Jul-28-2018
Husband: William Clark Fox
Born: 1808 1 Died: Sep-16-1887 Buried: in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA 2 Census: 1885 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3,1,4 Father: Matthias Fox (1770 - 1863) Mother: Margaret Rowh (1779 - 1863)
Wife: Mary A. "Polly" Burgess 5 Married: Jan-27-1831 in Augusta Co, VA
Born: 1811 in Augusta Co, VA 1,2 Died: Mar- 8-1891 in Winneshiek Co, IA 2 Buried: in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA 2 Census: 1885 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: Daniel B. Fox Born: ca 1832 in Augusta Co, VA 6 Census: 1870 in Spencer District, Roane Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1,7 Wife: Mary Ann Snider b. Apr- 5-1839 d. Jan-26-1930 Married: Dec- 2-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6
M Child 2: Mathias Fox Census name: Matthias Fox Born: Nov- -1834 in Augusta Co, VA 2,8 Died: Aug-16-1894 9 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 2 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1856 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 8 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 1,10,11 Wife: Jemima Costilow b. Jun- -1835 Census name: Gemima Married: Jun-10-1856 in Barbour Co, (W)VA 8
F Child 3: Nancy C. Fox Born: 1836 in Virginia 2 Died: May- 9-1919 in Fayette, Fayette Co, IA 2 Buried: in West Union Cemetery, Fayette Co, IA 2 Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Daniel Needham Cornish b. Feb-21-1819 d. Nov- 7-1904
M Child 4: George W. Fox Born: Jan- -1837 2,1 Died: 1905 2 Buried: in Grandview Cemetery, Fayette, Fayette Co, IA 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Co A, 14th W.Va. Infantry, Civil War 12 Wife: Charlotte E. Vaughn b. Jan-14-1853 d. Sep-21-1934
M Child 5: James Samuel Fox Born: Dec-23-1838 9 (see note 1) Died: Dec- 5-1913 in Winneshiek Co, IA 9,2 Buried: in Oakland Cemetery, Forest City, Winnebago Co, IA 2 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Pvt, Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War (POW at Andersonville) 13 Wife: Elizabeth Rebecca "Eliza" Plumb b. Jun-29-1844 d. Mar-15-1903 Married: 1866 2
M Child 6: Samuel H. Fox Born: Apr-20-1843 in Greenbrier Co, (W)VA 14,1 Died: Feb- 1-1906 in Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA 14 (see note 2) Buried: in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA 14,15,2 Census: 1900 in Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA (see note 3) Census: 1885 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Resided: sinc 1876 in Iowa 14 Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 4) Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1900 day laborer 16 Military: Sep-21-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 15 Medical condition: about 1904 "he had a serious illness and as a last resort one of his limbs was amputated." Never fully recoved. 14 Wife: Elva Jane Cornell b. Jul-30-1846 Census name: Elvey J. Married: Jul- 6-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 17
M Child 7: William C. Fox, Jr. Born: ca 1844 in Augusta Co, VA 3,1,6 (see note 5) Died: Sep-23-1923 in La Crosse, La Crosse Co, WI 18 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, La Crosse, La Crosse Co, WI 2 Census: 1910, 1920 in La Crosse, La Crosse Co, WI Census: 1900 in McGregor, Clayton Co, IA Census: 1885 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA Census: 1870 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1920 cemetery worker 19 Occupation: 1900 day laborer 16 Military: Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 12,18 Wife: Exey Nicholson b. May- -1845 d. Nov-15-1931 Census name: Exeline Nicholson Married: Feb-23-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Wife: Mary Alice Scott b. Oct- -1850 d. Mar-12-1946 Married: ca 1889 16
F Child 8: Sarah Ann Fox Census name: S. Ann Fox Born: ca 1846 3 Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 9: John Franklin Fox Born: Dec- 6-1849 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 2,3 Died: Apr-28-1906 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA 2 Buried: (unmarked) in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA 2 Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 10: Mary E. Fox Born: 1852 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20 Died: Aug-20-1853 at Middle Island, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 20 Cause of death: dysentery 20
F Child 11: Mary Margaret Fox Census name: Mary Fox Born: ca 1854 1 Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 12: Martha J. Fox Born: Mar- -1857 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 16,1 Died: May- -1926 2 Census: 1900 in Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: John A. Musser b. Jan-15-1850 d. Mar- 3-1903 Married: ca 1876 16 Husband: Samuel Riley Main b. Jun-29-1850 d. May-27-1935 Also known as: S. R. Main 21,9 Married: Jan- 1-1921 in Polk Co, IA 21
M Child 13: Andrew Fox Born: ca 1863 in Virginia (now West Virginia) 4 Census: 1870 in Illyria, Fayette Co, IA
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) Findagrave.com. (3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) 1870 Census. (5) Marriage record of son. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) 1870 Census, Roane County, WV. (8) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV. (9) Headstone. (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (11) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (12) H. H. Hardesty, History of Doddridge County (1883), http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers /doddridgecountyhistory.html. (13) Civil War Service Records,. (14) Obituary. (15) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (16) 1900 Census. (17) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration. (19) 1920 Census. (20) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (21) Iowa Marriage Records, 1880-1937 [database online], Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Age in 1860 Census would put birth in about 1840. But birth date on headstone is Dec 23 1838. Note (2) His military marker incorrectly shows his death date as 1903, but his obituary (Decorah Republican Decorah; Winneshiek Co., IA Thur 8 Feb 1906 p7 c2-3) states that he "died at the home of his sister Mrs. Musser, Thursday, Feb. 1, 1906." His marker also has a birth date of 1839, which is inconsistent with census and other records. The 1900 Census shows his birth date as Apr 1846, while his obituary states Apr 20 1843. Note (3) Divorced, in household of sister Martha Musser and her husband. Note (4) In household with Evan Alltop (28), Amanda Alltop (19), and Felix Moore (25). Occupation of all three men was common laborer Note (5) Birth date on headstone is 1839. Age given in 1900 and 1910 censuses would put birth in about 1850 or 1847. Name Index