Rebecca Freeman

1839–1892 (Age 53)
Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States

The Life of Rebecca

When Rebecca Freeman was born on 22 September 1839, in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States, her father, Marshall Greene Freeman, was 35 and her mother, Europa Stafford, was 31. She married Henry Mershon Cox on 1 March 1857, in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 6 November 1892, in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

Rebecca Freeman
1839–1892
Henry Mershon Cox
1835–1917
Marriage: 1 March 1857
Marshall Freeman Cox
1858–1889
Charles Cox
1869–
Europa Freeman Cox
1859–1926
Rhoda B. Cox
1861–1935
Caleb Brinton Cox
1863–1935
William Travis Cox
1866–1959
Charles S Cox
1868–1895
Travis Wann Cox
1868–
Theodocia Freeman Cox
1870–1872
Perry Randolph Cox
1875–1918

Spouse & Children

  • Rebecca Freeman

    Female1839–1892Female

  • Henry Mershon Cox

    Male1835–1917Male

MARRIAGE
1 March 1857
Vermont, Fulton, Illinois, United States
children

(10)

  • Marshall Freeman Cox

    Male1858–1889Male

  • Europa Freeman Cox

    Female1859–1926Female

  • Rhoda B. Cox

    Female1861–1935Female

  • Caleb Brinton Cox

    Male1863–1935Male

  • William Travis Cox

    Male1866–1959Male

+5 More Children

Parents & Siblings

siblings

(10)

+5 More Children

World Events (8)

1846

Age 7

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Chicago Board of Trade is organized

Age 9

Starting as a voluntary association to help buyers and sellers meet to negotiate and make contracts. The Chicago Board of Trade is one of the oldest futures and options exchanges in the world and it is open 22 hours per day to stay competitive.
1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

Age 17

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

Name Meaning

1 English: variant of Free .2 Irish: Anglicized (‘translated’) form of Gaelic Ó Saoraidhe ( see Seery ).3 In New England, an English equivalent of French Foissy ( see Foisy ).

Possible Related Names

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Sources (3)

  • Rebecca Cox in household of Henry Cox, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Rebeca Cox in household of Henry M Cox, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Rebecca Freeman Cox, "Find A Grave Index"

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