Brief Life History of Franklin Sanders
When Franklin Sanders Cox was born on 5 August 1881, in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States, his father, Walter C. Cox, was 28 and his mother, Nancy Irene Sanders, was 24. He married Ella Charlotte Erickson on 18 March 1908, in Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1917 and Anchorage, Alaska, United States in 1942. He died on 15 December 1970, in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States.
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Sources (33)
- Frank Cox in entry for Cox, "Utah, Birth Certificates, 1903-1914"
- Franklin S Cox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
- Frank S Cox, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
Spouse and Children
1881–1970 Male
1884–1967 Female
Children (8)
1908–1968 Female
1910–1984 Male
1913–1938 Male
1916–1917 Female
1918–2003 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1852–1940 Male
1856–1916 Female
Siblings (11)
1878–1905 Male
1880–1939 Female
1881–1970 Male
1882–1964 Female
1884–1974 Female
+6 More Children
World Events (8)
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
Age 1
1896 · Utah becomes a state
Age 15
1906 · Saving Food Labels
Age 25
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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