Brief Life History of James Washington
When James Washington Cox was born on 24 June 1825, in Tennessee, United States, his father, John Harvey Cox II, was 32 and his mother, Ruth Gray, was 30. He married Hannah Hale on 24 February 1846, in Washington, Tennessee, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Sullivan, Tennessee, United States in 1860 and Washington, Tennessee, United States in 1880. He died on 10 March 1910, in Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Fairview United Methodist Church Cemetery, Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee, United States.
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Sources (23)
- James Cox, "United States Census, 1850"
- Jas W Cox, "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
- James Cox in entry for Landon Jackson Cox, "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
Spouse and Children
1825–1910 Male
1829–1874 Female
Children (14)
1848–1923 Male
1848– Female
1849– Male
1849–1951 Female
1852–1890 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1793–1863 Male
1795–1860 Female
Siblings (8)
1819–1884 Female
1822– Female
1825–1910 Male
1830–1911 Female
1831–1880 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1835 · The Hermitage is Built
Age 10
1862 · Battle of Shiloh
Age 37
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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