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Thomas Alva Cox 1873 – 1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1873

Birth Location: Taliafero County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 15 Apr 1934

Death Location: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA

Father: John Cox

Mother: Eliza Rainwater

Spouse(s): Marie Trout

Children(s): Mary Cox, Lorena Cox

Thomas Alva Cox was born in 1873 in Taliafero County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Thomas Cox and Eliza Ann FRAZIER PATTERSON COX Rainwater. In 1880, Thomas Alva Cox resided in District 14, Dooly, Georgia, United States. Thomas Alva Cox married Marie Rebecca COX Trout, and had children including Mary Genevieve Watson BREZILLAC Cox, Lorena Marie OVERPECK Cox. Thomas Alva Cox passed away in 1934 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Alva Cox was born in 1873 in Taliafero County, Georgia, USA, the child of John Thomas Cox and Eliza Ann FRAZIER PATTERSON COX Rainwater.
  • In 1880, Thomas Alva Cox resided in District 14, Dooly, Georgia, United States.
  • Thomas Alva Cox married Marie Rebecca COX Trout, and had children including Mary Genevieve Watson BREZILLAC Cox, Lorena Marie OVERPECK Cox.
  • Thomas Alva Cox passed away in 1934 in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Cox
1847 – 1916
Birth Location: Hall County, Georgia, USA
JC
Eliza Rainwater
1840 – 1877
Birth Location: Campbell County, Georgia, USA
ER

Spouses(s)

Marie Trout
1885 – 1966
Birth Location: Indiana
MT

Children(s)

Mary Cox
1914 – 1977
Birth Location: Greencastle, Putnam, Indiana, USA
MC
Lorena Cox
1917 – 1988
Birth Location: Indiana
LC

Thomas Cox's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cox
1873 – 1934
Birth Place: Taliafero County, Georgia, USA
Parents
John Thomas Cox
1847 – 1916
Hall County, Georgia, USA
Eliza (Ann FRAZIER PATTERSON COX) Rainwater
1840 – 1877
Campbell County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Howard Jefferson) Cox
1817 – 1884
Wilkes County, Georgia
Mary (T.) Anthony
1827 – 1858
Putnam, Georgia, United States
Abner Rainwater
1798 – 1872
Anderson, Anderson, South Carolina
Elizabeth Henry
1812 – 1855
Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1740 – 1814
Mary Tolbert
John Rainwater
1765 – 1814
Ruth Felton
1762 – 1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Cox
1692 – 1767
Catherine Kinkey
1696 – 1744

Thomas Cox's Descendants

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Thomas (Alva) Cox (25 Aug 1873 – 15 Apr 1934) m. Marie (Rebecca COX) Trout (abt 1885 – 15 Dec 1966)
  1. 1. Mary (Genevieve Watson BREZILLAC) Cox (28 Feb 1914 – 5 May 1977) m. Henry (Peter) Brezillac (abt 1905 – 10 Nov 1966)
    1. 1. Mitchell (Thomas) Brezillac (2 Jan 1936 – 29 Oct 1993)
    2. 2. Henry (Stephen) Brezillac (1943 – ) m. Mary (C) BREZILLIAC (1943 – 14 May 1977)
      1. 1. Sheri (Louise DILLS) Brezillac (8 Feb 1966 – ) m. Dills (1966 – )
  2. 2. Lorena (Marie OVERPECK) Cox (10 Aug 1917 – 9 April 1988) m. Jesse Overpeck (20 October 1908 – 18 Apr 1982)
    1. 1. David (Cox) Overpeck (11 May 1941 – 1 July 1988)
    2. 2. Linda (Gail) Overpeck (23 January 1943 – 1 January 2015)
    3. 3. Keith (F.) Overpeck (abt 1944 – )
    4. 4. Rebecca (O. GOSS) Overpeck (abt 1948 – )

Thomas Cox's Timeline

13 Records

1873
25 Aug 1873
Birth of Thomas Alva Cox in Taliafero County, Georgia, USA
Taliafero County, Georgia, USA
1876
25 Aug 1876
Age 3
Birth of Thomas Alva Cox in Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA
Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in District 14, Dooly, Georgia, United States
District 14, Dooly, Georgia, United States
1880
1880
Age 7
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 7
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States
District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States
1900
1900
Age 27
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia
Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia
1900
1900
Age 27
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 44
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1930
1930
Age 57
Thomas Alva Cox resided here in Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1934
15 Apr 1934
Age 61
Death of Thomas Alva Cox in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1934
15 Apr 1934
Age 61
Death of Thomas Alva Cox in Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
1934
1934
Age 61
Burial of Thomas Alva Cox in Carters Grove cemetery, Carters Grove, Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA
Carters Grove cemetery, Carters Grove, Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1876
    Event Place: Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1941, Works Progress Administration; Index to Marriage Records: Indiana Works Progress Administration, 1938-1940; Series Title: Putnam County, Indiana;index to Marriage Record 1850 - 1920 Part Three Q Original Record Located in the County Clerk's Offi; Book: 14
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340081
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 346; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 769.0; FHL microfilm: 2340081
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Dooly, Georgia; Roll: 144; Family History Film: 1254144; Page: 614A; Enumeration District: 022; Image: 0189.
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395
    [6] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395.
    [7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: 229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240229
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: T623_229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 113.
    [9] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1873
    Event Place: Taliafero County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Army, Register of Enlistments, 1798-1914
    [2] Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340081
    [4] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: 229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240229
    [6] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 14, Dooly, Georgia, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 14, Dooly, Georgia; Roll: 144; Family History Film: 1254144; Page: 614A; Enumeration District: 022; Image: 0189.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 608, Taliaferro, Georgia; Roll: 166; Family History Film: 1254166; Page: 375B; Enumeration District: 112; Image: 0395.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: 229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240229
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: T623_229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 113.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Irvin, Wilkes, Georgia; Roll: 229; Page: 15A; Enumeration District: 0113; FHL microfilm: 1240229

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Kentucky; Registration County: Jefferson

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340081
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Roll: 346; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; Image: 769.0; FHL microfilm: 2340081

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Militia District 216, Clarke, Georgia; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 2340081

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greencastle, Indiana
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1934
    Event Place: Athens, Clarke, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] Georgia Deaths, 1919-98, Certificate Number: 9156
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1934
    Event Place: Carters Grove cemetery, Carters Grove, Taliaferro County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Georgia, Deaths Index, 1914-1927, Georgia Department of Health and Vital Statistics; Atlanta, Georgia
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1700s-Current
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