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Jacob Benjamin Cox 1851–1916 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jul 1851

Birth Location: Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 1916

Death Location: Fortenberry, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Lorenzo Cox

Mother: Elizabeth Sanders

Spouse(s): Nancy Polk

Children(s):

In 1851, Jacob Benjamin Cox entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to Lorenzo Dow Cox And Elizabeth Sanders. In 1860, Jacob Benjamin Cox resided in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA. In 1870, Jacob Benjamin Cox resided in Marion, Mississippi, USA. Jacob Benjamin Cox married Nancy Jane Polk. Jacob Benjamin Cox passed away in 1916 in Fortenberry, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1851, Jacob Benjamin Cox entered the world in Mississippi, USA, born to Lorenzo Dow Cox And Elizabeth Sanders.
  • In 1860, Jacob Benjamin Cox resided in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA.
  • In 1870, Jacob Benjamin Cox resided in Marion, Mississippi, USA.
  • Jacob Benjamin Cox married Nancy Jane Polk.
  • Jacob Benjamin Cox passed away in 1916 in Fortenberry, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Cox's Ancestors

Self
Jacob Cox
1851–1916
Birth Place: Mississippi, USA
Parents
Lorenzo Dow Cox
1823–1876
Jones County, Mississippi, USA
Elizabeth Sanders
1829–1896
South Carolina
Grandparents
Tobias (R.) Cox
1800–1880
Orangeburg County, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Blackwell
1803–1870
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1787–1855
Mary Horger
1780–1866
Jacob Blackwell
1755–1847
Sarah Ivey
1774–1815
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1760–1790
Ann Bonsall
1769–1835
Jacob Horger
–1807
Margaret Inabinet
1754–1807
Jacob Blackwell
1717–1780
Lydia Hallett
1731–1812
James Ivey
1752–1820
Mourning Driggers
1754–1820

Jacob Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1851
Jul 1851
Birth of Jacob Benjamin Cox in Mississippi, USA
Mississippi, USA
1860
1860
Age 9
Jacob Benjamin Cox resided here in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, USA
1870
1870
Age 19
Jacob Benjamin Cox resided here in Marion, Mississippi, USA
Marion, Mississippi, USA
1910
1910
Age 59
Jacob Benjamin Cox resided here in Marion County, Mississippi, USA
Marion County, Mississippi, USA
1916
22 Feb 1916
Age 65
Death of Jacob Benjamin Cox in Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States
Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jul 1851
    Event Place: Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Mississippi; Roll: M593_739; Page: 278A; Family History Library Film: 552238

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, 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: Marion, Mississippi; Roll: M653_586; Page: 947; Family History Library Film: 8035

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Marion, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Mississippi; Roll: M593_739; Page: 278A; Family History Library Film: 552238

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marion County, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Beat 2, Marion, Mississippi; Roll: T624_751; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0102; FHL microfilm: 1374764

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1916
    Event Place: Columbia, Marion, Mississippi, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fortenberry, Marion County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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