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Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox 1793–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Sep 1793

Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee

Death Date: 14 Feb 1870

Death Location: Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Father: John Cox

Mother: Mary Job

Spouse(s): Margaret Baines, Jincy Adams

Children(s): Robert Cox, Sinclair Cox, Samuel Cox, Elizabeth Cox, James Cox, Josephine Cox, Sarah Cox, Annie Cox, Jane Cox

In 1793, Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox entered the world in Sullivan, Tennessee, born to John Harvey Cox And Mary Leah Job. In 1860, Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox resided in Bowen Township, Madison County, AR. Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox married Jincy Cynthia Adams, Margaret Ann Peggy Baines, and had children including Annie Emmaline Cox, Elizabeth Caroline Cox, James Berry Cox, Jane Cox, Josephine Tennessee Cox, Robert Lee Cox, Samuel Burrell Cox, Sarah Cox, Sinclair Cox. Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox passed away in 1870 in Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1793, Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox entered the world in Sullivan, Tennessee, born to John Harvey Cox And Mary Leah Job.
  • In 1860, Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox resided in Bowen Township, Madison County, AR.
  • Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox married Jincy Cynthia Adams, Margaret Ann Peggy Baines, and had children including Annie Emmaline Cox, Elizabeth Caroline Cox, James Berry Cox, Jane Cox, Josephine Tennessee Cox, Robert Lee Cox, Samuel Burrell Cox, Sarah Cox, Sinclair Cox.
  • Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox passed away in 1870 in Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cox
1762–1836
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Job
1765–1841
Birth Location: Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
MJ

Spouses(s)

Margaret Baines
1819–1893
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
MB
Jincy Adams
1800–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
JA

Children(s)

Robert Cox
1855–1938
Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison County, Arkansas, USA
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Sinclair Cox
1845–
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Samuel Cox
1847–
Birth Location: Arkansas
SC
Elizabeth Cox
1849–
Birth Location: –
EC
James Cox
1852–1911
Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison, Arkansas, USA
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Josephine Cox
1856–1936
Birth Location: Huntsville, Madison, Arkansas, USA
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Sarah Cox
1822–1899
Birth Location: Sullivan, Tennessee
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Annie Cox
1828–1870
Birth Location: White, Tennessee
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Jane Cox
1836–
Birth Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas
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Jacob Cox's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cox
1793–1870
Birth Place: Sullivan, Tennessee
Parents
John Harvey Cox
1762–1836
Montgomery County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Leah) Job
1765–1841
Botetourt County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Jobe
1737–1808
Nottingham, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Deborah MacKay
1748–1814
Augusta County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Caleb Job
1704–1750
Barbary Palmer
1715–1784
Zachariah MacKay
1714–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Job
1650–1722
Elizabeth Vernon
1671–1732
Abigail Palmer
1677–
Robert Sr.
1680–1752

