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Walter Cox 1874 – 1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 July 1874

Birth Location: Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States

Death Date: 13 April 1944

Death Location: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Father: Frederick Cox

Mother: Emma Pedersen

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In 1874, Walter Cox entered the world in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States, born to Frederick Walter Cox and Emma Sophia Pedersen. Walter Cox passed away in 1944 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1874, Walter Cox entered the world in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States, born to Frederick Walter Cox and Emma Sophia Pedersen.
  • Walter Cox passed away in 1944 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Walter Cox's Ancestors

Self
Walter Cox
1874 – 1944
Birth Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Parents
Frederick Walter Cox
1812 – 1879
Plymouth, Chenango, New York, United States
Emma (Sophia) Pedersen
1850 – 1900
Gentofte, København, Denmark
Grandparents
Jonathan (Upham) Cox
1785 – 1830
Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Walter Cox
1744 – 1832
Judith Deland
1750 – 1832
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Walter Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1874
27 July 1874
Birth of Walter Cox in Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
1944
13 April 1944
Age 70
Death of Walter Cox in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1944
17 April 1944
Age 70
Burial of Walter Cox in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 July 1874
    Event Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: 2419; Page: 38A; Enumeration District: 0023; Image: 99.0; FHL microfilm: 2342153
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T625_1866; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 240; Image: 233
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Salt Lake, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T627_4224; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 30-51
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah; Roll: T624_1604; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 0080; FHL microfilm: 1375617
    [5] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 3279.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GCH
    [7] Utah, Select Marriages, 1887-1966
    [8] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah; Roll: 1337; Family History Film: 1255337; Page: 415B; Enumeration District: 065
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Manti, Sanpete, Utah; Roll: 1686; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0125; FHL microfilm: 1241686
    [10] Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1944001592
    [11] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Utah; Registration County: Salt Lake; Roll: 1983910; Draft Board: 2
    [12] Walter Cox, "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", "Utah Marriages, 1887-1935", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), Walter Cox, 1895.
    [13] Walter Cox, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949", "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 July 2017), Walter Cox, 13 Apr 1944; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt L
    [14] Walter Cox, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), Walter Cox, 1944.
    [15] Birth Walter Cox 27 Jul 1874, Book title "Before and After Mt Pisgah" page 383 written by Clare B. Christensen, see Add A Memory information for more information about this book.
    [16] Walter Cox in household of Emma Cox, "United States Census, 1880", "United States Census, 1880," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 15 July 2017), Walter Cox in household of Emma Cox, Manti, Sanpete, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district ED 65, sheet 41
    [17] Walter Cox, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 31 July 2017), Walter Cox and Mamie Chapman, 1895.
    [18] Walter Cox, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 June 2020), Walter Cox, 1944; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [19] Walter Cox, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 27 June 2019), Walter Cox, died 13 Apr 1944; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, M
    [20] Mr. Walter Cox, "United States Census, 1900", "United States Census, 1900," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), Mr. Walter Cox, Manti Precinct Manti city, Sanpete, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED)
    [21] Walter Cox, "United States Census, 1910", "United States Census, 1910," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), Walter Cox, Mill Creek, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 80, sheet 9B
    [22] Walter Cox, "United States Census, 1920", "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), Walter Cox, Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 240, sheet 1A, line 1, famil
    [23] Walter Cox, "United States Census, 1930", "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : accessed 14 August 2020), Walter Cox, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 23, sheet
    [24] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 for Walter Cox, Name: Walter Cox SSN: 529128600 Gender: Male Race: White Birth Date: 27 Jul 1874 Birth Place: Manti, Utah Father Name: Fredrick W Cox Mother Name: Emma Peterson Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: Apr 1939: Name listed as WALTER COX
    [25] Walter Cox, "United States Census, 1940", "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 2 December 2019), Walter Cox, Ward 6, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration di
    [26] Walter Cox, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 September 2015), Walter Cox, 13 Apr 1944; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 658, series
    [27] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961 for Walter Cox in 1944, Name: Walter Cox Birth Date: abt 1875 Age: 69 Gender: Male Death Date: 13 Apr 1944 Death or Registration Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA
    [28] Walter Cox in entry for Cecil Earl Cox, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), Walter Cox in entry for Cecil Earl Cox, 1919.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 April 1944
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Utah Death Registers, 1847-1966, Utah State Archives and Records Service; Salt Lake City, UT; Utah State Archives and Records Service; File Number #: 1944001592
    [3] Walter Cox, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949", "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 29 July 2017), Walter Cox, 13 Apr 1944; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt L
    [4] Walter Cox, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), Walter Cox, 1944.
    [5] Walter Cox, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 June 2020), Walter Cox, 1944; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [6] Walter Cox, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 27 June 2019), Walter Cox, died 13 Apr 1944; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, M
    [7] Walter Cox, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964", "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 11 September 2015), Walter Cox, 13 Apr 1944; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, certificate 658, series
    [8] Utah, Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961 for Walter Cox in 1944, Name: Walter Cox Birth Date: abt 1875 Age: 69 Gender: Male Death Date: 13 Apr 1944 Death or Registration Place: Salt Lake, Utah, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 17 April 1944
    Event Place: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Walter Cox, "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", "Utah Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946", database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 28 January 2020), Walter Cox, 1944.
    [3] Walter Cox, "Find A Grave Index", "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 3 June 2020), Walter Cox, 1944; Burial, ; citing record ID , <i>Find a Grave</i>
    [4] Walter Cox, "BillionGraves Index", "BillionGraves Index," database, <i>FamilySearch</i> ( : 27 June 2019), Walter Cox, died 13 Apr 1944; citing <i>BillionGraves</i> ( : 2012), Burial at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park, M

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