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46-440: Cossitt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Franceway Ranna Cossitt (1790–1863), American Presbyterian minister Jennifer Cossitt (born 1948), Canadian politician, wife of Thomas Thomas Cossitt (1927–1982), Canadian politician [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Cossitt . If an internal link intending to refer to

92-552: A Democratic stronghold. Since the 2000 presidential election , however, the county started voting for the Republican Party , and now is a Republican stronghold. The last time Montgomery County voted for a Democratic candidate in a statewide race was for Phil Bredesen in 2006 , and the last time it voted for a Democratic candidate on a presidential level, was in 1996 when it voted for Democrat Bill Clinton . Clarksville-Montgomery County School System serves most of

138-436: A daughter. After arriving at Lebanon, he had buried two more daughters, as well as his only son, and a son-in-law. In January 1863 he became ill and he died on the morning of 3 February 1863. Montgomery County, Tennessee Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee . As of the 2020 United States census , the population was 220,069. The county seat (and only incorporated municipality)

184-461: A female householder with no husband present, and 25.60% were non-families. 20.20% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70, and the average family size was 3.11. The county population contained 28.40% under the age of 18, 12.30% from 18 to 24, 34.30% from 25 to 44, 17.20% from 45 to 64, and 7.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age

230-512: A few years the existence of the Institution was placed in jeopardy. The Institution was located in the vicinity of Princeton and a farm was bought about a mile from the town. It was to be a manual labor school, and arrangements were made accordingly. Cossitt was chosen to be President and opened the college in March 1826. He would be president for the next seventeen years. Cumberland College

276-569: A large operation. Cooper Creek Cave shows evidence of extensive mining and contains the remains of "many saltpeter hoppers." Both were probably mined during the War of 1812 . Dunbar Cave is reported to have been mined for saltpeter during the Mexican War of 1848, but commercial development has destroyed any evidence of this. Little mining is likely to have happened here during the Civil War , since

322-665: A prominent member of the Church. They went on have five children. Shortly after his marriage, he issued a prospectus with a view to the publication of a paper, which he proposed to call the Western Star; however, the publication was never commenced. After spending two or three years in New York, he moved to Elkton, Kentucky , and established a school there. At the sessions of the Cumberland Synod at Princeton, in 1825,

368-401: A school at a little place on Cumberland River, called in its day New York, a few miles below Clarksville. A number of his friends from Carolina had moved and settled there. They were wealthy and desired to educate their children. With a view to this object, they urged his settlement among them. His school went on to become an unofficial theological seminary where a number of young men studied for

414-440: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cossitt&oldid=1005255785 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Franceway Ranna Cossitt Cossitt

460-477: A view to his own selfish ends; others went so far as to impeach his integrity as a man of business and a Christian. A change became necessary. The General Assembly of 1837 met at Princeton and Cumberland College Association was formed and Barnett's interest was transferred to the Association as a joint-stock company. It was pledged to carry on the operations of the Institution under the direction and control of

506-554: Is Clarksville . The county was created in 1796. Montgomery County is included in the Clarksville, TN– KY Metropolitan Statistical Area . The county was named for John Montgomery , a soldier in the American Revolutionary War and an early settler who founded the city of Clarksville. It was authorized on April 9, 1796, when the western portion of Tennessee County, which since 1790 had been part of

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552-529: Is a small hill 3.7 miles (6.0 km) ENE from Slayden in Dickson County . According to the US Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 544 square miles (1,410 km ), of which 539 square miles (1,400 km ) is land and 4.7 square miles (12 km ) (0.9%) is water. Montgomery County lies in a region of well-developed karst topography . A large cave system under the county

598-525: Is named Dunbar Cave; it is the centerpiece of Dunbar Cave State Park , which encompasses approximately 110 acres and is one of the most visited units in the Tennessee State Park System. Dunbar Cave was extensively used by prehistoric Indians , who inhabited this area for thousands of years before European encounters. Remains of their cane torches have been found in the cave, and archaeologists have excavated numerous artifacts inside