Jacob Cox's Descendants

1.
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Jacob (Christopher Columbus) Cox (20 Sep 1793–14 Feb 1870) m. Margaret (Ann 'Peggy') Baines (7 Feb 1819–26 Jun 1893) m. Jincy (Cynthia) Adams (1800–1860)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Cox 1855–1938 m. Florence (Emma) Acuff 1861–1926
    1. 1. Jacob (Richard 'Jake') Cox 1882–1918 m. Rosa (Della) Hole 1888–1983
      1. 1. Veryl (Richard) Cox 1919–1976 m. Martha (Jean) Hatfield 1925–1978
      2. 2. Carl Cox 1918–
      3. 3. Katie (Mae) Cox 1923–
      4. 4. Willie (Mae) Cox 1924–2006
      5. 5. Jacob (Robert) Cox 1912–1977 m. Leola (Jean) Maestretti 1926–1978
      6. 6. William (Theren) Cox 1916–1987 m. Margie L 1922–2004
      7. 7. Mary (Florence) Cox 1910–1975 m. William (Harold) Bales 1906–1988
        1. 1. Harold (Bales) Jr 1928–1936
        2. 2. Bobby (Leroy) Bales 1929–1996
      8. 8. Neal Cox 1908–
    2. 2. Eva Cox 1889–
    3. 3. George (Hamilton) Cox 1879–1955 m. Cora (Effie) Thomas 1887–1980
      1. 1. Edythe (Opal) Cox 1910–1920
      2. 2. Emil (G) Cox 1916–1993
    4. 4. Mary (Josephine) Cox 1884–1967 m. Charles (Herman) Franklin 1879–1970
      1. 1. Coxie (M.) Franklin 1922–2002 m. Alla (Dee) Bandel 1928–2008
      2. 2. Herman (Inks) Franklin 1910–1991 m. Elinor Miller 1910–1964
      3. 3. Otholee (Ruby) Franklin 1918–1935 m. John (Siegel) Hix 1911–1998
    5. 5. Margaret (Melinda) Cox 1885–1985 m. Floyd (A) Rhay 1890–1957
      1. 1. F (Oakley) Rhay 1913–1951
      2. 2. Bobby (J) Rhay 1921–2012 m. Patricia (Ann) Tracy 1923–2012
      3. 3. H (Lorene) Rhay 1926–
    6. 6. Louis (Ben) Cox 1887–1961 m. Leila 1898– m. Mary (Elizabeth "Lizzie") Koontz 1893–1920
      1. 1. Ruby (Juliet) Cox 1916–1989 m. Howard (Stanley) Yeend 1913–1990 m. Lyle (H) Anderson 1916–1982
      2. 2. Harold Cox 1912–
      3. 3. Hollis (Dean) Cox 1919–2008
        1. 1. Dean (A) Cox 1896–
    7. 7. Robert (Earl) Cox 1895–1985 m. Gladys Cox 1909–
    8. 8. Inez (Florence) Cox 1899–1975 m. Oscar (Warren) Hays 1891–1968
      1. 1. Thomas (E) Hays 1926–
    9. 9. Othol (Dean) Cox 1897–1970 m. Birdie (Ella) Baldwin 1898–1996
      1. 1. Orthol (Bruce) Cox 1919–2002 m. Lois (I.) Clapper 1926–1989
      2. 2. Velora (June) Cox 1923–1987 m. A.L. (Tex) Gray 1918–1995
  2. 2. Sinclair Cox 1845–
  3. 3. Samuel (Burrell) Cox 1847–
  4. 4. Elizabeth (Caroline) Cox 1849–
  5. 5. James (Berry) Cox 1852–1911 m. Hulda (Catherine) Harmon 1858–1911
    1. 1. James (B Cox) Jr. 1879–1960 m. Rose (N) Meriott 1883–1950
      1. 1. Vernie (Lee) Cox 1902–1937 m. Mary (Lou) Harbert 1910–
      2. 2. Jack Cox 1909–1984 m. Gertrude (Christine) Sweaney 1906–1986
        1. 1. Jackie (Berl) Cox 1939–1999
      3. 3. Jewel (Margaret) Cox 1904–1992 m. Lloyd (Johah) Thomas 1899–1987
        1. 1. Blanche Thomas 1929–2015
        2. 2. Catherine (Betty) Thomas 1926– m. Archie (Jacob) Lundein 1922–2011
        3. 3. Opal Thomas 1928–2005
      4. 4. Ruth ('Bertie') Cox 1916–1968 m. James (Everett) Ballew 1917–1978
        1. 1. James (Harvey) Ballew 1935–1994
    2. 2. Chisterfor Cox 1875–1966 m. Effie (Mae) Taylor 1877–1959
      1. 1. John (B) Cox 1909–1991
      2. 2. Sinclair (Don) Cox 1903–1982 m. Vivia (L) Pitts 1906–1999
        1. 1. Bettie (Jo) Cox 1930–2007
      3. 3. Alonza (Belle) Cox 1898–
      4. 4. Audrey (Hazel) Cox 1899–1961 m. Edward Fahler 1895–1970
        1. 1. Robert Fahler 1926–
        2. 2. Bethel Fahler 1926–
    3. 3. Sarah (Belle 'Larey') Cox 1877– m. Jack (Chelton) Harris 1876–
      1. 1. Waneta Harris 1901–
      2. 2. Vivian Harris 1905–
      3. 3. Catherine Harris 1906–1992
      4. 4. James (H) Harris 1908–1941
  6. 6. Josephine (Tennessee) Cox 1856–1936 m. Benjamin (Hampton) Butts 1853–1938
    1. 1. Gertrude (M.) Butts 1881–1897
    2. 2. William (Robert) Butts 1892–1985 m. Mary (Inez) Turner 1894–1955
      1. 1. Billy (Hugh) Butts 1923–1978
      2. 2. Hildreth Butts 1918–
    3. 3. Olive (J Ressie) Butts 1898–1986 m. Burl (L) Reynolds 1895–1970
      1. 1. Mark (Bland) Reynolds 1924–1996
