Brief Life History of John
When John Fox was born on 13 August 1833, in Ohio, United States, his father, Henry Fox, was 30 and his mother, Elizabeth Shaffer, was 24. He married Hannah Saylor Mohler on 4 December 1856, in Miami, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Covington, Newberry Township, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1900 and Newberry MM, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1910. He died on 4 March 1913, in Covington, Miami, Ohio, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Sugar Grove Cemetery, Newton Township, Miami, Ohio, United States.
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Sources (24)
- John Fox in entry for Edward Fox, "Ohio, County Births, 1841-2003"
- John Fox, "United States Census, 1870"
- John La in entry for George A. Fore and Edith R. Willings, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
Spouse and Children
1833–1913 Male
1837–1923 Female
Children (6)
1861–1934 Female
1863–1961 Female
1867–1960 Female
1868–1966 Male
1872–1931 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1804–1885 Male
1809–1884 Female
Siblings (8)
1833–1913 Male
1836–1885 Male
1839–1903 Female
1841–1895 Male
1846–1924 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 3
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
Age 3
1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War
Age 27
Name Meaning
English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .
Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).
Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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