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Hugh James Fox 1918 – 1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 Mar 1918

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 9 Dec 1988

Death Location: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina

Father: Lavator Fox

Mother: Sophia Patterson

Spouse(s): Nelle Shields

Children(s): Cynthia Fox, Maxie Fox

Hugh James Fox was born in 1918 in Tennessee, the child of Lavator "Mack" Fox and Sophia Blanche Patterson. Hugh James Fox later married Nelle "Burnette" Shields, and together they raised children including Cynthia Huguette Fox and Maxie June Fox. In 1988, Hugh James Fox passed away in Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina.

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Parents

Lavator Fox
1874 – 1922
Birth Location: Sevier, Tennessee
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Sophia Patterson
1892 – 1985
Birth Location: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

Nelle Shields
1911 – 1986
Birth Location: Jonesborough, Washington, Tennessee
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Children(s)

Cynthia Fox
1940 – 1984
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
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Maxie Fox
1947 –
Birth Location: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee
MF

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 5 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, 1940 United States Federal Census, North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Social Security Death Index, Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 650.0., Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 140; Image: ., Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92; Certificate: ., Number: 410-05-6300; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951., Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Elizabethton, Carter, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3878; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 10-11.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 9 Dec 1988
    Event Place: Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Social Security Death Index, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92; Certificate: ., Number: 410-05-6300; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Madison, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Collection, 1908-2004, Source Vendor: NC Department of Health. North Carolina Deaths, 1988-92; Certificate: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1762; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 140; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 650.0.
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