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Ellis Jess Cox 1913–1997 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 January 1913

Birth Location: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 22 September 1997

Death Location: Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: William Cox

Mother: Orel Jones-Cox

Spouse(s): Elsie Kerr, Thelma Cox

Children(s): Dale Cox, Thelda Haislip

Ellis Jess Cox was born in 1913 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Reuben Cox And Orel Erie Jones Cox. In 1935, Ellis Jess Cox resided in Rural, Bryan, Oklahoma. In 1940, Ellis Jess Cox resided in Bokchito Township, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA. Ellis Jess Cox married Elsie Kerr, Thelma May Cox, and had children including Dale Edward Cox, Gail Cox, Judy Cox, Ladell Cox, Thelda O Haislip. Ellis Jess Cox passed away in 1997 in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ellis Jess Cox was born in 1913 in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA, the child of William Reuben Cox And Orel Erie Jones Cox.
  • In 1935, Ellis Jess Cox resided in Rural, Bryan, Oklahoma.
  • In 1940, Ellis Jess Cox resided in Bokchito Township, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Ellis Jess Cox married Elsie Kerr, Thelma May Cox, and had children including Dale Edward Cox, Gail Cox, Judy Cox, Ladell Cox, Thelda O Haislip.
  • Ellis Jess Cox passed away in 1997 in Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellis Cox's Ancestors

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Ellis Cox
1913–1997
Birth Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
William Reuben Cox
1892–1920
Indian Territory, Oklahoma
Orel (Erie) Jones-Cox
1891–1971
Trenton, Fannin, Texas, USA
Grandparents
George (Harm) Cox
1862–1935
Joplin, Newton, Missouri
Georgeann Melton
1866–1910
Missouri USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1839–1915
Mary Bryson
1841–1880
Reuban melton
1842–1912
Eliza Hanks
1850–1900
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Martin Melton
1817–1870
Margaret Melton
1821–1908
Thomas Hanks
1816–1899

Ellis Cox's Descendants

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Ellis (Jess) Cox (21 January 1913–22 September 1997) m. Elsie Kerr (abt 1915–) m. Thelma (May) Cox (14 April 1921–9 February 2013)
  1. 1. Dale (Edward) Cox 1939–2005
  2. 2. Thelda (O) Haislip 1942–

Ellis Cox's Timeline

4 Records

1913
21 January 1913
Birth of Ellis Jess Cox in Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 22
Ellis Jess Cox resided here in Rural, Bryan, Oklahoma
Rural, Bryan, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 27
Ellis Jess Cox resided here in Bokchito Township, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Bokchito Township, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
1997
22 September 1997
Age 84
Death of Ellis Jess Cox in Mead, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
Mead, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 January 1913
    Event Place: Durant, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Bryan, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03278; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-11

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Bokchito Township, Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Bokchito, Bryan, Oklahoma; Roll: m-t0627-03278; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 7-11

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 September 1997
    Event Place: Mead, Bryan, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bennington, Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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