Brief Life History of Jane
When Jane Cox was born on 20 December 1826, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, her father, Esquire William "Billy" Cox, was 32 and her mother, Elizabeth Reeves, was 28. She married James Woodie about 1846, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Obids, Ashe, North Carolina, United States in 1900 and Peak Creek Township, Ashe, North Carolina, United States in 1910. She died on 27 July 1926, in Ashe, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 99, and was buried in Ashland, Ashe, North Carolina, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (22)
- Jane Wooddy in household of James Wooddy, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jane Cox Woodie, "Find A Grave Index"
- Jane Cox in entry for Malinda Woodie Long, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
Spouse and Children
1824–1914 Male
1826–1926 Female
Children (10)
1849–1932 Male
1851–1921 Female
1852–1917 Male
1856– Male
1858–1934 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1794–1878 Male
1798– Female
Siblings (13)
1816–1877 Female
1817–1880 Male
1819–1898 Male
1821–1891 Male
1822–1870 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 4
1830 · Trail of Tears
Age 4
1853 · First State Fair
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: variant of Cocke and Cook , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish (Ulster): mistranslation of Mac Con Coille (‘son of Cú Choille’, a personal name meaning ‘hound of the wood’), as if formed with coileach ‘cock, rooster’.
Dutch and Flemish: genitivized patronymic from the personal name Cock, a vernacular short form of Cornelius .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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