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William Calvin COX

William Calvin COX

Male 1879 - 1969  (90 years)

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  • Name William Calvin COX 
    Born 1879  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Census 1880, 1910  Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation carpenter  [4
    Residence Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6
    Died 1969  [1
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Harrisville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Notes 
    • 1910 Census, Ritchie County WV (Murphy District), enumerated on Apr 30 1910:
      William C. Cox, 31, farmer, married 10 yrs; wife Alwinna F, 25, mother of 5 children, 4 still living; son William O, 8; son Calvin L, 6; dau Claudia M, 3; dau Ova D, 10 mo.

      1920 Census, Harrison County WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Jan 24 1920:
      Calvin Cox, 40, carpenter; wife Fay, 25; son Oto, 18; son Leco, 15; dau Claudie, 13; dau Ava, 11; son Rosco, 8; son Edward, 3; son Carlis, 1 yr 6 mo; son Owen, 1 mo.

      1930 Census, Harrison County WV (City of Clarksburg), enumerated on Apr 14 1930:
      Calvin Cox, 52, carpenter; wife Faye, 36; son Edward, 16; son Carless, 12; son Vaughn, 10; son James, 8; son Paul, 7; dau Bettie, 5; son Glen, 4 yr 8 mo; son Robert, 8 (?) mo.
    Person ID I32539  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 22 Nov 2009 

    Father John Marshall COX,   b. 1839, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Jul 1906  (Age 67 years) 
    Mother Margaret Luvinia SUMMERS,   b. 1840, Lewis Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Aug 1906  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F12718  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Alwinna Florence HARDMAN,   b. 1884,   d. 1915  (Age 31 years)  [8
    Married 15 Sep 1900  Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 9
    Children 
     1. William Otto COX,   b. 14 Jul 1901, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Jun 1980, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     2. Calvin Leco COX,   b. 5 Aug 1903, Smithville, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Oct 1983, Modesto, Stanislaus Co, CA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Leonard P. COX,   b. 1905,   d. 1907  (Age 2 years)
     4. Claudia Mae COX,   b. 6 Dec 1906, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jun 1988, Bradenton, Manatee Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 81 years)
     5. Ova Dell COX,   b. 19 Jun 1909, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1993, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
     6. Charles Roscoe COX,   b. 10 Jan 1912,   d. 4 Dec 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
    Family ID F12668  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Faye JOHNSON,   b. 13 Feb 1894,   d. 26 Feb 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)  [6, 10, 11, 12
    Married 18 Mar 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [13
    Children 
    +1. Bussie Edward COX,   b. 30 Jun 1916, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Jun 1988, Marietta, Washington Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     2. Carlos Walter COX,   b. 11 Sep 1918, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Oct 1990, Orange, Orange Co, TX Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Vaughn Everson COX,   b. 22 Dec 1919, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Jan 1999  (Age 79 years)
    +4. James Thomas COX,   b. 28 Mar 1921, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Aug 1996, Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years)
     5. Paul Loutrell COX,   b. 19 Sep 1922,   d. 6 Oct 1998  (Age 76 years)
     6. Betty Maxine COX,   b. 17 Jan 1924, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Mar 1988, Zanesville, Muskingum Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +7. Glenn Marshall COX,   b. 30 Jul 1925, North View (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Jul 2004, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +8. Hobert Leon COX,   b. 10 Nov 1927, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Mar 2012  (Age 84 years)
     9. Robert Lee COX,   b. CA 1929
    +10. Ernest Vere COX,   b. 24 Oct 1930, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Mar 2010  (Age 79 years)
     11. Cora Emogene "Emmy" COX,   b. 22 Oct 1932, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jan 2018  (Age 85 years)
    +12. Lawrence Eugene COX,   b. 22 Oct 1932
     13. Erma Faye COX,   b. 23 Nov 1934, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     14. Nancy Jo COX,   b. 12 Jan 1937
    Family ID F12651  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    32539_WilliamCalvinCox_FayeJohnson_MarriageRecord_18Mar1920.jpg
    32539_WilliamCalvinCox_FayeJohnson_MarriageRecord_18Mar1920.jpg
    1920 Census, Clarksburg, Harrison County WV, Jan 24 1920
    1920 Census, Clarksburg, Harrison County WV, Jan 24 1920
    1930 Census, Clarksburg, Harrison County WV, Apr 14 1930
    1930 Census, Clarksburg, Harrison County WV, Apr 14 1930
    1910 Census, Ritchie Co WV (Murphy Dist), Apr 30 1910
    1910 Census, Ritchie Co WV (Murphy Dist), Apr 30 1910

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    2. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV.

    3. [S2128] 1910 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Murphy District).

    4. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2039] 1930 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    6. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    7. [S123] Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), (McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995).

    8. [S1564] Obituary of daughter.

    9. [S1630] Ritchie County WV Marriages 1843-1915, (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (July 1985)).
      Identified as William C. Cox, 21, of Ritchie Co; and Alwinnie F. Hardman, 16, of Ritchie Co. Married Sep 15 1900.

    10. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    11. [S1570] Obituary of son.

    12. [S1698] Obituary of stepdaughter.

    13. [S1654] Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, MR p. 216.
      Identified as William Calvin Cox, widowed, 40, b. Ritchie Co, res. Monongah (?) WV, son of John M. & Margaret L. Cox; and Faye Johnson, single, 26, b. Ritchie Co, res. Harrison Co, dau of T. N. & R. V. Johnson. Married Mar 18 1920 in Clarksburg.