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Edward Lee COX

Edward Lee COX

Male 1884 - 1961  (77 years)


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  • Name Edward Lee COX
    Birth 18 Jun 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male
    Residence 1932, 1937  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 7] 
    Census 1940  New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation Constable for Doddridge County in 1930s & 40s  [8] 
    Occupation 1940  [9] 
    farmer 
    Death 7 Aug 1961  [10] 
    Burial Union Mission (Sunrise) Cemetery, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Person ID I19609  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Feb 2014

    Father John Straher COX,   b. 2 Mar 1862   d. 7 Feb 1936 (Age 73 years)
    Mother Sarah Elizabeth GOLDSMITH,   b. 30 May 1865, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Mar 1941, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Family ID F11767  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Adeline COTTRILL,   b. Apr 1888, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Mar 1934, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 45 years)
    Marriage 24 Nov 1907  Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Children 
    +1. Walter Brooks COX,   b. 15 Oct 1908, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Jun 1995, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 86 years)
    +2. William Samuel COX,   b. 28 Apr 1910, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Dec 1993, Lancaster, Fairfield Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     3. Williard COX,   b. CA 1912
    +4. Sterling COX,   b. 5 Dec 1915, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Feb 1966 (Age 50 years)
    +5. Aubra James COX,   b. 20 Mar 1917, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 4 Jul 1995, Weston, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
     6. Mabel COX,   b. 25 Dec 1919, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 1925, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 5 years)
    >7. Charles Edward COX,   b. 20 May 1925, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1954, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 29 years)
    >8. Paul Everett COX,   b. 27 Sep 1926, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F7210  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Grace Virginia PERINE,   b. 24 Feb 1897, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Dec 1937, Snake Run (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 40 years)
    Marriage 25 Aug 1934  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Children 
    +1. Sarah Susannah "Peggy" COX,   b. 28 Apr 1936, Snake Run (New Milton), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Mar 2010, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    Family ID F7555  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 3 Olive Bowles HAYS,   b. 26 Apr 1891, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Nov 1957, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years)
    Family ID F39949  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1553] Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR Bk 1, p. 130.

    2. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 85.

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 223 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796805&Type=Marriage.

    5. [S1577] Obituary of sister.

    6. [S692] Obituary of wife.

    7. [S1588] Death record of wife.

    8. [S1596] Newspaper article.

    9. [S2651] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    10. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    11. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 8, p. 85.
      He is identified as Edward Cox, age 23, b. in Doddridge Co, and she as Adaline [sic] Cottrill, age 21, b. in Doddridge Co.

    12. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 223 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11796805&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Ed L. Cox, 50, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and (Miss) Grace Perine, 37, b. & res. in Doddridge.Co. Married Aug 25 1934 in West Union, officiated by Henry Knoell, Minister of the Christian Church.