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Edwin Huston Cox 1879–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 SEP 1879

Birth Location: Bates, Missouri, United States

Death Date: 3 MAR 1951

Death Location: Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Horatio Cox

Mother: Adaline Huston

Spouse(s): Mabel Benson, Nellie Odle

Children(s): Maxine Wright, Arlene Cox, Jackie Cox

The story of Edwin Huston Cox began in 1879 in Bates, Missouri, United States. Edwin Huston Cox married Dessie Smith, Mabel Benson, Nellie Hazel Odle, and had children including Arlene Cox, Jackie Edward Cox, Maxine G Wright. Edwin Huston Cox passed away in 1951 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Edwin Huston Cox began in 1879 in Bates, Missouri, United States.
  • Edwin Huston Cox married Dessie Smith, Mabel Benson, Nellie Hazel Odle, and had children including Arlene Cox, Jackie Edward Cox, Maxine G Wright.
  • Edwin Huston Cox passed away in 1951 in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Horatio Cox
1852–1915
Birth Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
HC
Adaline Huston
1858–
Birth Location: Illinois, United States
AH

Spouses(s)

Mabel Benson
1880–1973
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
MB
Nellie Odle
1888–1969
Birth Location: Miller, Hand, South Dakota, United States
NO

Children(s)

Maxine Wright
1920–1988
Birth Location: Pendleton, Umatilla, Oregon, USA
MW
Arlene Cox
1921–
Birth Location: Kansas, United States
AC
Jackie Cox
1925–
Birth Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
JC

Edwin Cox's Ancestors

Self
Edwin Cox
1879–1951
Birth Place: Bates, Missouri, United States
Parents
Horatio Davidson Cox
1852–1915
Lafayette, Tippecanoe Co., Indiana
Adaline (D) Huston
1858–
Illinois, United States
Grandparents
David (J.) Cox
1816–1896
Adams, Ohio, United States
Gracie Bailey
1822–1914
Adams, Ohio, United States
Robert (Dallas) Huston
1821–1881
Franklin, PA, United States
Dorcas (Adams) Noyes
1821–1896
Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cox
1776–1847
Margaret Boyd
1782–1850
Ebenezer Bailey
1797–1859
Rhoda Odell
1799–1889
Daniel Huston
1790–1852
Elizabeth Murray
1795–1858
Reuben Noyes
1789–1840
Sussana Locke
1794–1866
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Cox
1751–1800
Sarah Leech
1750–1806
James Boyd
1749–1771
Mary Cummings
1754–1830
Joel Bailey
1767–1836
Rachel Moore
1769–1850
Thomas Odell
1752–1827
Grace Austin
1757–1835
Robert Huston
1740–1830
Terrance Murray
1765–1837
Bridget Murray
1767–1835
Samuel Jr.
1752–1809
Lydia Barton
1759–1853
Abijah Locke
1750–1794
Susanna Prince
1758–1822

Edwin Cox's Descendants

1.
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Edwin (Huston) Cox (23 SEP 1879–3 MAR 1951) m. Mabel Benson (Jul 1880–26 April 1973) m. Nellie (Hazel) Odle (16 MAR 1888–1969)
  1. 1. Maxine (G.) Wright 1920–1988 m. Harold (Wesley) Wright 1916–1948 m. John (F.) Comstock 1919–2006
    1. 1. Donna (Jean (Jeanne)) Wright 1938–2005 m. Louis (Ray) MacDonald 1921– m. Dewayne Sartwell 1934–2006 m. Laverne (Dee) Sherriff
  2. 2. Arlene Cox 1921–
  3. 3. Jackie (Edward) Cox 1925– m. Ora (J) Cox 1927–2005
    1. 1. Lynn (M) Cox 1947–2011

Edwin Cox's Timeline

10 Records

1879
23 September 1879
Birth of Edwin Huston Cox in Bates County, Missouri, United States of America
Bates County, Missouri, United States of America
1879
23 SEP 1879
Birth of Edwin Huston Cox in Bates Co., Missouri
Bates Co., Missouri
1879
23 SEP 1879
Birth of Edwin Huston Cox in Bates, Missouri, United States
Bates, Missouri, United States
1880
1880
Age 1
Edwin Huston Cox resided here
None
1900
1900
Age 21
Edwin Huston Cox appeared in census in Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas, USA
Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas, USA
1920
abt 1920
Age 41
Edwin Huston Cox resided here
None
1951
1 March 1951
Age 72
Death of Edwin Huston Cox in Compton, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Compton, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
1951
1 MAR 1951
Age 72
Death of Edwin Huston Cox in Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States
Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States
1951
3 MAR 1951
Age 72
Burial of Edwin Huston Cox in Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States
1951
3 MAR 1951
Age 72
Burial of Edwin Huston Cox in Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 September 1879
    Event Place: Bates County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1921

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1879
    Event Place: Bates Co., Missouri

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 SEP 1879
    Event Place: Bates, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Uniontown, Bourbon, Kansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1920
    Record Source: Oregon, U.S., State Births, 1842-1921

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 9 JUN 1947
    Event Place: Los Angeles, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 March 1951
    Event Place: Compton, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 MAR 1951
    Event Place: Compton, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1951
    Event Place: Pacific Crest Cemetery, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles, California, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 3 MAR 1951
    Event Place: Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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