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Benjamin Townsend Cox 1866 – 1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 May 1866

Birth Location: Mason, Mason, Texas, USA

Death Date: 29 Mar 1953

Death Location: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA

Father: Charles Cox

Mother: Martha Coots

Spouse(s): Edna Lewter

Children(s): Emitt Cox, James Cox, Katie Cox

The story of Benjamin Townsend Cox began in 1866 in Mason, Mason, Texas, USA. Benjamin Townsend Cox married Edna Louise Lewter, and had children including Emitt Eugene Cox, James Charles Cox, Katie Cox. Benjamin Townsend Cox passed away in 1953 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Townsend Cox began in 1866 in Mason, Mason, Texas, USA.
  • Benjamin Townsend Cox married Edna Louise Lewter, and had children including Emitt Eugene Cox, James Charles Cox, Katie Cox.
  • Benjamin Townsend Cox passed away in 1953 in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Charles Cox
1835 – 1907
Birth Location: Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Coots
1845 – 1932
Birth Location: Titus, Texas, USA
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Spouses(s)

Edna Lewter
1873 – 1959
Birth Location: Smith, Texas, USA
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Children(s)

Emitt Cox
1889 – 1975
Birth Location: New Mexico, USA
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James Cox
1894 – 1965
Birth Location: Weed, Otero, New Mexico, USA
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Katie Cox
1899 – 1993
Birth Location: New Mexico, USA
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Benjamin Cox's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Cox
1866 – 1953
Birth Place: Mason, Mason, Texas, USA
Parents
Charles Sims Cox
1835 – 1907
Lebanon, Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Angelina) Coots
1845 – 1932
Titus, Texas, USA
Grandparents
James (Reese) Cox
1805 – 1843
Campbell, Virginia, USA
Lucy (Reese) Cox
1806 – 1870
Campbell, Virginia, USA
Andrew (Jackson) Coots
1812 – 1849
Missouri, USA
Marguerite Allen
1821 – 1886
Smithville, DeKalb, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Hugh Allen
1801 – 1886
Caroline Frazier
1805 – 1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hezekiah Allen
1775 – 1838
Martha Lawson
1775 – 1841

Benjamin Cox's Descendants

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Benjamin (Townsend) Cox (3 May 1866 – 29 Mar 1953) m. Edna (Louise) Lewter (25 Sep 1873 – 7 Nov 1959)
  1. 1. Emitt (Eugene) Cox (23 Jun 1889 – 29 Jun 1975) m. Vivian Lovelady (7 Jul 1896 – 26 Jun 1984)
    1. 1. James (Milton) Cox (9 Jul 1914 – 4 Jun 1996)
    2. 2. Daniel (Emitt) Cox (17 Feb 1916 – 21 Sep 1992)
  2. 2. James (Charles) Cox (25 Jan 1894 – 18 Dec 1965) m. Effie (Amelia) Lewter (20 Oct 1897 – 16 Mar 1974)
  3. 3. Katie Cox (9 Mar 1899 – 25 Mar 1993)

Benjamin Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1866
3 May 1866
Birth of Benjamin Townsend Cox in Mason, Mason, Texas, USA
Mason, Mason, Texas, USA
1953
29 Mar 1953
Age 87
Death of Benjamin Townsend Cox in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 May 1866
    Event Place: Mason, Mason, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Mar 1953
    Event Place: San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, USA
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