Edward Isaiah Cox

Brief Life History of Edward Isaiah

When Edward Isaiah Cox was born on 9 June 1874, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States, his father, Isaiah Cox, was 35 and his mother, Martha James Cragun, was 22. He married Mary Emily Bunker on 28 February 1900, in St. George, Washington, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He died on 4 October 1940, in Auburn, Placer, California, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Isaiah Cox
1874–1940
Mary Emily Bunker
1876–1944
Marriage: 28 February 1900
Edward Bunker Cox
1901–1989
Fern Cox
1903–1990
Kenyon Lane Cox
1906–1928
Emlyn Lane Cox
1909–1999
Rose Cox
1911–1959
David Cox
1914–1988
Mary Cox
1916–1998

Sources (58)

  • Edward Cox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Church Census Records (Worldwide), 1914-1960"
  • Edward I Cox, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940" (1900)
  • Edward Isaiah Cox, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"

World Events (8)

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

1891 · Angel Island Serves as Quarantine Station

Angel Island served as a quarantine station for those diagnosed with bubonic plague beginning in 1891. A quarantine station was built on the island which was funded by the federal government at the cost of $98,000. The disease spread to port cities around the world, including the San Francisco Bay Area, during the third bubonic plague pandemic, which lasted through 1909.

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.

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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Story Highlight

Short Sketch of Bishop Edward Isaiah Cox for Bunkerville Centennial Celebration

Edward ,Isaiah was sustained Bishop on June 9, 1912. He was set apart by Francis M. L.vman. His release was on September 17, 1919. His counselors were Harmon Wittwer and Albert. Leavitt. James E. Abbo …

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