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Dovie N Cox 1888–1983 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1888

Birth Location: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Death Date: 8 Nov 1983

Death Location: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Father: Hugh Cox

Mother: Louisa Wilkerson

Spouse(s): John Farrell

Children(s): Major Farrell, John Farrell, James Farrell, Mayo Farrell, Essie Farrell, George Farrell

Dovie N Cox was born in 1888 in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States, the child of Hugh Melvin Cox And Louisa Elizabeth Wilkerson. Dovie N Cox married John James Farrell, and had children including Essie B Farrell, George Lawrence Larry Farrell, James Neely Jack Farrell, John Douglas Farrell, Major Lossie Farrell, Mayo N Farrell. Dovie N Cox passed away in 1983 in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Dovie N Cox was born in 1888 in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States, the child of Hugh Melvin Cox And Louisa Elizabeth Wilkerson.
  • Dovie N Cox married John James Farrell, and had children including Essie B Farrell, George Lawrence Larry Farrell, James Neely Jack Farrell, John Douglas Farrell, Major Lossie Farrell, Mayo N Farrell.
  • Dovie N Cox passed away in 1983 in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Cox
1859–1920
Birth Location: Alabama
HC
Louisa Wilkerson
1863–1947
Birth Location: Kentucky
LW

Spouses(s)

John Farrell
1871–1939
Birth Location: Tennessee
JF

Children(s)

Major Farrell
1922–1960
Birth Location: Springfield, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
MF
John Farrell
1928–2002
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
JF
James Farrell
1911–1992
Birth Location: Tennessee
JF
Mayo Farrell
1914–1997
Birth Location: Tennessee
MF
Essie Farrell
1918–1989
Birth Location: Bevins, Tennessee, USA
EF
George Farrell
1925–1989
Birth Location: Dyer, Tennessee, United States
GF

Dovie Cox's Ancestors

Self
Dovie Cox
1888–1983
Birth Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Parents
Hugh Melvin Cox
1859–1920
Alabama
Louisa (Elizabeth) Wilkerson
1863–1947
Kentucky
Grandparents
John (B.) Cox
1819–
North Carolina
Eli (Woods) Wilkerson
1823–1881
North Carolina
Sarah (Ann) Curry
1834–1917
Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Wilkerson
1790–1847
Mary Woods
1796–1870
James III
1800–1876
Elizabeth Garner
1805–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Curry
1760–1842
Margaret Garner
1778–1857

Dovie Cox's Descendants

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Dovie (N) Cox (1888–8 Nov 1983) m. John (James) Farrell (1871–28 Jan 1939)
  1. 1. Major (Lossie) Farrell 1922–1960
  2. 2. John (Douglas) Farrell 1928–2002
  3. 3. James (Neely "Jack") Farrell 1911–1992
  4. 4. Mayo (N.) Farrell 1914–1997
  5. 5. Essie (B.) Farrell 1918–1989
  6. 6. George (Lawrence "Larry") Farrell 1925–1989

Dovie Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1888
1888
Birth of Dovie N Cox in Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States
1983
8 Nov 1983
Age 95
Death of Dovie N Cox in Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Selmer, McNairy, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Nov 1983
    Event Place: Milan, Gibson, Tennessee, United States
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