Jul-28-2018                   
             Husband: Samuel H. Fox    
                Born: Apr-20-1843          in Greenbrier Co, (W)VA  1,2
                Died: Feb- 1-1906          in Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA  1 (see note 1)
              Buried:                      in Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA  1,3,4
              Census: 1900                 in Bloomfield Twp, Winneshiek Co, IA   (see note 2)
              Census: 1885                 in Castalia, Winneshiek Co, IA  
             Resided: sinc 1876            in Iowa  1
              Census: 1870                 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 3)
              Census: 1850, 1860           in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  
          Occupation: 1900                 day laborer  5
            Military: Sep-21-1864 - Jun-10-1865 Pvt, Co G, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  3
   Medical condition:                      about 1904 "he had a serious illness and as a last resort one of his limbs was amputated." Never fully recoved.  1
              Father: William Clark Fox   (1808 - 1887) 
              Mother: Mary A. "Polly" Burgess   (1811 - 1891) 
                Wife: Elva Jane Cornell     
         Census name: Elvey J. 
             Married: Jul- 6-1862          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  6
                Born: Jul-30-1846          in Doddridge Co, (W)VA  7
              Census: 1900                 in Troy District, Gilmer Co, WV  
             Resided: 1883                 in Doddridge Co, WV  7
              Census: 1870                 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV   (see note 4)
              Father: David Baldin Cornell   (1790 - 1865) 
              Mother: Elcy ___   (1810 - 1891) 
Other spouse 2

Sources:
(1) Obituary. 
(2) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. 
(3) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster 
General, and National Archives & Records Administration. 
(4) Findagrave.com. 
(5) 1900 Census. 
(6) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. 
(7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790232&Type=Marriage. 

Event Notes
Note (1) His military marker incorrectly shows his death date as 1903, but his
obituary (Decorah Republican   Decorah; Winneshiek Co., IA   Thur 8 Feb 1906  
p7  c2-3) states that he "died at the home of his sister Mrs. Musser, Thursday,
Feb. 1, 1906."  His marker also has a birth date of 1839, which is inconsistent
with census and other records.  The 1900 Census shows his birth date as Apr
1846, while his obituary states Apr 20 1843.
Note (2) Divorced, in household of sister Martha Musser and her husband.
Note (3) In household with Evan Alltop (28), Amanda Alltop (19), and Felix Moore (25).
Occupation of all three men was common laborer
Note (4) Listed as head-of-household Elvy J. Fox, 23, cannot write, living alone. 
Marital status was not a part of the 1870 Census.







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