Brief Life History of Ira William
When Ira William Fox was born on 28 July 1862, in Stephenson, Illinois, United States, his father, John Pitner Fox, was 35 and his mother, Margaret Jane Dimick, was 28. He married Edith Agnes Sloat in 1887. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Florence, Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1910 and Freeport Township, Stephenson, Illinois, United States in 1920. He died on 11 March 1934, in Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Oakland Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (14)
- William J. Fox in household of Margaret Fox, "United States Census, 1880"
- Ira William Fox, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
- Ira William Fox, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1862–1934 Male
1868–1957 Female
Children (3)
1888– Male
1891–1973 Female
1893–1963 Male
Parents and Siblings
1826–1901 Male
1834–1920 Female
Siblings (5)
1852–1929 Male
1856–1944 Female
1856– Female
1859–1950 Female
1862–1934 Male
World Events (8)
1863
Age 1
1871
Age 9
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 19
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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