William Elwell Cox

Brief Life History of William Elwell

When William Elwell Cox was born on 5 May 1888, in Toccoa, Stephens, Georgia, United States, his father, William H Cox, was 41 and his mother, Susan A Davis, was 42. He had at least 5 sons with Lucinda Stephens. He lived in Centerville, Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1930 and Anderson Township, Anderson, South Carolina, United States in 1940. He died on 7 February 1961, in Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Silver Brook Cemetery, Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Elwell Cox
1888–1961
Lucinda Stephens
1895–1980
James Charles Cox
1919–1955
Raymond Cox
1921–1922
Ralph Cox
1921–2006
Donnie B Cox
1923–1923
Lonnie Cox
1923–1934

Sources (9)

  • William E Cox, "United States Census, 1940"
  • Will Ewell Cox, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
  • W. E. Cox, "South Carolina Deaths, 1915-1973"

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1905

Historical Boundaries: 1905: Stephens, Georgia, United States

1908 · The Bureau of Investigation is formed

Known as the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, The Bureau of Investigation helped agencies across the country identify different criminals. President Roosevelt instructed that there be an autonomous investigative service that would report only to the Attorney General.

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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