644-421: The 2020 United States census , there were 220,069 people, 76,974 households, and 53,563 families residing in the county. As of the 2000 United States Census , there were 134,768 people, 48,330 households, and 35,957 families in the county. The population density was 250 inhabitants per square mile (97/km ). There were 52,167 housing units at an average density of 97 per square mile (37/km ). The racial makeup of

690-484: The Tennessee General Assembly had further reduced Montgomery County by 1871 to its current size and boundaries. Montgomery County was the site of several early saltpeter mines. Saltpeter is the main ingredient of gunpowder and was obtained by leaching the earth from local caves. Bellamy Cave near Stringtown still contains the remains of two dozen saltpeter leaching vats. It appears to have been

736-665: The Territory South of the River Ohio , became part of the new state of Tennessee. (In 1790, North Carolina had ceded its western lands to the Federal government to create what was also known as the Southwest Territory.) The eastern portion of old Tennessee County was, at the same time Montgomery County was formed, combined with land taken from Sumner County to form Robertson County, Tennessee . Later acts of

782-465: The Union Army captured and occupied this part of Tennessee in early 1862. Montgomery County lies on the north line of Tennessee; its north border abuts the state of Kentucky. The hilly terrain is marked by drainages and largely covered with trees. The Cumberland River meanders westward through the lower central part of the county. The highest point on the county terrain (806 feet/246 meters ASL)

828-534: The poverty line , including 12.70% of those under age 18 and 10.70% of those age 65 or over. The county mayor is the chief executive officer. Voters elect the county mayor at-large and certain other county-level positions, including the sheriff. The current mayor is Republican Wes Golden. The Board of County Commissioners, which is the county legislative body, consists of 21 members elected for four-year terms from Single-member districts based on roughly equal populations. Montgomery County has been historically

874-404: The "Presbyterian" from the proposed name, as it might arouse sectarian opposition among the members and their friends, and thus cause the application to be rejected. Accordingly, the application was made for a charter of Cumberland College. The change was displeasing to some leading members of the Church and was perhaps the first step in producing a series of embarrassments which grew so much that in

920-540: The Assembly met, it proposed raising one hundred thousand dollars for educational purposes. Fifty-five thousand dollars of that sum was to serve as a perpetual endowment of Cumberland College; thirty thousand was to be used in Pennsylvania, in the endowment of a college there; and the remaining fifteen thousand dollars was to constitute a sort of floating capital , to be used as circumstances might suggest. Several of

966-574: The Doctorate of Divinity from Middlebury College, and also from the Trustees of Cumberland College, with which he was then connected. In March 1840, he commenced the publication of the Banner of Peace , which was originally a monthly periodical. After a year, it became a weekly paper. Early in the year 1843 Cossitt moved to Lebanon and took charge of Cumberland College at that place. In a short time,

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1012-521: The General Assembly leased the College to Rev. John Barnett and Rev. Aaron Shelby for a term of years. During this time, the Church had become to some degree alienated and confidence in the final success of the enterprise was failing. Barnett and Shelby were to have all the proceeds of the College after paying the necessary expenditures - to support a sufficient number of instructors, to keep up

1058-474: The General Assembly. Prospects seemed to brighten but after a temporary revival of interest and confidence, some people at the College believed that the Church had deserted it, and that assistance was to be expected from that quarter. The idea of transferring the Institution to the control of the Episcopalians of Kentucky was seriously considered. The result of this condition of things was a great effort on

1104-452: The Institution became what is now Cumberland University. He continued in the presidency of the College till the fall of 1844, when he resigned, and was succeeded by Rev. T. C. Anderson. He then focussed on the publication of the Banner of Peace until the close of 1849. His editorial valedictory is contained in the number of the 24th December 1849. The paper was transferred to Rev. W. D. Chadick and Mr. W. L. Berry. Mr. Chadick assumed control of

