Joseph Costley

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• Name	Joseph Costley  [1, 2]
  Born	1842 Pennsylvania, USA [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Birth	1843 Pennsylvania, USA [4]
  Race	Black [4]
  Race	Mulatto [3]
  Name	Jos. Costley [4]
  Name	Joseph Castley [3]
  Residence	1870 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA
  Residence	1870 Ward 8, Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [3]  –  28 Age: 28; MaleCitizenOverTwentyone: Yes; Carpenter Occupation: Carpenter
  Residence	1880 Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, USA [4]  –  StreetAddress: North Avenue; 37 Age: 37; Carpenter Occupation: Carpenter; EnumerationDistrict: 095; Married MaritalStatus: Married; Self RelationToHead: Head
  Died	22 Mar 1897 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA [1]
  Buried	25 Mar 1897 [1]
  Notes	Contribution: I was a veteran of the Civil War from 1864-1865, a well-regarded local musician at community and organizational gatherings, and an assessor of the Eighth Ward. I lead the Excelsior Cornet Band. My Legacy: I synthesized musical talents, political passion, and a spirit of community engagement in order to serve Harrisburg as an agent of change in the North after the Civil War. My work as a community-engaged, politically-active musician served as a precursor to the work of future generations of African American musicians, who used their work to support community change and activism. About Me: “The Excelsior Cornet Band furnished some very fine music last evening at the display of fireworks at the corner of Third and Walnut streets.” Harrisburg Telegraph, July 5, 1871. Full Name: Joseph Costley. Alternate last name: Castley. Birth Date: ca. 1842-1843 Death Date: March 22, 1897. Buried in Philadelphia. Place of Birth: Pennsylvania Sex: Male Race: “Mulatto” (1870 Federal Census) and Black (1880 Federal Census) Places of Residence: 605 South Avenue (1869-1882) and 307 Blackberry Avenue (1870-1876) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. 845 Ontario Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1897). Connection to the Old Eighth Ward: Resident on South Avenue; assessor of ward; performed in Excelsior Cornet Band at numerous events. Family Members: Wife: Julia Moore Costley. Daughter: Sarah C. “Sallie” Costley. Education: Trained as a musician. Occupations: Served in the Civil War from 1864-1865 in Company D of the 32nd Colored Troops Division. Carpenter. Musician. Church Membership: Unknown. Activism: Excelsior Cornet Band (director); Grand United Order of Odd Fellows, Chosen Friends Lodge. Connections: William Howard Day, David Stevens, William R. Dorsey, William Battis, John W. Simpson, George H. Imes, and John Q. Adams.
  Person ID	I3987 SOALsearch
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024

  
  
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  Family	Julia Moore b. 1845, Pennsylvania, USA
  Children	1. Sarah Costley (Age 67 years) b. 1864, Pennsylvania, USA d. 16 Nov 1931, Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 67 years)  [natural]
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F1327 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S70] Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates Index, 1803-1915, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S170] Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1967, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2014;), Pennsylvania Historic and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 100001-103000. Record for Sarah C Irons https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=5164&h=3224644&indiv=try [S62] 1870 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1870; Census Place: Harrisburg Ward 8, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1334; Page: 360A. Record for Joseph Castley https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7163&h=4504477&indiv=try [S20] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Harrisburg, Dauphin, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1123; Page: 366C; Enumeration District: 095. Record for Jos. Costley https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=6742&h=36995848&indiv=try