Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: David Cox    
                Born: Apr-24-1818          in Allegany Co, MD  1,2
                Died: Jun-27-1884          in Ritchie Co, WV  2,3
              Buried:                      in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Father: Levi Cox   (1798 - 1887) 
              Mother: Nancy Ann Hart   (1795 - 1864) 
                Wife: Rachel Hawkins     
             Married: Oct-24-1841          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  2
                Born: Sep- 9-1825          in Wetzel Co, (W)VA  3,2
                Died: Oct-27-1900          in Ritchie Co, WV  3,2
              Buried:                      in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV  4
              Father:
              Mother:
           F Child 1: Mary Virginia Cox      
                Born: Dec-19-1852          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  5,6
                Died: Dec-11-1934          near Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV  6
              Buried:                      in Oak Grove Cemetery, Buck Run (Stanley), CR 74/9 at 56/4, Ritchie Co, WV  
             Husband: Jacob Klay  
             Married: Apr-21-1895           
           M Child 2: James Cox      
                Born: Sep-21-1854          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  7,8
                Died: May-21-1941          in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  9
              Buried:                      in Arnolds Creek (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  9,8
              Census: 1940                 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV  
              Census: 1900, 1910           in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Resided: 1884                 in Doddridge Co, WV  7
          Occupation:                      farmer, school teacher  9,10
                Wife: Samantha I. Doak  b. Jul- 7-1865  
             Married: Jul-17-1884          at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV  11
           F Child 3: Florence Zonetta Cox      
       Also known as: Zonetta Cox 8
                Born: Aug-22-1859          in Ritchie Co, (W)VA  2,12 (see note 1)
                Died: Dec-31-1913          in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  13
              Buried:                      in Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV  9
      Cause of death:                      pneumonia  14
              Census: 1880, 1900, 1910     in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV  
             Husband: Franklin Pearson Smith  b. Mar-16-1855  d. Mar- 3-1938  
       Also known as: Franklin Pierce Smith 6
             Married: Apr-24-1879          in Ritchie Co, WV  12

Sources:
(1) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. 
(2) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) 
(3) Headstone. 
(4) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, 
McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. 
(5) Headstone (year only) 
(6) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. 
(8) Findagrave.com. 
(9) Obituary. 
(10) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Central District) 
(11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James Cox, age 29 as of Sep 21 1883, b. Ritchie Co, 
res. Doddridge Co; and Samantha I. Doak, age 19 as of Jul 7 1884, b. & res. in Doddridge Co.  Married Jul 17 1884 at 
Central Station. MR p. 312 : 
www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790487&Type=Marriage. 
(12) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV. 
(13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Florence Smith, white female, married, age 53; died Dec 31 
1913 in Central District, cause of death pneumonia. DR p. 149 : 
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045209&Type=Death. 
(14) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. 

Event Notes
Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1860, age 39 at time of June
enumeration.







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