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Lona Cox 1893–1964 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 JUL 1893

Birth Location: Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA

Death Date: 29 FEB 1964

Death Location: Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA

Father: George Cox

Mother: Ruth Couch

Spouse(s): Giles Porter

Children(s): Benjamin Porter, Irene Griffin, Giles Jr, Lavonia Earnest, George Porter, Dorothy Porter

Lona Cox was born in 1893 in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA, the child of George W Cox And Ruth Amanda Couch. Lona Cox married Giles Columbus Porter, and had children including Benjamin Simon Porter, Dorothy Ophelia Porter, George Elkin Porter, Giles Columbus Porter Jr, Irene Beatrice Griffin, Lavonia Earnest. Lona Cox passed away in 1964 in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA.

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Biography

  • Lona Cox was born in 1893 in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA, the child of George W Cox And Ruth Amanda Couch.
  • Lona Cox married Giles Columbus Porter, and had children including Benjamin Simon Porter, Dorothy Ophelia Porter, George Elkin Porter, Giles Columbus Porter Jr, Irene Beatrice Griffin, Lavonia Earnest.
  • Lona Cox passed away in 1964 in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Cox
1854–1897
Birth Location: Mississippi, United States
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Ruth Couch
1853–1933
Birth Location: Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
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Spouses(s)

Giles Porter
1879–1951
Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
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Children(s)

Benjamin Porter
1926–1988
Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
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Irene Griffin
1913–1989
Birth Location: –
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Giles Jr
1915–1973
Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Lavonia Earnest
1910–1983
Birth Location: –
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George Porter
1921–1984
Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi, United States of America
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Dorothy Porter
1928–2017
Birth Location: Houston, Chickasaw, Mississippi, USA
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Lona Cox's Ancestors

Self
Lona Cox
1893–1964
Birth Place: Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA
Parents
George W Cox
1854–1897
Mississippi, United States
Ruth (Amanda) Couch
1853–1933
Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
Ellis Cox
1817–1855
Virginia, USA
Hannah (Jane) Callahan
1832–1865
Georgia USA
William (Lynch Buck) Couch
1807–1877
Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Anna (B.) Couch
1816–1889
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Edward Calahan
1795–1870
Mary Stevens
1793–1865
John Clouch
1774–1842
Elvey Lynch
1770–1824
Barksdale Terry
1751–1821
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Sr.
1745–1845
*sarah Merideth
1756–1827
Capt Lynch
1742–1820

Lona Cox's Descendants

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Lona Cox (29 JUL 1893–29 FEB 1964) m. Giles (Columbus) Porter (14 Feb 1879–26 Jan 1951)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Simon) Porter 1926–1988
  2. 2. Irene (Beatrice) Griffin 1913–1989 m. Billy (Gann) Griffin 1910–1989
    1. 1. Charlie (Guinn) Griffin 1933–1959
    2. 2. Infant (Daughter of Billy and Irene) Griffin 1941–1941
  3. 3. Giles (Columbus Porter) Jr 1915–1973
  4. 4. Lavonia Earnest 1910–1983
  5. 5. George (Elkin) Porter 1921–1984
  6. 6. Dorothy (Ophelia) Porter 1928–2017 m. Joe (C.) Johns –1992

Lona Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1893
29 JUL 1893
Birth of Lona Cox in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA
Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA
1964
29 FEB 1964
Age 71
Death of Lona Cox in Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA
Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 JUL 1893
    Event Place: Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 FEB 1964
    Event Place: Chickasaw County Mississippi, USA
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