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Christopher Colombus Cox 1887–1961 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Jan 1887

Birth Location: Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 16 Jun 1961

Death Location: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Fielding Cox

Mother: Martha Catron

Spouse(s): Laura Williams

Children(s): Lenora Cox, Lawrence Cox, Christopher Jr, Charlie Cox

Christopher Colombus Cox was born in 1887 in Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Fielding Cox And Martha Jane Catron. In 1900, Christopher Colombus Cox resided in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA. Christopher Colombus Cox married Laura Jane Williams, and had children including Charlie William Cox, Christopher Columbus Sollie Cox Jr, Lawrence K Cox, Lenora Katheryn Cox. Christopher Colombus Cox passed away in 1961 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Christopher Colombus Cox was born in 1887 in Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA, the child of Fielding Cox And Martha Jane Catron.
  • In 1900, Christopher Colombus Cox resided in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA.
  • Christopher Colombus Cox married Laura Jane Williams, and had children including Charlie William Cox, Christopher Columbus Sollie Cox Jr, Lawrence K Cox, Lenora Katheryn Cox.
  • Christopher Colombus Cox passed away in 1961 in Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Christopher Cox's Ancestors

Self
Christopher Cox
1887–1961
Birth Place: Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Fielding Cox
1844–1915
Tolliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, United States
Martha (Jane) Catron
1850–1905
Elk Creek, Grayson, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
James (B Cox) III
1811–1893
Morgan, Kentucky, United States
Annie Hanks
1810–1903
Slate Creek, Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Stephen Catron
1812–1894
Wythe, Virginia, United States
Emily (Bates) Pool
1812–1889
Grayson, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John II
1784–1863
Judith Sexton
1782–1860
Fielden Hanks
1784–1861
Lydia Harper
1788–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Sr
1752–1831
Comfort Smith
1756–1846
Abraham Hanks
1745–1790
Sarah Hanks
1745–1790

Christopher Cox's Descendants

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Christopher (Colombus) Cox (4 Jan 1887–16 Jun 1961) m. Laura (Jane) Williams (1 Jun 1891–29 Dec 1985)
  1. 1. Lenora (Katheryn) Cox 1922–1972 m. Henry (E Cooper) I 1922–1969
    1. 1. Henry (Edward Cooper) II 1948–2007
    2. 2. Charles (Christopher) Cooper 1949–2011
  2. 2. Lawrence (K) Cox 1916–1995
  3. 3. Christopher (Columbus "Sollie" Cox) Jr 1925–2004 m. Georgia Miller 1936–1991
  4. 4. Charlie (William) Cox 1912–1952 m. Opal Brewer 1913–2012
    1. 1. Danny (William) Cox 1936–1966 m. Nellie (Evelyn) Trent 1939–1982
    2. 2. Jackie Cox 1931–2019 m. Lillian (Mae) Harris 1932–1986

Christopher Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1887
4 Jan 1887
Birth of Christopher Colombus Cox in Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1900
1900
Age 13
Christopher Colombus Cox resided here in Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
1961
16 Jun 1961
Age 74
Death of Christopher Colombus Cox in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Jan 1887
    Event Place: Toliver, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240555
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Clifty, Wolfe, Kentucky; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0098; FHL microfilm: 1240555

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1961
    Event Place: Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Campton, Wolfe County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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