Jul-28-2018
Husband: Jacob Martiney Cox 1,2
Born: Feb-17-1867 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5,6,7,1,2 Died: Jun-18-1959 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,9,5 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1940 in Market, Doddridge Co, WV 11 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 40 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Newton Benjamin Cox (1840 - 1922) Mother: Mary Ann V. Dennison (1844 - 1931) Other spouse 2
Wife: Mary Lona "Lany" Snider 12 Also known as: Lona Snider 12,13 Married: Apr-22-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
Born: Jan- 9-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,6 (see note 1) Died: Sep-23-1903 10 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: George William Snider (1828 - 1911) Mother: Ann S. Ashbey (1833 - 1887) Notes
M Child 1: Charles Elphray Cox Also known as: Charley Cox 15 Born: Oct-15-1888 in Doddridge Co, WV 16,17,5,15 (see note 2) Died: Sep- 1-1928 9,5 Buried: in Childers Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 17,10 Census: 1900, 1920 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer, merchant 17 Wife: Queen Stansberry b. Apr-21-1891 d. Nov-15-1979 Married: Mar-16-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,15
M Child 2: Ora Florent Cox Born: Mar-14-1890 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19,20 Died: Oct- 7-1977 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 18,9,20 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Salem, Harrison Co, WV 18,21,22 Resided: in Salem, WV 23,18 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 18 Occupation: 1940 sawyer at sawmill 24 Military: Jul-22-1918 - Dec- 7-1918 World War I 18 Wife: Ruth L. Richards b. Feb-10-1904 d. Jul- 5-1988 Married: Jan-31-1921 13,9
F Child 3: Vada Esta Cox Born: Aug-18-1892 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 25,18 Died: Feb-17-1987 in Salem, WV 18 Buried: in Willis Cemetery, Market, Doddridge Co, WV 18,22 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 23,18 Census: 1940 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Curtis Willis b. May-12-1884 d. Apr-20-1945 Also known as: Curtis Willis Married: Jul-30-1930 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27
M Child 4: (Unnamed male) Cox Born: Jul-16-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 28,4 Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 5: Brent Clyde Cox Census name: Clyde B. Cox 4 Born: Jul-12-1897 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 29,18,20 Died: Apr- 6-1991 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 18,20 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 18 Resided: in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 18,20,4 Resided: 1951, 75, 77 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9,23,30 Census: 1930 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: janitorial maintenance, Harry Green Chevrolet 18 Occupation: 1930 farmer 31 Wife: Margaret Pearl Childers b. Oct-17-1899 d. Nov-19-1951 Also known as: Pearl Childers 32,33,34,2 Married: Dec-31-1916 near Market, Doddridge Co, WV 33,27
F Child 6: Dessie L. Cox Born: Jul- 8-1899 in Avon, Doddridge Co, WV 35,18,20 Died: Mar- 4-1977 in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV 18,20 Buried: in Bethlehem Cemetery, Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV 18 Resided: in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV 23,20 Census: 1930 in Grantsville, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1900 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harvey Clinton Davis b. Apr- 9-1894 d. Nov-24-1976 Married: May-23-1920 in Porto Rico (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV 36,27
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) Birth record of daughter. (3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (5) Headstone (year only) (6) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 3, p. 264. (7) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 7, p. 225. (8) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (9) Obituary of wife. (10) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (11) Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter. (12) Obituary of daughter. (13) Obituary of husband. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jacob M. Cox, age 21, b. in Doddridge Co; and Mary L. Snider, age 21, b. Doddridge. Ceremony held at "residence of the bride's father, G. W. Snider.", MR Bk 3, p. 264. (15) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985) (16) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Birth record is for an unnamed male Cox, born Oct 15 1888. BR Bk 2, p. 43. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (18) Obituary. (19) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original typed entry had only the child's last name. The first and middle names were added later by hand. BR Bk 2, p. 49. (20) Social Security Death Index. (21) Cemeteries of Tenmile District, Harrison County, WV, Harrison County Genealogical Society, Clarksburg, WV (1989, revised 1995) (22) Findagrave.com. (23) Obituary of stepmother. (24) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (25) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified in Birth Record as Vada E. Cox, b. Aug 18 1892, dau of Jacob Cox (age 26, nationality English) and Lany Snider (age 24, nationality Irish), this being the mother's first child. Other records contradict the last item. The original entry had only the last name, with the date in August not entered. First name, middle initial and specific date were added later. This record and the one for an unnamed daughter of these parents, also born in Aug 1892, are entered consecutively in the birth record book. Barring an inadvertent double entry, one can only assume that the birth was of twins, only one of whom survived. Note, however, that the children subsequently born to these parents, the unnamed son on Jul 16 1894 and Brent Clyde Cox on Jul 12 1897, are identified in their birth records as their mother's 4th and 5th children respectively. But their next child, Dessie Cox born on Jul 8 1899, is also identified as the mother's 5th child, so that particular statistic is obviously not highly reliable. The 1900 Census entry for this family states that Jacob M. Cox's wife, Mary L, was the mother of six children, all of whom were still living. BR Bk 2, p. 55. (26) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 12, p. 331. (27) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (28) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Identified in birth record only as a male Cox. No first name was given for him in the 1900 Census either. BR Bk 2, p. 60. (29) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Original typed entry had only the child's last name, with the date in July not specified. First and middle name and exact birth date were added later by hand. BR Bk 3, p. 29. (30) Obituary of brother. (31) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (32) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV. (33) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 94. (34) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 101. (35) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 3, p. 35. (36) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 10, p. 416. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone reported as 1869. Note (2) 1900 Census states birth date as Oct 1889, but birth record and death record show it as Oct 15 1888.Name Index