Mary Jeanette Stambaugh and Volney Augustus Coston

VOLNEY AUGUSTUS COSTON was born May 14, 1859 in McKean County, Pennsylvania,⁷⁰⁶ and died November 21, 1936 in Skidmore, Nodaway, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶ He is buried in Maitland Cemetery, Holt County, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶

He married MARY JEANETTE STAMBAUGH on October 8, 1888 in Holt County, Missouri,⁹⁴⁰ daughter of EMILY L. SHRIER and SAMUEL HENRY STAMBAUGH. She was born February 11, 1870 in Maitland, Holt, Missouri,⁷⁰⁶ and died December 25, 1944 in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶ She is buried in Maitland Cemetery, Holt County, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶

• Descendant Reports
  • Felix Stambach Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Stambaugh)
  • Georg Michael Romich Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Stambaugh)
  • Jacob Meyer Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Stambaugh)
  • John Heilman Descendant Report (Ancestor of Mary J. Stambaugh)

Children of MARY JEANETTE STAMBAUGH and VOLNEY AUGUSTUS COSTON:

1. EMMA ETHEL COSTON, b. October 4, 1889, King Grove, Holt, Missouri;³¹⁵⁴ m. CARL H. SNELL on April 6, 1910 in Holt County, Missouri⁹⁴⁰; d. November 1, 1912, Mound City, Holt, Missouri.⁷⁰⁶
2. CLARA ELSIE COSTON, b. December 9, 1891, Holt County, Missouri;^{250, 4346} m. JOHN FREDERICK STEPH on October 13, 1921 in Bedford, Taylor, Iowa⁴³⁴⁶; d. April 20, 1983, Contra Costa County, California.²⁵⁰
3. HULDA MAE COSTON, b. May 15, 1895, Missouri;⁵⁶ m. IRA HARDMAN on June 26, 1927 in Jackson County, Missouri⁹⁴⁰; d. December, 1972.⁵⁶
4. FRANCES DALE COSTON, b. November 15, 1898, Missouri;⁵⁶ m. JOSEPH GEORGE AUER on October 28, 1925 in Nodaway County, Missouri⁹⁴⁰; d. November 20, 1968, Missour Methodist Hospital, St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri.^{8116, 706}
5. FRANK MERLE COSTON, b. October 22, 1901, Missouri;⁵⁶ m. MABEL AUREL TAYLOR on January 1, 1921 in Nodaway County, Missouri⁹⁴⁰; d. July 26, 1993.⁵⁶
6. BESSIE COSTON, b. November 16, 1903, Skidmore, Nodaway, Missouri;^{56, 3130} m. CHARLES LEVI GILLIHAN on March 1, 1927 in Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri^{940, 3130}; d. August 25, 1994, Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri.^{56, 12136}

Personal Information

Volney A. Coston

• was a farmer⁵⁷⁰²
• was a member of the Skidmore Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows⁵⁷⁰²

Newspaper Articles

Holt County Sentinel, November 9, 1917³¹⁵⁰

Didn't Stay Long.

Volney Coston, of the Harmony district, was in town Wednesday of last week, and came in and took a look at us. He was accompanied by his son, Frank. He is an old subscriber to this old reliable paper, and while his visits to the old town are far between, he will always find time to give us a call, and we always enjoy his calling.

"Vol" was born in McKean county, pennsylvania, May 14, 1850. When a lad of four summers his parents moved to Page county, Iowa, where Vol grew up on the farm. The family then went to Atchison county, this state, and in 1863, they pulled up stakes and moved to a farm in the King Grove district in Holt county. In 1865 they went over to a farm on Little Tark, west of Bigelow, and tried it until 1871, when they went back to the old King Grove locality. In 1896 Vol bought the farm formerly owned by Wm. Carr, in the Harmony district, and here he has stuck and made good.

His father was Bishop Coston, who died February 5, 1907, and his mother was Hulda Corwin, and she is still living, a widow.

Vol married Mary, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Stambaugh, and they have five living children; these are: Clara, Mae, Dale, Frank and Bessie, and they are all so attached that they have stayed right there with pa and ma, who we guess they think are reliable stand-bys.

Speaking of farm prices, Vol said in order to have a little pocket change for the 4th of July in 1881, he hauled a load of corn from King Grove to Bigelow and sold it at 14c per bushel. This year he hauled a load to Skidmore and sold at $2.12 1/2 per bushel. He has 140 acres of mighty good farming land.

Obituaries

Maryville Daily Forum, November 23, 1936⁵⁷⁰²

Zolney Coston of Burr Oak Dies, Funeral Today

Zolney Augustus Coston, 77 years of age, whose home is situated seven miles southwest of Skidmore, died early Saturday afternoon at his home following a week's illness of stomach trouble.

The funeral was held at 1 o'clock the afternoon at the home, conducted by Rev. L. P. Mohr, pastor of the Burr Oak church. Burial was in the Maitland cemetery.

Zolney Coston was born May 14, 1859, at Sugar Grove, Pa., and came to Missouri with his parents when 5 years old. They settled in Atchison county. He was married to Miss Mary Jeanette Stambaugh of Holt county on October 28, 1888. Thirty-five years ago they moved to a farm southwest of Skidmore, or what is known as the Burr Oak community, and this has been their home since that time.

He was a member of the Skidmore I. O. O. F. lodge.

Surviving besides the widow, are a son, Frank Coston, Skidmore; four daughters, Mrs. Fred Steph and Mrs. Charles Gillihan, Skidmore; Mrs. Helda Mae Hardman, Kansas City, Mo., and Mrs. Joseph Auer, St. Joseph; one brother, Elmer Coston, Maitland; one sister, Mrs. Sarah Zeller, Marion, Kas.; twelve grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
July 15, 18703114	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Samuel Henry Stambaugh Emily L. Shrier Oliver L. Stambaugh Francis Marion Stambaugh Charles E. Stambaugh Mary Jeanette Stambaugh Joseph William Stambaugh Ida Mae Stambaugh
June 4, 18803113	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Samuel Henry Stambaugh Emily L. Shrier Oliver L. Stambaugh Francis Marion Stambaugh Charles E. Stambaugh Mary Jeanette Stambaugh
June 7, 19003112	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Volney Augustus Coston Mary Jeanette Stambaugh Clara Elsie Coston Emma Ethel Coston Hulda Mae Coston Frances Dale Coston
April 29, 19103117	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Volney Augustus Coston Mary Jeanette Stambaugh Clara Elsie Coston Hulda Mae Coston Frances Dale Coston Frank Merle Coston Bessie Coston
January 29, 19203118	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Volney Augustus Coston Mary Jeanette Stambaugh Clara Elsie Coston Hulda Mae Coston Frances Dale Coston Frank Merle Coston Bessie Coston
April 2, 19303119	Clay, Holt, Missouri	Volney Augustus Coston Mary Jeanette Stambaugh
April 23, 19403120	Skidmore, Nodaway, Missouri	Mary Jeanette Stambaugh