Brief Life History of Leah Anna
When Leah Anna Cox was born in 1871, in Mercer, Virginia, United States, her father, Matthew Albert Cox, was 43 and her mother, Mary Louisa Lilly, was 34. She married James D Meador on 21 April 1890, in Summers, West Virginia, United States. She lived in Jumping Branch, Summers, West Virginia, United States in 1880.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Leah A Cox in household of Matthew Cox, "United States Census, 1880"
- Leah Cox, "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970"
Spouse and Children
1866– Male
1871– Female
Parents and Siblings
1828–1880 Male
1837– Female
Siblings (16)
1853– Male
1854– Male
1855–1932 Male
1857–1923 Female
1859– Male
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Age 1
1894 · Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Age 23
1902 · So Much Farm Land
Age 31
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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