These are pages from Helen Robinson Graves' book that cover the Cox family as she knew it. Aunt Helen was my Grandfathers younger sister. This information was gathered by Aunt Helen through many years of research. The information was compiled by my brother-in-law, Vern Lemon, and published by my father, Ben Robinson. Aunt Helen died in 1977. Please note that the information in Aunt Helen's book is copyrighted, however, you may use this information for your personal research. p. 147 JAMES COX 64 b. England or Wales d. after 12-16-1738 (date of will,) in Orange Co., Va. M. ca 1698 in Virginina to ELIZABETH -----66 64-1 WILLIAM 32 -2 Naomi -3 James -4Frances -5 John WILL OF JAMES COX 64 In the Name of God, Amen: This twelfth day of December in the year of our Lord, 1738, James Cox of St. Marks parish in the County of Orange, Being very sick and weak, but in perfect mind And memory thanks be given to God therefore, calling to mind the Imorta1ity of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all Men_once to die: I do and ordain this my last Will and Testament: That is to say principally and first of all�I give and recommend my soul into the hand of God that gave it and for my body I recommend it to the earth to be buried in a Christian like and decent manner at the discretion of my Executors, nothing doubting but at the General resurrection, I shall receive the same again by the mighty power of God, and as touching such worldly Estate where with it hath pleased God to endow me in this Life, I give devise and dispose of my land in the following manner and form: I give and bequeath to 147a my youngest son. John Cox all that tract of Land and containing two hundred acres with the plantation. and all ---- now dwell with twenty five acres I purchased of Edward Haley joining same tract on this side of a Branch. that is to say where------- lives which is not acknowledged to me to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath two hundred acres of Land to my son Frances Cox adjoining to the line of Andrew Harington and --- to him and his heirs forever. it being part of a tract of five hundred and eighty acres not yet patent: Item: I give and bequeath to my son James Cox two hundred acres joining to my son Frances to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my daughter Naomi Cox one hundred eighty acres joining to my son James being the remainder part of ------tract to her and her heirs and assignes forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my son William Cox, one hundred and fifty acres of Land lying in Hanover County, in the ---- of the County and on both sides of h branches of the Lynches River to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath one hundred and fifty acres of land to my son James Cox, being part of the same tract with my son William to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to Henry ----three hundred acres of land where the said ---- now lives on joining to ---- of Henry Rich and ----- ----- and Richard Shafter (?) to him and his heirs Forever. 147b. Item: I give and bequeath to John Evans one hundred and twenty acres of land ----- --- -- said Evans now dwells being part of land tract of Henry ---- to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath unto Joseph ----- one hundred and ---acres of land being the remainder part of ----- of Henry ---, and Joseph Evans and joining to Samuel ----, to him and his heirs forever. Item: I give and bequeath to my brother William Cox, four hundred acres of land that said William Cox now lives on provided that he pays unto my estate nine pounds current money within one month, to him and his heirs forever, and that ---pay of ----out of said land, where it shall be demanded and if he shall pay the amount of money due for my land by the first day of January One Thousand, Seven Hundred, Thirty Nine, but if my brother fail to pay the several sums of money mentions my estate will sell the land my brother William Cox now lives on by way --- --- land above the Little Mountains on the branches of ----belonging to me four hundred acres each tract ---- ---- debt ---- my ---- to leave my Negro man ---- --- and all my other moveable Estate to my beloved wife Elizabeth so long as she shall remain a widow and if my wife shall --- before marriage, I ordain it to be equally divided among all my children, --- wife ---- that if either my son James or Frances or my daughter Naomi shall die before they shall come to the lawfull age, the lower ---- of this ----of the five hundred and eight acres of land, I give ----to be sold and the money to be put into my estates ---- ----- my funeral 147c charges be paid out of my estates. And I do ---- ordain William Waller ---- of ---- County and my son William Cox and Elizabeth my wife my only and sole executors of this my last will and Testament and I do hereby utterly disallow revoke and disanull all other testaments and former wills and legacies bequests and executors by me in any ways before this time named and do confirm this and - --- for being last Will and Testament. IN WITNESS whereof --- my hand and seal the day and year above written. Will probated in the Clerk�s Office of Orange County, Virginia, on February 22, 1738 and recorded in Will Book 1, Page 72 of the records of Circuit Court of Orange County. 147d. WILLIAM COX 32 b ? d. 1752 St. Thomas Parish, Orange co., Virginia m. Martha ____ b ? d. by 1812 Warren Co., Ga. It is family tradition that Martha was "Lady Cary" of Virginia, indicating kinship with the prominent Cary family. In his will, he mentioned his wife, MARTHA, and four sons. After his death, she lived with her son CARY, Sr., in S. C. and Georgia, where she died. Children: 32-1 William 32-2 Tyre 32-3 CARY, SR. or 16 32-4 Toliver Will of William Cox 32 Orange County, St. Thomas' Parish, Va. Will of William Cox, 20 June 1751 In the name of God Amen. I William Cox of Orange county and St. Thomas Parish being sick and weak but of perfect sound memory, knowing that mankind must die, my desire is as following. First, I give my Soul to God who gave it, hoping the merrit of my blessed Lord & Savior, Jesus Christ to inherit Normal Bliss and give my Body to the earth to be buried at the discretion of my Executor hereafter I shall name. Item. I give and bequeth to my son William Cox one hundred acres of land beginning at Cahagan Corner Chapman - Bakerson (?) plantation &his and so to the Chapman line and to where he begun to him and his heirs forever. Item, I give and bequeath to my Son Tyre cox one hundred acres of Land beginning at Chapmans line & my son Williams Corner along Chapman's line as far as my land and Cros in till he can turn to take his Brother William Line to the beginning but if he should die without heirs of his Body Lawfully begotten then my desire is it should be sold & divided amongst the Rest of My Children and after my wife decease & if he shall have and heir to him & his forever. Item. p. 148 I give and bequeth to my son Care Cox one hundred acres of Land Joining of Mountagus (?) line and his Brother Tyres line to where it begun and after the decease of my wife, to him and heirs forever. Item. I give to my son Toliver Cox one hundred acres of Land wheron my plantation is & To from his Brother Care line & so to Merry Run and by Gahagan line & so to his Brother William line and so to the Beginning and my Desire is myother three Sons shall lay of their Lands and the said Toliver shall have the more or lefs and after She, my wife decease to hold the same to him & heirs forever. Item. I loan to my well beloved wife all the rest of Estate after my debts be paid with the last three hundred acres during her life and the land to them that I already gave it and rest to be divided ----- amongst my Sons that has no land to them and their heirs forever -- I Ordain my loving wife Martha Cox to be my whole Excunt. and she shall neither be had to give Security nor to bring the said Estate to be proced(?) and dialowing all Wills and Testaments before to be void & this only to be in full force and Value as Witnefs my hand & the 20th day of June 1751. Signed Sealed & delivered in presence of us, William Cox L.S. James Mitchell, Eliz. XMark B.E. Marcy, Thomas Gahagan. COURT RECORD OF WILL WILL BOOK 2, PAGE 166 CIRCUIT COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA At a Court held for Orange County on Thursday the 28 day of May 1752 the Last Will & Testament of William Cox dec: & was presented into Court by Martha Cox the Executrix therin Named and proved by the oaths of James Mitchell & Thomas Gahagan two of the Witnefses thereto & Ordered to be Recorded & on the motion of the said Executrix who made Oath according to Law, Certificate was granted to her for obtaining Letters of Probate - thereof in due form. Test Geo. Taylor, ?? (Flourishes) A Copy Teste: Signed H.L. D. James, Clerk Recorded in Will Book 2 page 166, Circuit court of Orange Co. Virginia. P. 149 CARY COX SR. 16 or 32 (Care, Carey) DAR NO. 157234 b. ca. 1636 Orange Co., Va. D. 3-24-1814 Putnam Co., Ga. M. ca 1761 in Va., MARY HORNE 18b. ? Va. D. 9-2-1823 in Putnam Co., Ga. CARY SR. was born and married in Virginia. He moved his family to Halifax Co., N. C. ca. 1762. He and his oldest son William served in the N. C. Line in the Revolutionary War where CARY had a finger shot off. CARY moved ca. 1788 to S. C. and was recorded in the Edgefield District in the 1790 Census. He moved to Warren Co., Ga., by 1795 and Putnam Co., Ga. in 1807. CARY SR. was a Primative Baptist minister, although no record has been found where he served any church. He and his wife were received into Powell's Creek Baptist Church in Warren Co., on 2-7-1795. There was some dissension as minutes of the Church recorded some members "having broken communion with the General Baptist." CARY SR. was involved in the issue, as he was dismissed and later rejoined He and his wife were buried on the plantation of his son CARY JR with whom they were living, which is now part of the Ocene National Forest. Children: 16-1 William b. 1761-62 Va. (See Page 157)) 16-2 Jesse b. 1764 Halifax Co., N. C. (See Page 159) 16-3 Ichabod b. 6-19-1769 Halifax Co., N. C. (See Page 189) 16-4 James b. 1771 Halifax Co m. Exa Delaney Robertson 16-5 Asa b. 1773 Halifax Co. (See Page 194) 16-6 Bethney b. 1774 Halifax Co., (See