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Joseph Simpson Cox 1878–1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 January 1878

Birth Location: Illinois, United States of America

Death Date: 10 August 1959

Death Location: Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Garner

Mother: Emma Catt

Spouse(s): Iva Brenton, Pearl Lacy

Children(s): Estella Rigney, Marrion Cox, William Cox, Rosa Cox, Emma Cox, James Cox

Joseph Simpson Cox was born in 1878 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Garner And Emma Jane Catt. In 1900, Joseph Simpson Cox resided in Eel, Cass, Indiana, USA. In 1912, Joseph Simpson Cox resided in Farmland. Joseph Simpson Cox married Bella Casto, Iva Gladys Brenton, Pearl Shock Nee Lacy, and had children including Emma Jane Cox, Estella Dorothy Rigney, James Lester Cox, Marrion Cox, Rosa May Cox, Vernon Bud Cox, William Cox. Joseph Simpson Cox passed away in 1959 in Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Simpson Cox was born in 1878 in Illinois, United States of America, the child of William Garner And Emma Jane Catt.
  • In 1900, Joseph Simpson Cox resided in Eel, Cass, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1912, Joseph Simpson Cox resided in Farmland.
  • Joseph Simpson Cox married Bella Casto, Iva Gladys Brenton, Pearl Shock Nee Lacy, and had children including Emma Jane Cox, Estella Dorothy Rigney, James Lester Cox, Marrion Cox, Rosa May Cox, Vernon Bud Cox, William Cox.
  • Joseph Simpson Cox passed away in 1959 in Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Joseph Cox's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Cox
1878–1959
Birth Place: Illinois, United States of America
Parents
William Garner
1854–
At Sea
Emma (Jane) Catt
1841–
Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joseph Cox's Descendants

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Joseph (Simpson) Cox (19 January 1878–10 August 1959) m. Iva (Gladys) Brenton (21 Mar 1894–1946) m. Pearl (Shock nee) Lacy (11 Aug 1877–1959)
  1. 1. Estella (Dorothy) Rigney 1913–1981 m. Allen (Lee) Rigney 1904–1989
    1. 1. Linda (Lucille) Martin 1938–2021 m. Philip (R) Martin 1938–2016
    2. 2. Harold (Francis Bud) Rigney 1935–2004
    3. 3. Christina (Louise) Rigney 1936–1996
    4. 4. Vivian Rigney 1932–2017
    5. 5. Gladys (Annabelle) Rigney 1933–2016
  2. 2. Marrion Cox 1910–
  3. 3. William Cox 1911–
  4. 4. Rosa (May) Cox 1918–1992
  5. 5. Emma (Jane) Cox 1922–1991
  6. 6. James (Lester) Cox 1916–1918

Joseph Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1878
19 January 1878
Birth of Joseph Simpson Cox in Illinois, United States of America
Illinois, United States of America
1900
1900
Age 22
Joseph Simpson Cox resided here in Eel, Cass, Indiana, USA
Eel, Cass, Indiana, USA
1912
Abt 1912
Age 34
Joseph Simpson Cox resided here in Farmland
Farmland
1914
1914
Age 36
Joseph Simpson Cox resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
1959
10 August 1959
Age 81
Death of Joseph Simpson Cox in Orestes, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
Orestes, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 January 1878
    Event Place: Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Eel, Cass, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1912
    Event Place: Farmland
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Star Press; Publication Date: 16 Apr 1912; Publication Place: Muncie, Indiana, USA; ,0.9003554,0.5652355,0.9317959&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 August 1959
    Event Place: Orestes, Madison County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Arcadia, Hamilton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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