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Jacob Fox 1808–1884 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1808

Birth Location: Richland County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 8 November 1884

Death Location: Webster, Mississippi

Father: Henry Sr.

Mother: Sarah Harrell

Spouse(s): Mary (Fox)

Children(s): Sarah (Dorrah), Mary (Prewitt), Martha (Gregg), Dorcas Hollingsworth), Julian Fox, Jerusha (White), Angeline (Hicks), Julia (Gregg), William Fox, (Pvt.) Fox

The story of Jacob Fox began in 1808 in Richland County, South Carolina, USA. In 1850, Jacob Fox resided in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA. In 1860, Jacob Fox resided in Palmetto, Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA. Jacob Fox married Mary Ann Caroline Hughes Fox, and had children including Angeline Fox Hicks, Dorcas Duck Ann Fox Bennett Hollingsworth, Jerusha Fox White, Julia Ann Fox Gregg, Julian Fox, Martha Jane Fox Gregg, Mary Jane Mollie Fox Prewitt, Pvt John Middleton Fox, Sarah Sallie Fox Dorrah, William Thomas Fox. Jacob Fox passed away in 1884 in Webster, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Fox began in 1808 in Richland County, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1850, Jacob Fox resided in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1860, Jacob Fox resided in Palmetto, Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA.
  • Jacob Fox married Mary Ann Caroline Hughes Fox, and had children including Angeline Fox Hicks, Dorcas Duck Ann Fox Bennett Hollingsworth, Jerusha Fox White, Julia Ann Fox Gregg, Julian Fox, Martha Jane Fox Gregg, Mary Jane Mollie Fox Prewitt, Pvt John Middleton Fox, Sarah Sallie Fox Dorrah, William Thomas Fox.
  • Jacob Fox passed away in 1884 in Webster, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jacob Fox's Ancestors

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Jacob Fox
1808–1884
Birth Place: Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Henry Halley Fox Sr.
1768–1852
Richland, SC, USA
Sarah Harrell
1772–1884
Richland, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
William (Poyntz) Fox
1736–1816
Craven District, South Carolina, USA
Sarah Carroll
1748–1808
Craven, Newberry, South Carolina, United States
William (John) Harrell
1746–1799
Bertie, North Carolina, United States
Unity (Noona) Fox
1752–1846
Brunswick County, Virginia, Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Colonel III
1698–1770
Martha Keen
1709–1749
John Carroll
1700–1750
Unity Fox
1704–1778
Zachariah Harrall
1734–1797
William (III?)
1710–1764
Sarah Avent
1713–1779
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry II
1674–1750
Mary Kendrick
1678–1704
Charles Colony
1660–1720
Henry II
1674–1750
Mary Kendrick
1678–1704
Abraham Harrell
1713–1755
Mary Guin
1712–1755

Jacob Fox's Descendants

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Jacob Fox (19 January 1808–8 November 1884) m. Mary (Ann Caroline Hughes) (Fox) (20 Nov 1811–25 Oct 1895)
  1. 1. Sarah ("Sallie" Fox) (Dorrah) 1828–1901
  2. 2. Mary (Jane "Mollie" Fox) (Prewitt) 1829–1904
  3. 3. Martha (Jane Fox) (Gregg) 1831–1915
  4. 4. Dorcas ("Duck" Ann Fox (Bennett,) Hollingsworth) 1833–1893
  5. 5. Julian Fox 1843–
  6. 6. Jerusha (Fox) (White) 1846–1918
  7. 7. Angeline (Fox) (Hicks) 1850–1925
  8. 8. Julia (Ann Fox) (Gregg) 1842–1926
  9. 9. William (Thomas) Fox 1853–
  10. 10. (Pvt.) (John Middleton) Fox 1839–1930

Jacob Fox's Timeline

4 Records

1808
19 January 1808
Birth of Jacob Fox in Richland County, South Carolina, USA
Richland County, South Carolina, USA
1850
1850
Age 42
Jacob Fox resided here in Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
Jacob Fox resided here in Palmetto, Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
Palmetto, Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, USA
1884
8 November 1884
Age 76
Death of Jacob Fox in Webster, Mississippi
Webster, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1808
    Event Place: Richland County, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970
    [2] 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: Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama; Roll: M653_20; Page: 937; Family History Library Film
    [3] 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: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 124b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 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: Southern District, Pickens, Alabama; Roll: 13; Page: 124b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Palmetto, Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama, 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: Palmetto, Pickens, Alabama; Roll: M653_20; Page: 937; Family History Library Film

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 November 1884
    Event Place: Webster, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970

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