Page 215) 16-7 Clarissa b. 1775 Halifax Co m. S. C. Mr. Southall one child Moved to Illinois 16-8 CARY JR b. 10-1-1778 Halifax Co., N. C. (See Page 225) p. 150 SOURCES: A. CENSUS Census of Population - 1790 South Carolina, Edgefield Co., District 96, page 63 Cary Cox: 2 males over 16, 3 males under 16, 5 females. The males are probably CARY SR, Ichabod, James, Asa, Cary, Fr. The females are his wife, mother, and two daughters. The fifth female is unkown. B. Deeds Halifax, N. C. Reel, JB853 Vol. 12 p-122, Jan 3, 1772 Wm. Heath "of the one part and Cary Coxe of the other part" for 41 pounds of Va. Money "103 acres of land on East side of Rocky Swamp in Halifax Co., beginning at a scrub white oak on James Davison�s corder, South 119 poles to senter of three oaks, west 76 poles to a red oak fence (note: supposed to be thence) South 60 poles to a small branch, thence down the branch to a small ash in the branch, thence North 170 poles to a dogwood and a hickery, thence East to first Station, part of tract belonging to Wm. Heath. Wit: Alexander L. Martin, Jurat Feb. 1772 Ct. Elinor Heath relinquished 1772 Ct. Feb Signed: William Heath Her Elinor (X) Mark Mark. p. 151 Rec 1 j8855, Vol. 14 page 699, April 9, 1783. "Edmund Daniel of one part and CARY COX of the other, for 100 pounds, a tract on East side of Beaver Dam Branch, with Rabuna corner, thence up sd. Branch to a pine at Israel Wests corner, a North course along Wests and Wheeler line to a white oak Anna Longs corner, along Anna Longs line to a pine her corner in head of �. (not legible) South to red oak on Mathew Rabuns (Raburns) line, West along his line to first station, 255 acres. Signed: Edmund. Daniel Ackn. May 1783 Wit: Henry Long, Israel West Edgefield Co., S. C. Book H p. 50 1790 8th of June. Absolam Griffin and Susannah Griffin, his wife to Cary Cox ---350 acres---Turkey Creek Waters of Savannah River ---- Witness: Toliver Cox Wm. Cox Chas. Ashley C. REVOLUTIONARY SERVICE "Memoirs Georgia" Published by Southern Historical Association, Certified Extracts 1895 Vol. 1, Page 1058. DAR NO. 157234 Vol. 158, Page 74 Revolutionary Army Account. Comptrollers Acct. Book K., p. 222. N. C. Archives, Raleigh, N. C. p. 152 C. Rev. Ser. (Cont�d) PENSION STATEMENT BY ASA COX, 16-5 SON OF CARY COX, SR. 16 State of Georgia ) SS: Harris County ) On this 24th day of June A. D. 1852 before me a Justice of the Interior Court of said county personally appearEd Asa Cox aged seventy six (76) years passed, a resident of the county and state aforesaid, who after being duly sworn according to law doth upon his oath make the following statements. That at the time of his earliest recollection he was living in Halifax County, North Carolina. That this was in time of the Revolutionary War. That his father Cary Cox, and his brother, William Cox, were engaged in said war. That he has no recollection of the time when his father and said brother went into the service, but he remembers distinctly that his father got wounded and came home and that when his mother talked a great deal about his said brother William who still remained in service after the return of his father as stated above, and he remembers his mother said that his brother was fighting for liberty, against the Tories and British. That he does not know what officers his said brother served under nor what time he went into service, but that he continued in service until peace was made. That he remembers clearly when his said brother came home. That he talked much about the hardships that he and his fellow soldiers had endured. And deponant further states that about the year 1788 himself and his fathers family moved from North Carolina to Edgefield District South Carolina that about two or three years after this his said brother William Cox also moved from n. Carolina to said District South Carolina, where he lived a few years and moved to Pendleton District in said State, where he remained until about the year 1822 when he moved to Habersham County, Georgia where he remained until his death which occurred on the 21st day of March 1848, as he had been credibly informed and verily believed. And he swares that he is a disinterested witness. (Signed) P. T. Trammell J. P. (possible spelling as unclear) p. 153 D. CHURCH RECORDS: BAPTIST CHURCH WILKES CO., AND WARREN CO., GA. The Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek was constituted Dec. 22, 1787 at the headwaters of Williams Creek at Little River in that section of Wilkes Co., which became Warren Co., by the Act of 1793. It was associated with Powell�s Creek Church (Powellton Baptist Church), Fulsom Creek Church (The Church of Horeb), and churches at Phillips Mill, Long Creek, and Whatley�s Mills. Since the minutes of the Powellton Church of 1793 include excommunications of members for "having broken communion with the General Baptist", it is assumed that all of these churches were under control of the "Particular Baptist" who had accepted Calvinist learnings and became most prominent in the Carolinas in the latter half of the eighteenth century. The minutes of Williams Creek Church for Jan. 9, 1796 also included the administration "�.if any member of the church join the Free Masons he is to be excommunicated." The following items relative to the Cox family was extracted from the minutes of the Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek. Feb. 7, 1795 - Received Carey Cox and Mary his wife by letter May 9, 1795 - Carey Cox one of those appointed as helps to Powell�s Creek Church. June 12, 1795 - Ichabod Cox and Mary his wife were received by letter. An alphabetical list of members on page 25 obviously added to and crossed out for a number of years indicates that Catherine Cox was excommunicated. p. 154. Jan. 7, 1797 - A matter between brother Cox and James Henderson laid over until next conference, and William Lovel requested to attend as a witness. March 11, 1797 - Brother Cox matter laid over until our next conference. April 8, 1797 - Ditto above. May 13, 1797 - Brother Cox came forward and made satisfaction respecting the charge laid against him by James Henderson and was restored to fellowship. Jan. 1800 - Ordered that Brother Williams cite Brother Cox to attend our next conference. Feb. 22, 1800 - After Brother Cox and Sister Cox were cited to attend, they made choice of certain brothren to attend at a convenient place and hear them both, which they did, and after hearing the nature of the case difference, We Judge them both to be very much to blame, and that Sister Cox�s complaint established. A report being made to the church, the church declares an unfellowship with them in such a standing. Jan 23, 1802 - Sister Cox restored to fellowship. June 25, 1802 - Some of the members being dissatisfied with the restoration of Sister Cox, and as such have no fellowship with her in her present standing and is hereby ordered out of our fellowship. May 21, 1803 - Received a charge against Brother Heflin for being seen at a certain time drunk at Asa Cox�s. p. 155 March 15, 1806 - Mary Cox restored to fellowship after she made acknowledgment which satisfied the church. Dec. 20, 1806 - Brother Cox, his wife and mother requested to be dismissed. August 15, 1807 - Brother Carey Cox came forward and made acknowledgement to the church respecting his former conduct with his wife and was restored to fellowship and granted a letter of dismission. Baptist Church at Long Creek. List of members for period 1799 - 1812 includes #156 Martha Cox, with the notation that she died. CARY COX SR. seemed to have a considerable difference of opinion with the members of the Baptist Church of Christ at Williams Creek. The nature of his transgressions are unknown, however, it is family tradition that he was far minded and very tolerant, especially for a Primative Baptist Minister. Also mentioned were his brother, Asa Cox, wife MARY HORNE Cox, and mother, MARTHA COX. P. 156 William Cox 16 - 1 b. ca. 1761 Va. D. 3. 21-1848 Habersham Co., Ga. M. N. C. to Mrs. Katie Roberts Arthur, a widow with two children. b. N. C. d. ca. 1845 Habersham Colk Ga. William was born in Virginia and moved to Halifax. N. C. with his parents by 1772. He married in N. C. and was recorded there in the Halifax District in the 1790 Census of Population. He remained in N. C. when his father and brothers moved to Edgefield, S. C. in ca. 1788, although he ultimately moved there about three years later. His brother Asa Cox stated that William then moved to the Pendleton District of S. C. and then around 1822 to Habersham Co., Ga. Willam fought in the Revolutionary War enlisting in the N. C. Line on 4 - 16 - 1776 and discharged 11-10-1778. He served as a Private in Capt. Caswell's Company, Col. Brandon's Regiment. His father CARY COX, SR. was also in the N. C. Line until wounded. Children: 16 - 1 - 1 Jeremiah Cox m. Margaret Dennis - 2 Eli Cox - 3 Mordeca Cox b. 1813, S. C. m. Melinda ? B. 1820, S. C. Recorded in 1850 Census, Habersham Co., Ga. - 4 ?. Cox. M. Dinah Langston - 5 ? Cox m. Frances Beard p. 157 SOURCES: A. William Cox - Revolutionary War Pension #8225 Vol. 99, p.-20 Pension Records 33083 "Treasurer�s and Comptrollers Papers, Revolutionary Pay Vouchers" William Cox No. 8344 State of N. C., Halifax District "This certifies that Wm. Cox was allowed nine pounds Specie as ___ ___. The Board of Auditors 30th of June, 1783. ___anch Bradford. B. Census of Population 1790 Halifax County, N. C. Wm. Cox 1 Free White Male Sixteen Years and Up 1 Free White Male Under Sixteen Years 1 Free White Female 1 Slave C. Edgefield Co., S. C. Deed: Wm. Cox to William Martin-Land on Wine Creek water of Turkey Creek, - Land granted to Thos. Griffin 1744 and by him to Absolem Griffen and by him to Cary Cox, Sr., and from him to his son Wm. Cox - Wit: Jesse Cox -Katy Cox wife of Wm. Cox, relinquishes her dower right to land. - Nov. 5, 1799 Edgefield, S. C. Deed Book U (or V) p. 88. D. Virginia Magazine Vol. 3 p-138 and 222 E. Also see Source C., p. 153. P. 158 Jesse Cox 16 - 2 b. 1766 Halifax Co., N. C. d.1834 Jones Co., Ga. M. 1st 1798 Nancy Taylor b. 1773 Edgefield Co., S. C. d. 1820 Jones Co. Ga. M. 2nd - 3-15- 1821 Nancy Hobbs (dau. of Wm. Hobbs of Jones Co., Ga.) Marriage record in Book A., p. 300 Jones Co., Ga. B? d. 1835 Talbot Co., Ga. Jesse was born in N. C. and moved with his parents to Edgefield, S. C. around 1788, and to Warren Co., Ga., by 1805, and Jones Co., Ga. by 1808. His wife, Nancy, was the daughter of Ward and Anne Taylor of Edgefield, S. C. He died in 1834, leaving a substantial estate. His widow Nancy Hobbs Cox married Whitwell Eason of Talbot Co., Ga. Children by Nancy Taylor: 16 - 2 -1 Bartley Martin Cox b. 1802 Edgefield, S. C. (See Page 166) 2 Sarah E. Cox b. 1804 Edgefield, S. C. (See page 180) 3 Mary Cox b. 1806 m. 1st Henry Ledbetter m. 2nd Andrew Lowe. Children: 16-2-3-1 Ben Lowe 2. Mariah Lowe 3. Mary Lowe 4. Andrew Lowe, Jr. 4 John Cox b. 1808 Had son John Cox, Jr. 5. Eliza Cox b. 1810 m. 1st Silas Ledbetter m. 2nd-William Kirk 6. Jesse Cox Jr. b. ca. 1812 No records. 