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Eli Cox 1853–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Sep 1853

Birth Location: Indiana

Death Date: 11 Aug 1917

Death Location: Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Abdner Cox

Mother: Julia Dunson

Spouse(s): Rachel Brush

Children(s): Grace Cox, Joseph Cox, Julia Cox, William Cox, Benjamin Cox, Pearl Cox, Clara Cox, Mary Cox, Fern Cox

Eli Cox was born in 1853 in Indiana, the child of Abdner Cox And Julia Elinsey Dunson. In 1900, Eli Cox resided in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Eli Cox resided in Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, USA. Eli Cox married Rachel Malona Brush, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Cox, Clara Belle Cox, Fern Bonnie Cox, Grace Edith Cox, Joseph R Cox, Julia E Cox, Mary Jane Cox, Pearl Agnes Cox, William Henry Cox. Eli Cox passed away in 1917 in Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Eli Cox was born in 1853 in Indiana, the child of Abdner Cox And Julia Elinsey Dunson.
  • In 1900, Eli Cox resided in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1910, Eli Cox resided in Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, USA.
  • Eli Cox married Rachel Malona Brush, and had children including Benjamin Harrison Cox, Clara Belle Cox, Fern Bonnie Cox, Grace Edith Cox, Joseph R Cox, Julia E Cox, Mary Jane Cox, Pearl Agnes Cox, William Henry Cox.
  • Eli Cox passed away in 1917 in Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Abdner Cox
1809–1883
Birth Location: Ohio
AC
Julia Dunson
1816–1890
Birth Location: West Virginia
JD

Spouses(s)

Rachel Brush
1859–1941
Birth Location: Marshall, Indiana
RB

Children(s)

Grace Cox
1881–1978
Birth Location: Indiana
GC
Joseph Cox
1884–1952
Birth Location: Indiana
JC
Julia Cox
1887–1889
Birth Location: Indiana
JC
William Cox
1889–1934
Birth Location: Indiana
WC
Benjamin Cox
1890–1963
Birth Location: Union Mills, La Porte, Indiana
BC
Pearl Cox
1892–1947
Birth Location: Union, La Porte, Indiana
PC
Clara Cox
1895–1963
Birth Location: Tracy, La Porte County, Indiana
CC
Mary Cox
1898–1960
Birth Location: Indiana
MC
Fern Cox
1899–1961
Birth Location: La Porte, Indiana
FC

Eli Cox's Ancestors

Self
Eli Cox
1853–1917
Birth Place: Indiana
Parents
Abdner Cox
1809–1883
Ohio
Julia (Elinsey) Dunson
1816–1890
West Virginia
Grandparents
James Dunson
1790–1860
Sintha Bainbrage
1795–1860
Monongalia, West Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Bainbridge
1773–1851
Sarah Morgan
1773–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Bainbridge
1720–
Frances Phillips
1730–
Morgan Morgan
1746–1826
Drusilla Prickett
1752–1817

Eli Cox's Descendants

1.
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Eli Cox (6 Sep 1853–11 Aug 1917) m. Rachel (Malona) Brush (27 Jun 1859–25 Jun 1941)
  1. 1. Grace (Edith) Cox 1881–1978 m. Fred (J.) Bowel 1870–1957
    1. 1. Rachel (Eliza) Bowell 1915–2008 m. Leon Scott 1916–
      1. 1. Jack (L.) Beck 1935–2018
  2. 2. Joseph (R) Cox 1884–1952 m. Enga Cox 1886–1924 m. Laura (Theresa) Melhaus 1896–1994
    1. 1. R (Fern) Cox 1912–1987 m. Clarence (Wilford) Grimm 1907–2001
      1. 1. Thomas (Charles) Grimm 1944–1944
    2. 2. E (Howard) Cox 1913–1989 m. Anna (Elizabeth) Harter 1913–1983
      1. 1. Penny (Marie) Cox 1944–1944
      2. 2. Edwin (Howard Cox) Jr. 1939–2015
    3. 3. Edith (Christina) Cox 1915–1970 m. Ernest (Francis) Bartosch 1907–
    4. 4. Eli (Myton) Cox 1918–1974 m. Fern (Amelia) Gardner 1922–2016
      1. 1. Wayne (Mytron) Cox 1949–2010
    5. 5. Esther (Pearl) Cox 1918–1989 m. Edmund (Hugo) Bartosch 1912–1995 m. Clifford Leonard 1919–1997
    6. 6. Hazel (M) Cox 1921–2010 m. Robert (James) Cox 1918–1983
    7. 7. Avis (Jean) Cox 1926–2002
    8. 8. Shirley (Mae) Cox 1927–2013 m. Oliver (J.) Johnson 1920–2013 m. Lloyd (Oliver) Sanborn 1927–1968
    9. 9. Laura (Allyn) Cox 1929–1966
    10. 10. Darel (J) Cox 1934–1996
    11. 11. Donald (Kay) Cox 1934–2013 m. Roberta (Jean) Houghton 1940–2017
    12. 12. Joseph (Rodney) Cox 1936–2012 m. Gladys (Joy) Finnson 1943–2017
  3. 3. Julia (E.) Cox 1887–1889
  4. 4. William (Henry) Cox 1889–1934
  5. 5. Benjamin (Harrison) Cox 1890–1963 m. Mabel Logan 1890–
  6. 6. Pearl (Agnes) Cox 1892–1947 m. William (Henry Julius) Jahns 1884–1937
    1. 1. Alice (Pearl) Jahns 1920–1990
    2. 2. William (Henry) Jahns 1929–2020 m. Sylvia A. 1923–1994
    3. 3. Jahns 1918–
  7. 7. Clara (Belle) Cox 1895–1963 m. Charles Senso 1885–
  8. 8. Mary (Jane) Cox 1898–1960 m. Charles (Edward) O'Connell 1876–1955
  9. 9. Fern (Bonnie) Cox 1899–1961 m. George Machalleck 1892–1969 m. Joseph Schultz 1880–1948

Eli Cox's Timeline

4 Records

1853
6 Sep 1853
Birth of Eli Cox in Indiana
Indiana
1900
1900
Age 47
Eli Cox resided here in Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 57
Eli Cox resided here in Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, USA
Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, USA
1917
11 Aug 1917
Age 64
Death of Eli Cox in Noble, Wabash, Indiana
Noble, Wabash, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Union, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Hanna, La Porte, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Hanna, La Porte, Indiana; Roll: T624_363; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0097; FHL microfilm: 1374376

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Aug 1917
    Event Place: Noble, Wabash, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsbury, La Porte County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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