye Cosnahan and W. D. Freeman and Miss Katie Daffin Cosnahan of Mexia are [in Van Alstyne] for an extended visit. . . . Mrs C. W. Cosnahan and two daughters, Mrs. W. D. Freeman and Miss Katie, are in Van Alstyne.
• The following appeared on 3 November 1907 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan, Mrs. Will Freeman and Miss Kate Cosnahan went to Dallas Tuesday.
• Amaryllis Baldwin appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in Mexia, Limestone County, Texas, at 802 Main Street. Other members of the household included Katie Daffin Cosnahan, Louise Cosnahan and Will DeJournette Freeman.
• The following appeared on 25 March 1912 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. Tom McLendon of Wortham is the guest of her mother, Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan [in Mexia].
• The following appeared on 10 October 1914 in the Dallas Morning News: Mrs. C. W. Cosnahan died at an early hour this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. W. D. Freeman in [Mexia]. She was the mother of Mrs. Dr. Tom McLendon of Wortham and R. W. Cosnahan, agent for the Houston & Texas Central Railway of [Mexia].

• Last Edited: 17 Sep 2010