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David Phillips "Rooster" Cox 1808 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1808

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1883

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Fleet Cox

Mother: Rachel Cox

Spouse(s): Martha DUNN

Children(s): Sarah Johnson, William Cox, Julia Johnson

David Phillips "Rooster" Cox was born in 1808 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Fleet Cox and Rachel Cox. David Phillips "Rooster" Cox married Martha C "Patsy" DUNN, and had children including Sarah Ann Johnson, William Lee "Charnock" Cox, Julia Adelaide Johnson. David Phillips "Rooster" Cox passed away in 1883 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • David Phillips "Rooster" Cox was born in 1808 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, the child of Fleet Cox and Rachel Cox.
  • David Phillips "Rooster" Cox married Martha C "Patsy" DUNN, and had children including Sarah Ann Johnson, William Lee "Charnock" Cox, Julia Adelaide Johnson.
  • David Phillips "Rooster" Cox passed away in 1883 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Cox's Ancestors

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David Cox
1808 – 1883
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Fleet Cox
1778 – 1850
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Rachel Cox
1782 – 1840
Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
George Cox
1750 – 1818
St Stephens Parish, Northumberland County, Virginia, USA
Elizabeth Lamb
1751 – 1778
, , North Carolina
David Phillips
1756 – 1819
Orange, Virginia, United States
Mary Davis
1752 – 1845
Granville, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Cox
1704 – 1762
John Phillips
1713 – 1797
Joanna Davis
1713 – 1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Phillips
1667 – 1745
Mary Mitchell
1667 – 1737
John Davis
1681 – 1739
Elizabeth Crank
1689 – 1740

David Cox's Descendants

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David (Phillips "Rooster") Cox (4 March 1808 – 14 September 1883) m. Martha (C "Patsy") DUNN (1 Aug 1806 – 1844)
  1. 1. Sarah (Ann) Johnson (August 1831 – 18 January 1912)
  2. 2. William (Lee "Charnock") Cox (18 Sep 1834 – 9 Apr 1915) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Love (22 Jun 1846 – 11 April 1923)
    1. 1. Charles (Thompson) Cox (2 December 1867 – 17 December 1914) m. Nancy (Henrietta) Cox (6 January 1872 – 24 March 1947)
      1. 1. Edward (David) Cox (23 Jul 1888 – 21 Nov 1956) m. Grace (Lee) Flowers (03 Nov 1888 – 23 Apr 1974)
        1. 1. Eddie (Lee) Toomey (18 January 1911 – 3 May 1997)
        2. 2. Effie (Lucille) Hager (23 February 1913 – 4 July 2004)
        3. 3. Charles (Thomas) Cox (17 July 1915 – 13 November 1921)
        4. 4. Ross (Badger) Cox (16 January 1919 – 7 October 2002) m. Lottie (Liddiebell) Cox (8 November 1913 – 12 May 1976)
        5. 5. David (Alton) Cox (5 September 1920 – 24 March 2003) m. Anita (Wise) Cox (abt 1925 – )
        6. 6. Charlie (Thomas) Cox (11 January 1923 – 7 December 2014)
        7. 7. Norman (Eugene) Cox (30 August 1926 – 5 December 2005)
  3. 3. Julia (Adelaide) Johnson (16 July 1840 – 1 February 1919)

David Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1808
4 March 1808
Birth of David Phillips "Rooster" Cox in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1883
14 September 1883
Age 75
Death of David Phillips "Rooster" Cox in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 March 1808
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 September 1883
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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