Brief Life History of James Wiley
James Wiley Cox was born on 7 March 1827, in Marion, Tennessee, United States as the son of Thomas Cox and Sarah E Moore. He married Matilda Ann Tildy Coffelt on 11 May 1848, in Gasconade, Missouri, United States. They were the parents of at least 10 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Walker Township, Henry, Missouri, United States in 1880 and Montevallo Township, Vernon, Missouri, United States in 1900. He died on 19 February 1905, in Vernon, Missouri, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Walnut Grove Cemetery, Benton Township, Cedar, Missouri, United States.
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Sources (9)
- James W Cox, "United States Census, 1850"
- Wiley Cox, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Wiley Cox, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1827–1905 Male
1830–1903 Female
Children (16)
1849–1922 Male
1851–1924 Female
1853–1853 Female
1854–1854 Male
1855–1918 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1847 Male
–1829 Female
Siblings (3)
1825–1880 Female
1827–1905 Male
1829– Female
World Events (8)
1829
Age 2
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1855
Age 28
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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