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Ephraim Gover Cox 1778–1851 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Feb 1778

Birth Location: Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States

Death Date: 05 Sep 1851

Death Location: Walnut Grove Cemetery

Father: William IV

Mother: Rachel Gover

Spouse(s): Nancy WALKER, Elizabeth Wilson

Children(s): Margaret Cox, George COX, Catharine COX, Jerome COX, Christopher COX, Sarah Cox, Susanna Cox

In 1778, Ephraim Gover Cox entered the world in Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States, born to William Ephraim Cox Iv And Rachel Gover. Ephraim Gover Cox married Elizabeth Wilson, Nancy Ann Walker, and had children including Catharine Cox, Christopher Columbus Cox, George Morgan Cox, Jerome A Cox, Margaret Emeline Cox, Sarah Ann Cox, Susanna M Cox. Ephraim Gover Cox passed away in 1851 in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

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Biography

  • In 1778, Ephraim Gover Cox entered the world in Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States, born to William Ephraim Cox Iv And Rachel Gover.
  • Ephraim Gover Cox married Elizabeth Wilson, Nancy Ann Walker, and had children including Catharine Cox, Christopher Columbus Cox, George Morgan Cox, Jerome A Cox, Margaret Emeline Cox, Sarah Ann Cox, Susanna M Cox.
  • Ephraim Gover Cox passed away in 1851 in Walnut Grove Cemetery.

Immediate Family

Parents

William IV
1751–1833
Birth Location: Susquehannah, Hartford, Maryland, USA
WI
Rachel Gover
1747–1807
Birth Location: Deer Creek , Baltimore, MD, USA
RG

Spouses(s)

Nancy WALKER
1799–1864
Birth Location: Yadkin, North Carolina
NW
Elizabeth Wilson
1783–1825
Birth Location: , , Maryland, USA
EW

Children(s)

Margaret Cox
1832–1899
Birth Location: Decatur, Ill
MC
George COX
1830–1909
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
GC
Catharine COX
1836–1884
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
CC
Jerome COX
1839–1906
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
JC
Christopher COX
1834–1889
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
CC
Sarah Cox
1811–1863
Birth Location: Rutherford County, Tennessee
SC
Susanna Cox
1825–1841
Birth Location: , Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
SC

Ephraim Cox's Ancestors

Self
Ephraim Cox
1778–1851
Birth Place: Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
Parents
William Ephraim COX IV
1751–1833
Susquehannah, Hartford, Maryland, USA
Rachel Gover
1747–1807
Deer Creek , Baltimore, MD, USA
Grandparents
William (Cox) II
1711–1782
Berkshire, England
Mary (Bains) Goldhawk
1723–1790
County of Surry, England
Ephraim GLOVER
1720–1757
Elberton, MD
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1725–1807
St. John's Parish, Baltimore, MD
Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1695–1752
Catherine Longfield
1695–1768
John Goldhawk
1690–1735
Mary Allerly
1700–1750
Samuel Gover
1675–1743
Elizabeth Roberts
1683–1784
Thomas GITTINGS
1682–1760
Elizabeth REDGRAVE
1703–1732
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas II
1668–1722
Mary Wright
1671–1760
Cornelius Langeveldt
1658–1733
Mary Greenland
1657–1742
Robert Gover
1670–1700
Elizabeth Cotton
1674–
Hugh Roberts
1644–1702
Jane Owens
1653–1686
Abraham Redgrave
1676–1728
Margaret Blay
1676–1719

