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James Lawrence Cox 1898–1980 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 September 1898

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: 21 May 1980

Death Location: Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: James Cox

Mother: Sarah Davenport

Spouse(s): Cora Solley

Children(s): James Cox

James Lawrence Cox was born in 1898 in South Carolina, the child of James Perry Cox And Sarah Jane Davenport. In 1900, James Lawrence Cox resided in Austin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA. In 1910, James Lawrence Cox resided in Crawford, Marshall, Alabama, USA. James Lawrence Cox married Cora Lee Solley, and had children including Harold Ray Cox, James Eugene Cox. James Lawrence Cox passed away in 1980 in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James Lawrence Cox was born in 1898 in South Carolina, the child of James Perry Cox And Sarah Jane Davenport.
  • In 1900, James Lawrence Cox resided in Austin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1910, James Lawrence Cox resided in Crawford, Marshall, Alabama, USA.
  • James Lawrence Cox married Cora Lee Solley, and had children including Harold Ray Cox, James Eugene Cox.
  • James Lawrence Cox passed away in 1980 in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Cox
1864–1933
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah Davenport
1862–1940
Birth Location: Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Cora Solley
1906–1987
Birth Location: Alabama
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Children(s)

James Cox
1926–2011
Birth Location: Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
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James Cox's Ancestors

Self
James Cox
1898–1980
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
James Perry Cox
1864–1933
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Jane) Davenport
1862–1940
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Willis (Augustus) Davenport
1808–1881
Greenville County, South Carolina, USA
Frances Coker
1820–1900
Greenville, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Davenport
1763–1842
Phoebe Gross
1773–1841
Charles Coker
1794–1890
Lavinia Chandler
1794–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Davenport
1718–1803
Ann Wyley
1718–1790
William Gross
1750–
Joseph Sr
1777–1832
William Chandler
1765–1820

James Cox's Descendants

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James (Lawrence) Cox (26 September 1898–21 May 1980) m. Cora (Lee) Solley (13 October 1906–6 April 1987)
  1. 1. James (Eugene) Cox 1926–2011

James Cox's Timeline

8 Records

1898
26 September 1898
Birth of James Lawrence Cox in South Carolina
South Carolina
1900
1900
Age 2
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Austin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Austin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
1910
1910
Age 12
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Crawford, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Crawford, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 22
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 37
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Arab, Marshall, Alabama
Arab, Marshall, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 42
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Arab E Precinct 26, Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Arab E Precinct 26, Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 52
James Lawrence Cox resided here in Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
1980
21 May 1980
Age 82
Death of James Lawrence Cox in Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 September 1898
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Austin, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Crawford, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Arab, Marshall, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Arab, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00061; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Arab E Precinct 26, Arab, Marshall, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Arab, Marshall, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00061; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 48-34

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Arab, Marshall, Alabama, 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: Arab, Marshall, Alab

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1980
    Event Place: Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arab, Marshall County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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