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Lela Rose Cox 1913–2007 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Dec 1913

Birth Location: Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas

Death Date: 4 Oct 2007

Death Location: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Father: James Cox

Mother: Edith Meairs

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Lela Rose Cox was born in 1913 in Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas, the child of James Elza Cox And Edith Luella Meairs. In 1920, Lela Rose Cox resided in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA. In 1925, Lela Rose Cox resided in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA. Lela Rose Cox married Floyd Olin Brock. Lela Rose Cox passed away in 2007 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

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Biography

  • Lela Rose Cox was born in 1913 in Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas, the child of James Elza Cox And Edith Luella Meairs.
  • In 1920, Lela Rose Cox resided in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA.
  • In 1925, Lela Rose Cox resided in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA.
  • Lela Rose Cox married Floyd Olin Brock.
  • Lela Rose Cox passed away in 2007 in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas.

Immediate Family

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Lela Cox's Ancestors

Self
Lela Cox
1913–2007
Birth Place: Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas
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

Lela Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1913
2 Dec 1913
Birth of Lela Rose Cox in Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas
Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas
1920
1920
Age 7
Lela Rose Cox resided here in Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Pottawatomie, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1925
1925
Age 12
Lela Rose Cox resided here in Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Waverly, Coffey, Kansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
Lela Rose Cox resided here in Melvern, Melvern, Osage, Kansas, USA
Melvern, Melvern, Osage, Kansas, USA
2007
4 Oct 2007
Age 94
Death of Lela Rose Cox in Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Dec 1913
    Event Place: Waverly, Coffey County, Kansas
    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: 5
    [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

    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: 5

    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: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 2007
    Event Place: Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas

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