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Ira Jesse Cox 1904–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 November 1904

Birth Location: Gamail, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 6 May 1995

Death Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America

Father: Alvin Cox

Mother: Lula Wilmore

Spouse(s): Bertha Schimanski

Children(s): Delores Cox, Wayne Cox, Ira Cox, Donald Cox

Ira Jesse Cox was born in 1904 in Gamail, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alvin Clarence Cox And Lula F Wilmore. In 1910, Ira Jesse Cox resided in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA. In 1920, Ira Jesse Cox resided in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA. Ira Jesse Cox married Bertha Betty Schimanski, and had children including Delores Elaine Dodie Cox, Donald Paul Cox, Ira Dale Cox, Nancy Carol Cox, Wayne A Cox. Ira Jesse Cox passed away in 1995 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ira Jesse Cox was born in 1904 in Gamail, Kentucky, USA, the child of Alvin Clarence Cox And Lula F Wilmore.
  • In 1910, Ira Jesse Cox resided in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA.
  • In 1920, Ira Jesse Cox resided in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA.
  • Ira Jesse Cox married Bertha Betty Schimanski, and had children including Delores Elaine Dodie Cox, Donald Paul Cox, Ira Dale Cox, Nancy Carol Cox, Wayne A Cox.
  • Ira Jesse Cox passed away in 1995 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alvin Cox
1877–1947
Birth Location: Macon, Tennessee
AC
Lula Wilmore
1886–1975
Birth Location: Tennessee
LW

Spouses(s)

Bertha Schimanski
1908–1986
Birth Location: Germany
BS

Children(s)

Delores Cox
1935–2016
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
DC
Wayne Cox
1934–2016
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
WC
Ira Cox
1932–2014
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
IC
Donald Cox
1930–1931
Birth Location: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
DC

Ira Cox's Ancestors

Self
Ira Cox
1904–1995
Birth Place: Gamail, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Alvin Clarence Cox
1877–1947
Macon, Tennessee
Lula (F) Wilmore
1886–1975
Tennessee
Grandparents
Ira (D) Cox
1849–
Tennessee
Martha (A) Copass
1851–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Moses Cox
1805–1870
Sarah A
1822–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1762–1836
Mary Job
1765–1841

Ira Cox's Descendants

1.
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Ira (Jesse) Cox (23 November 1904–6 May 1995) m. Bertha ("Betty") Schimanski (31 January 1908–March 1986)
  1. 1. Delores (Elaine "Dodie") Cox 1935–2016 m. Charles (Clinton) Luker 1932–1968
  2. 2. Wayne (A) Cox 1934–2016
  3. 3. Ira (Dale) Cox 1932–2014 m. Jaris –2014 m. Evelyn (Marie) Smith 1933–2011
  4. 4. Donald (Paul) Cox 1930–1931

Ira Cox's Timeline

9 Records

1904
23 November 1904
Birth of Ira Jesse Cox in Gamail, Kentucky, USA
Gamail, Kentucky, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1920
1920
Age 16
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois
Decatur, Macon, Illinois
1940
1940
Age 36
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
Ira Jesse Cox resided here in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1995
6 April 1995
Age 91
Death of Ira Jesse Cox in Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
1995
6 May 1995
Age 91
Death of Ira Jesse Cox
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 November 1904
    Event Place: Gamail, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 346
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00843; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 58-19
    [4] Arkansas, County Marriages Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 328-10-8994; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [6] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 197
    [7] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2340273
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374509
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Herald and Review; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1995; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.07622301,0.18041477,0.42179137&xid=3355
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Decatur, Macon, Illi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T624_496; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0163; FHL microfilm: 1374509

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Gamaliel, Monroe, Kentucky; Roll: T625_592; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 0033; FHL microfilm: 2340273

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00843; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 58-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois; Roll: m-t0627-00843; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 58-19

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Decatur, Macon, Illi

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, IL
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Illinois, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 346

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Herald and Review; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1995; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.07622301,0.18041477,0.42179137&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rabell, Pike, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, County Marriages Index

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 April 1995
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 328-10-8994; Issue State: Illinois; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Herald and Review; Publication Date: 9 Apr 1995; Publication Place: Decatur, Illinois, USA; ,0.07622301,0.18041477,0.42179137&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1995
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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