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Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox 1868–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1868

Birth Location: Illinois, United States

Death Date: 24 February 1917

Death Location: Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Walter Cox

Mother: Lucinda Sallee

Spouse(s): Charles Ellsworth

Children(s): W Ellsworth, Norman Ellsworth, Perry Ellsworth, Annabelle Ellsworth, Acie Ellsworth, Ira Ellsworth, Leatha Busher, Daisy Ellsworth, Thomas Ellsworth

The story of Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox began in 1868 in Illinois, United States. In 1870, Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided in Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois, United States. In 1880, Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided in Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri, United States. Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox married Charles Benjamin Ellsworth, and had children including Acie Buell Ellsworth, Annabelle Annie Ellsworth, Daisy Lucinda Ellsworth, Ira Ellsworth, Leatha Ellen Ellsworth Busher, Norman Ellsworth, Perry Willis Henry Ellsworth, Thomas Truman Ellsworth, W B Ellsworth. Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox passed away in 1917 in Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox began in 1868 in Illinois, United States.
  • In 1870, Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided in Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1880, Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided in Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri, United States.
  • Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox married Charles Benjamin Ellsworth, and had children including Acie Buell Ellsworth, Annabelle Annie Ellsworth, Daisy Lucinda Ellsworth, Ira Ellsworth, Leatha Ellen Ellsworth Busher, Norman Ellsworth, Perry Willis Henry Ellsworth, Thomas Truman Ellsworth, W B Ellsworth.
  • Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox passed away in 1917 in Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Walter Cox
1817–1898
Birth Location: Ohio
WC
Lucinda Sallee
1825–1893
Birth Location: Eaton, Preble, Ohio, USA
LS

Spouses(s)

Charles Ellsworth
1868–1918
Birth Location: Hinchinbrooke Twp., Frontenac, Ontario, Canada
CE

Children(s)

W Ellsworth
1890–1918
Birth Location: Kansas
WE
Norman Ellsworth
1897–1988
Birth Location: Indiana
NE
Perry Ellsworth
1883–1957
Birth Location: Donavon, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
PE
Annabelle Ellsworth
1885–1968
Birth Location: Michigan, United States
AE
Acie Ellsworth
1887–1968
Birth Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, USA
AE
Ira Ellsworth
1888–
Birth Location: Nebraska, United States
IE
Leatha Busher
1892–1980
Birth Location: Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
LB
Daisy Ellsworth
1894–1965
Birth Location: Kansas, United States of America
DE
Thomas Ellsworth
1897–1988
Birth Location: Indiana, United States
TE

Serena Cox's Ancestors

Self
Serena Cox
1868–1917
Birth Place: Illinois, United States
Parents
Walter Buell Cox
1817–1898
Ohio
Lucinda (Jane) Sallee
1825–1893
Eaton, Preble, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Sallee) Sr
1793–1835
Pennsylvania, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States
Elizabeth Croft
1794–1855
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sallee
1739–
Elizabeth Bryant
1737–1807
John Croft
1766–1805
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Sallee
1705–1789
Elizabeth Givaudan
1705–1739
James Bryant
1709–1783
Elizabeth Lefevre
1714–1745

