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James Elroy Cox 1918–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1918

Birth Location: Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA

Death Date: 14 Aug 2000

Death Location: Saint Helena, Napa, California

Father: James Cox

Mother: Edith Meairs

Spouse(s): Dorothy Gillman, Rose Orosco

Children(s): Dennis Cox

In 1918, James Elroy Cox entered the world in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA, born to James Elza Cox And Edith Luella Meairs. In 1920, James Elroy Cox resided in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA. In 1925, James Elroy Cox resided in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA. James Elroy Cox married Dorothy Victoria Gillman, Rose Marie Orosco, and had children including Dennis Michael Cox, Janice Ellen Cox. James Elroy Cox passed away in 2000 in Saint Helena, Napa, California.

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Biography

  • In 1918, James Elroy Cox entered the world in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA, born to James Elza Cox And Edith Luella Meairs.
  • In 1920, James Elroy Cox resided in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, James Elroy Cox resided in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA.
  • James Elroy Cox married Dorothy Victoria Gillman, Rose Marie Orosco, and had children including Dennis Michael Cox, Janice Ellen Cox.
  • James Elroy Cox passed away in 2000 in Saint Helena, Napa, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Cox's Ancestors

Self
James Cox
1918–2000
Birth Place: Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Parents
James Elza Cox
1882–1974
Burlington, Coffey County, Kansas, USA
Edith (Luella) Meairs
1887–1939
Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas, USA
Grandparents
Marcus (Cicero) Meairs
1852–1935
Preble County, Ohio
Alice (Florida) Whedon
1858–1942
Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Meairs
1829–1880
Sarah Surface
1826–1865
Thaddeus Whedon
1832–1915
Hannah Hammond
1833–1919
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alpha Whedon
1793–1860
Isabel Findley
1800–1835

James Cox's Descendants

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James (Elroy) Cox (10 Jun 1918–14 Aug 2000) m. Dorothy (Victoria) Gillman (1 Nov 1918–11 Jul 2000) m. Rose (Marie) Orosco (8 Jan 1924–5 Dec 1993)
  1. 1. Dennis (Michael) Cox 1950–2019

James Cox's Timeline

7 Records

1918
10 Jun 1918
Birth of James Elroy Cox in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 2
James Elroy Cox resided here in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 7
James Elroy Cox resided here in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 12
James Elroy Cox resided here in Melvern, Melvern, Osage, Kansas, USA
Melvern, Melvern, Osage, Kansas, USA
1946
1946
Age 28
James Elroy Cox resided here in Stock-Tea
Stock-Tea
1950
1950
Age 32
James Elroy Cox resided here in Tracy, San Joaquin, California, USA
Tracy, San Joaquin, California, USA
2000
14 Aug 2000
Age 82
Death of James Elroy Cox in Saint Helena, Napa, California
Saint Helena, Napa, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1918
    Event Place: Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_26; Line: 7
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas; Roll: T625_527; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 21
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Melvern, Osage, Kansas; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340449
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tracy, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 66; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 39-133

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas; Roll: T625_527; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 21

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: Kansas, U.S., State Census Collection, 1855-1925, Kansas State Historical Society; Topeka, Kansas; 1925 Kansas Territory Census; Roll: KS1925_26; Line: 7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Melvern, Melvern, Osage, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Melvern, Osage, Kansas; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0014; FHL microfilm: 2340449

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Stock-Tea
    Record Source: Tracy Press; Publication Date: 6 Sep 1946; Publication Place: Tracy, California, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tracy, San Joaquin, California, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tracy, San Joaquin, California; Roll: 66; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 39-133

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Tracy
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Stockton Daily Evening Record; Publication Date: 23 Jul 1941; Publication Place: Stockton, California, USA; ,0.10089023,0.25246418,0.24687706&xi

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 2000
    Event Place: Saint Helena, Napa, California
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

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