Jul-28-2018
Husband: Philip Sheridan Cox
Born: Mar- -1817 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2 Died: Jan- 7-1902 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Isaac Perry Cox (1787 - 1849) Mother: Dianna Estlick (1792 - 1818)
Wife: Elizabeth Minter 4,5,2 Also known as: Betty Minter 5
Born: Jun-16-1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 3,2 Died: Sep-28-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 3 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Newton Benjamin Cox Census name: Nuton B. Cox 6 Born: 1840 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 7,8 (see note 1) Died: 1922 7 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8 Occupation: miller, farmer 10,6 Wife: Mary Ann V. Dennison b. Dec-17-1844 d. Sep-13-1931 Married: Jan-23-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 2: Mary Etta Cox Born: Aug-30-1841 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 11,8 Died: May- 5-1931 in Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV 12 Census: 1900 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 8 Husband: Salathiel L. Dennison b. ca 1836 d. Apr- 9-1899 Married: Dec-20-1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13
M Child 3: Jacob Jasper Cox Born: Mar-16-1843 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 14,8,7 Died: Sep- 3-1933 at Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 14,7 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 14,15 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 14 Wife: Dianna Nicholson b. 1847 d. 1909 Also known as: Dianah Nicholson Married: Feb- 4-1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
F Child 4: Nancy Ann Cox Born: Jan-17-1845 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 14,8,7 (see note 2) Died: Feb-25-1932 in Freemans Creek District, Lewis Co, WV 7 Buried: in Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery, Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 3) Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Husband: Lewis Maxwell Dennison b. May-28-1843 d. Jun-19-1920 Married: Sep-14-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 17
F Child 5: Credilla Elizabeth Cox Census name: Cordilla E. 1 Born: Mar- -1847 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,18 Died: Nov-30-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 16 Census: 1900, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Powell Nicholson b. Jan- 6-1842 d. Dec-12-1891 Married: Mar- 1-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
F Child 6: F. M. Cox Born: ca 1849 20 Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 7: Cinderella A. Cox Also known as: Cinda 2 Born: Feb-16-1849 8 Died: Jul-19-1926 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 21 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 14 Husband: David Hinkle Nicholson b. Dec-20-1837 d. Dec-18-1923 Married: Jul- 3-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 8: Philip Wesley Cox Also known as: W. Phillip Cox 4 Born: Mar-17-1853 in Coldwater (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 16,7,22,8,23 Died: Apr-17-1933 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,7 Buried: in Indian Fork Baptist Cemetery, New Milton (Coldwater), Doddridge Co WV 24 Wife: Mary Susan Nicholson b. 1854 d. 1934 Married: Apr-20-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
M Child 9: George Minter Cox Born: May- 5-1855 25,8,7 Died: Nov- 1-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 26,7 Buried: in Greenlawn Masonic Cemetery, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 25,16 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 25 Occupation: Doddridge County commissioner 27 Occupation: 1900 farmer 1 Wife: Alice Nicholson b. 1860 d. Feb-20-1943 Married: Nov-16-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 28
M Child 10: David Edwin Cox Also known as: Ed Cox Born: May- -1858 1,8 Died: bef Apr 1939 29 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Margaret Rebecca Nicholson b. Sep- 3-1860 d. Apr-30-1939 Married: Jan- 1-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 8
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (2) Death record of son. (3) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (4) Marriage record of daughter. (5) Death record of daughter. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (7) Headstone (year only) (8) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (9) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (11) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (12) Lewis County Death Records, Weston, WV, Identified as Mary E. Dennison, widowed, age 89y 8m 5d, dau of Philip Cox & Elizabeth Minter, died May 5 1931 at Jane Lew, buried at Broad Run Cemetery. (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as S. L. Dennison, 24, of Lewis Co, son of Hezekiah & Anna; and Mary E. Cox, 19, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Philip S. & Elizabeth. Married Dec 20 1860. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (15) Headstone. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Lewis A. Dennison, 22, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of James & Mary; and Mary A. Cox, 20, b. Lewis Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Philip S. & Elizabeth. Married Sep 14 1865. Husband's middle initial and wife's name as Mary, rather than Nancy, are apparent errors. (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (19) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (20) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Wes Cochran's "Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969" incorrectly lists death date as 8/19/1926. Actual death certificate clearly states July 19 1926. (22) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 369. (23) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (24) Findagrave.com, Name on headstone: P. W. Cox. (25) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (26) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as George Minter Cox, occupation carpenter, b. May 8 1855, son of P. S. Cox & Ellen Mennes (sic), d. Nov 1 1926 at Clarksburg, buried Greenlawn Cemetery. Informant: O. M. Cox (relationship not given). (27) Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter. (28) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as George M. Cox, 21. res. Doddridge Co, son of Philip S. & Elizabeth; and Alice Nicholson, 16, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Zachariah & Margaret. Married Nov 16 1876. (29) Death record of wife. Event Notes Note (1) Birthdate given as Nov 1839 in 1900 Census, but headstone date is 1840. Note (2) Although death record states her birthplace as Doddridge County, her marriage record shows it as Lewis County. Note (3) Burial location given in death record as Cox Cemetery, but headstone for her and her husband is at Upper Little Indian Fork Cemetery. Note (4) Widowed. Also in household was grandson Wesley Dennison.Name Index