Monroe Cox

Male29 January 1849–

Brief Life History of Monroe

When Monroe Cox was born on 29 January 1849, in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States, his father, Anderson Cox, was 35 and his mother, Sarah E. Hammonds, was 34.

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Family Time Line

Anderson Cox
1813–1895
Sarah E. Hammonds
1814–1901
Elizabeth Cox
1834–1884
William Franklin Cox
1836–1864
Martha Matilda Cox
1838–1920
Andrew Jackson Cox
1840–1924
Sarah Melissa Cox
1842–1868
Rachel Cox
1843–
Louisa Cox
1844–
Stephen Cox
1846–
Mary Catherine Cox
1847–1936
Monroe Cox
1849–
James Henry Cox
1851–1911
David Martin Cox
1852–1920
Victoria Cox
1853–
Rosa Amanda Cox
1854–1913
Anderson Cox
1857–1939

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    Siblings (15)

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    World Events (3)

    1863

    Age 14

    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

    1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

    Age 14

    The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

    1865

    Age 16

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    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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