    4. 4. Benjamin (Raymond) Butts 1902–1982 m. Opal (Lee) Stewart 1905–
      1. 1. Gertie (Madeline) Butts 1925–2007 m. Joseph (Benjamin) Martin 1925–
    5. 5. Sarah (Jane) Butts 1888–1940 m. Lloyd (E van) Buskirk 1888–
      1. 1. Dale (Van) Buskirk 1910–
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Van) Buskirk 1912–
      3. 3. Ben (John Van) Buskirk 1914–
      4. 4. L (E) Vanbuskirk 1920–
    6. 6. Ida Butts 1882–
  7. 7. Sarah Cox 1822–1899 m. John (Lee) Robinson 1823–1863
    1. 1. Lucinda Robinson 1844–1899 m. John Upton 1840–1878
      1. 1. Mary (Ida) Upton 1874–1950 m. John (Clement) Cox 1871–1926
        1. 1. William (Oliver Cox) Sr 1895–1958 m. Clara (Esther) Cogburn 1896–1977
        2. 2. Ila (Rowena) Cox 1915–1998 m. Roy Sparks 1912–1974
        3. 3. Barney (Otto) Cox 1897–1951 m. Bessie (Irene) Mendenhall 1909–1962
        4. 4. Ernest (E) Cox 1903–
        5. 5. Ann (Opal) Cox 1906–1989 m. Raymond (Orville) Mendenhall 1919–1959
        6. 6. Esther (Pauline) Cox 1910–
        7. 7. Numan (E) Cox 1901–1946 m. Tempie (Annie) Davis 1904–1975 m. Onie Poplar 1903–
      2. 2. Josephus (R "Junior") Upton 1866–1951 m. Caroline (Melvina) Ledbetter 1873–1957
        1. 1. Dorman (Eugene) Upton 1901–1986
        2. 2. Pauline (Jo) Upton 1893–1985
        3. 3. Johnie Upton 1891–1918 m. Joseph (Houston) Hines 1877–1954
        4. 4. Hassel (Jane) Upton 1907–2004
      3. 3. Margaret Upton 1869–1931
      4. 4. Sarah (C.) Upton 1872–
    2. 2. Mary (Jane) Robinson 1848–1934 m. Josephus (S "Joe") Upton 1846–1918
      1. 1. James (Butler) Upton 1870–1950 m. Martha (Elizabeth "Mattie") Ledbetter 1869–1938 m. Abigail (Levonia "Abbie") Banks 1876–1960
        1. 1. Caroline ("Callie") Upton 1890–1905 m. Charles (Mack) Crenshaw 1873–1946
        2. 2. Oran Upton 1897–1912
      2. 2. Louisa Upton 1867–1893 m. John (Marion) Williams 1858–1938
        1. 1. Van (Wiley) Williams 1885–1960 m. Robbie (Lee) Hubbard 1890–1980
      3. 3. Maggie (Ellen) Upton 1886–1937
      4. 4. Lee Upton 1876–1963
      5. 5. Rosa (Viola) Upton 1873–1948
    3. 3. Margarette Robinson 1854–1924
    4. 4. Emeline (Tennessee) Robinson 1852–1893
  8. 8. Annie (Emmaline) Cox 1828–1870 m. Arthur (Ledbetter) McElhaney 1817–1879
    1. 1. Nathan (C) McElhaney 1853–1929 m. Mary (Melvina "Mellie") Shropshire 1861–1941
      1. 1. Wiley (Wallace) McElhaney 1878–1922 m. Anna (May) Wilson 1886–1964
        1. 1. Mildred (Lorene) McElhaney 1913–2007 m. John (Young) Moody 1906–1964
    2. 2. Henry (Monroe) McElhaney 1855–1944 m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Norman 1857–1936
      1. 1. Rufus (Oscar) McElhaney 1880–1962 m. Ida (Belle) Jarvis 1886–1925
        1. 1. Elton McElhaney 1913–1961 m. Della (Lurene) Reed 1914–2001
  9. 9. Jane Cox 1836– m. Burwell Ledbetter 1833–1908
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Josephine Julia) Ledbetter 1868–1925 m. George (Washington) Howard 1866–1922
      1. 1. Ulysses (Grant) Howard 1884–1958 m. Emma (Victoria) Hicks 1894–1963

Jacob Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1793
20 Sep 1793
Birth of Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox in Sullivan, Tennessee
Sullivan, Tennessee
1860
1860
Age 67
Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox resided here in Bowen Township, Madison County, AR
Bowen Township, Madison County, AR
1870
14 Feb 1870
Age 77
Death of Jacob Christopher Columbus Cox in Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Sep 1793
    Event Place: Sullivan, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Bowen Township, Madison County, AR
    Record Source: Arkansas, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Iowa, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives at Washington, D.C.; Washington, D.C.; NAI Title: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Number: T288; Record Group Title: Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, 1773-2007; Record Group N

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Feb 1870
    Event Place: Bowen, Madison, Arkansas, USA
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