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Margaretta Cox 1844–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 JUN 1844

Birth Location: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 24 MAR 1908

Death Location: Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

Father: Jared Cox

Mother: Eunice Tompkins

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Children(s):

Margaretta Cox was born in 1844 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jared Rollins Cox And Eunice H Tompkins. In 1850, Margaretta Cox was recorded in the census in Warren County, Illinois, USA. In 1860, Margaretta Cox was recorded in the census in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA. Margaretta Cox passed away in 1908 in Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA.

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Biography

  • Margaretta Cox was born in 1844 in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA, the child of Jared Rollins Cox And Eunice H Tompkins.
  • In 1850, Margaretta Cox was recorded in the census in Warren County, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1860, Margaretta Cox was recorded in the census in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA.
  • Margaretta Cox passed away in 1908 in Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA.

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Margaretta Cox's Ancestors

Self
Margaretta Cox
1844–1908
Birth Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Parents
Jared Rollins Cox
1822–1894
St Clair County, Illinois, USA
Eunice (H.) Tompkins
1824–1852
Lee County, Commonwealth of Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Benjamin) Tompkins
1779–1857
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Hampton
1782–1863
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Tompkins
1715–1803
Elizabeth Jackson
1738–1796
Thomas Hampton
1750–1817
Abigail Laws
1756–1828
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eleazer Tompkins
1667–1731
Deborah Kitchell
1669–1745
Joseph Jackson
1710–1769
Mary Robinson
1712–1794
Jacob Hampton
1724–1790
Judith Johnson
1730–1811
William Laws
1718–1781

Margaretta Cox's Timeline

7 Records

1844
15 JUN 1844
Birth of Margaretta Cox in Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 6
Margaretta Cox appeared in census in Warren County, Illinois, USA
Warren County, Illinois, USA
1860
1860
Age 16
Margaretta Cox appeared in census in Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA
1870
1870
Age 26
Margaretta Cox appeared in census in Iowa, USA
Iowa, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
Margaretta Cox appeared in census in Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA
1900
1900
Age 56
Margaretta Cox appeared in census in Johnsonville & North Hero Townships Revere Village, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA
Johnsonville & North Hero Townships Revere Village, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA
1908
24 MAR 1908
Age 64
Death of Margaretta Cox in Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA
Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Warren County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1875
    Event Place: Roscoe, Goodhue County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mazeppa Township, Wabasha County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1885
    Event Place: Haverhill, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Johnsonville & North Hero Townships Revere Village, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 JUN 1844
    Event Place: Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 MAR 1908
    Event Place: Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walnut Grove Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, USA

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