7 Sampson Cox b. ca 1814 m. Mary Clark Children: 16-2-9-1 Aurelias 2 Mary 3 Bessie or Russell (?) p. 159 Children by Nancy Hobbs and Jesse Cox 16: 16 - 2 -8 Ira T. Cox b. 1822 9 Leander Cox b. 1824 10 Nancy Cox b. 1826 11. Wiley Franklin Cox. B. 1828 p. 160 JESSE COX�S WILL ( 16 -2) Georgia ) ) In the Name of God, Amen, Jones County ) I, Jesse Cox, Senr., of said State and County, being weak in body, but of sound mind and diposing memory do make this my last will and testament in manner and form following (To wit) 1st Item: - I give and bequeath to my beloved wife Nancy Cox one Negroman Daniel, one Negro woman Zilpha with her future increase, one Negro by Ambrose about 12 years of age, one bed and furnitire, to her and her heirs forever. Item 2. -Also one lot or tract of land containing two hundred two and half acres more or less, Situate, being and lying in the sixth District of originally Baldwin, now Jones County being distinguished in the land of said District by number one hundred and fifty five, No. 155 - and Granted to Thomas Harwell, to have and to hold the said tract of Land with all and singular the rights, members and appurtenances therunto belonging unto her the said Nancy Cox during her natural life and at her death to revert to her four children namely, Ira, Nancy, Leander and Franklin W., to them and their assigns forever. Item 3rd- I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy Cox, for her own proper use and benefit, my four wheeled pleasure carriage, with the horse attached thereto and appendage thereto belonging. Item 4th - I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy Cox, two cows and calves for her own proper use and benifits. Item 5th - Whereas I have four chances in Lottery now in operation in Milledgeville, for the Cherokee Land and God (viz) Two in the Land and Two in the Gold Lottery, I give and bequeath unto my beloved wife Nancy Cox, to my beloved sons Jesse Cox and Sampson, my son Ira, and my daughters Nancy and Leander, and my son Franklin W. Cox - a joint and equal interest in any and all the Land and Gold, that I may be entitled to in said Lottery should I prove to be fortunate drawer in the above mentioned Land and Gold Lottery - My reason for giving my Interest in the Lottery as above descri ed, is that my other children and near relatives have an interest of their own exclusively in said Lottery, -- and my wife and children mentioned in the last above Item, have no other interest pending in the said Lottery - except this derived from me. Item 6th - And my Will further is that the balance of my property - both real and personal not deeded or willed away to be sold on a credit of twelve months, and proceeds thereof after the payments of my just debts and Legacies to be equally divided between my wife and all of my children so that each shall have an equal part or interest to them and their heirs forever. Item 7th - And lastly I appoint Thomas Moughan and J. W. Gordon my Executors - to execute this my last Will and testament and it is also my will that said Thomas Moughan and John W. Gordon act as Guardians for my children, this the 13th December 1832. Signed, Sealed and acknowledged in presence of Jesse Cox (Seal) Allen I Eaton James Wadsworth John Farmen Tomas W. Choats, J.P. p. 162 Georgia ) ) Court of Ordinary May Term - 1834 Jones County ) This day came unto Court Thomas W. Choats who being duly sworn, saith that he was present and saw Jesse Cox sign and execute the annexed will, as his last will and Testament and that he saw Allen J. Eaton, James Wadsworth and John Farmer sign the same as witnesses at this request, and that he was of sound mind and memory at the time of the execution of the same, Sworn to and subscribed in open Court 5th May 1834; Thos. W. Choats Test Charles Macarthy, Clk.CC This Will recorded in Will Book "C" page 55-56 Ordinary's Office of Jones County, Gray, Ga. p. 163 JESSE COX ESTATE 16 - 2 The Estate of Jesse Cox deceased in account with J. W. Gordon Executor of said Estate. - 1834 Jany. 25 to Cash paid C. MacCarthy Clk. CC .62 1/2 " J.C. 12.25 Thos. S. Humphris Sheriff 5.00 S. Rivis as pr receipt 5.97 M. Sullivan .50 Feb. 9 RV Hardaman 50.00 Joshua Dykes 23.31 Laltmarsh & Overton 9.69 March 9 B. M. Cox 475.00 B. M. Cox as Guardian 1435.00 Self 22.75 Benj. Lowe 475.00 S. in Law William Kirk 475.00 " " " D. P. Pepper 475.00 " " " " " " as Guardian 475.00 Whitemill Eason 475.00 " " as Guardian 475.00 April 5 John T. Choat 12.50 John T. Beasley CLK. SC 3.75 20 11.12 27 F. H. Dixon 15.00 1835 Nov. 24 Jesse Cox 475.00 1836 May 3 John T. Beasley Clk. SC .62 Chas. Hutchins Clk. S.C.7.50 June 21 J. N. McClendon 4.75.00 August 1 James Wadsworth 75.00 James Smith Atty. 10.00 T. Haynes Treas. for Grant Co. 3.00 1836 Jan. 26 Int. received on John Taylor note & others 145.49 May 3 Sold the David place to James Modesitt & Anderson Wicks for the sum of 306.00 I certify that I have examined the foregoing return and Qualified the Executor to the same July 14th, 1837. C McCarthy C.C.C. Approved 1st August 1837 p. 164 State of Georgia, Jone County Court of Ordinary I.J. Harris Norton, Ordinary & Ex Officio Clerk of Court of Ordinary of the Said County, do hereby certify that I have compared the foregoing copy of "ANNUAL RETURN ON THE ESTATE OF JESSE COX HERETO ATTACHED" with the original record thereof, now remaining in this office and the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of such original record. In testamony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of said Court, this the 20th day of June, 1966 Signed: J. Harris Morton. Ordinary & Ex-Officio C. C. O. p. 165 DESCENDANTS OF JESSE COX 16 - 2 AND NANCY TAYLOR Bartley Martin Cox 16-2-1 b. 1802 Edgefield Co., S. C. d.12-12-1872 Camilla, Mitchell Co., Ga. M. 10-28-1821 Sarah Elizabeth Cox 8-6 (dau. Of CARY COX, JR. 8 and MARTHA ROUNDTREE 10 Children: 16-2-1-1 Jefferson b. 1822 Putnam Co. Lawyer m. Martha Hampton of Baker Co., Ga. 2. Wade Chappell b. 1823 Putnam Co., Ga. (See Page 167) 3 Martha Ann b. 7-4-1828 (See Page 171) 4 Orrin d. In Infancy 5. Alexis Henry b. ca. 1830 Jones Co., Ga. (See Page 173) 6 Sarah Elizabeth b. 2 - 22-1832 (See Page 174 7 Naomi Ann b. 9-27-1827 (See Page 176) p. 166 Wade Chappel Cox 16-2-1-2 b. 1823 Putnam Co., Ga. D ? Camilla, Mitchel Co., Ga. M. 1st 7-15-1847 Martha Adeline Pearson b. 1823 d. ca. 1858 m. 2nd Mariah Louise Corley d. 3-15-1914. "The following was written by one of his nieces and found in the records of HELEN COX ROBINSON 2. " ' Dr. Wade chappel Cox, son of Colonel Bartley Martin Cox, and his wife Sarah Elizabeth Cox, was born in Putnam Co., Ga., enlisted in the Confederate Service from Mitchell Co., Ga. Being a noted Physician, he was left at home as a Home Guard and often the only Physician in the County. Like his father, he was an upright and honorable man, not only serving the people as Physician, but often spending nights and days nursing desperate cases. His sister, Sarah Elizabeth (my Mother) was his right hand in helping to nurse and fight disease and sickness among the poor and needy. Dr. Cox was loved and honored by all who knew him for his wise and tender ministrations. He was graduated at the New York Medical College, took special courses in London, Paris and Vienna. 'On one occasion, Mr. Calvin Bullard returned from the front during the war on a sick furlough, calling in Dr. Cox, he was found to have smallpox. Naturally, all the family connections had visited the brother and son to see and hear the news from the front. Dr. Cox immediately quarantined those who had been exposed and with the help of those members of the family who were able, nursed them al through a long seige of that dreaded disease, "Smallpox." p. 167 'His Father, Colonel Bartley M. Cox, had prepared baskets of food every day and placed it on a stump near the Bullard home. Dr. Cox would take the food into the famly (no negroes were allowed on the place), four of the eleven who had smallpox died and were buried in graves dug by slaves near the house. They were wrapped in quilts and sheets and placed in their graves by Dr. Cox and members of the family. Colonel Bartley Martin Cox's dauther, Sarah Elizabeth, was the only woman to capture a Yankee Soldier single handed and turn him over to the Confederate Officers, like a true Southern Patriot. She surprised one of Stoneman's Raiders while dreinking from her spring one day and made him march to the tune of her rifle pointed in his direction.' " After the death of his first wife, Martha Pearson, he lived with Samuel Pearson. Children of Wade C. Cox by Martha Pearson 16-2-1-2-1 Sarah Adeline Cox b. 10-31-1851 Camilla, Mitchel Co., Ga. D. 10-2- 1900 Chipley, Washington Co., Florida. M. 1870 Wm. Owen Butler b. Whigham, Decatur Co, Ga. D. St. Vincents Hospital, Jacksonville, Fla Children 16-2-1-2-1-1 William Oscar Butler b. 9-8-1872 Blakely, Early Co., Ga. D. 9-13-1950 Washinton Co., Fla. M. 11-4-1899 Alma Mae Dekle b. 10 21- 1872 Campbellton, Fla. Children: 16-2-1-2-1-1-1 Alma Dekle 2 Judge Byron N. m. Mrs. Louise Lindsey. 