Husband: Clark Patterson Cox
Born: Jul-13-1893 1
Died: Jun-15-1954 in Salem, WV 2
Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 1
Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4
Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Occupation: strip coal miner 1
Occupation: 1940 farmer 5
Father: John Straher Cox (1862 - 1936)
Mother: Sarah Elizabeth Goldsmith (1865 - 1941)
Wife: Orpha James Married: Jun- 5-1913 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
Born: Aug- 5-1898 in Ritchie Co, WV 7,8,6 Died: Nov- 3-1962 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 7 Buried: in Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV 7 Resided: 1954 in Salem, WV Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Sherman District, Calhoun Co, WV Father: Merton Lawrence James (1871 - 1950) Mother: Ida Myrtle Montgomery (1875 - 1938)
F Child 1: Mary A. Cox Born: ca 1915 4 Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 2: Fonce Cox Born: Apr-30-1917 9,4,6 Died: Apr- -1980 9 Resided: in Halethorpe, Baltimore Co, MD 10 Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Wanda Violet Kimball b. Oct-25-1916 d. Apr-24-2006 Married: Jan-30-1937 in Doddridge Co, WV 6
M Child 3: John Cox Born: Nov-21-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Resided: 1937 in Salem, WV 11 Census: 1920, 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Bessie Pauline Richards b. Dec-10-1919 d. Oct- -1984 Also known as: Pauline Bessie Richards 11 Married: Apr- 3-1937 in Salem, WV 11
M Child 4: Holt Forest Cox
Born: Feb-12-1921 9,12
Died: Dec-31-1988 9
Resided: in Norfolk, VA 10
Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Military: Dec-17-1939 - Feb-20-1961 U.S. Navy, World War II (Pacific) 13 (see note 1)
M Child 5: Dearl Lynn Cox Census name: Linn Cox Born: Apr-13-1929 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15 Died: Oct-18-1978 15 Buried: in Sunset Memorial Park, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 16 Resided: 1950 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Pvt, US Army, World War II 15 Wife: Patricia Ellen Richards b. Jan-23-1933 d. Mar-19-2006 Married: May-13-1950 in Salem, WV 14
M Child 6: Carl Patterson Cox Born: Aug-20-1931 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17,18 Resided: 1993 in Norfolk, VA 18 Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 19
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Death was ruled a suicide, as "he stepped in the way of train and was killed." (3) Obituary of sister. (4) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (5) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (11) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (12) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (13) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Military Grave Marker. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 2, Ancestry.com. Event Notes Note (1) Served aboard the destroyer USS Thatcher (DD-162), aircraft carrier USS Saratoga (CV-3), destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412) which was sunk in June 1942 in the Battle of Midway, troop transport USS Mount Vernon (AP-22), destroyer USS Gansevoort (DD-608), and aircraft carrier USS Midway (CVB-41).