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James Cephas Fox 1802 – 1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 Oct 1802

Birth Location: Fayette County KY

Death Date: 15 Aug 1878

Death Location: Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA

Father: Ezra Fox

Mother: Mary Shryock

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James Cephas Fox was born in 1802 in Fayette County KY, the child of Ezra Fox and Mary Margaret 'Polly' Shryock. James Cephas Fox passed away in 1878 in Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • James Cephas Fox was born in 1802 in Fayette County KY, the child of Ezra Fox and Mary Margaret 'Polly' Shryock.
  • James Cephas Fox passed away in 1878 in Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA.

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James Fox's Ancestors

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James Fox
1802 – 1878
Birth Place: Fayette County KY
Parents
Ezra Fox
1773 – 1853
Loudoun County VA
Mary (Margaret 'Polly') Shryock
1778 – 1848
Cameron Parish, Loudoun Co., VA
Grandparents
James Fox
1736 – 1820
Philadelphia, Loudoun, Virginia, United States
Mary (Bartleson) Fox
1738 – 1783
Whitemarsh Twp, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States
Michael Shryock
1740 – 1833
Hagerstown, Washington Co., MD
Rosinna (Barbara) Krafft
1750 – 1810
Great-Grandparents
William Fox
1732 – 1783
Mary Kendrick
1738 – 1795
Bartle Bartleson
1696 – 1777
Elizabeth Knight
1709 – 1769
Johannes Shryock
1705 – 1788
Susanna Kirn
1711 – 1750
Hanß Krefft
1687 – 1758
Anna Waldvogel
1715 – 1769
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Freidrick Schreyack
1668 – 1734
Hildegarde VonSteuben
1682 – 1739
Hanss Kern
1692 – 1722
Maria Pfeffer
1694 –
Johann Krafft
1658 – 1731
Johannes Fessler
1665 – 1704

James Fox's Timeline

2 Records

1802
30 Oct 1802
Birth of James Cephas Fox in Fayette County KY
Fayette County KY
1878
15 Aug 1878
Age 76
Death of James Cephas Fox in Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA
Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1802
    Event Place: Fayette County KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Aug 1878
    Event Place: Paris, Monroe, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Monroe County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Place: Missouri, USA
    Record Source: Missouri, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988, Wills; Author: Missouri. Probate Court (Shelby County); Probate Place: Missouri

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