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John Rufus Cox 1860–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1860

Birth Location: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 30 Oct 1937

Death Location: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Hardin Cox

Mother: Margaret Lemons

Spouse(s): Mary Cox

Children(s): Nannie Cox, Fannie Cox, Betty Cox, Judson Cox, John Cox, Charles Cox, George Cox, Fannie Cox, Bettie Cox, Judson Cox, Charlie Cox, George Cox, John Cox

John Rufus Cox was born in 1860 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hardin Cox And Margaret Peggy Lemons. In 1900, John Rufus Cox resided in Leaksville Village, Rockingham, North Carolina. John Rufus Cox married Mary Fannie Cox, and had children including Bettie M Cox, Betty Maybud Cox, Charles Layefette Cox, Charlie L Cox, Fannie L Cox, Fannie S Cox, George A Cox, George Allen Cox, John Daniel Cox, Judson Cox, Judson Mckinley Cox, Nannie Cox. John Rufus Cox passed away in 1937 in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • John Rufus Cox was born in 1860 in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Hardin Cox And Margaret Peggy Lemons.
  • In 1900, John Rufus Cox resided in Leaksville Village, Rockingham, North Carolina.
  • John Rufus Cox married Mary Fannie Cox, and had children including Bettie M Cox, Betty Maybud Cox, Charles Layefette Cox, Charlie L Cox, Fannie L Cox, Fannie S Cox, George A Cox, George Allen Cox, John Daniel Cox, Judson Cox, Judson Mckinley Cox, Nannie Cox.
  • John Rufus Cox passed away in 1937 in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Cox's Ancestors

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John Cox
1860–1937
Birth Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Hardin Cox
1833–1900
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Margaret ("Peggy") Lemons
1837–1900
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
John (C) Cox
1795–1870
Virginia, United States
Rebecca Betsy
1798–1870
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Cox's Descendants

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John (Rufus) Cox (May 1860–30 Oct 1937) m. Mary (Fannie) Cox (1863–17 May 1938)
  1. 1. Nannie Cox 1901–1979
  2. 2. Fannie (L.) Cox 1899–1980
  3. 3. Betty (Maybud) Cox 1894–1983
  4. 4. Judson (McKinley) Cox 1894–1961
  5. 5. John (Daniel) Cox 1890–1959
  6. 6. Charles (Layefette) Cox 1889–1950
  7. 7. George (Allen) Cox 1887–
  8. 8. Fannie (S) Cox 1899–
  9. 9. Bettie (M) Cox 1896–
  10. 10. Judson Cox 1894–
  11. 11. Charlie (L) Cox 1889–
  12. 12. George (A) Cox 1887–
  13. 13. John (Daniel) Cox 1890–1959 m. Mary Burchell 1904–
    1. 1. Mary (K) Cox 1925–
    2. 2. Lily (M) Cox 1920–
    3. 3. John (Elwood) Cox 1922– m. Marionette Mixon 1925–1999

John Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1860
May 1860
Birth of John Rufus Cox in Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
1900
1900
Age 40
John Rufus Cox resided here in Leaksville Village, Rockingham, North Carolina
Leaksville Village, Rockingham, North Carolina
1937
30 Oct 1937
Age 77
Death of John Rufus Cox in Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1860
    Event Place: Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina Death Certificates
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Leaksville Village, Rockingham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Oct 1937
    Event Place: Leaksville, Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: North Carolina Death Certificates

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