James Cox

Brief Life History of James

When James Cox was born about 1777, in Orange, North Carolina, United States, his father, William Cox II, was 52 and his mother, Juliatha Carr, was 45. He married Diana Black on 22 May 1801, in South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 9 daughters. He lived in Greenville, South Carolina, United States for about 20 years and Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States in 1850. He died on 22 May 1853, in Simpsonville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Standing Springs Cemetery, Simpsonville, Greenville, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Cox
1777–1853
Diana Black
1784–1865
Marriage: 22 May 1801
Rebecca Cox
1802–1870
John Washington Cox Sr
1803–1871
Thomas R Cox
1809–
Mary Cox
1810–
Irena Cox
1815–1892
Henry E J Cox
1820–
Nancy P Cox
1820–
Riley E Cox
1826–
Franklin Cox
1811–1861
Elizabeth Cox
1811–1881
Rowland Black Cox
1813–1895
Wilford Cox
1815–1850
Annie Cox
1815–
Rowena Cox
1822–
Louisa Jane Cox
1823–
Hannah Cox
1824–1880
William Jasper Cox
1824–1863

Sources (7)

  • James Cox, "United States Census, 1850" Greenville, SC
  • James Cox, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Greenville. Will Books 1840–1867

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World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

North Carolina is the 12th state.

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

"In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow """"rock"""" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the """"rock"""" was a gold nugget."

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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