Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Van E. Cox    
                Born: 1877                 in Ritchie Co, WV  1,2
                Died: 1959                  1
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  3
             Resided: 1938                 at Thursday, Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Census: 1880, 1930           in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Father: John M. Cox   (1839 - 1906) 
              Mother: Margaret Luvinia Summers   (1840 - 1906) 
Other spouse 2
                Wife: Ida Ellen Hamilton   5,6  
             Married: Sep-26-1895          in Ritchie Co, WV  2
                Born: ca 1875              in Ritchie Co, WV  2
              Census: 1930                 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Father:
              Mother:
           M Child 1: Archie Wane Cox      
                Born: Dec- 4-1899          in Fonzo, Ritchie Co, WV  7 (see note 1)
                Died: Dec- 5-1944          in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV  7
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  8,3
      Cause of death:                      accidental dynamite explosion at strip mine  8,7
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  8
          Occupation:                      construction worker  7
                Wife: Mellie Pearl Hinzman  b. Jun-25-1905  d. Feb- 5-1997  
           F Child 2: Lola Eufalla Cox      
                Born: May- 3-1911          in Ritchie Co, WV  9
                Died: Mar- 2-2009          in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV  10
              Buried:                      in Fluharty Cemetery, Co Rd 2/9 (Leading Crk), near Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV  9
             Resided:                      in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV  9
             Husband: James Okey Kirby  
       Also known as: Okey Kirby 6
           F Child 3: Gerna Glean Cox      
                Born: May- 9-1918          in Ritchie Co, WV  9,11
                Died: Sep-18-2012          in Marietta, Washington Co, OH  12
              Buried:                      in IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  9
             Resided:                      in Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV  9
             Husband: Earsel Icel McGill  b. Nov- 3-1906  d. Aug-17-1995  
             Married: Nov- 9-1939          in Ritchie Co, WV  11

Sources:
(1) Headstone (year only) 
(2) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(3) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(4) 1930 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District) 
(5) Death record of son. 
(6) Obituary of daughter. 
(7) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. 
(8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(9) Obituary. 
(10) Obituary - Hospital. 
(11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) 
(12) Obituary - Nursing home. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Death record shows birth date as Dec 4 1899, but states age as 47y 0m 1d at
time of death on Dec 5 1944.  Unclear where the error lies.







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