Serena Cox's Descendants

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Serena (Ellen "Rena") Cox (16 Feb 1868–24 February 1917) m. Charles (Benjamin) Ellsworth (6 May 1868–1 March 1918)
  1. 1. W (B) Ellsworth 1890–1918 m. Novella (L) Vassar 1897–1984
    1. 1. Mary (Odelle) Ellsworth 1917–2001 m. Ml Wiser 1908–1971 m. William (Lloyd) McCormick 1929–2002
      1. 1. Lula (Mae) Wiser 1943–2018 m. Oscar (Don) Anderson 1941–2021
      2. 2. Benita (Elizabeth) Wiser 1940–1990 m. M (L) Campbell 1940–2000
    2. 2. Charles (G) Ellsworth 1916–1916
    3. 3. Bonnie (J) Ellsworth 1916–1932
    4. 4. Daisy (Lucinda) Ellsworth 1913–2000 m. Charles (Leaman Hill) Sr 1907–1963 m. Horace (Pleasant) Crosslin 1904–1984
      1. 1. Fannie (Mae) Crosslin 1947–2022 m. Jack (Augustus Whitley) Sr 1939–2023
      2. 2. Sophie (Marie) Crosslin 1945–2005 m. Everette (Wayne) Uselton 1942–1967 m. Harold (Dean) Duke 1943–2021
      3. 3. Charles (Leamon Hill) Jr 1929–1988 m. Jimmie (Helen Irene) Qualls 1927–2021
        1. 1. Bonnie (Fay) Hill 1948–2009 m. Thomas (Harold) Nix 1946–2007
      4. 4. Robert (Leamon) Hill 1930–1973 m. Leota (Pearl) McAdams 1936–2021
  2. 2. Norman Ellsworth 1897–1988
  3. 3. Perry (Willis Henry) Ellsworth 1883–1957 m. Elizabeth (Martha Anna) Hostetstedeler 1878–1939 m. Martha (A) White 1884–1967
    1. 1. Ira (Willis) Ellsworth 1923–2000 m. Susie Pelham 1923–
      1. 1. Ira (Willis Ellsworth) Jr 1942–1943
      2. 2. Mary (Lee) Ellsworth 1944–2020
      3. 3. John (Perry) Ellsworth 1949–1963
      4. 4. Cherry (Ann) Ellsworth 1947–2021 m. John (Thomas) Uselton 1942–1986 m. Willie (D.) Smith 1947–2013
    2. 2. Serena (Ellen) Ellsworth 1901–1975 m. Marion (Frances) Spry 1866–1954
      1. 1. Johnnie (G) Spry 1931–2020
      2. 2. U. (Franklin) Spry 1920–2003
      3. 3. Willis (F) Spry 1925–2015 m. Mary (Ellen) Lemons 1928–2013
        1. 1. Mildred (Francis) Spry 1949– m. Albert (Paul) Konrath 1943–1997
      4. 4. Orville (Wallace) Spry 1939–1943
      5. 5. Edgar (Lee) Spry 1926–1930
      6. 6. Joe (Wesley Henry) Spry 1934–1935
      7. 7. Yancy (David) Spry 1928–2007
      8. 8. Emma Spry 1937–2015
    3. 3. George (E "Shorty") Ellsworth 1905–1993 m. Ruby (Rosa) Carver 1921–2000
    4. 4. E. (D. "Perry") Ellsworth 1910–1920
    5. 5. Ervin (L) Ellsworth 1917–1979
    6. 6. Orville (Wallace) Ellsworth 1914–1969 m. Rosie (Lee) Stevenson 1919–1996
    7. 7. Florence (E) Ellsworth 1920– m. Samuel (W) Cross 1919–
  4. 4. Annabelle ("Annie") Ellsworth 1885–1968 m. Samuel (David Dexton Roy Monroe) Brownfield 1875–1951
    1. 1. Harry (R) Brownfield 1903–1984 m. Julia (S) Shambell 1905–1982
      1. 1. Shirley Brownfield 1930–2001 m. Fred Peart 1932–2009
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Agnes "Lizzie") Brownfield 1905–1909
    3. 3. Ida (Jane) Brownfield 1908–1966 m. Ernest (Henry) Pontow 1898–1964
      1. 1. Ernst (Henry Pontow) Jr 1924–1924
      2. 2. Perry (David) Pontow 1925–1944
      3. 3. Herman (Leroy) Pontow 1928–1937
      4. 4. Beatrice (Bea) Pontow 1930–2001 m. Lawrence Schmidt 1916–1991
      5. 5. John (Kasper) Pontow 1932–1945
      6. 6. James Pontow 1935–2008
      7. 7. Evelyn (Annabelle) Pontow 1937–1938
    4. 4. David (W) Brownfield 1911–1988 m. Elsie (Faye) Hicks 1901–1976
    5. 5. Commodor (Pete) Brownfield 1916–1990
    6. 6. Charles Brownfield 1919–1992 m. Frances (Helen) Adams 1922–2001
    7. 7. Ivan (Leroy Brownfield) Sr 1923–2000 m. Esther (May) Campbell 1925–2010
      1. 1. Ivan (Leroy) Brownfield 1946–2011
    8. 8. Goldie Brownfield 1914–
  5. 5. Acie (Buell) Ellsworth 1887–1968 m. Rose (Ella) Bishir 1883–1984 m. Martha (J) Hayhurst 1899–1982
    1. 1. Chester (Acie) Ellsworth 1911–1994 m. Wanda (Ellen) Whitten 1917–1978
      1. 1. Charlene Ellsworth 1950–2010 m. Jesse (Moreno) Burciaga 1937–1990 m. Larry (John) Weber 1942–2016
      2. 2. Tommy Ellsworth 1935–1935
    2. 2. James (Alford) Ellsworth 1913–1913
  6. 6. Ira Ellsworth 1888–
  7. 7. Leatha (Ellen Ellsworth) Busher 1892–1980 m. Clem Bushel 1887– m. David (Washington) Luff –1915 m. William (W R) Maynard –1910
    1. 1. Okus (Monroe) Luff 1913–1979 m. Sophie (Rosetta) Crosslin 1906–1980
    2. 2. Leonard Bushel 1916–
    3. 3. Raymond Bushel 1918–
    4. 4. Kenneth Luff 1915–
  8. 8. Daisy (Lucinda) Ellsworth 1894–1965 m. John (Benjamin) White 1894–1981
    1. 1. Oliver (Ellsworth) White 1917–1929
    2. 2. Benita (B.) Sherrill 1920–2009
    3. 3. Sarah (Marjorie) White 1926–1994 m. Raymond (Squire Wesley) Osborn 1920–1985
      1. 1. John (Charles) Osborn 1946–2007
      2. 2. David (Ray) Osborn 1949–1986
    4. 4. John (Benjamin White) Jr 1930–2000
    5. 5. Laura (Katherine) White 1933–1997
    6. 6. Dorthy White 1923–
  9. 9. Thomas (Truman) Ellsworth 1897–1988

Serena Cox's Timeline

6 Records

1868
16 Feb 1868
Birth of Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox in Illinois, United States
Illinois, United States
1870
1870
Age 2
Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided here in Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 12
Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided here in Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
1900
1900
Age 32
Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided here in Beaver Township, Iroquois, Illinois
Beaver Township, Iroquois, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 42
Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox resided here in Civil District 15, Coffee, Tennessee
Civil District 15, Coffee, Tennessee
1917
24 February 1917
Age 49
Death of Serena Ellen "Rena" Cox in Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1868
    Event Place: Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 433A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0347.
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T623_307; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 15, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [7] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: M593_; Page: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ozark, Lawrence, Missouri; Roll: 698; Family History Film: 1254698; Page: 433A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 0347.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beaver Township, Iroquois, Illinois
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Beaver, Iroquois, Illinois; Roll: T623_307; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 4.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 15, Coffee, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 15, Coffee, Tennessee; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 February 1917
    Event Place: Morrison, Coffee County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1959
    [2] Tennessee, Deaths and Burials Index
    [3] Web: Tennessee, Find A Grave Index, 1796-2011
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