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Hugh Gamble Cox 1846–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1846

Birth Location: Shelby County, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1899

Death Location: Grant, Indiana, USA

Father: Isaac Cox

Mother: Delia Gamble

Spouse(s): Mariah Metcalf

Children(s): Nellie Cox, Mary Cox, Paul Cox, Pearl Cose, Fay Cox

The story of Hugh Gamble Cox began in 1846 in Shelby County, Ohio, USA. In 1850, Hugh Gamble Cox resided in Union, Monroe, Ohio, USA. In 1860, Hugh Gamble Cox resided in Sharon, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, USA. Hugh Gamble Cox married Mariah Antonette Metcalf, and had children including Fay F Cox, Mary E Cox, Nellie Florence Cox, Paul R Cox, Pearl Cose. Hugh Gamble Cox passed away in 1899 in Grant, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh Gamble Cox began in 1846 in Shelby County, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1850, Hugh Gamble Cox resided in Union, Monroe, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1860, Hugh Gamble Cox resided in Sharon, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, USA.
  • Hugh Gamble Cox married Mariah Antonette Metcalf, and had children including Fay F Cox, Mary E Cox, Nellie Florence Cox, Paul R Cox, Pearl Cose.
  • Hugh Gamble Cox passed away in 1899 in Grant, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Isaac Cox
1819–1899
Birth Location: Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
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Delia Gamble
1824–1916
Birth Location: New York, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mariah Metcalf
1846–1913
Birth Location: Seneca, Ohio, USA
MM

Children(s)

Nellie Cox
1867–1944
Birth Location: Shelby, Richland County, Ohio, USA
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Mary Cox
1869–
Birth Location: Shelby, Richland, Ohio
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Paul Cox
1879–1880
Birth Location: Indiana
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Pearl Cose
1879–
Birth Location: Indiana
PC
Fay Cox
1877–1895
Birth Location: Indiana
FC

Hugh Cox's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Cox
1846–1899
Birth Place: Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Parents
Isaac Cox
1819–1899
Wheeling, Ohio, West Virginia, United States
Delia Gamble
1824–1916
New York, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (B.) Cox
1783–1869
Pennsylvania
Elizabeth (Buchanan) Cox
1775–1825
Mecklenburg, North Carolina, USA
Hon. (Hugh Gamble or) Gambrel
1789–1880
Northumberland, Saratoga County, New York, USA
Mary ("Sarah" Crane) Disbrow
1801–1889
New Jersey, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Cox
1748–1837
Susannah Decker
1758–1838
John Sr
1747–1800
Mary Alexander\Buchanan
1751–1823
James Gambol
1759–1841
Sarah Stiles
1762–1819
William Disborough
1776–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Cox
1720–1784
Susan Tomlison
1720–1799
JAN JR
1719–1791
BLANDINA KEYKENDALL
1719–1797
Samuel Jr.
1727–1821
Elizabeth Scott
1727–1760
Catherine Tibbell
1722–1814
Hugh Gamble
1731–
Margaret
1731–
John Sr.
1736–1785
Lucy Johnson
1738–1785
William (Disbrow)
1743–1821
Angeltie SHAW
1748–1826

Hugh Cox's Descendants

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Hugh (Gamble) Cox (1846–15 Nov 1899) m. Mariah (Antonette) Metcalf (19 OCT 1846–11 April 1913)
  1. 1. Nellie (Florence) Cox 1867–1944 m. Robert (Blake Landfair) II 1868–1951
    1. 1. William (D) Landfair 1898–1987 m. Myla (Jane) Thobe 1901–1971 m. Mary (Katherine) Martin 1915–2005
      1. 1. Paul (Alan Pal) Landfair 1933–2017
    2. 2. John (Lysle Landfair) Sr 1896–1975
      1. 1. John (Lyle Landfair) Jr 1918–1972
    3. 3. Margaret (Katherine) Tyler 1899–1998
    4. 4. Robert (Blake Landfair) Jr 1909–1964
      1. 1. Linda (Nelle) Martin 1943–1998
    5. 5. Lucille Landfair 1892–1893
    6. 6. Stella (May) Carpenter 1903–1989
      1. 1. Rosemary (N) Redd 1924–
    7. 7. Elsworth (Blake) Landfair 1892–1951 m. Edward (E.) Jannisch 1888–1947
      1. 1. Clara (Ruth) Landfair 1920–1987 m. Edward (Austin) Bapple 1920–1980
        1. 1. Joseph Bapple 1940–1940
        2. 2. Ruth (Ann) Bapple 1943–2024
    8. 8. Edward (E) Landfair 1893–1969
    9. 9. Mary (Richardson) Landfair 1905–1984 m. Silas (Byron) Meek 1896–1969
      1. 1. Toni (Meek) Gassner 1927–1998
      2. 2. Robert (A.) Meek 1925–
      3. 3. Helen (L.) Meek 1923–
    10. 10. Helen (A) Landfair 1891–
  2. 2. Mary (E.) Cox 1869–
  3. 3. Paul (R.) Cox 1879–1880
  4. 4. Pearl Cose 1879–
  5. 5. Fay (F) Cox 1877–1895

Hugh Cox's Timeline

4 Records

1846
1846
Birth of Hugh Gamble Cox in Shelby County, Ohio, USA
Shelby County, Ohio, USA
1850
11 Sep 1850
Age 4
Hugh Gamble Cox resided here in Union, Monroe, Ohio, USA
Union, Monroe, Ohio, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Hugh Gamble Cox resided here in Sharon, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, USA
Sharon, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, USA
1899
15 Nov 1899
Age 53
Death of Hugh Gamble Cox in Grant, Indiana, United States
Grant, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1846
    Event Place: Shelby County, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 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: Sharon, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M653_1028; Page: 142; Family History Library Film:
    [2] 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: Sharon, Richland, Ohio; Roll: 724; Page: 352a
    [3] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1899-1900; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 11 Sep 1850
    Event Place: Union, Monroe, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; Non-population Census Schedules for Ohio, 1850-1880.; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 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: Sharon, Richland, Ohio; Roll: 724; Page: 352a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Sharon, Shelby, Richland, Ohio, 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: Sharon, Richland, Ohio; Roll: M653_1028; Page: 142; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Grant, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011; Year: 1899-1900; Roll: 08

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grant, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Grant County, Indiana, U.S., Marion Public Library Death Index
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