Brief Life History of John A.
When John A. Cox was born in 1825, in Greene, Ohio, United States, his father, Isaac B Cox Jr, was 33 and his mother, Nancy Coburn, was 31. He married Orinda Diana Norman on 17 September 1885, in Calhoun, West Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He died on 9 May 1908, in Letter Gap Post Office, Gilmer, West Virginia, United States, at the age of 83.
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Sources (6)
- John A Cox, "United States Census, 1900"
- John A Cox, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
- John A. Cox, "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
Spouse and Children
1825–1908 Male
1846–1885 Female
Children (1)
1885–1959 Female
Parents and Siblings
1792–1875 Male
1794–1884 Female
Siblings (6)
1825–1908 Male
1830–1911 Male
1830– Male
1832– Female
1838– Male
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1825 · The Crimes Act
Age 0
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 11
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 35
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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