Joseph Herbert Cox

Brief Life History of Joseph Herbert

When Joseph Herbert Cox was born on 5 November 1893, in Alleghany, North Carolina, United States, his father, David Burton Cox, was 30 and his mother, Virginia B Daniel, was 30. He married Esther Barbara Rector on 9 July 1927, in Yankton, Yankton, South Dakota, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Schoolcraft Election Precinct, Madison, Nebraska, United States in 1920 and Highland Election Precinct, Madison, Nebraska, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1919. He died on 20 March 1970, in Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Battle Creek, Madison, Nebraska, United States.

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Joseph Herbert Cox
1893–1970
Esther Barbara Rector
1899–1994
Marriage: 9 July 1927
Herberta Cox
1929–
Gene Meredith Cox
1930–1941
Shirley Ann Cox
1933–2005
Thomas Wade Cox
1935–1976

Sources (16)

  • Herbert Cox, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Joseph Herbert Cox, "Virginia, Birth Certificates, 1912-1913"
  • Joseph Herbert Cox, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

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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