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Melissa Viana Cox 1855–1921 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 June 1855

Birth Location: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 27 June 1921

Death Location: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joseph McCleskey

Mother: S McCeskey

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The story of Melissa Viana Cox began in 1855 in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America. Melissa Viana Cox passed away in 1921 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Melissa Viana Cox began in 1855 in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America.
  • Melissa Viana Cox passed away in 1921 in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Melissa Cox's Ancestors

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Melissa Cox
1855–1921
Birth Place: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Joseph Howell McCleskey
1808–1882
Jackson, Georgia, United States
S (G) McCeskey
1812–1876
Hall, Georgia, United States
Grandparents
David (Henderson) McCleskey
1783–1879
Ninety Six, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Martha (Jane (Patsy) Ivey Jarrett- McCleskey 4) GG
1785–1853
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Jacob Eberhart
1786–1870
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Margaret Woods
1791–1841
Burke, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
James McCleskey
1755–1842
Isabella Rhea
1753–1803
Howell Jarrat
1756–1811
Jane Coats
1760–1835
David Eberhart
1758–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph McCleskey
1732–1802
Marie White
1737–1795

Melissa Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1855
21 June 1855
Birth of Melissa Viana Cox in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
1921
27 June 1921
Age 66
Death of Melissa Viana Cox in Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America
Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 June 1855
    Event Place: Cherokee County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 June 1921
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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