William Andrew Fox

Maleabout 1858–about 1888

Brief Life History of William Andrew

When William Andrew Fox was born about 1858, in Tennessee, United States, his father, Jesse Fox, was 28 and his mother, Martha Matilda Penland, was 30. He lived in Cocke, Tennessee, United States for about 10 years and Burnet, Texas, United States in 1880. He died about 1888, in Texas, United States, at the age of 32, and was buried in Leander, Williamson, Texas, United States.

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Family Time Line

Jesse Fox
1831–1895
Martha Matilda Penland
1830–1930
Fannie Jane Fox
1856–
William Andrew Fox
about 1858–about 1888
Ellen Fox
1861–
Mary Alice Fox
1867–

Sources (6)

  • Andrew Fox in household of Jessee Fox, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Legacy NFS Source: William Andrew Fox - Published information: birth-name: William Andrew Fox
  • W. A. Fox, "BillionGraves Index"

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World Events (8)

1861 · Texas Secedes from the United States

Age 3

On February 1, 1861, Texas seceded from the United States. On March 2, 1861, they had joined with the Confederate States of America.

1863

Age 5

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

Age 9

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

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

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