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Walter Dixon Cox 1888–1963 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 January 1888

Birth Location: Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Death Date: 14 January 1963

Death Location: Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: James Cox

Mother: Mary DEATON

Spouse(s): Lunette Wood, Ada Slater

Children(s): Katherine Brown, Charles Cox, James Cox, Nellie Beeman, Edith Cox, Jessie Cox, William Cox, Ruby Cox

The story of Walter Dixon Cox began in 1888 in Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America. In 1916, Walter Dixon Cox established residence. In 1935, Walter Dixon Cox resided in Rural, Oconee, South Carolina. Walter Dixon Cox married Ada Perneacy Slater, Lunette Nettie Wood, Minnie Smith, and had children including Charles Walter Cox, Edith Anora Cox, James Garwood Cox, Jerry Beaman, Jessie Mae Cox, Katherine Brown, Nellie Myrtle Cox Beeman, Ruby Cox, William Ray Cox. Walter Dixon Cox passed away in 1963 in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Dixon Cox began in 1888 in Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.
  • In 1916, Walter Dixon Cox established residence.
  • In 1935, Walter Dixon Cox resided in Rural, Oconee, South Carolina.
  • Walter Dixon Cox married Ada Perneacy Slater, Lunette Nettie Wood, Minnie Smith, and had children including Charles Walter Cox, Edith Anora Cox, James Garwood Cox, Jerry Beaman, Jessie Mae Cox, Katherine Brown, Nellie Myrtle Cox Beeman, Ruby Cox, William Ray Cox.
  • Walter Dixon Cox passed away in 1963 in Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Cox's Ancestors

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Walter Cox
1888–1963
Birth Place: Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Parents
James Warren Cox
1863–1926
South Carolina
Mary (Elizabeth) DEATON
1863–1963
South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Greenberry (F.) Cox
1814–1879
Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Mary (Ann) Loden
1821–1888
Oconee, South Carolina, United States
Elijah (D.) Deaton
1824–1897
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Ann) Alexander
1828–1912
Oconee County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1795–1855
Jane Wood
1801–1898
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Alexander
1770–1796
Mary Russell
1773–1844

Walter Cox's Descendants

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Walter (Dixon) Cox (28 January 1888–14 January 1963) m. Lunette ("Nettie") Wood (19 May 1902–8 Aug 1982) m. Ada (Perneacy) Slater (19 Nov 1891–30 Aug 1951)
  1. 1. Katherine Brown 1931–2009 m. Clyde (Francis) Johnson 1922–2010
  2. 2. Charles (Walter) Cox 1923–1990
  3. 3. James (Garwood) Cox 1914–1980
  4. 4. Nellie (Myrtle Cox) Beeman 1916–1994
  5. 5. Edith (Anora) Cox 1920–2001
  6. 6. Jessie (Mae) Cox 1919–
  7. 7. William (Ray) Cox 1926–1960
  8. 8. Ruby Cox 1927–2020

Walter Cox's Timeline

6 Records

1888
28 January 1888
Birth of Walter Dixon Cox in Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
1916
abt 1916
Age 28
Walter Dixon Cox resided here
None
1935
1935
Age 47
Walter Dixon Cox resided here in Rural, Oconee, South Carolina
Rural, Oconee, South Carolina
1936
1936
Age 48
Walter Dixon Cox resided here in Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
1940
1940
Age 52
Walter Dixon Cox resided here in Wagener Township, Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Wagener Township, Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1963
14 January 1963
Age 75
Death of Walter Dixon Cox in Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America
Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1888
    Event Place: Keowee, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: abt 1916
    Record Source: South Carolina, U.S., Births, South Carolina Department of Archives and History; Columbia, SC; Birth Certificates; Year Range: 1916

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Oconee, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03828; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 37-29

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Terre Haute, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Wagener Township, Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Wagener, Oconee, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03828; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 37-29

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Aiken
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1963; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.5137916,0.6342319,0.68894213&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 January 1963
    Event Place: Aiken, Aiken County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Walhalla, Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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