3 Valery Dekle b. 10-29-1910 Chipley, Fla. 4 Edwin 5. William Oscar Lives Marianna, Fla. p.168 16-2-1-2-2 Leslie Cox m. Mr. Narramore Children of Wade C. Cox by Mariah Gorley 16-2-1-2-3 Malinda Cox m. Jack Moore Children: 4 Bartley Martin Cox, Jr. m. Katherine Slocum. Child: 1. Louise Cox m. Gordon Matthews. p. 169 SOURCES: Wade Chappell Cox 16-2-1-2 1850 Census of Population Putnam Co., Georgia No. 135 Wade D. Cox Age 27 b. Ga. Martha Cox Age 57 b. Ga. L. L. Cox Age 3 mos. B. Ga. Female 1860 Census of Population Putnam Co., Georgia No. 92 Samuel Pearson Age 67 b. N. C. Farmer Lucinda Pearson Age 57 b. Ga. John Pearson Age 24 b. Ga. Thomas Pearson Age 18 b. Ga. Julia Pearson Age 13 b. Ga. Carrie Pearson Age 10 b. Ga. Adeline ? Cox Age 7 b. Ga. ? Cox Age 5 b. Ga. Sela J. Cox Age 3 b. Ga. W. C. Cox Age 37 b. Ga. Doctor p.170 Martha Ann Cox 16-2-1-3 b. 7-4-1828 m. 12-7-1848 James F. Brown Jr. Children: 16-2-1-3-1 Mary Elizabeth Brown b. 10-4-1849 m. James Taylor 2. Robert Wilson Brown b. 4-15-1851 M. 11-26-1878 Cornelia W. Cowdrey Children: 16-2-1-3-2- 1 Muriel Irma b. 2-13-1880 2 May Selma b. 5-6-1882 3. Rosa Marian b. 3-14-1884 4 Pauline Davis b. 5-18-1886 5 Julia Nell b. 2-2-1888 6 James Cowdrey b. 11-20-1889 7 Rena Roberts b. 11-4-1891 3. Sarah (Sallie) Ophelia Brown b. 1-18-1852 m. 1871 J. D. Palmer. Children: 16-2-1-3-3- 1 Joseph Daniel Palmer Jr. b. 1872 d. age 19 2 Jimmie Palmer b. 1875 d. 15 months 3. Willie D. Palmer 4 Benjamin Palmer 5. Marthaena Palmer m. George W. Boggs 6. Joseph Palmer m. Sallie Brown 7 Millie Palmer m. W. A. G. Greves 8 James Hilliard Palmer m. Louise Loraine Twitty 9. Daniel Palmer m. Caroline Collins. Child: -1 Thomas p. 171 16-2-1-3- 4 Eugenia Gertrude Brown b. 1-8-1854 d. age 6 5 Rebecca Brown b. 11-7-1855 d. age 2 or 3 6 Water Lewis Brown b. 4-3-1857 d. age 7 or 8 7 Theodosia Ernest Brown b. 8-16-1858 d. age 20 8. Lucius Brown b. 12-11-1860 d. age 5 9 Orion Warren Brown b. 7-15-1862 d. age 12 10 Minnie Louise Brown b. 11-15-1864 d. age 18 Records from R. L. Brown as supplied to Helen E. Cox 2 in 1894. p. 172 Alexis Henry Cox 16-2-1-5 b. ca. 1830 Jones Co., Ga. D. 2-11-1891 Climax, Decatur Co., ga. M. 2-27-1851 Sarah Boyington b. ca. 1835 Cowetta Co., Ga. D. 2-18-1903 Climax, Decatur Co., Ga. Confederate Soldier in Col. Hood�s Cavalry. Children: 16-2-1-5- 1.Bartley Wade Cox b. 4-24-1861 Camilla, Mitchell Co., Ga. D. 1930 Climax, Decatur Co., Ga. M. 2-1-1888 Alice Louise Brock. Children 16-2-1-5-1 Norman Wade Cox b. 10 28-1888 Climax, Ga. M 9-2-1910 Osye Lee Mathews b. 5-24-1892 Monks Corner, Tenn. Minister living 1954, Nashville, Tenn. Children: 16-2-1-5-1-1 Sarah Margaret b. 7 22-1924 16-2-1-5- 2. Mary (Mollie) Eliz. Cox b. 12-24-1851 Camilla Mitchell Co., Ga. D. 2- 16-1924 Camilla, Ga. M. 1-12- 1871 A. James Bryant Palmer b. 10-24- 1848 Stewart Co., Ga. D. 1-22-1908 Valdosta, Ga. Children: 16-2-1-5-2-1 Caroline Eliz. Palmer b. 1-17-1874 Camilla, GA. D. 4-7-1948 Camilla, Ga. M. 7-5- 1891 Otis Worley b. 1-11-1871 High Springs, Fla. D. 5-1-1945 Camilla, Ga. Children: 16-2-1-5-2-1-1 Ruby Worley b. 4-1-1892, Camilla, Ga. M. 10-22-1913 Samuel Thomas Pruitt. She is a DAR No. 422162. p.173 Sarah Elizabeth Cox 16-2-1-6 b. 2-2-2832 d.7-31-1891 m. 1st 2-8-1854 Joseph LeRoy Griffin b. 1829 d. 1856 Greenville, Ala. (Son of Hardy and Rachael Ann Hampton Griffin of Va.) m. 2nd John Henry Parson of Putnam Co. Ga. Children by Joseph Griffin 16-2-1-6-1 Bartley Cox Griffin d. In infancy. 2. ?? Griffin b. 5-1-1857 Palmira Lee Co. Ga. D. 8-15-1943 Atlanta, Ga. M. 9-23- 1879 Dr. Franklin Gale b. 11-18-1856 Pike Co., Ga. D. 2-4-1914 Brunswick, Ga. Children 16-2-1-6-2-1 Williamete Gale b. 8-16-1880 Valdosta, Ga. D. 2-11-1960 Augusta, Ga., but buried in Westview Cemetery, Atlanta Ga. Beside her mother. M. 10-20-1909 to Madison Jackson Williams, Sr. b. 7-16-1869 Children: 16-2-1-6-2-1-1 Madison Jackson Williams, Jr. 16-2-1-6-2-2 Joseph LeRoy Gale b. 4-29-1884 Brunswick, Ga. M. 8-3- 1910 in Shelby Co., Tenn. To Elizabeth Bowen B. 11-10-1884, Lewisburg, Miss. Children: 16-2-1-6-2-2-1 LeRoy Griffin Gale b. 10-12-1914 m. 6-15-1937 Memphis, Tenn. To Dr. John Wm. Gibson. Live in Texas. She is a DAR No. 412151 2 Elizabeth Gale m. John Percer. Live in California. She is a DAR No. 417687 3 Corine Stevens Gale m. 9-24-1949 Memphis, Tenn. To Sidney Carroll White, Jr. She is a DAR No. 417686. p.174 Children by John Henry Parson: 16-2-1-6-3 John Henry Parson Jr. m. Rebecca Hallie Pearson Cox his 1st Cousin. 4 Sarah e. C. G. Parson m. 1-22-1867 John Ward b. 12-15-1933 Arlington, Calhoun Co., Ga. D. 10-1-1913 Montgomery, Ala. Children: 16-2-1-6-4-1 Mattie Ward m. Clinton Lee Brown. Had large family and lived in Montgomery Ala. P. 175 Naomi Ann Cox 16-2-1-7 b. 9-27-1827 Americus, Sumpter Co., Ga. D. 2-8-1887 Lake City Fla. M. 9-17-1856 Joseph J. Hampton b. 9-25-1829 Dublin, Laurins Go., Ga. D. 12-2-1869 Greenville, Madison Co. Fla. Children: 16-2-1-7-1 Andrew Young Hampton b. 7-11-1857 Greenville, Madison Co., Fla. D. 11-22-1910 Tampa Fla. M. 11-27-1884 Mary Lou Flint b. 1861 d. 10-11- 1911. Children: 16-2-1-7-1-1 Viola Collin Hampton b. 12-7-1885 d. 9-6-1913 m. 9-25- 1907 Fulton M. Smith. 1 Mary Ferrel Smith b. 7-15-1908 2. Naomi Hampton b. 10-2-1887 d. ? m. 10-9-1911 Harold Edgar Shaw 1 Harold E. Shaw, Jr. 3 Andrew Young Hampton, Jr. b. 11-13-1889 d. ? m. 1923 Willie Mae Neeley 4 John Ward Hampton b. 9-11-1891 Lake City, Fla. M. 3-16- 1925 Hazel Edwards b. 12-22-1898 Malakoff, Texas 1 Hazel Hampton b. 2-12-1926 Wichita Falls, Tx m. 2-28-1944 Robert Bruce Greenwood b. 7-28-1921 She is DAR No. 442161 16-2-1-7-2 Elizabeth Eliza Hampton b. 1-20-1859 -3 Sallie Louise Hampton b. 10-5-1861 -4 Laura Clemantine Hampton b. 3-25-1864 -5 Ann Eliza Hampton b. 2-24-1870 p.176 BIBLE RECORDS OF Andrew Young Hampton and Wife, Eliza B. Coats, parents of Joseph J. Hampton husband of Naomi Cox 16-2-1-7 BIRTHS Andrew Y. Hampton was born October the 29th, 1806 Eliza B. Hampton was born 1808 Joseph J. Hampton was born Sept. the 25, 1829 Benjamin W. Hampton born Sept. the 8th 1831. Laura C. Hampton was born Nov. the 11th, 1833 Ida A. Davis was born June 10th, 1832. Naomi A. Cox was born September 27th, 1827. Ellen M. Sullivan was born 19th June, 1840. CLEM�S CHILDREN Joseph Davis was born April 9th, 1853. Adelia Eliza Davis was born July the 19th, 1854. Sallie Davis was born April 21, 1857. Dosla Davis was born Sept. the 23rd, 1860. F. M. Smith, Jr., son of Robt. Fulton Smith, born April 1910. Andrew Hampton Smith, son of Viola & Fulton Smith was born Feb. 6, 1912. Mary Ferol Smith, born July 1819, daughter of F.M. Smith & Viola Hampton. J.J. HAMPTON�S Birth - Children Andrew Y. Hampton, Jr. was born July 11, 1857. Elizabeth Eliza Hampton was born the 20th January 1859. p. 177 Sallie Louise Hampton was born 5th Oct. 1861. Laura Clemantine was born March the 25th, 1864. Ann Eliza Hampton was born the 24th of February, 1870. Bessie Eliza Hampton was married to Will R. Hines the 14th of Feb. 1882 B. W. HAMPTON�S CHILDREN Ellen Matilda Hampton was born the 16th of January 1859. Our baby, 1st daughter of Sami. B. Smith and Sallie H. Smith, his wife, was born Friday night 12 o�clock, Oct. 21, 1887. CHILDREN OF A. Y. HAMPTON & MARY LOU FLINT HAMPTON: Viola Collin; Hampton, Born Dec. 7, 1885, Monday afternoon at 4 o�clock. Naomi Hampton born Oct. 2nd, 1887, Sunday morning at half past 11. A. Y. Hampton Jr. born Nov. 13th, 1889, Wednesday night 11 o�clock. John Ward Hampton born Sept. 11th, 1891. Mary Ferrel smith, born July 15, 1908, daughter of Viola & Fulton Smith. MARRIAGES Andrew J. Hampton and Eliza B. Coats were married December 18th , 1828. John D. Davis & Laura C. Hampton were married Jun the 10th, 1852. Joseph J. Hampton & Naomi A. Cox were married 11th Feb. 1858. W. R. Hines & Bessie E. Hampton were married Feb. 13, 1882. A. Y. Hampton, Jr. & Mary Lou Flint, were married Nov. 27th, 1884. S. B. Smith & Sallie L. Hampton were married Sept. 1st, 1886. Viola Colier Hampton to Fulton Smith, Sept. 25, 1907, daughter of Andrey Y. Hampton & Mary Lou Flint Hampton. Naomi Cooper Hampton to Harold Edgar Shaw, Oct. 9, 1911, daughter of Andrew Y. Hampton. p. 178 A. Y. Hampton, Jr. to Willie Mae Neeley, son of A. Y. Hampton. John Ward Hampton to Hazel Edwards, March 16th, 1925. DEATHS J. J. Hampton died December 2nd, 1869. A. Y. Hampton, Senior, died the 8th day of January, ___. Eliza R. Hampton, wife of J. J. Hampton died Feb. the 7th, 1887. Harold E. Shaw, Jr., son of Naomi C. Hampton & Harold Edgar Shaw was born Feb. 23, 1915. Ellen M. Hampton died Jan. the 16th, 1859. B. W. Hampton died of Yellow Fever, Sept. 27, 1876. Our baby, 1st daughter of Sam�l. B. Smith and Sallie H. Smith, his wife, died Oct. 27, 1882 at 12 o�clock. Viola Hampton Smith died 6 of Sept. 1913. The above is a true copy of Bible Records from a Photostat copy of Andrew Youn Gampton and wife, Eliza B. Coats in the possession of Naomi Elizabeth Hampton Shaw, 108 Crescent Place, Tampa, Florida. Made by Helen Robinson Graves, Regent and Organizaer of the Cary Cox Chapter D. Z. R., 707 Pa. Ave., Clearwater, Florida. This is to certifiy that I have this day examined the original from which this photo static copy as made- Signed H. E. Nichols, Notary Public My comm expires Nov. 20, 1957. p.179 Sarah E. Cox 16-2-2 b. 1804 Edgefield, S. C. d. 1875 Arlington, Calhoun Co., Ga. M. 10-24-1818 (Book A. p. 263 Jones Co., Ga.) to Daniel Park Pepper (Son of Smuel Pepper of Va. A Revolutionary Soldier) b. Carroll Co., Ga. D. 1847 Calhoun Co., Ga. Children: 16-2-2- 1 Jesse G. Pepper d. age 21 No children. 2. Franklin Lawrence Pepper b. 12-14-1822. Gray, Jones Co., Ga.. D. 2- 5-1881, Calhoun Co., Ga. M. 7-8-1845 Calhoun Co., Ga. To Martha Louise Brown b.10-20-1824 Calhoun Co., Ga. D. 4-29-1892 Arlington, Calhoun Co., Ga. Children: 16-2-2-2-1 James Daniel Pepper b. 3-14-1848 Ft. Gaines, Clay Co., Ga. D. 5-17-1885 Bradsfordville, Fla. M. 1st Dickey Harvin m. 2nd 7-8-1875 at Thomasville, Ga. To Harriett Maria Lester b. 9-16-1844 Thomasville, Ga. D. 9-23-1934 Clearwater, Fla Children by Dickey Harvin: 16-2-2-2-1-1 William Franklin Pepper Children by Harriett Lester: 16-2-2-2-1-2 Hattie Dickey Pepper b. 4-17-1876 m. Ole B. McKenzie b. 8- 20-1880 d. 12-1-1946 Children: -1 Harriett Olivia McKenzie m. Mr. Kinkaid. Child: Dan W. Kinkaid 16-2-2-2-1-3 Jessie Roberta Pepper b. 9-28-1877 Bradfordville, Fla. M. 6-8-1898 Arlington Ga. To John Newton McClung. B. 3-7-1870 Lexington, Va. D. 8-28-1941 Clearwater, Fla. Mrs. Jessie R. Pepper McClung, lived at 400 Haven St., Clarwater, Fla. Mrs. McClung states p.180 her Mother often spoke of knowing Charles C. Cox and Wm. Cox of Ichabod Cox family, brother to Jesse Cox and her Mother�s cousins who visited in her Mother�s home. The cousins were from LaGrange Baptist Female College, which became Cox College at College Park, Atlanta, Ga. The story of Cox College is under Ichabod Cox Generation. 