James Lewis Cox

Brief Life History of James Lewis

When James Lewis Cox was born on 1 February 1851, in Saline, Illinois, United States, his father, William Cox, was 30 and his mother, Mary Cleveland, was 23. He married Mary E Cox on 25 January 1874, in Saline, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Rector Township, Saline, Illinois, United States in 1880 and Eldorado, Saline, Illinois, United States in 1900. He died on 14 January 1931, in Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Evergreen Cemetery, Makanda, Jackson, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

James Lewis Cox
1851–1931
Luella Stallings
1866–1931
Marriage: 25 June 1887
Darcy Cox
1887–
Lora Mae Cox
1888–1959
Nora Cox
1889–1976
Coornan Corks
1891–
Truman Cox
1891–1923
Anna Belle Cox
1893–1984
Sadie Cox
1895–1967
Walter D Cox
1897–1969
Elodia Blanche Cox
1901–1998
Eva Cox Smith
1904–1990
Charles Cox
1906–1988
Velma Helen Cox
1908–1975
John Clinton Cox
1912–1995

Sources (26)

  • James L Cox, "United States Census, 1930"
  • James Lewis Cox, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
  • James L Cox, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

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World Events (8)

1858

Historical Boundaries: 1858: Saline, Illinois, United States

1863

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

1872 · The First National Park

Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.

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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