Ephraim Cox's Descendants

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Ephraim (Gover) Cox (09 Feb 1778–05 Sep 1851) m. Nancy (Ann) WALKER (30 Nov 1799–08 Dec 1864) m. Elizabeth Wilson (1783–1825)
  1. 1. Margaret (Emeline) Cox 1832–1899 m. Cornelius (Neal) Morris 1825–1907
    1. 1. Nancy (Anna) Morris 1849–1861
    2. 2. Margaret ((Meg) Malvina) Morris 1853–1943
      1. 1. Helen Jamison 1885–1909
    3. 3. Infant (Daughter) Morris 1858–1858
    4. 4. Amanda (Ellen) Morris 1864–1924
      1. 1. George (W) Childs 1885–
      2. 2. Grace Childs 1883–
    5. 5. George (William) Morris 1867–1935 m. Mary (Inez) McKean 1868–1909 m. Mary (Hattie) Jacobs –1951
      1. 1. Dean (Richard) Morris 1898–1987
        1. 1. Robert (Dean) Morris 1921–
      2. 2. Nellie (Mary) Morris 1891–1975 m. Minton (W) Watson –1952
      3. 3. Marian Morris 1912–1982
      4. 4. Harry (Lewis) Morris 1889–1958 m. Belma Price –1951
        1. 1. Richard Morris 1919–
      5. 5. Infant Morris 1903–1903
      6. 6. Infant Morris 1901–1904
    6. 6. Ada (Abelma) Morris 1870–1953 m. Leonard (P) Light 1868–1931
      1. 1. Litta (Marie) Light 1892–1932 m. C. (E) Branham 1890–1932
        1. 1. Evelyn (Light) Bruce 1910– m. Eben (R) Kyle 1907–
    7. 7. Mary (Elizabeth) Morris 1850–1917
      1. 1. Jennie Frew 1878– m. Mervil Dunbar –1906
      2. 2. William (Chester) Frew 1873–
        1. 1. Zenda Frew 1901–
    8. 8. Thomas (Franklin) Morris 1861–1931 m. Margaret (Ellen) Good 1865–1952
      1. 1. Roy (Cornelius) Morris 1892–1917
      2. 2. Hughie (Edward) Morris 1898–1960 m. Anna (Lee) Crank 1903–1990
        1. 1. David (Lee) Morris 1934–1985
        2. 2. La (Rue) Morris 1926–2021 m. John (Kern) Pierce 1922–1975 m. Wesley (Carroll) Sieber 1920–1996 m. Loyd Davis 1915–1966 m. Otto West 1922–2007 m. Loyd (Francis) Franson 1924–1962
        3. 3. Thomas (Franklin) Morris 1924–2008
        4. 4. Robert (Earl) Morris 1936–2000
      3. 3. Ira (Franklin) Morris 1886–1957 m. Ella Talkington 1893–1969
        1. 1. Shirley (Jean) Morris 1937–2015 m. Richard (Strand) Lawrence 1933–2005
        2. 2. Minnie (Mae) Morris 1915–1993 m. Ebert Hale 1912–1966 m. Lawrence (F) Chambers 1912–1967
        3. 3. Diamond (Blen) Morris 1923–1986 m. Harold (Austin) Liggett 1916–
        4. 4. Homer (William) Morris 1912–1990 m. Pauline Horn –1996
        5. 5. Louis (Len) Morris 1920–1993 m. Myrtle (Lucinda) Tibbet 1922–
        6. 6. Roxie (Donalee) Morris 1931–2016 m. L.V Graham 1929–2007
        7. 7. Trenna (Fay) Morris 1910–1994 m. Willard (Lee) Hale 1904–1967
        8. 8. Roy (Cornelius) Morris 1917–1981 m. Easter (Juanita) Penry 1920–2005
        9. 9. Anita (Ilene) Morris 1927–1994 m. Elmer (Loui) Peterson 1920–1972
      4. 4. Grace (Velma) Morris 1895–1979 m. Clarence (Watson) Coffman 1893–1990
        1. 1. Dale (Robert) Coffman 1926–1928
        2. 2. Morris (Arkell) Coffman 1921–2013 m. Gertrude Clark 1926–2003
      5. 5. Clarence (Emanuel) Morris 1884–1931 m. Georgia (Anna) Estes 1896–1989 m. Georgia (Anna) Estes 1896–1989
        1. 1. Ruby (Lorene) Morris 1917–
        2. 2. Fred (Alvin) Morris 1925–1994 m. Mildred (Marie) Herrmann 1920–1995
        3. 3. Charlie (Emanuel) Morris 1915– m. Othel Cooley 1914–
        4. 4. Harold (Edward) Morris 1923–2000
