Husband: Philip Cox
Born: 1760 in New Jersey 1
Died: Oct-29-1854 at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Cox Cemetery, Rt 74 at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4
Military: Revolutionary War 4
Father: Isaac Cox (1731 - 1838)
Mother: Sarah Sutton
Wife: Christiana Stille 3
Also known as: Christiana Stelle
Born: ca 1764 in New Jersey 5,3
Died: Mar- 6-1856 at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 2,3
Buried: in Cox Cemetery, Rt 74 at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4
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M Child 1: Isaac Perry Cox Born: 1787 in New Jersey 6 Died: 1849 in Flat Fork, Roane Co, WV 6 Wife: Dianna Estlick b. Mar-31-1792 d. 1818 Wife: Mary Kniseley b. Dec- 1-1801 d. 1868 Married: Jul-19-1818 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 6
M Child 2: John Cox
M Child 3: David S. Cox
F Child 4: Hannah Cox
F Child 5: Huldah Cox
M Child 6: Levi Cox
M Child 7: Philip Cox Born: Jul-20-1800 7 Died: Dec- -1876 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 7,4 (see note 1) Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 7,4 Occupation: surveyor, merchant, hotelier, state legislator 7 Wife: Susan Kniseley b. 1803 d. (unmarked) Married: 1821 8
M Child 8: James S. Cox Born: ca 1803 Census: 1870, 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9,10 Wife: Rebecca Davisson b. ca 1805 d. Aug- 3-1858 Married: Jan-30-1825 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 11,12 (see note 2) Wife: Lavina Vanhorn b. ca 1817 Married: May-19-1859 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 9: Sarah Cox Also known as: Sally 14 Born: Dec-18-1805 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 15 Died: Sep- 6-1884 2,4 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2,4 Husband: Timothy Tharp b. Jul-24-1802 d. Jul-12-1881 Married: Dec-25-1823 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 14,15
M Child 10: Daniel V. Cox Born: Mar-10-1809 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16,17 Died: Feb-22-1862 2 Buried: in Cox Cemetery, Rt 74 at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 4 Resided: (settled, 1845) at Slab Creek, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: 1835-1845 at Bone Creek, near Auburn, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Resided: until 1835 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 16 Occupation: merchant and tailor 16 Military: Colonel of the Virginia Militia 4,18 Wife: Mahala Ward b. Jul-12-1812 d. Apr- 4-1899 Married: ca 1831 17
M Child 11: Jesse G. Cox Born: ca 1815 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 19,20 Died: Dec-25-1856 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 20 Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA Wife: Sidney ___ b. ca 1818 Also known as: Sudney 21
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com). "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries through 1993," p. 504, incorrectly reports age at death on headstone to be 84. The actual reading is 94. p. 334. (2) Headstone. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 334. (4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (5) Headstone - Birth date not specified, but calculated from stated age at death. (6) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (7) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 332. (8) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 299. (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (10) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (South West Twp). (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) Harrison County WV Marriages 1785-1894, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (1985) (13) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as James S. Cox, widowed, 56, b. Harrison Co, res. Gilmer Co, son of Philip & Christiana; and Lavina Vanhorn, 43, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Jane. Married may 19 1859. (14) Lewis County WV Marriages 1817-1880, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (15) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 241. (16) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 331. (17) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 296. (18) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 297. (19) 1850 Census, Harrison County, (W)VA. (20) Harrison County WV Death Records 1853-1903, Patricia B. Hickman, RR 3, Box 239-E, Bridgeport, WV 26330-9438