16-2-2-2-1- 4 Annie Louise Pepper b. 9-3-1879 -5 Ella Mae Pepper b. 5-13-1883 m. R. L. Bennette, deceased, and had children. She lives in Clearwater, Fla. with her sister, Mrs. John McClung. -6 James Daniel Pepper b. 5-13-1883 d. 1889 -7 John Samuel Lester Pepper b. 10-7-1884 d. 1885. 16-2-2-2-2 Lula L. Pepper B. ? d. ? m. 1868 to W. S. Beckham. Children 16-2-2-2-2 -1 Mattie D. Beckham d. age 18 months. 2 Dickey Winona Beckham m. 1892 to Mr. Beauchamp. DAR No. 168264 16-2-2-2-2-2-1 Richard Allen Beauchamp (See P. 182) 16-2-2-2-2- 3 Hattie L. Beeckham 4 James Beckham d. age 15 5 Roy C. Beckham p.181 Mrs. Richard Allen Beauchamp 16-2-2-2-2-2-1 joind D. A. R. Nat. # 168264 on Abraham Cox b. 1736 Va. Her paper states he died in Wilkes Co., Ga., although his will was written in Faquier Co., Va. His son Zachariah Cox moved to Wilkes Co., Ga., and as he was Administrator of his father�s estate, a copy of the Will was filed in Wilkes Co., Ga. The Wilkes Co., and Jones Co., Georgia, Coxes are not the same family, although they could be kin, and the names of children of Abraham Cox and CARY COX are similar. Because of these erroneous papers, the D. A. R. rejected several member applications based upon Cary Cox. According to Mrs. Beauchamp�s papers, Abraham Cox d. 1799 m. 1757 Va. to Sallie Cox b. 1739 d. 1797; they had John b. 1760, Thomas, William and Sarah. A substantial amount of erroneous data was accepted without documentary proof in the earlier days of the D. A. R. p.182 16-2-2-2-3 Samuel L. Pepper m. 1899 to Zipporah Ellie 16-2-2-2-3-1 Kitty Lou Pepper d. age 7 months 2 Ellie Pepper d. age 2 3 Lillie Pepper m. William P. Simons Lived in Jacksonville, Fla. Child: 16-2-2-2-3-3-1 Lottie Pepper m. Fla Govenor John W. Martin 16-2-2-2-4 Robert v. Pepper d. age 5 5 Peyton Pepper d. age 2 6 Jesse E. Pepper d. age 15 p. 183 Marriage Record Sarah Cox 16-2-2 MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE State of Georgia Jones County This Certifies that Daniel P. Pepper and Sarah Cox were united in the HOLY BONDS OF MATRIMONY by John McKinzie, M. G. on the 29 day of October, in the year of Our Lord, 1818 As appears of record in my office in Marriage Record Book "A" -Page 81 this 20 day of June, 1966 Sinded: J. Harris Morton Ordinary (Seal) p. 184 BIBLE RECORDS OF THE JAMES DANIEL PEPPER 16-2-2-2-1 FAMILY shows a typed copy of the title page of the King James Version Holy Bible produced by The Light of the world Trade Mark Nation Bible Press Philadelphia Pa. p. 185 pg. 1 PRESENTED TO MOTHER by Annie and Mary Christmas 1929 (This Bible was owned by Mrs. Harriette Lester Pepper) Written by Writer. pg. 2 THIS IS TO CERTIFY That James Daniel Pepper and Hattie Maria Lester Were United by me in the Bonds of HOLY MATRIMONY At ___________on the 8th day of July in the year of our Lord 1875 In Presence of ________________ Signed____________ (Blanks not filled in - Writer) p. 186 pg. 3 BIRTHS James Daniel Pepper was born March 14th, 1848 Hattie Maria Lester was born Sept. 16th, ;1844 Children of above Hattie Dickey Pepper was born April 17th, 1876 Jessie Roberta Pepper was born Sept. 25th, 1877 Annie Louise Pepper was born Sept. 30th 1879 Ella May & James Daniel Pepper were born May 13th, 1883 - James D. died 1887 John Samuel Lester Pepper was born Oct. 7th 1884, died July 3, 1885 pg.4 DEATHS James Daniel Pepper died May 17th, 1885 John Samuel Lester Pepper died July 3rd, 1885 James Daniel Pepper, ;Jr., died 1887 Hattie Maria aLester Pepper; died Sept. 23, 1934 - age 90 Annie Louise Pepper died April 4, 1947 Ole B. McKenzie, Husband of Dicky Pepper was born Aug 20, 1880, died Dec. 7, 1946 Annie Louise Pepper Born Sept. 30, 1879 Died April 4th 1947 p. 187 pg.4 CHILDREN�S NAMES Willie Frank Pepper was born Aug. 1st 1871 Grandchildren Harriet Olivia McKenzie daughter of O. B. and Hattie Dickey Pepper McKenzie born July 10, 1904 Greatgrandson of James D. & Harriet L. Pepper Daniel Ward Kincaid, Jr. Son of Harriet Olivia McKenzie Kincaid, and Dan W. Kincaid. Born Feb. 24, 1929. p188 Ichabod Cox 16-3 b. 6-19-1769 Halifax Co., N. C. d. 1026-1861 Talbot Co., Ga. m. 1792 Mary (Polly) Rowan (Dau. of James Rowan, Rev. Sol. b. 1752 d. 1826 and wife Anna Campbell Rowan of Talbot Co., Ga.) b. ca 1775 Talbot Co., Ga. d. 1846 Stewart Co., Ga Ichabod Cox and his wife Mary were recorded buying land in Warren Co., Ga., as early as May 3, 1797. He built a log house there next year. With him were his father CARY COX, SR., his brothers asa and Cary, Jr., and his grandmother, MARTHA COX. Ichabod served in the War of 1812. He served as a Justice of Peace in Jones Co., Ga. and was recorded in the Tax Digest of that County in 1811 to 1814. He was elected to the Georgia Senate from Talbot Co., Ga., in 1829. Children: All born in Warren Co., Ga. 16-3- 1 Nancy Cox b. ca. 1793 m. Moses Harvey 2 Cynthia Cox b. ca 1795 m. James Hooten 3 Mary Cox b. ca. 1798 m. 1st William Powell m. 2nd William Rushen Children: 16-3-1-1 Miranda Powell m. Mr. Mathis 16-3-1-1-1- Annie Mathis b. Ga. m. A. M. Flack. Live at 1839 LaJolla, Stockton, California. She has considerable data on the Ichabod Cox Family. 4 Tempy Cox m. 1st James Harvey m. 2nd L. White 5 Maria Cox m. Early Thompson 6 Tabitha Cox m. Allen Walker 7 Malinda Cox b. 1805 m. 4-26-1826 Zachariah Herndon Gordon b. 3-10- 1796 Wilkes Co., Ga. (Son of Chapman Gordon b. 1757 Va. a Rev. Sol. and wife Charity King, and grandson of John Gordon of Aberdeen, Scotland and Charleston, S. C. p.189 See the book "John B. Gordon, A Study in Galentry" by Allen P. Tankersley, White Hall Press, Atlanta, Ga. Children: 16-3-7-1 Gus Gordon b. 1828 d. Civil War, Battle of the Wilderness 2 Chapman Gordon 3. John Brown Gordon b. 2-6-1839 Ga. d. 1-9-1904 Miami, Fla. He was a Confederate General. m. Frances Rebecca Hazelson b. 9-18-1837 La Grange, Ga. (a descendent of Robert and John Lewis of Va.) Children: 1 Caroline Lewis Gordon m. Orton Bishop Brown 2. Hugh Gordon 3. Frank Gordon 4 Eugene Gordon 5. Probably others. 16-3-8 James Rowan Cox b. 5-8-1799 d. 1-31-1867 Stewart Co., Ga.. m. 1821 Mary (Polly) Carson b. 7-5-1796 Upson Co., Ga. d. 11-18-1880 Stewart Co., Ga. Lived in Upson Co. prior to Civil War, then moved to Stewart Co. Children: 16-3-8- 1. Marthena Cox b. 3-28-1823 Upson Co., Ga. m Judge Martin Luther Bivins b. 7-18-1816 Wilkerson Co., Ga. d. 9-13-1878 Pineville, Ga. Children 1 Williard Mardre b. 8-14-1891 d. 1-5-1897 2. Mary Louise Mardre b. 5-10-1894 m. Chas. Humber Paterson 3. Sara Bivins Mardre b. 11-17-1897 m. Jas. Wallace Tidmore ` 4. Robert Burton Mardre b. 8-26-1901 d. 1-30-1956 m. Ethel Bush. 5. Elizabeth Ella b. 1-30-1908 m. Hartwell Davis 190 16-3-8-2 Jane Isabella Cox b. 1820 d. 1895 m. W. B. Molder b. 1811 d. 1861 1. Cornelia Molder d. 1924 m. W. S. Gillis 2 Caherine Molder d. 1922 m. Dr. A. J. Sewell 3. J. Franklin Molder b. 1848 d. 1890 m. Catherine Sloan 1. Mabel Molder m. 1900 Reuben Arthur Caldwell 2 Catherina Molder m. 1904 Walter Burgess 3.Walter Sloan Molder b. 1885 d. 1925. 4. Luella Molder b.1850 d.1917 m. 1st Mr. Blassinggame 2nd Dr. Wight. 5. John Molder 6. Clara Molder b. 1858 d. 1881 7. Anna Molder b. 1860 d. 1918 m. Emma Freeman 16-3-8- 3 Missouri Cox m. William Molder 4 Mary Ann Cox m. 1st Stone, 2nd Johnson 5 Dr. Ichabod Cox m. Mary Stakeley 1. Charles Cox 2, William Cox b. 1-12-1861 16-3-9 Lemuel Cox m. Caroline Fickling 10 William Cox m. Sarah Hall 11 Cary Cox p.191 ARTICLE ON ICHABOD COX 16-3 The following article is from "Troop County History" by Clifford Smith> "In 1857 Ichabod Cox was President of the La Grange Female Seminary. This was considered a Baptist College as it was founded in 1842 by Rev. John E. Dawson, a Baptist Minister. When Ichabod Cox took over in 1857, the name was changed to Cox College. It had been under several names before Mr. Cox took over. He served thirty years as President, during this period he established it on a going basis. During the Civil War the buildings were taken over as a hospital for the soldiers. Sometime afterward, the buildings were destroyed by fire and Dr. Cox had them rebuilt and refurnished. In 1878 a new site on Church Street was selected and the Chapel was erected in 1887. this was a monument to the generosity of Dr. Cox and the people of La Grange. In 1887 during commencement week, Dr. Cox died with a stroke, but he had left the College free from debt and well equipped with modern appliances and handsome buildings. His wife, Mrs. Mary S. Cox, succeeded him as President for a time, then their son, Charles C. Cox became President. In 1895 they decided to move the college to College Park, Ga., near Atlanta. Dr. William E. Cox, after graduating from Cornell University returned to La Grange and became business manager. After the death of Dr. Charles Cox, his brother, Dr. William Cox became President and served the College nearly fifty years, dying 12 November 1938. In 1941 the College was in trouble but the loyal backing of the Alumnae and the Professors and parents of students together, assured the college would be conducted and maintained in such a fashion as to deserve and have a distinction and serviceable place among the educational instructions of p192 Georgia. ( The college ultimately closed) Dr. Cox was unmarried, but he was survived by his sister-in-law, Mrs. Charles C. Cox, two nieces, Mrs. Alice Cox Reim, of College Park, and Mrs. M. N. Henry of Los Angelos, California. Also, two nephews, W. L. Stanton and Frank Stanton of Washington State. p193 Asa Cox 16-5 b. 1773 Halifax Co. N. C. d. Will dated 8-28-1857 Probated 1863 Harris Co., Ga. (Book 2 p. 137) m. Mildred Mariah Rountree 20-2 (Dau. of RICHARDSON ROUNTREE, 20 B. 3-8-1778 Union Co., S. C. d. ca 1856 as not mentioned in husband�s will. Asa Cox probably moved to Warren Co., Ga. with his father and brothers in 1795. He built a log house there in 1798 and recorded land deeds on 7-10- 1798. He drew in the Georgia Land Lottery of 1792. He moved to Jones Co., Ga. in 1808, and fought in the Creek Indian War in 1826. Children: 16-5- 1 Carey Chappell Cox b. 7-23, 1795 Warren Co., Ga. (See Page 199) 2 James Cox b. 6-3-1797 Warren Co. Ga. (See Page 200) 3 Matilda Cox b. 1799 Warren co. Ga. m. 11-12-1818 in Jones Co., Ga. to William Griffin (Marriage Book A, p. 83) 4 Isabella Cox b. 1801 Warren Co., Ga. (See Page 202) 5 Mariah A. Cox b. 1-1-1807 Warren Co., Ga. (See Page 206) 6 William F. Cox b. 1-29-1808 Warren Co., Ga. (See Page 206) 7. Elizabeth Cox b. ca. 1812 Jones Co., Ga. See Page 209 8 Jesse Cox b. 10-25-1815 Jones Co., Ga. See Page 210 9 Mary Cox b. 7-3-1820 Jones Co., Ga., m. 9-3-1839, Harris Co., to Oscar Barnes. 