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William B. Cox 1854–1927 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1854

Birth Location: West Virginia

Death Date: 13 January 1927

Death Location: Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Father: John Cox

Mother: Leanna Wheeler

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William B. Cox was born in 1854 in West Virginia, the child of John D Cox And Leanna Wheeler. In 1880, William B. Cox resided in Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA. William B. Cox passed away in 1927 in Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William B. Cox was born in 1854 in West Virginia, the child of John D Cox And Leanna Wheeler.
  • In 1880, William B. Cox resided in Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA.
  • William B. Cox passed away in 1927 in Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA.

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William Cox's Ancestors

Self
William Cox
1854–1927
Birth Place: West Virginia
Parents
John D. Cox
1836–1900
West Virginia
Leanna Wheeler
1830–1878
Grandparents
John (D. Cox) Sr
1798–1877
Virginia, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
James Cox
1755–1840
Elizabeth Yates
1760–1839
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Byrne
1718–1771
Thomas Luckett
1724–1797
Rebecca Luckett
1738–1790

William Cox's Timeline

3 Records

1854
Abt 1854
Birth of William B. Cox in West Virginia
West Virginia
1880
1880
Age 26
William B. Cox resided here in Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA
Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA
1927
13 January 1927
Age 73
Death of William B. Cox in Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1854
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Page: 153C; Enumeration District: 134
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Greenbrier, Summers, West Virginia; Roll: 1413; Page: 153C; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 January 1927
    Event Place: Cunard, Fayette County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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