1150-656: The Institution. Two of them remained until they graduated. Early in 1830, the leading men connected with the College starting publishing the Religious and Literary Intelligencer , at Princeton. It was the first periodical of the Church. Cossitt was a principal contributor to its columns. It afterward became the Revivalist , and finally the Cumberland Presbyterian , in Nashville. In 1839 he received

1196-465: The Sabbath and to pay sixty dollars a year into the College treasury. Cossitt collected some of the best young men in the land. A large log building was constructed for College purposes, and the students who were educated there during ten of the first years of the Institution "rubbed their backs against wooden walls.". Notwithstanding what would now be considered the grimness and severity of the system,

1242-421: The boarding-house, and pay the debts of the College. Mr. Shelby continued his connection with the Institution till the summer or fall of 1833 when he sold his interest to Mr. Harvey Young. The following year, Mr Young died, and the entire management of the financial affairs of the College fell into the hands of Mr. Barnett. At the same time, a number of persons fell victim to cholera and a malignant fever spread over

1288-425: The college was popular and in the spring and summer of 1830, 125 men were attending classes. At the meeting of the General Assembly in 1830, it was thought necessary to raise the charges in money from sixty to eighty dollars as the expenditures were greater than its friends had anticipated. Money had been borrowed to pay for the farm, and other debts had been contracted, and the interest was an eating cancer. In 1831

1334-407: The country. The condition of things became so bad at the College, that a temporary suspension of operations was found absolutely necessary. The manager of the farm and boarding-house died; one of the professors was finally prostrated, one of the students died, and a number were sick. The Church also began to complain about Mr. Barnett. Some thought he managed badly; others thought he managed wholly with

1380-420: The county was 73.17% White , 19.18% Black or African American , 0.53% Native American , 1.82% Asian , 0.21% Pacific Islander , 2.18% from other races , and 2.91% from two or more races. 5.16% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 48,330 households, out of which 40.70% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.70% were married couples living together, 12.20% had

1426-627: The dead." The sermon was an argument in support of the truth of the Christian Scriptures. This was his introduction to Cumberland Presbyterians. In 1822 he joined the work of the ministry in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and became a member of the Anderson Presbytery. On the 19th of February, of the same year, he was married to Miss Lucinda Blair, of Montgomery County , whose father was

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1472-532: The editorial department. In 1853 Dr. Cossitt published his Life and Times of Finis Ewing . In the same year, he was elected by the Trustees Professor of Systematic Theology at Cumberland University. He declined this appointment he declined, on the grounds of age and ill-health. Lucinda Cossitt died in 1833. On 19th January 1834, Cossitt married a second time, to Miss Matilda Edwards, of Elkton, Kentucky. During his time at Princeton he had also buried

1518-490: The education of young men, and especially of young men preparing for the ministry, who were not able to support themselves at more expensive college. Young men who were more used to a plow were to be converted into scholars, statesmen, and pulpit orators. The students were to occupy dormitories with straw beds and furniture of the plainest and cheapest king. Food was to be healthful, but plain and cheap. All luxuries were proscribed. The students were to work two hours each day except

1564-540: The entrance. During a research trip into the cave on January 15, 2005, Park Ranger Amy Wallace, History professor Joe Douglas, local historian Billyfrank Morrison, and Geologist Larry E. Matthews discovered Indian glyphs on the walls of the cave. Subsequent investigations by archaeologists from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville confirmed the drawings were from people of the Mississippian culture , which

1610-499: The ministry. In the fall of 1821, he came to a camp meeting held on Wells's Creek, in Stewart county. He was accompanied by William Clements, an elder in the Church. The ministers in attendance included Thomas Calhoun, Robert Baker, and Robert S. Donnell. Cossitt preached on Saturday evening, although he was still an Episcopalian. His text was, "If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from

