Mary Ann Cox

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

When Mary Ann Cox was born on 14 February 1842, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, her father, John Cox, was 31 and her mother, Eliza Margaret Roberts, was 24. She married Richard Mills in May 1866, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She died on 1 November 1878, in Oxford, Oneida, Idaho, United States, at the age of 36, and was buried in Oxford Cemetery, Franklin, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Mills
1843–1919
Mary Ann Cox
1842–1878
Marriage: May 1866
William Richard Mills
1867–1935
Margret Mills
1869–1870
Joseph Samuel Mills
1872–1940
Mary Elisabeth Mills
1874–1902
Moses Melvin Mills
1876–1938
Eliza Mills
1878–1878

Sources (13)

  • Mary A Mills in household of Richard Mills, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Unknown, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1968"
  • Mary Ann Cox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1856 · The Largest Map Company in the World

William Rand opened a small printing shop in Chicago. Doing most of the work himself for the first two years he decided to hire some help. Rand Hired Andrew McNally, an Irish Immigrant, to work in his shop. After doing business with the Chicago Tribune, Rand and McNally were hired to run the Tribune's entire printing operation. Years later, Rand and McNally established Rand McNally & Co after purchasing the Tribune's printing business. They focused mainly on printing tickets, complete railroad guides and timetables for the booming railroad industry around the city. What made the company successful was the detailed maps of roadways, along with directions to certain places. Rand McNally was the first major map publisher to embrace a system of numbered highways and erected many of the roadside highway signs that have been adopted by state and federal highway authorities. The company is still making and updating the world maps that are looked at every day.

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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John Mills conversion and immigration

John Mills was born in 1806 in Lancashire, England. He married Amelia Catterall and they are listed in nFS with one child, Richard, born 1843 in Lancashire. Amelia converted to the LDS Church and wa …

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