Husband: Silas B. Cox
Born: Apr-28-1843 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: Dec-10-1932 in Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV 3,2
Buried: in Snider Cemetery, jct Double Camp Rd & Meathouse Fork, near Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 4 (see note 2)
Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1910, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1
Father: Levi Cox (1811 - 1898)
Mother: Phebe P. Suttle (1811 - 1887)
Wife: Elizabeth Caroline Nicholson 6,7
Also known as: Caroline Nicholson 7
Married: Feb-25-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 6,1
Born: May- 2-1856 6
Died: bef 1920 8
Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Father: James Madison Nicholson (1829 - 1863)
Mother: Sarah Ann Nicholson (1832 - 1912)
Notes
F Child 1: Flora A. Cox Born: ca 1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Henry Brown b. Mar-18-1874 d. Jan-23-1948 Married: Dec- 1-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Sarah Frances Cox Also known as: Fannie Cox 11 Born: Apr-18-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,9 Died: Aug-16-1953 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 12 Buried: in Snider Cemetery, jct Double Camp Rd & Meathouse Fork, near Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 12,4 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Calvin Nicholson b. Dec-30-1869 d. Jul- 5-1939 Also known as: Calvin Nicholson Married: Dec-23-1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 (see note 3)
F Child 3: Martha S. A. Cox Born: Mar-20-1880 at Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 3,9,10 Died: Aug-16-1954 in Buckhannon, Upshur Co, WV 3 Buried: at Smith Chapel Cemetery, Buffalo Calf Rd, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 4,3 Resided: at Buffalo Calf (Greenbrier District), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1942 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Albert L. Brown b. Jul- 1-1862 d. Apr-25-1942 Married: May-22-1900 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 4: Mary "Mollie" Cox Also known as: Mollie Cox 17 Born: ca 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Resided: 1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 17 Husband: Booth D. Randolph b. ca 1877 Married: Aug-26-1905 in Salem, WV 17
M Child 5: Levi L. Edward Cox 3 Also known as: Leroy Cox 11 Born: Sep-13-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,2 Died: Nov- 9-1944 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,2 Buried: in Middle Island 7th Day Bapt Cem, Sugar Camp, New Milton, Doddridge Co WV 18,3 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3 Occupation: State Road Commission employee 3 Wife: Dolly Grace Willis b. Aug-16-1887 d. Feb-24-1965 Also known as: Grace or Gracie 19,1 Married: Sep- 6-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 1
M Child 6: John William Cox Also known as: Johnie Cox 10 Born: Jun-22-1889 at Meathouse Fork, Big Isaac, Doddridge Co, WV 20,21,22 (see note 4) Died: Jul-18-1943 in Industrial, Doddridge Co, WV 21,12,22 Buried: in Smith Chapel Cemetery, Buffalo Calf Rd, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 22,21 Cause of death: struck by railroad train 21,22 Census: 1940 in Lincoln District, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1935 in Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1930 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21 Occupation: 1930 laborer at glass plant 5 Wife: Mabel Gray Coffman b. Feb-15-1892 d. Oct-31-1962 Married: Aug-20-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) Headstone (year only) (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (4) Findagrave.com. (5) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District). (6) 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. 370. (7) Death record of son. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (9) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Marriage record of son. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District) (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as J. C. Nicholson, 23, of Doddridge Co; and Sarah A. [sic] Cox, 16, of Doddridge Co. Married Dec 23 1893. (15) 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. 375. (16) Death record of husband. (17) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794340&Type=Marriage. (18) Headstone. (19) Marriage record of daughter. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=404919&Type=Death. (22) Obituary. (23) 1940 Census, Marion County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Age given at marriage would put birth in about 1849. Note (2) Death record gives burial location as Cox Cemetery. Note (3) Obituary of daughter Irene Edith Nicholson Cox stated that she "was born Dec 16 1919 in Doddridge County, a daughter of the late Ambrose Nicholson and Sarah Frances Cox Nicholson." Ambrose Nicholson was actually her grandfather. Note (4) Death record and obituary give birthplace as Avon.