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Martha Rachel Cox 1911–1999 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 March 1911

Birth Location: Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 13 Aug. 1999

Death Location: Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA

Father: Chesley Blankenship

Mother: Phenton Thornton

Spouse(s): Wade Cox, William Cowley, Thomas Menefee

Children(s): Richard Menefee, Martha Menefee

The story of Martha Rachel Cox began in 1911 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA. Martha Rachel Cox married Thomas Eugene Menefee, Wade Cox, William Newman Cowley, and had children including Martha Jean Menefee, Richard Wade Menefee. Martha Rachel Cox passed away in 1999 in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Rachel Cox began in 1911 in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA.
  • Martha Rachel Cox married Thomas Eugene Menefee, Wade Cox, William Newman Cowley, and had children including Martha Jean Menefee, Richard Wade Menefee.
  • Martha Rachel Cox passed away in 1999 in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Cox's Ancestors

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Martha Cox
1911–1999
Birth Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Chesley Hatcher Blankenship
1885–1948
Limestone, Alabama
Phenton (Stella) Thornton
1893–1946
Lincoln County, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Edward (Chesley) Blankenship
1852–1899
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Adelia (Vanducer) McMillen
1860–1903
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Thomas (James) Thornton
1858–1899
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Elnorah English
1855–1938
Lincoln County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Edward Blankenship
1818–1870
nancy blankenship
1818–1860
Robert McMillen
1834–1862
Edna Holt
1837–1910
Doctor THORNTON
1834–1882
Martha Hargrove
1837–1899
Andrew English
1813–1901
Sarah Bell
1821–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James McMillen
1793–1859
Margaret Griffin
1797–1860
Gabriel Holt
1800–1886
Hannah
1800–1875
Reuben THORNTON
1796–1863
Mary Tiffin
1798–1865
James Hargrove
–1839
Sarah Vance
1802–1839
James English
1772–1839
Margaret McMeans
1775–1850
Edward Bell
–1850
Sarah Taylor
1785–1850

Martha Cox's Descendants

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Martha (Rachel) Cox (26 March 1911–13 Aug. 1999) m. Wade Cox (abt 1899–) m. William (Newman) Cowley (abt 1914–) m. Thomas (Eugene) Menefee (4 Dec 1894–18 Sep 1972)
  1. 1. Richard (Wade) Menefee 1936–2019
  2. 2. Martha (Jean) Menefee 1934–1993 m. Robert (Alton) Phillips 1926–2005

Martha Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1911
26 March 1911
Birth of Martha Rachel Cox in Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA
Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA
1999
13 Aug. 1999
Age 88
Death of Martha Rachel Cox in Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 March 1911
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Lincoln Co, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, County Marriage Records
    [2] Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 Aug. 1999
    Event Place: Athens, Limestone, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Public Member Trees, Information extracted from various family tree data submitted to Ancestry and The Generations Network

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