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Roy Burton Cox 1877–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1877

Birth Location: Mt Zion, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 11 April 1889

Death Location: Macon, Illinois, USA

Father: Jerome COX

Mother: Frances Palmer

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In 1877, Roy Burton Cox entered the world in Mt Zion, Illinois, USA, born to Jerome A Cox And Frances Amanda Palmer. Roy Burton Cox passed away in 1889 in Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1877, Roy Burton Cox entered the world in Mt Zion, Illinois, USA, born to Jerome A Cox And Frances Amanda Palmer.
  • Roy Burton Cox passed away in 1889 in Macon, Illinois, USA.

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Roy Cox's Ancestors

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Roy Cox
1877–1889
Birth Place: Mt Zion, Illinois, USA
Parents
Jerome A COX
1839–1906
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
Frances (Amanda) Palmer
1843–1937
Indiana
Grandparents
Ephraim (Gover) Cox
1778–1851
Susquehannah Hundred, Harford, Maryland, United States
Nancy (Ann) WALKER
1799–1864
Yadkin, North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
William IV
1751–1833
Rachel Gover
1747–1807
Peter WALKER
–1834
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William II
1711–1782
Mary Goldhawk
1723–1790
Ephraim GLOVER
1720–1757
Elizabeth GITTINGS
1725–1807

Roy Cox's Timeline

2 Records

1877
1877
Birth of Roy Burton Cox in Mt Zion, Illinois, USA
Mt Zion, Illinois, USA
1889
11 April 1889
Age 12
Death of Roy Burton Cox in Macon, Illinois, USA
Macon, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1877
    Event Place: Mt Zion, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 13 Apr 1889
    Event Place: Decatur, Illinois
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Herald and Review - 13 Apr 1889 - Page 3, Benton Cox obit (Roy Burton Cox)? 13 Apr 1889

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 April 1889
    Event Place: Macon, Illinois, USA

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