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Thomas Joseph Cox 1915–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1915

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Apr 1998

Death Location: Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Cox

Mother: Bessie Curtain

Spouse(s): Velma Kennedy

Children(s):

Thomas Joseph Cox was born in 1915 in Tennessee, the child of Robert Taylor Cox And Bessie Mae Curtain. In 1920, Thomas Joseph Cox resided in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, Thomas Joseph Cox resided in Lisbon, Walker, Georgia. Thomas Joseph Cox married Velma Minerva Kennedy. Thomas Joseph Cox passed away in 1998 in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas Joseph Cox was born in 1915 in Tennessee, the child of Robert Taylor Cox And Bessie Mae Curtain.
  • In 1920, Thomas Joseph Cox resided in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, Thomas Joseph Cox resided in Lisbon, Walker, Georgia.
  • Thomas Joseph Cox married Velma Minerva Kennedy.
  • Thomas Joseph Cox passed away in 1998 in Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Thomas Cox's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Cox
1915–1998
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Robert Taylor Cox
1891–1959
Tennessee
Bessie (Mae) Curtain
1889–1977
Tennessee
Grandparents
Elbert (S.) Cox
1860–1925
Rhea, Tennessee
Amanda (Tabitha) Denton
1866–1937
Rhea, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Elbert Cox
1828–1900
Mary Bean
1831–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Cox
1800–1851
Rebecca Elsey
1809–1876

Thomas Cox's Timeline

5 Records

1915
20 May 1915
Birth of Thomas Joseph Cox in Tennessee
Tennessee
1920
1920
Age 5
Thomas Joseph Cox resided here in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 15
Thomas Joseph Cox resided here in Lisbon, Walker, Georgia
Lisbon, Walker, Georgia
1948
1948
Age 33
Thomas Joseph Cox resided here in Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
1998
17 Apr 1998
Age 83
Death of Thomas Joseph Cox in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1915
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2
    [2] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-10-7404; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1758; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 460
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lisbon, Walker, Georgia; Roll: 390; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 885.0; FHL microfilm: 2340125
    [6] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [7] U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1758; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 99; Image: 460

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Lisbon, Walker, Georgia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Lisbon, Walker, Georgia; Roll: 390; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 885.0; FHL microfilm: 2340125

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1948
    Event Place: Chattanooga, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Dayton, TN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rhea, Tennessee
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1998
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 409-10-7404; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Web: Obituary Daily Times Index, 1995-2016

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayton, Rhea County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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