10 Thomas Cox b. ca 1833 Jones Co., Ga. See Page 214 p. 194 LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF ASA COX, DECEASED RECORDED IN HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA BK2 pp-137--178 I, Asa Cox of said state and County, being of advanced age and knowing that I must shortly depart this life, deem it right and proper both as respects my self-and family that I should make a distribution of the property with which a kind providence has blessed me. So therefore make this my last will and testament hereby revoking all others heretofore made by me. Item I desire and direct that my body be buried in a decent and Christian like manner suitable to my circumstances and condition in life; my soul I trust shall return to God who gave it. I hope for eternal salvation through the merits and atnement of the blessed Lor and Savior, whose religion I have professed, and as I humbly trust have enjoyed for the last ten years. 2 Item I desire and direct that all my just debts be paid by my executors hereinafter named as I am unwilling my creditors should be delayed in their rights, especially, as there is no necessity for delay. 3 Item My will and desire that at my death all my estate both real and personal be sold on credit of twelve months and equally divided among all my children that is in life and to the lawful heirs of any that may be dead. 4 Item My will and desire is that my daughter Isabella Hill shall have at my death one Hundred Dollars more than my other children, which hundred dollars I desire shall be laid out by my Executors for her home, wherever she may wish or in any other property that she may wish. 5 Item My will and desire is now to give my son Thomas Cox, should he move to the p.195 State of Mississippi my Negro boy, Moses, which boy I only give a life-time estate in, and that the said Thomas Cox has no power to dispose of said boy in any way or manner whatever nor is said boy subject to the payment of any of the debts of the said Thomas Cox that may now or hereafter be contracted, and I do therefore appoint my son, William Cox of the State of Mississippi, as trustee for the said Thomas Cox, as far as relates to the above named boy. 6 Item My will and desire that my daughter Matilda Griffin and Isabell Hill shall have a lifetime estate in the amount that each one shall receive that each one of the above named daughters shall have the entire use and benefit of said estate during their natural lives and then to the lawful heirs of their body, not subject to any debts whatever; and I hereby appoint my sons James Cox and Jesse Cox as Trustees for the above named daughters. 7 Item My will and desire is that all that portion of my estate which I leave to my Daughter, Elizabeth Maynor, I give to her during her natural life not subject to any debts whatever and at the death of the said Elizabeth said property to go to the lawful heirs of her body, and I do herey appoint William H. Maynor, her husband, as trustee for said estate. 8 Item My will and desire is the portion of my estate which I give to my daughter Mariah Dorman, I give to her during her natural life and to the lawful heirs of her body at her death not subject to any debts whatever and I do hareby appoint Hiram Dorman, her husband, as trustee for said estate. p.196 9 Item My will and desire is that the portion of my estate which I give to my daughter Mary Barnes, I give only during her natural life and then to the lawful heirs of her body not subject to the payments of any debts whatever, and I do hereby appoint Oscar Barnes as Trustee in said estate. 10 Item My will and desire that at my death that any of all of my children who may have received any portion of my estate be it little or much prior to my death shall in the language of the law throw it into hotch potch and account for the same without interest. 11 Item I do hereby constitute and appoint James Cox and Jesse Cox, my sons, executors of this my last Will and Testament. This the 30th day of September 1856 Asa Cox (Seal) Signed, sealed, declared and published by Asa Cox as his last Will and Testament in the presence of us the subscribers who subscribed our name hereto in the presence of said Testator at his special request and of each other this 30th day of September 1856. (s) . Marshall Stevens. (s) Willard Whitehead (s) William W. Stevens CODICIL TO THE ABOVE Harris County, in the State of Georgia, in the name of God, Amen. I, Asa Cox of the County and State aforesaid being feeble in body p.197 but sound in mind, having thought proper to add to my last will and Testiment this Codicil, embracing the following items to wit: Item 1st For as much as I, Asa Cox, did about the first of March last, give as a present fifty dollars to my children hereinafter named: Cary Cox, James Cox, Jesse Cox, Matilda Griffin, Isabella Hill, Mariah Dorman, Elizabeth Maynor and Mary Barnes. My will is that my other two sons William Cox and Thomas Cox of the State of Mississippi shall each receive the sum of fifty dollars out of my estate making them equal with my other children. Item 2nd In my last Will and Testament, I, Asa Cox, gave to my daughter, Isabella Hill, over and above an equal share in my estate One Hundred Dollars, but being dissatisfied, I have thought proper to give to the said Isabella Hill One Hundred Dollars more, making in all, two hundred dollars, which I leave in the hands of my sons James and Jesse Cox and Trustees for the said Isabella. The object of the above sum is to puchase for the said Isabella a home after my death and to further give to the said Isabella my buggy and also thirty dollars annually for her care of me. All of the above I give to the said Isabella Hill over and above an equal share in my estate, because she, the said Isabella, has broken up and taken care of me and my interest while I have been unable to take care of myself when all of my other children have been taking care of their own interest. This the 28th day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred fifty seven. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my Seal, Asa Cox Test Marshall Stevens & William H. Stevens p. 198 DESCENDANTS OF ASA COX 16-5 AND WIFE MILDRED MARIAH ROUNTREE 20-2 Carey Chappell Cox 16-5-1 b. 7-13-1795 Warren Co., Ga. d. 1-2-1878 at Brent, near Forsyth, Monroe Co., Ga. m. 7-7-1820 Sarah Weeks Burge of Monroe Co., Ga. Children: 16-5-1- 1 Francis Rebecca Cox b. 1821 d. 1911 m. 1842 Henry Rumble 2 Martha Ann Cox b. 1823 m. Zackariah Green 3 Sarah Elizabeth Cox b. 1825 m. Thomas Chappell Hale d. 1864 as Confederate Soldier and buried at Huntsville, Ala. (Son of Nancy Chappell and James Hale). She attended Cox College at La Grange, Ga. Children: 16-5-3-1 James Cary Hale m. Francis Amelia McCoy 16-5-3-1-1 Augustus Smith Hale d. 1956 m. Mary D. Walker 16-5-3-1-1-1 Walker Augustus Hale m. Laura Roberts. 16-5-3-2 Barry Lee Hale m. Mary Stuart Cartland 16-5-3-2-1 Walker Hale 2. Laura Chappell Hale 3. Sarah Duncan Hale m. Bealch Roberts 4 William Chappell Hale 5 Mary Janice Hale. She supplied records on Hale family. lives at 5800 University Ave., N. W., Washington D.C. 16-5-1- 4 James B. Cox m. Elizabeth Duncan 5 Jane Missouri Cox m. Simon Joyner 6 Maria Warren Cox Twin of above Jane 7 George Cox d. In infancy. p199 James Cox 16-5-2 b. 6-3-1797 Warren Co., Ga. d. Dec. 1893 Cautala Harris Co., Ga. m. ca. 1829 to Eva (Exa) Robinson, b. 11-22-1812 d. 6-14-1895 Dates taken from Tombstone at Flowers Methodist Church Cemetery. James was born in Warren Co., Ga., and moved with his parents to Jones Co. and Harris Co., Ga. His wife, Eva, had a brother, Billie Robinson (b. 11-2-1802 d. 4-16-1875 Cass Co., Texas) who lived in Russell Co., Ala. As a Methodist Preacher during an Indian uprising he rode throughout the country to warn the settlers to return to Georgia. James and Eva once fled from an Indian uprising. Children: 16-5-2- 1 Wesley Cox b. 1830 Troy, Ala. m. Miss Prior. He was in Mexican War. 2 John H. Cox b. 1835 Lived near Shellman, Ga. 3 Sarah E. Cox b. 1835 m. Johney Copeland. Lived in Texas. 4 Willaim Cox b. 1837 m. Mary Jane Smith 5 Martha Ann Cox b. 1839 m. 1st Jasper Harris 2nd Richard Copeland 6 Shadie Ann Cox b. 1841 d. 1915 m. 1859 to George Washington Smith William Cox and his sister Shadie Ann Cox came to Brundage, Ala., to teach school before the Civil War. Shadie Ann was educated at Hamilton College, Harris Co., Ga. In "Knights, Georgia Landmark," it is stated that Hamilton Academy was chartered Dec. 22, 1828 and that Jesse Cox, brother of Asa Cox, was one of her relations, and that Asa ;Cox was one of the first settlers of Harris Co., Ga. p.200 16-5-2- 7 James Cox, Jr., b. 1841, Ga., Teacher and moved to Tennessee. 8 Catherine (Kitty) Cox b. 1845 Ga. m. Dr. Thomas and moved to Texas. 9 Minerva Cox b. 1-19-1848 Ga. d. 9-21-1921 m. Joseph Lawson Biggers. Children 16-5-2-9-1 Jessie Biggers m. James Blackman 16-5-2-9-1-1 Joseph W. Blackman m. Bessie Bright Bigerstaff 16-5-2-9-1-1 Betty Bright Blackman m. John R. Kinnett, Jr. Live Columbus, Ga. 16-5-2-10 Asa Cox, Jr. b. 1849 Ga. d. In childhood. SOURCES: 1. "Methodism in Alabama and West Florida" 2 "Georgia Landmarks" by Knight 3. 1850 Census of Population, Harris County: James Cox Age 53 Martha Cox Age 10 Ecksa Cox 38 Shady Ann Cox 9 John H. Cox 18 James Cox 7 Sarah Cox 15 Catherine Cox 5 William R. Cox 13 Minna Cox 3 Asa Cox 1 p. 201 Isabella Cox 16-5-4 b. 1801 Warren Co., Ga. d. 1883 Bremen , Ga. Buried Buchanan Haralson Co., Ga. m.11-21-1822 in Jones Co., Ga. to Isaac Hill of Harris Co., Ga. She was left a widow by 1833, and she and her five minor children reurned home and lived with her father, Asa Cox. Ch.: 16-5-4-1 Marie E. Hill m. Harrison Tate 2 Louisa Jane Hill m. Elisha Mullens 3 Camelia Ann Hill m. Wm. Park Stevens 16-5-4-3-1 Wm. P. Stevens, Jr. m. Mildred Taylor 4 James H. Hill (See Page 203) 5 Jackson Lafayette Hill (See Page 205) SOURCES: Wills and Bonds of Harris Co., Ga. Bond Book 1, p. 610 Isaac Hill, Dec�d Book 28, p.-75, 59, 95. Book 39, p. 217, 218, 264, 265. Book 40, p. 162. Book 7, p.