        5. 5. Emmett (Robert) Morris 1912–1966 m. Hazel Parisho 1914–1966
        6. 6. Helen (Magdeline) Morris 1920– m. Clifton (Chas) Smith 1904–
        7. 7. Charlie (Emanuel) Morris 1915–1992
        8. 8. Ruby (Lorene) Morris 1918–1988
        9. 9. Helen (Magdeline) Morris 1920–2002
        10. 10. Harold (Edward) Morris 1923–2000
        11. 11. Charlie (Emanuel) Morris 1915–1992
        12. 12. Emmett (Robert) Morris 1912–1966
        13. 13. Fred (Alvin) Morris 1925–1994
        14. 14. Ruby (Lorene) Morris 1918–1988
        15. 15. Helen (Magdeline) Morris 1920–2002
    9. 9. Lewis (Jasper) Morris 1856–1875
    10. 10. Elmer (Otto) Morris 1872–1946 m. Myrtle Burt 1872–1964
      1. 1. Martin (Burt) Morris 1894–
        1. 1. Annabel Morris 1924–
        2. 2. Martin (Burt) Morris 1919–1922
        3. 3. Marjorie (Janet) Morris 1922–
      2. 2. Vane Morris 1893–1967
  2. 2. George (Morgan) COX 1830–1909 m. Eleanor (Adaline) Downs 1832–1912
    1. 1. William (H) COX 1856–1934
    2. 2. Chester COX 1871–1963
    3. 3. George (Edwin) Cox 1867–1893
    4. 4. Ida (Florence) Cox 1865–1887
    5. 5. John (C) Cox 1858–1862
    6. 6. Lewis (A) Cox 1863–1864
    7. 7. Margaret (Jane) Cox 1860–1941
    8. 8. Mary (Ann) Cox 1854–1940
    9. 9. Nancy (Caroline) Cox 1852–1876
    10. 10. Eda (A) Cox 1870–1870
  3. 3. Catharine COX 1836–1884 m. Chas Etherton 1831–1908
    1. 1. Charles (Ellsworth) Etherton 1867–1923
  4. 4. Jerome (A) COX 1839–1906 m. Frances (Amanda) Palmer 1843–1937
    1. 1. Laura (Belle) Cox 1862–1927
    2. 2. Roy (Burton) Cox 1877–1889
    3. 3. Anna (Florence) Cox 1874–1944
    4. 4. Frank (Leslie) Cox 1871–1944
    5. 5. Francis (Orion) Cox 1865–1934
    6. 6. Charles (C) Cox 1869–1924
    7. 7. Enola (May) Cox 1881–1939
    8. 8. Clayton (A) Cox 1888–1964 m. Rosella Evey 1899–1963
  5. 5. Christopher (Columbus) COX 1834–1889 m. Sarah (Jane) Cunningham 1841–1897
    1. 1. Lewis (Francis) Cox 1871–1945
    2. 2. Melissa (Alice) Cox 1858–1935
    3. 3. Amzia (Luther) Cox 1861–1938
    4. 4. Charles (Franklin) Cox 1864–1898
    5. 5. Milfred (Comodore) Cox 1868–1948
    6. 6. George (Emmerson) Cox 1868–1899
    7. 7. Clarence (Edgar) Cox 1873–1957
    8. 8. Lillietta Cox 1875–1957
    9. 9. Myrtle (Ellen) Cox 1876–1959
    10. 10. Pearl (Goldie) Cox 1880–1954
    11. 11. John (William W.) Cox 1862–1932
  6. 6. Sarah (Ann) Cox 1811–1863 m. Emanuel Widick 1806–1863
    1. 1. Andrew (Jackson) Widick 1842–1929
    2. 2. Margaret (C.) Widick 1833–1853
    3. 3. Albert (S) Widick 1835–1905
    4. 4. John (Cox) Widick 1840–1896
    5. 5. Aaron (S) Widick 1847–1915
    6. 6. Mary (A. E.) Widick 1845–1851
    7. 7. Eliza (Jane) Widick 1850–1853
    8. 8. Ephraim Widick 1844–1886
  7. 7. Susanna (M) Cox 1825–1841

Ephraim Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1778
09 Feb 1778
Birth of Ephraim Gover Cox in Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
1851
05 Sep 1851
Age 73
Death of Ephraim Gover Cox in Macon, Illinois, USA
Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Feb 1778
    Event Place: Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Sep 1851
    Event Place: Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Grove Cemetery
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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