Brief Life History of Samuel
When Samuel Cox was born on 7 March 1812, in Virginia, United States, his father, Michael Cox III, was 26 and his mother, Leah Culp Todd, was 23. He married Elizabeth Bridenbaugh on 11 August 1836, in Putnam, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Samuel Cox, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Cox Characters: conclusions to confusions
- Samuel Cox, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
Spouse and Children
1812– Male
1818–1859 Female
Children (11)
1837–1844 Male
1838–1919 Male
1840–1843 Male
1841–1843 Male
1843–1926 Female
+6 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1786–1828 Male
1789–1848 Female
Siblings (14)
1809–1894 Female
1811– Male
1812– Male
1813–1901 Female
1814–1902 Female
+9 More Children
World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 7
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
Age 12
1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
Age 32
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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