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James Lester Cox 1879–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 September 1879

Birth Location: Rush County, Kansas, United States of America

Death Date: 28 February 1958

Death Location: Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America

Father: James Cox

Mother: Alice Deighton

Spouse(s): Gertrude Cox

Children(s): Merian Cox, Elizabeth Cox

James Lester Cox was born in 1879 in Rush County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Wesley Cox And Alice Deighton. In 1900, James Lester Cox resided in Independent, Barton, Kansas, USA. In 1910, James Lester Cox resided in Great Bend Ward 4, Barton, Kansas, USA. James Lester Cox married Gertrude Cox, and had children including Elizabeth Cox, Merian Cox. James Lester Cox passed away in 1958 in Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lester Cox was born in 1879 in Rush County, Kansas, United States of America, the child of James Wesley Cox And Alice Deighton.
  • In 1900, James Lester Cox resided in Independent, Barton, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1910, James Lester Cox resided in Great Bend Ward 4, Barton, Kansas, USA.
  • James Lester Cox married Gertrude Cox, and had children including Elizabeth Cox, Merian Cox.
  • James Lester Cox passed away in 1958 in Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cox
1851–1949
Birth Location: Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, USA
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Alice Deighton
1860–1949
Birth Location: Missouri
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Spouses(s)

Gertrude Cox
1882–
Birth Location: Kansas
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Children(s)

Merian Cox
1906–
Birth Location: Kansas
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Elizabeth Cox
1916–
Birth Location: Kansas
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James Cox's Ancestors

Self
James Cox
1879–1958
Birth Place: Rush County, Kansas, United States of America
Parents
James Wesley Cox
1851–1949
Marietta, Love, Oklahoma, USA
Alice Deighton
1860–1949
Missouri
Grandparents
Joseph (Henry) Cox
1824–1914
Maryland
Thomas (Fletcher) Deighton
1826–1913
England
Catherina Lovett
1836–1930
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1799–1882
Matilda Howard
1805–1871
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Sr
1748–1821
William Ashmore
1766–1836

James Cox's Descendants

1.
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James (Lester) Cox (4 September 1879–28 February 1958) m. Gertrude Cox (abt 1882–)
  1. 1. Merian Cox 1906–
  2. 2. Elizabeth Cox 1916–

James Cox's Timeline

9 Records

1879
4 September 1879
Birth of James Lester Cox in Rush County, Kansas, United States of America
Rush County, Kansas, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 21
James Lester Cox resided here in Independent, Barton, Kansas, USA
Independent, Barton, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend Ward 4, Barton, Kansas, USA
Great Bend Ward 4, Barton, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend Ward 2, Barton, Kansas, USA
Great Bend Ward 2, Barton, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 46
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 51
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
1935
1935
Age 56
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas
Great Bend, Barton, Kansas
1940
1940
Age 61
James Lester Cox resided here in Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
1958
28 February 1958
Age 79
Death of James Lester Cox in Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America
Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 September 1879
    Event Place: Rush County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
    [2] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [8] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [9] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [10] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Independent, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Great Bend Ward 4, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Great Bend Ward 2, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Barton, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Great Bend, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 February 1958
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Great Bend, Barton County, Kansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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