George Byron Cox

Brief Life History of George Byron

When George Byron Cox was born on 17 November 1849, in Silver Creek Township, Mills, Iowa, United States, his father, Frederick Walter Cox, was 37 and his mother, Jemima Losee, was 26. He married Susan Lucretia Henrie on 8 January 1872, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He registered for military service in 1866. He died on 14 June 1934, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in Manti Cemetery, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Byron Cox
1849–1934
Susan Lucretia Henrie
1853–1924
Marriage: 8 January 1872
George Byron Cox Jr.
1873–1953
William Mack Cox
1878–1947
Sarah Susan Cox
1882–1883
Daniel Cox
1886–1886
Kate Cox
1893–

Sources (54)

  • Geo B Cox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Birth George Byron Cox, 17 Nov 1849, Silver Creek, Mills, Iowa
  • U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

World Events (8)

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

1857 · The State Capital moves to Des Moines

The Capitol was located in Iowa City until the 1st General Assembly of Iowa recognized that the Capitol should be moved farther west than Iowa City. Land was found two miles from the Des Moines River to start construction of the new building. Today the Capitol building still stands on its original plot.

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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George Byron Cox, Manti Citizen

COX, GEORGE BYRON, farmer of Manti, is a son of Frederick W. and Jemima (Losee) Cox, born in Pottawatamie county, la., November 17, 1849. In 1852 the family came in an ox train across the plains and l …

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