-27 Marriage Book A. Jones County, Ga. Isaac Hill to Isabel Cox 21 Nov. 1822. p. 202 DECENDANTS OF ISABELLA COX 16-5-4 AND ISAAC HILL 16-5-4-4 James Henderson Hill b. 10-25-1829 Harris Co., Ga. d. 12-31-1905 Macon Co., Ala. m. 12-12-1851 in Macon Co., Ala to Ann Elizabeth Hause (Dau. of Jane and Bennett Hause) b. 3-10-1835 Jones Co., G. d. 12-24-1921 Montgomery, Ala. Both are buried in Little Texas Camp Ground Cemetery, Tuskeegee, Ala. Children all born in Macon Co., Ala.: 16-5-4-4 1 Exa Jane Hill b. 8-2-1853 d. 3-21-1923 Macon Co., Buried next to parents. m. J. W. Sego 2 Sarah Eliza Hill b. 8-22-1857 d. 12-28-1935 Columbus, Ga. m. A. C. Chester, Bullock Co., Ala. Both buried Aberfoil, Ala. 3 Wm. Barney Hill b. 7-29-1865 d. 2-18-1923 Columbia, Ala. Buried at Columbia m. Miriam F. Finley, buried at Pensacola, Fla. 4 Ellen Victoria Hill b. 8-4-1869 d. 12-18-1943 Montgomery, Ala. Buried Greenwood Cemetery, Montgomery, Ala. m. James Fletcher Dorman, Jr. (Son of J. F. Dorman, Sr., and grandson of Hiram Dorman and wife, Maria Cox, dau. of Asa Cox.) The older Dormans were Methodist Ministers.) 5 Charles Monroe Hill b. 8-22-1872 d. 5-30-1927 Macon Co., m. Effie Reynolds. Both buried in Little Texas Camp Ground Cemetery, Tuskeegee, Ala. p.203 6 Ida Cora Hill b. 8-18-1875 d. 5-7-1951 Bullock Co., Ala. Buried Aberfoil, Ala. m. 1st Edward Seward b. 3-24-1873 Lowell, Mass. d. Aug. 1905 Pensacola Fla. (Son of Mary and Joseph Seward of England.) m. 2nd 1908 Joseph Alexander Thompson b. 9-12-1887 Bullock Co., Ala. d. 11-23-1953 Bullock Co., Ala. child by Ed. Seward: 16-5-4-4-6-1 James Leroy Seward b. 6-5-1904 Montgomery, Ala. m. 6-3-1925 Edna Mable Abernathy b. 3-9-1904 Tuscaloosa, Ala.Children: 1 James Edward Seward b. 5-20-1926 Opelika, Ala. m. 6-6- 1948 Oak Park, Ill. to Maralyn Ardath Thomas b. 12-8-1928, Chicago, Ill. 1. Ellen Frances Seward 2. Jennifer Ann Seward 3 Steven Christoper Seward 4 Peter Robin Seward 5 Thomas James Seward 2 Charles Hyden Seward b. 6-16-1911, Nashville, Tenn. 3. Diana Seward b. 5-19-1933 Nashville, Tenn. m. Dr. C. Wm. Price 1 Joel 2 Paul 4 David Eugene Seward b. 3-15-1942 Nashville, Tenn. 5 Sandra Fay Seward b. 11-11-1945 Nashville, Tenn. Source: Mrs. James L. Seward, 400 n. Atlanticc, Tullahoma, Tenn. 16-5-4-4-6 (Ida Cora Hill) Children by Joseph Thompson: 16-5-4-4-6 -2 Jesse Lamar Thompson b. 7-31-1909 Bullock Co., Ala. Retired Navyman lives in San Francisco. 3 Margaret Louise Thompson b. 8-25-1911 Bullock Co., Ala. m. Joe Jurner Bates b. 6-3-1908 1 Joe Ann Bates b. 1-3-1935 2 James Larmar Bates b. 11-15-1931 3 Wm. Ronald Bats b. 11-11-1940 16-5-4-5 Jackson LaFayette Hill b. ca 1826 Ga. d. 12-25-1862 m. 10-28-1847 Troup Co., Ga., to Isabella Easkin McClain. Children 16-5-4-5-1 Isaac L. Hill 2. William Harry Hill, Sr. b. 10-9-1855 Ga. m. 1st Mollie Arnold, no issue. m. 2nd Frances Ella Fay b. ca. 1876 d. 1966 Children: 1 Wm. Harry Hill, Jr. 2 Virginia Hill m. Mr. Stevens p. 205 Mariah A. Cox 16 -5-5 b. 1-1-1807 Warren Co. Ga. m. 1829 Harris Co., Ga. to Reverend Hiram Dorman b. 10-5-1805 d. 1-1-1894 Children: 16 -5-5 -1 James Fletcher Dorman b. 2-2-1833 Clark Co., Ga. d. 1-6-1918 m. Sarah Elizabeth Cullaharn b. 1-29-1840 d. 10-20-1812 Children 16 -5-5 -1- 1 Exa Leona Dorman b. 7-28-1875 d. 6-21-1913. Unmarried 2 James Fletcher, Jr. (page 203) William F. Cox 16 -5-6 b. 1-29-1808 Warren Co., Ga. d. 6-21-1891 Buried in Pennington, Trinity Co., Texas. m. 1st Elizabeth Nevia m. 2nd Nancy Ann Baker b. 6-15-1814 d. 6-1-1890. William Cox, in his will written in 1884 and recorded in Trinity Co., Texas Probate Minutes Vol. C. p.369, gave $200 each to two Tullos boys and four Thames boys at the age of 21 or when married. Children by Elizabeth Nevia: 16-5-6-1 Sarah E. Cox m. 1st Mr. Tullos Children: 16-5-6-1-1 Will Tullos 2 Steve Tullos m. 2nd Mr. Thames 3 Rufus 4 Richard 5 Francis 6 Robert p.206 16-5-6-2 Mary Jane Cox m. R. Touchstone 3 Angelina Cox m. George Tulios Children by Nancy Ann Baker: 4 Martha T. Cox m. W. C. Sterling 5 Frances Cox m. Thomas H. Phipps 6 William Cox, Jr. b. 1847 d. 1868 Unmarried -? 7 Nancy Ann Cox b. 2-25-1852 d. 1-5-1919 m. 1883 to Wm. Fountain Dent b. 3-3-1848 Miss. d. 6-18-1919 Children: 16-5-6-7- 1 Ora Dent b. 5-17-1884 m. Ottis P. Joplin d. 2-25- 1966 Lived at Texarkana, Texas. 2 Hazel Henson Dent b. 1885 3 Iva Dent b. 1-2-1888 d. 1890 4. Forest Cox Dent b. 12-20-1889 m. Mrs. Artie Caldwell d. 1960 Children: 1 Jack Harlan Dent 2 Tommie Lee Dent m. Earl Glassie, Jr. 1. Alice Lee Glassie 3 Bruce Dent d. age 7 4 Donna Jean Dent 5 Laurel Dent 6 Morris Wm Dent m. Mae Henderson 7 Whittier Fielding Dent m. Hazel Henson. Children: p.207 16-5-6-7-4-7-1 Beth Ann Dent m. W. C. Snoddy 1 Allen Snoddy 16-5-6-7-4-7-2 Shirley E. Dent m. Harry Ellison Three children. 16-5-6-7-5 Charles Colberson Dent b. 1898 m. Jennie Ware. Children: 16-5-6-7-5- 1 Betty Jo Dent m. W. W. Passmore Adopted twin boys. 2 Deanna Dent m. Richard Ledgett 1 Richard Ledgett 2 Shelly Ledgett 3 Dianna Ledgett 16-5-6-7-6 Nina Dent b. 6-29-1886 m. 1907 Roy Tipton d. 1966 Children: 16-5-6-7-6- 1 Wm. LeRoy Tipton b. 9-12-1920 2 Nancy Tipton m. Richard E. Hoos 1 Richard T. Hoos b. 6-29-1948 2 Wm. John Hoos 3 Jack Hoos 3 Dorothy Tipton b. 11-8-1908 4 Evelyn Tipton b. 11-2-1910 m Jan. 1928 Thomas E. McGee 1 John McGee 2 Thomas McGee SOURCE: Mrs. Roy Topton, 114 Persing Ave., Lufkin, Texas p. 208 16-5-6-8 Georgia Ann Cox m. Rev. Joseph F. James 1 Eula James d. age 2 2 Edgar Hayett James m. Alice McCleese 1 Floyd James 3 Verna James m. Paul Meadows 1 Georgia 2. Lang 3 John\ 4 Nina James m. twice 5 Bobbie James m. Mack Driskell 1 Hoyt Driskell Elizabeth Cox 16-5-7 b. ca. 1812 Ga. b. ? m. 11-20-1828 Jones Co., Ga. to Wm. A. Maynor (Marriage Book A p.243 They came to Russell Co., Ala., but ran from the Indians in 1836 and went back to Ga. Wm. Maynor served in the War of 1812 and in the entire Creek Indian War. He was a farmer and Solicitor for Land Companies. He came back to Russell Co. in 1842 and lived near Crawford, Ala., on the road to Auburn. They had four sons in the Confederate Army. 16-5-7-1 Lisban Maynor d. 1863 at Battle of Gettysburg. 2 Amanda Maynor m. B. M. Blalock Children: 1 Mary Blalock m. James Minevie 2 Alice Blalock m. Charles Burdell 3, 4 another daughter and son. 3 Sarah Maynor m. John White 4 Elizabeth Maynor m. T. J. Preddy 5 James Maynor Lived in Birmingham, Ala. 6, 7, 8 There were three other children. p. 209 Jesse Cox 16-5-8 B. 10-25-1815 Jones Co., Ga. d. 2-22-1898 Harris Co., Ga. m. 1st 1839 Lucinda J. Webb b. 1817 d. Sept. 1864 m. 2nd 1865 - ? Elizabeth Moultrie B. 1834 Harris Co., Ga. The following is from Jesse�s obituary printed in the Columbus Ga. newspaper on Feb. 26, 1898: TO THE MEMORY OF HON. JESSE COX The subject of this sketch was born in Jones county, Ga., October 25, 1815, therefore he was in his eighty-third year. He was reared on a farm and received only a limited education. Early in life he removed to Muscogee county where he resided a few years. Then he removed to near Mulberry Grove, Harris county, where he had resided for more than forty years, and was a prosperous and progressive farmer. Before the warhe had accumulated a large property, mostly Negroes, however, which of course he lost besides sustaining other serious losses. Beginning almost from the start again after the war he had by energy, industry, sobriety and good management partially regained his losses, and ever since had enjoyed a competency. He died Tuesday afternoon at 3 o�clock, after an illness of five weeks with kidney trouble.He had been a member of the Missionary Baptist church for about sixty-eight years, and was a conscientious and devoted Christian. p. 210 He was for many years a member of Kiv??n lodge of Masons of Harris county and was a prominent and faithful member of the order. In 1878-79 he represented Harris county in the Legislature and served his constituents faithfully and conscientiously, and could have served them longer had he so desired. He had been a justice of the peace for over forty years. In all the relations indicated here he was a faithful, true and honorable man. He had reared a large family of children, the majority of whom survive him. He was twice married. His last wife had no children. She is the aunt of the writer�s wife. One sister, Mrs. Mary Barnes, of Harris county, preceded him to the grave about two wwks. He leaves a wife, one sister, (Mrs. Maria Dorman, of Notasulga, Ala., ) seven children and a large number of grandchildren, relatives and friends to mourn his death. His children are Mrs. Annie Horn of Bridgeport, Ala., Mrs. Narcissa Binns and Mrs. Carrie Martin, of Harris county, Mrs. Exa Cunningham, of Troup county, Wm. J. Cox, of Grapevine, Texas, John J. Cox and Virgil A. Cox, of this city. p. 211 Children: By Lucinda Webb and Jesse Cox 16-5-8-1 Annie Cox m. Mr. Horn Lived Bridgeport, Ala. 2 Narcissus Cox b. 1-29-1844 d. 5-25-1888 m. Joseph D. Bennard d. 1- 4-1901 at age 69 3 Jesse Wm. Cox d. 1940 m. Jane Newton 4 Carrie Tryphene Cox d. 1940 m. Jesse Taylor Martin Lived Harris Co., Ga. Children 16-5-8-4- 1 Exa Estelle Martin m. F. W. Richardson 2 Emette Clyde Martin Unmarried 3 Gere Ernest Martin m. 1st Alice Foster m. 2nd-Dasie H. Dixon m. 3rd Annie Mae Kennedy. 4 Jane Izez Martin m. Dr. P. W. Hudson 1 Frank Hudson 5 Jesse B. Martin m. C. M. Wynn 6 Hugh Gates Martin m. Reba Greene 7 Carrie Mae Martin d. 1938 m. Henry Frederick Slaughter d. 1949 1 George Maderson Slaughter m. Gertha Jefferies 1 Arthur Slaughter m. Patsey Maylor 2 Mary Evelyn Slaughter m. Emory O. Rhodes 3 Mary Celesta Slaughter m. Charles L. Thompson. p. 212 16-5-8 -5 Virgil A. Cox m. Phobe Newton. Lived Columbus, Ga. 6 Tennie Cox m. Mr. Buchannon 7 Exa Cox m. Mr. Cunningham. Lived Troup Co., Ga. 8 William J. Cox. Lived Grapevine, Texas 9 John J. Cox SOURCES; "History of Jones Co., Ga. 1807-1907" by Carolyn White Williams. "Memoirs of Georgia" by Southern Historical Association, Vol. 1 p. 1058. Mr. Frank Hudson. p. 213 Thomas Cox 16-5-10 b. ca. 1822 Ga. d. 1905 near Pinebluff, Arkansas m. 1st 11-20-1840 Harris Co., Ga. to Elizbeth Reeves m. 2nd-ca. 1853 Louise Fallen b. 1826, Ga. d. 7-9-1906 Tallapoosa Co., Ala. About 1857 Thomas Cox moved from Georgia to Riverton, Mississippi where his brother William was already living. Children by Elizabeth Reeves: 16-5-10 - 1 Mary Cox b. 1844 Ga. 2 Emily Cox b. 1846 Ga. d. 11-5-1922 Dadeville, Ala. m. ca. 1871 Jackson Stough Child: Minnie 3 Sarah Cox b. 1849 Ga. Children by Louise Fallen: 4 Nancy Ann Cox b. 1854 d. 1-9-1928 Carbon Hill, Ala. m. 11-22-1874 Edmonson M. Kennedy b. 1-14- 1849 1, Keskue Jebbedt b, 12-21-1890 Alexander City, Ala. d. 1962 m. 11-22-1911 Ashland, Ala. to W. A. Jordan b. 10- 18-1889 She was member of DAR Nat #440239 2 Maud Kennedy m. Mr. Elliott She is a member of DAR Nat. No. 4402239 5 Barnetta Cox b. 1856 Ga. m. 1874 to Mr. Zachery. Moved to Texas and then Oklahoma. 