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Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox 1881–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Aug 1881

Birth Location: Cooke County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 May 1957

Death Location: Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA

Father: William Cox

Mother: Letitia Dennis

Spouse(s): Alma Moss

Children(s): Lillian Cox, Artie Cox, Maggie Cox, Jerry Cox, James Cox

The story of Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox began in 1881 in Cooke County, Texas, USA. In 1900, Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox resided in Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, USA. Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox married Alma Mary Moss, and had children including Artie Coy Cox, James Edgar Cox, Jerry Douglas Cox, Lillian Esta Cox, Maggie Dell Cox. Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox passed away in 1957 in Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox began in 1881 in Cooke County, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox resided in Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, USA.
  • Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox married Alma Mary Moss, and had children including Artie Coy Cox, James Edgar Cox, Jerry Douglas Cox, Lillian Esta Cox, Maggie Dell Cox.
  • Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox passed away in 1957 in Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cox's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cox
1881–1957
Birth Place: Cooke County, Texas, USA
Parents
William Holcombe Cox
1847–1937
Yalobusha County, Mississippi, USA
Letitia (Catherine) Dennis
1848–1926
Rusk County, Texas, USA
Grandparents
Christopher (Whitmire) Cox
1816–1892
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, USA
Mary (Ann) Daniel
1824–1903
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
John (Henry) Dennis
1804–1881
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Delilah Thomas
1822–1886
Gatlinburg, Sevier, Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Cox
1792–1877
Susannah Whitmire
1799–1862
John Sr.
1800–1881
Elizabeth Jacks
1802–1866
William Dennis
1769–1847
Delilah Hobbs
1773–1839
William Thomas
1805–1893
Kanaka Aquetake
1805–1890
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Cox
1756–1816
Sarah Smith
1765–1828
Christopher Sr.
1774–1842
Barbara Mauldin
1785–1820
William Daniel
1747–1807
Lucretia Bell
1752–1822
John Jacks
1770–1851
Sarah Keen
1771–1849
William Dennis
1735–1791
Mary Yancey
1740–1810
Elisha Hobbs
1744–1818
Fannie McLana
1753–1819
Richard Thomas
1750–1804
Temperance Calvert
1774–1874

Thomas Cox's Descendants

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Thomas (Marion (Tom)) Cox (25 Aug 1881–23 May 1957) m. Alma (Mary) Moss (30 Jul 1884–18 Jul 1957)
  1. 1. Lillian (Esta) Cox 1904–1986 m. Rufus (Madison) Lake 1897–1968
    1. 1. Marion (Allen) Lake 1932–1967 m. Rosa (Leone) Phillips 1934–2011
    2. 2. Tommie (Jean) Lake 1927–2004 m. Winceslo (Thomas) Harris 1927–2018
    3. 3. Jackie (Michael) Lake 1939–2011
    4. 4. Alma (Tyrece) Lake 1925–2013
    5. 5. Peggy (Sue) Lake 1935–2017
    6. 6. Bettie (Jo) Lake 1924–1981
  2. 2. Artie (Coy) Cox 1913–1993 m. Mary (Josephine) Williams 1915–2004 m. Myrtle (Frances) Griffin 1916–2001
    1. 1. Garry (Lynn) Cox 1945–1945
  3. 3. Maggie (Dell) Cox 1916–1973 m. Walter (Burton) Strickland 1910–1940
    1. 1. Virginia (Nell) Strickland 1934–2013 m. Donald (Ray) Smith 1934–1988
  4. 4. Jerry (Douglas) Cox 1919–2008 m. Fern (Marie) McCoy 1921–2012
    1. 1. Sharon (Sue) Cox 1943–2011
    2. 2. Jerry (D.) Cox 1917–
  5. 5. James (Edgar) Cox 1930–2021 m. Marietta (Joyce) Mathis 1931–1989 m. Gwendolyn (O.) Smith 1927–2020
    1. 1. Gary (Wayne Cox) Sr. 1949–1970

Thomas Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1881
25 Aug 1881
Birth of Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox in Cooke County, Texas, USA
Cooke County, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 19
Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox resided here in Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, USA
1957
23 May 1957
Age 76
Death of Thomas Marion (Tom) Cox in Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Aug 1881
    Event Place: Cooke County, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241623
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Justice Precinct 5, Cooke, Texas; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0036; FHL microfilm: 1241623

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 May 1957
    Event Place: Amarillo, Potter, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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