THE COZBY FAMILY
Further information about the Cozby Family and
those buried at the Bullock Cemetery
those buried at the Bullock Cemetery
James T. Crosby (1836-1914), was the first of the family to be buried at Bullock Cemetery. Two of his grandchildren, William Trimble Cozby (1908-1985), a World War II veteran; and (Mary Evelyn Cozby, 1911-2002) are also buried here.
The Cozby family played an important part in Coppell’s history as the town grew. Coppell was incorporated in 1956, and William Trimble Cozby became its second mayor in 1960. He was also the owner of Coppell’s first real estate business. ‘Bill’ was considered the historian of Coppell, and his interest in the town led him to restore Bethel cemetery. He learned his grandparents James Howell and Melinda Pemberton Howell were buried there, but that ‘their graves are lost’. From 1979-1989, William Cozby worked to get this cemetery recognized and protected.
In 1989 the cemetery was dedicated and then listed on the Texas registry of historic places. Mary Evelyn Cozby Mobley was acknowledged in 1996 for a decade of service to Coppell’s library system by a proclamation from Mayor Tom Morton. She was also Coppell’s Woman of the Year in 1994. William Crosby, and his sister Mary Evelyn Cozby Mobley, were avid supporters of having a local library and worked relentlessly for it. In honor of his achievements, Coppell named its library The William T. Crosby Public Library.
The Cozby family played an important part in Coppell’s history as the town grew. Coppell was incorporated in 1956, and William Trimble Cozby became its second mayor in 1960. He was also the owner of Coppell’s first real estate business. ‘Bill’ was considered the historian of Coppell, and his interest in the town led him to restore Bethel cemetery. He learned his grandparents James Howell and Melinda Pemberton Howell were buried there, but that ‘their graves are lost’. From 1979-1989, William Cozby worked to get this cemetery recognized and protected.
In 1989 the cemetery was dedicated and then listed on the Texas registry of historic places. Mary Evelyn Cozby Mobley was acknowledged in 1996 for a decade of service to Coppell’s library system by a proclamation from Mayor Tom Morton. She was also Coppell’s Woman of the Year in 1994. William Crosby, and his sister Mary Evelyn Cozby Mobley, were avid supporters of having a local library and worked relentlessly for it. In honor of his achievements, Coppell named its library The William T. Crosby Public Library.
Cozby Family Photo including J.T. Cozby and his wife Virginia Josephine Gray.
W.T. (Bill) Cozby) formal portrait.