Artelisa Cox

Brief Life History of Artelisa

When Artelisa Cox was born in March 1822, in Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States, her father, Caleb Cox, was 32 and her mother, Nancy, was 35. She married John J. Pennington in 1842, in Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Tomahawk Township, Marion, Arkansas, United States in 1880 and Harrison Township, Boone, Arkansas, United States in 1900. She died after 1900, in Boone, Arkansas, United States.

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Family Time Line

John J. Pennington
1818–1881
Artelisa Cox
1822–1900
Marriage: 1842
Nancy E. Pennington
1844–1879
James Henderson Pennington
1846–1917
Nicholas Henderson Pennington
1849–1931
John Rufus Ruff Pennington
1851–1929
Emaline Amanda Pennington
1853–1937
Mary Jane Pennington
1855–1912
Cincinatus La Quintas La Curtis Pennington
1856–1933
Benjamin Franklin Pennington
1859–1920
Baxter Davis Pennington
1861–1941
Melissa O Pennington
1863–1947
Saphone Fennity Pennington
1867–1948
Francis Lafayette Pennington
1870–1951

Sources (5)

  • Austrilia Tenington in household of John J Tenington, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Atatissa Pennington in household of J J Pennington, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Artela Penington, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (2)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1833

Historical Boundaries - 1833: Izard, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1833: Carroll, Arkansas Territory, United States; 1836: Carroll, Arkansas, United States

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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