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Elias Cox 1802–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 December 1802

Birth Location: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 20 Oct 1886

Death Location: Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: John II

Mother: Margaret Cox

Spouse(s): Elizabeth McCarty

Children(s): William Cox, Elias Cox, Mary Cox, Sarah Cox

The story of Elias Cox began in 1802 in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA. Elias Cox married Elizabeth Bettie Mccarty, and had children including Elias C Lyce Cox, Mary E Cox, Sarah L Cox, William H Cox. Elias Cox passed away in 1886 in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Elias Cox began in 1802 in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA.
  • Elias Cox married Elizabeth Bettie Mccarty, and had children including Elias C Lyce Cox, Mary E Cox, Sarah L Cox, William H Cox.
  • Elias Cox passed away in 1886 in Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John II
1760–1842
Birth Location: Fort Chiswell, Wythe, VA, Virginia, USA
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Margaret Cox
1765–1824
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth McCarty
1835–1896
Birth Location: Scott County, VA
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Children(s)

William Cox
1848–1896
Birth Location: Indian Creek, Bold Camp, Pound, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Elias Cox
1861–1925
Birth Location: Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Mary Cox
1854–1855
Birth Location: Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Cox
1850–1878
Birth Location: Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
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Elias Cox's Ancestors

Self
Elias Cox
1802–1886
Birth Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Cox II
1760–1842
Fort Chiswell, Wythe, VA, Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy" (Kear\Kerr\Carr)) Cox
1765–1824
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John Cox
1745–1823
Colony, Laurel, Kentucky, USA
Susannah (Judith (Groom)) Cox
1742–1823
Virginia, USA
James ("John" Karr) 1741
1741–1798
Albemarle, Pamunkey River, Louisa, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth ("Eliza" (Ann or Hannah)) Thomas
1739–1803
Augusta, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Thomas
1704–1801
Sarah Childers
1714–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Thomas
1677–1763
Lucy Childress
1680–1741

Elias Cox's Descendants

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Elias Cox (11 December 1802–20 Oct 1886) m. Elizabeth (“Bettie”) McCarty (01 Jan 1835–17 Dec 1896)
  1. 1. William (H) Cox 1848–1896
  2. 2. Elias (C “Lyce”) Cox 1861–1925
  3. 3. Mary (E) Cox 1854–1855
  4. 4. Sarah (L) Cox 1850–1878

Elias Cox's Timeline

11 Records

1802
11 Dec 1802
Birth of Elias Cox in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
1802
11 December 1802
Birth of Elias Cox in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
1802
11 December 1802
Birth of Elias Cox in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
1802
11 December 1802
Birth of Elias Cox in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
1807
11 Dec 1807
Age 5
Birth of Elias Cox in Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
1840
1840
Age 38
Elias Cox resided here in Scott, Virginia, USA
Scott, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 48
Elias Cox resided here in Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 58
Elias Cox resided here in Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 68
Elias Cox resided here in Johnston, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Johnston, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 78
Elias Cox resided here in Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
1886
20 Oct 1886
Age 84
Death of Elias Cox in Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1807
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 192b; Enumeration District: 074
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johnston, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 562A
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Scott, Virginia; Roll: M653_1376; Page: 346; Family History Library Film: 805376
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 460b
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Dec 1802
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1802
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1802
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 December 1802
    Event Place: Walkers Creek, Giles, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Scott, Virginia; Roll: 578; Page: 306; Family History Library Film: 0029692

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Western District, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Western District, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 975; Page: 460b

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Estillville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Scott, Virginia; Roll: M653_1376; Page: 346; Family History Library Film: 805376

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Johnston, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Johnston, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 562A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Johnson, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 192b; Enumeration District: 074

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1886
    Event Place: Dungannon, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nickelsville, Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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