1656-418: The most popular young men in the Church were engaged as agents and Cossitt confidently believed that the College would be endowed and that the most liberal provision would be made for the education of candidates for the ministry. At the General Assembly of 1841 things seemed to be going forward smoothly. However, by the time of the General Assembly in 1842, Cumberland College was still in debt, and its property

1702-757: The old Institution, sold its property, paid its debts, and continued its operations with respectable success for a number of years. In 1829 Cossitt travelled through some of the Middle and Southern States. He spent some time in Washington City, and while there published and circulated a pamphlet, setting out the character and claims of the College. He preached in several of the churches Washington as well as in Baltimore and Philadelphia, receiving very respectful attention in both cities. He brought one young man from Baltimore, and two or three from Eastern Virginia, to

1748-469: The part of Cossitt to arouse the Church to take interest in the College. He and Rev. F. C. Usher, who was connected with him in the department of instruction, published a circular letter, in which earnest appeals were made to the ministers and members of the Church. These efforts were continued to the meeting of the General Assembly, which occurred in May following, Its sessions were held at Elkton, Kentucky. When

1794-546: The plan of Cumberland College was announced. Commissioners were appointed to examine particular points and make the location and a second set of commissioners was appointed to procure a charter for the proposed Institution from the Legislature of Kentucky. It was to have been called the Cumberland Presbyterian College. The men who visited the Legislature to procure a charter were advised to drop

1840-416: Was 30 years. For every 100 females, there were 101.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.80 males. The median income for a household in the county was $ 38,981, and the median income for a family was $ 43,023. Males had a median income of $ 30,696 versus $ 22,581 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 17,265. About 7.90% of families and 10.00% of the population were below

1886-455: Was active about 1000-1300 CE. These glyphs were featured for a few years on the tour of the cave. In 2010, the State of Tennessee closed Dunbar Cave to the public because White Nose Syndrome was diagnosed in a bat, and they did not want the disease to spread. The cave has since reopened, and tours are conducted seasonally, from May to August (with special hygiene procedures in place). As of

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1932-462: Was an experiment. The country was comparatively new and the Cumberland Presbyterian Church had been chiefly devoted to the more immediate work of saving sinners and collecting congregations. The itinerant plan of preaching, and yearly camp meetings, constituted a large part of their work. The establishment of denominational schools and of colleges had been overlooked. The lessons necessary for success had to be learned from experience. The college looked to

1978-823: Was born in Claremont, New Hampshire on April 24, 1790 to Ambrose and Anna Catherine (Cole) Cossitt. His family was Episcopalians . His maternal grandfather and an uncle were in succession pastors of the Episcopalian congregation at Claremont. His great uncle, Rev. Ranna Cossitt, was a Loyalist who became the first Anglican minister in Sydney, Nova Scotia , Canada . At the age of fourteen, Cossitt commenced his preparation for college, and entered Middlebury College , in Vermont, graduating in 1813. After leaving college, he spent two years teaching, at Morristown, New Jersey ; it

2024-443: Was customary, in those days, for men who had completed their collegiate studies to spend some time in teaching before entering upon the study of those things relating more immediately to their chosen profession. From Morristown, he went to North Carolina, and took charge of Vine Hill Academy , on Roanoke River. From North Carolina he returned to New England, deeply impressed with the necessity of personal religion. His original purpose

2070-640: Was to engage in the legal profession, but with his spiritual change came a change of purpose and he resolved to devote himself to the Christian ministry. He studied theology at New Haven, in what has since become the General Episcopal Seminary of New York - the institution having been removed. Bishop Brownell, of Connecticut, gave him a license as a "lay reader" in the Episcopal Church. Cossitt moved to Tennessee and established

2116-488: Was under execution, and liable to be placed under the sheriff's hammer any day. A committee of churchmen, was appointed to consider the matter, and take action; they met in Nashville, on 1st July 1842, and determined to establish Cumberland College in Lebanon, Tennessee. Cossitt was elected to the presidency of the new College and the commencement of the College at Princeton in 1842, a position he held until 1860. The friends of

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