Jul-28-2018
Husband: Philip Cox
Born: Jul-20-1800 1 Died: Dec- -1876 at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 1,2 (see note 1) Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Occupation: surveyor, merchant, hotelier, state legislator 1 Father: Philip Cox (1760 - 1854) Mother: Christiana Stille (1764 - 1856)
Wife: Susan Kniseley 1 Married: 1821 3
Born: 1803 4,3 Died: (unmarked) 2 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 1,2 Father: George Kniseley
M Child 1: George Kniseley Cox 3 Born: Jul-10-1821 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 5 Died: May- 5-1890 in Albia, Monroe Co, IA 5 Buried: in Oakview Cemetery, Albia, Monroe Co, IA 5
M Child 2: John Sutton Cox 1,3 Born: 1825 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 5 Died: Aug-12-1896 in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 5 Buried: in Oak Grove Cemetery, Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 5 Resided: in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 1,3 Military: Co B, 119th Ill. Inf, Civil War 6
F Child 3: Mary Catherine Cox Born: Aug-29-1828 in Lewis Co, (W)VA 7,8 (see note 2) Died: Jan-11-1885 7,8 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 2,5 Resided: at Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1860 in Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 9 Occupation: seamstress 9 Husband: Elisha L. Snodgrass b. Oct-22-1824 d. Sep- 9-1902
M Child 4: Isaac N. Cox Born: 1829 3 Died: bef 1911 1 Resided: in Clay Co, WV 1
F Child 5: Elizabeth Ann Cox 3 Born: Aug- 5-1831 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 4,10,11 Died: Apr-11-1894 4 Buried: in Chevauxdefrise/Kendall Cemetery, CR 24, east of Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Resided: at Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Census: 1870, 1880 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1860 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA Husband: Anthony Waggoner b. Jun- 1-1820 d. Jun- 8-1896 Also known as: Anthony Wagner 1,3 Married: Apr-29-1858 in Gilmer Co, (W)VA 11
M Child 6: Oliver Perry Cox Born: Aug- -1836 12,8 Died: 1912 8 Buried: in Auburn Community Cemetery, Ritchie Co, WV 13,5 Resided: at Coxs Mills, Gilmer Co, WV 1 Census: 1900 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: 1900 merchant 12 Wife: Sarah E. Kniseley b. Jul- -1837 d. 1901 Married: ca 1859 12
M Child 7: Daniel Wirt Cox Born: Apr-26-1839 14,3 Died: Feb- 3-1927 at Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14,3 Buried: in Chevauxdefrise/Kendall Cemetery, CR 24, east of Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 14,2,5 Resided: 1910 at Washburn, Ritchie Co, WV 1 Military: Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War 6 Wife: Elizabeth Virginia Goodwin b. Mar-15-1848 d. Apr- 7-1928
F Child 8: Susan Josephine Cox 3 Also known as: Josephine Cox 1 Born: Feb-24-1842 5,3 Died: Sep-11-1925 in Spokane Co, WA 5 Buried: in Pleasant Prairie Cemetery, Spokane, Spokane Co, WA 5 Resided: 1910 in Spokane, Spokane Co, WA 1 Husband: Hamilton Norman b. Jul-12-1852 d. May-24-1939
F Child 9: Rodenia Cox Also known as: Lodemia Cox 3 Born: 1845 3 Died: bef 1911 1 Resided: in Kansas City, Wyandotte Co, KS 1,3 Husband: Thomas Williams
M Child 10: F. A. Cox Died: 1940 3
Sources: (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, History of Ritchie County (1911, reprinted 1999, McClain Printing Co, Parsons WV, http://McClainPrinting.com), p. 332. (2) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (3) Minnie Kendall Lowther, Ritchie County in History and Romance (McClain Publishing Co, Parsons, WV, 1990), p. 299. (4) Headstone. (5) Findagrave.com. (6) Military Grave Marker. (7) Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com. (8) Headstone (year only) (9) 1860 Census, Gilmer County, (W)VA. (10) 1870 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union Twp). (11) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) 1900 Census, Gilmer County, WV (Troy District). (13) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995, Name on headstone: O. P. Cox. (14) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) Event Notes Note (1) Minnie Kendall Lowther, "History of Ritchie County," p. 332, reports death date as Dec 19 1876 and birth date as Jul 20 1800. But "Ritchie County WV Cemeteries," p. 486, reports headstone death date as Dec 9 1876, with age at death 76y 4m 20d, which would calculate to a birth date of Jul 19 1800. Note (2) Age in census would put birth in about 1824, but date on headstone is 1828.Name Index