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James Gordon Cox 1915 – 1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1915

Birth Location: Lynchburg, Virginia USA

Death Date: 02 July 1976

Death Location: Salem, Virginia USA

Father: Spencer Cox

Mother: Manie Cox

Spouse(s): Marion Cox

Children(s):

The story of James Gordon Cox began in 1915 in Lynchburg, Virginia USA. James Gordon Cox married Marion Elva Cook Cox. James Gordon Cox passed away in 1976 in Salem, Virginia USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Gordon Cox began in 1915 in Lynchburg, Virginia USA.
  • James Gordon Cox married Marion Elva Cook Cox.
  • James Gordon Cox passed away in 1976 in Salem, Virginia USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spencer Cox
1885 – 1938
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
SC
Manie Cox
1877 – 1966
Birth Location: Amherst County, Virginia, USA
MC

Spouses(s)

Marion Cox
1916 – 1980
Birth Location: Black Mountain, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA
MC

Children(s)

James Cox's Ancestors

Self
James Cox
1915 – 1976
Birth Place: Lynchburg, Virginia USA
Parents
Spencer Filmore Cox
1885 – 1938
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Manie (Isemano) Cox
1877 – 1966
Amherst County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Cox's Timeline

7 Records

1914
31 Mar 1914
Birth of James Gordon Cox in Lynchburg, Virginia USA
Lynchburg, Virginia USA
1914
21 Mar 1914
Birth of James Gordon Cox in Lynchburg, Virginia USA
Lynchburg, Virginia USA
1915
abt 1915
Birth of James Gordon Cox in Lynchburg, Virginia USA
Lynchburg, Virginia USA
1920
1920
Age 5
James Gordon Cox resided here in Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
James Gordon Cox resided here in Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 25
James Gordon Cox resided here in Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
1976
02 July 1976
Age 61
Death of James Gordon Cox in Salem, Virginia USA
Salem, Virginia USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2468; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 682.0; FHL microfilm: 2342202
    [2] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [3] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [4] Virginia, Marriage Records, 1936-2014
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Mar 1914
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia USA
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index, Number: 231-09-8129; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1915
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1896; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 874

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lynchburg Ward 2, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1896; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 8; Image: 874

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: 2468; Page: 25B; Enumeration District: 0013; Image: 682.0; FHL microfilm: 2342202

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02 July 1976
    Event Place: Salem, Virginia USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index, Number: 231-09-8129; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [2] Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lynchburg, Lynchburg City, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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