6 Missouri Cox b. 1859 Miss. 7 Joseph Cox b. 1863 Ala. d. Oklahoma 8 Robert Cox b. 1867 Ala. p.214 Bethany Cox 16-6 b. ca. 1774 Halifax Co., N. C. d. 1844 Harris Co., Ga. m. 1794 Edmund Dismukes b. 1757 Va. d. 1829 Jones Co., Ga. In the estate records of Edmund Dismukes all of the said children are mentioned except Betheny C., while an additional minor child named Caroline is mentioned. In the will of his wife, Betheny Cox Dismukes, she names no Caroline, but does name a Betheny C. as being one of her five youngest children. From this I deduce that the daughter�s name was Betheny Caroline. Children: 16-6 - 1 James Dismukes b. 1795 d. 9-28-18. 3 Pike Co., Ga. m. Nov. 1816 Putnam Co., Ga. to Nancy Wilson. He fought in the War of 1812. 2 Louvina Dismukes b. 1795 - ? m. 6-19-1819 in Jones Co., Ga. to Archibald Bachelor. Marriage Book A. p. 95 3 William Dismukes d. 1880 Coffee Co., Ala. m. 1-6-1820 Putnam Co. Ga. to Susan Daniel m. Possibly to Martha Davis 4 Francis Dismukes b. 1798 Jones Co., Ga. (See Page 218) 5 Lucinda Dismukes m. Feb. 1827 in Jones Co., Ga. to Asa Wall. Marriage Book A. p.342. 6 Edmund Dismukes b. 1805 Ga. d. Alabama m. 1st Polly Langston m. 2nd 1024- 1850 to Frances C. Williams of Macon Go., Ga. 7 Elizabeth Dismukes 8 Thomas J. Dismukes 9 Betheny C. Dismukes 10 Henrietta Dismukes 11 Martha Ann Dismukes p. 215 SOURCES: WILL OF BETHENY DISMUKES 16-6 Recorded: Hamilton, Harris County, Ga. "Wills and Bonds - 1833-1849" Georgia ) Jones County ) In the name of God Amen -- I, BETHENY DISMUKES of the State and County aforesaid having arrived to an advanced age and my health much impaired tho sound in mind and memory, hereby revoking all former wills made by me - do make and ordain this my last will and testament in manner and form as follows: Item 1st I wish all my just debts paid. Item 2nd: I give to my Son in law Sion L. Hill and my Son Edmund Dismukes, six dollars each to be paid in money. Item 3rd I give to my son Thomas J. Dismukes one shouvel plough and one club axe and weeding hoe. Item 4th: I give to my five youngest children (to wit): Elizabeth C., Thomas J., Betheny C., Henretta and Martha Ann Dismukes all the balance of my property consisting of: one horse, cattle, hogs, geese, all the plantation tools not named in the three items of this will. My household and kitchen furniture and all corn fodder, bacon or pork and what that I may have in possession at time of my death and all other property or effects of whatsoever nature that I may then be in possession or justly entitled to with the priviledge of dividing it among themselves at such valuation as the appraisers may place on it and such part or parts as may not be divided or taken in the manner above pointed out, I wish sold and the proceeds so divided as to make the amount to each of the aforesaid five children equal, share and share alike. Item 5th I hereby ordain consitute and appoint my brother Cary Cox of Putnam County and my friend Joseph Day of this county my Executors with full power and authority to carry into effect every part of this my last will and testament. In witness whereof I have herunto set my hand and affixed my seal this twenty- first day of October 1831. Signed and sealed in presence of: Her Cary Cox Betheny X Dismukes William Cox Mark William Huff p. 216 RECORDS OF JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA GRAY, GEORGIA Probate Records Book H - Returns (Pages 26 & 148 thru 150) Estate of EDMUND DISMUKES Page 26 - Administrator of Edmund Dismukes estate appointed: Noah Butts 1 December 1829 Page 148 - Vouchers Paid: #42 Noah Butts a/c $ 16.00 #43 Cary Cox (Guardian of: Thomas J. Dismukes) 544.40 Caroline Dismukes) #44 Sion L. Hill Guardian of Martha Dismukes) 544.40 Henrietta Dismukes) #45 Sion L. Hill Guardian of E. Dismukes 272.20 #46 A. Bachelor 272.20 #47 Asa Wall 272.20 #48 Sion L. Hill 272.20 #49 Elizabeth Dismukes 272.20 #50 Mrs. Bethany Dismukes 196.93 Bond Book "A" (1829 - 1841 DISMUKES, EDMUND, Orphans of: (Pages 8, 100-101) Page 8 - Georgia, Jones County: Know all men by these present that we, Sion L. Hill and Cary Cox his security are, held and firmly bound unto the sureties of the Inferior Court, sitting as a Court of Ordinary and the successors in office -----sum of $300. -- -payable by the said Sion L. Hill and Cary Cox or either of them, their heirs, etc. --------------Sion L. Hill, Guardian of Martha and Henrietta Dismukes, orphans of EDMUND DISMUKES. 27 January, 1830 Signed Sion L. Hill Cary Cox Page 8 ------Cary Cox Guardian of Thomas J. Dismukes and Caroline Dismukes, orphans of EDMUND DISMUKES. 27 January 1830 Signed Sion L. Hill Cary Cox P.217 Francis Dismukes 16-6-4 b. 1798 Jones Co., Ga. d. ca. 1885 Dale Co., Ala. m. 12-5-1819 to Sion L. Hill b. 2-3-1796 N. C. d. 8-2-1871 Dale Co., Ga. Sion Hill enlisted in the War of 1812 at Fort Hawkins, Ga., 7-1-1814 and served six months. Personal description: 5 ft 8 to 10 in. tall, black hair, gray eyes, fair complexion. In 1820 he lived in Putnam Co., Ga., 1832 in Jones Co., Ga. then to Harris Co., Ga. for 10 years. About 1845, he moved to Chambers Co., Ala., then to Macon Co., Ala., then to Dale Co., Ala., where he died in 1871. On 24 Sept. 1835, he was appointed to the rank of Major in the Ga. State Militia - 196th Battallion, Harris Co., Ga. in defense against hostile Indians along the Chattahoochee River. Children: 16-6-4-1 Mary Ann Hill m. Thomas Speller of Harris Co., Ga. d. By 1885 probably in Dale Co., Ala. 2 Bethena Paulina Hill m. Georgia D. Richardson of Harris Co., Ga. d. By 1885 probably in Macon Co., Ala. 3 Lucinda L. Hill b. 10-23-1833 d. 1907 m. 2-2-1849 Macon Co., Ala. (See p. 220) 4 Roxina Hill d. by 1885 m. Able F. Nelson of Harris Co., Ga. 1. Mary J. 2 Victoria 3 Laura 4 Fleming 5 Thomas 6 William 5 Nancy J. Hjill m. 1st Howard m. 2nd Gilbert. Lived in Texas 6 Wade H. Hill Lived at Chambers Co., Ala. 7 Fannie Hill b. 1841 m. T. C. Hunter. Lived Dale Co., Ala. p. 218 16-6-4-8 Georgia A. Hill b. 1839 m. B. W. Williams. Lived Lee Co., Ala. 9 Betty "Dink" Hill m. Worthy. Lived Columbus, Ga. SOURCE: Dale Co., Ala., Legal Records, Ozark, Ala. Orphan Court Records Book A. p. 14 and 52 Orders & Decrees Book A p. 21, 25, 45, 49, 80 p.219 Lucinda L. Hill 16-6-4-3 b. 10-23-1833 d. 1907 m. 2-2-1849 Macon Co., Ala. to John W. Talley b. 10-20-1824 Ga. d. 12-25-1891 St. Clair Co., Ala. Children: 16-6-4-3 -1 George Jefferson Talley b. 12-13 1849 d. 2-28-1889 m. 10-16- 1881 Laura Mackey 2 Nancy Ella Elizabeth Talley b. 2-2-1852 d. ca. 1924 m. 9-9- 1879 Detroit McNair 3 Frances L. Talley b. 5-14-1854 d. ca. 1938 Ala. m. 1878 Wm. Price McNair 4 Sion B. Talley b. 2-22-1857 d. 12-13-1859 Ala. 5 Mary E. Talley b. 9-22-1858 d. Texas m. 2-7-1882 Andrew J. Prickett 6 Wade H. Talley b. 4-16-1861 d. 1950. Ark. m. 8-21- 1889 Ella Bowman m.2nd. ?. 7 John Wesley Talley, Jr. b. 8-20-1863 d. 1950 Ala. m. 1st-12-21-1887 Buelah E. Jones m. 2nd- Eugenia Knight 8 Laura Virginia Talley b. 4-6-1866 d. 9-14-1953 m. 1st Bryant m. 2nd 9-19-1889 A. G. Hughs 9 Edward Louis Talley b. 1-6-1869 d. 9-25-1958 m. 1st-12- 6-1891 Alice Walton m. 2nd Bessie Easter wood (See Page 221) 10 William E. Talley b. 12-6-1871 d. Texas m. 1st-12-13-1893 Laura C. Jones 2nd-Fannie Scoot 11 James E. Talley In 1860 John W. Talley and family lived in Dale Co., Ala., near his father-in- law Sion L. Hill. In 1868 he lived in Chambers Co., Ala., until in ca. 1875 he moved to St. Clair Co., Ala., where he died and was buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery. He entered the Confederate Army at Dalton Ga., 1861, served as a Sergeant in Co. H. 2nd Regt. of Georgia Infantry. p220 Edward Louis Talley 16-6-4-3 -9 b. 1-6-1869 d. 9-25-1958 m. 1st 12-6-1891 Alice Walton of Calhoun Co., Ala. m. 2nd Bessie Easterwood. Children by Alice Walton: 16-6-4-3 -9- 1 Ernest Talley b. 1893 d. 1894 St. Clair Co, Ala. 2 Sudie Talley b. 1895 d. 1895 St. Clair Co., Ala. 3. Jennings Talley b. 10-11-1897 d. 1915 Calhoun Co. Ala. 4 Bongerant Talley b. 1899 d. 1904 Ark. 5 James Howell Talley b. 2-4-1901 m. 9-25-1921 Etaway Co., Ala. to Mattie Ola Moore 1 Marian Arbey b. 10-30-1922 m. Nellie Joe Duncan 2 Sybil Corine b. 4-13-1925 m. 9-11-1943 Etowah Co., Ala. to Augustus W. McCluckey Living East Gadsden, Ala. She is a member DAR No. 511748. Children: 1 George Howell 2 Dianne Marie 3 Foster Evans b. 12-18-1927 m. Catherine Walker 4 James Olen b. 9-27-1930 m. Bonnie Terrance 5 Cecil Hanby b. 9-2-1933 m. Joyce Teat 6 Marshall Talley b. 1-13-1903 m. Lelia ? 7 Renard Talley b. 1-5-1905 Ark. 8 Reba Talley b. Dec. 1907 d. 1908 Ark. Children by Bessie Easterwood 9 Gaynell Talley b. 1919 Ala. m. Clyde Jackson 10 Kycuke /takket b, 9-3-1920 m. Lelas R. Bishop 11 Nettie Talley b. 5-5-1922 m. Curtis L. Davis p221 12 Edna Laura Talley b. 8-20-1923 m. Clifton Usry 13 Louis Talley b. 1925 Unmarried 14 Bertha Bell Talley b. 9-5-1926 m. Ernsest Marlin Newton 15 Roy Homer Talley b. 2-22-1928 m. Mary Ellen Downey 16 Cart Talley b. 1930 Unmarried 17 Betty Sue Talley b. 11-19-1934 m L. C. Arnold p. 222 MARRIAGE RECORDS - HARRIS COUNTY, GEORGIA Jasper Harris - Martha H. Cox 3-17-1855 Stephen Jasper Horn - Annie M. Cox 1-23-1858 Wm. L. Newton - Rebecca J. Cox 10-4-1859 Geo. Smith - Shady A. Cox 12-19-1859 Wm. Cox - Sarah Edna Cox 5-30-1860 Wiley A. Redding - Mary M. Cox 12-5-1865 Jeremiah Cox - J. A. Milon 11-21-1865 John D. Thomas - Kitty M. Cox 5-11-1867 A. B. Cox - Melonia MacKIn 6-6-1835 Oscar Barnes - Mary Cox 9-3-1839 John C. Cox - Polly Ann Cox 3-24-1840 H. W. Carrington - Eliz. N. Cox 12-8-1841 James Heir - Roda B. Cox 4-16-1843 David N. Askew - Clarissa Cox 7-29-1843 Wesley W. Cox - Delilah Blackmon 8-22-1843 Wm. B. Cox - Martha Sands 1-2-1844 John Ward - Frances Cox 4-28-1844 A.T. Middlebrooks - Emma Cox 1-12-1847 Wesley G. Cox - Eliz Ann Pryer 12-21-1847 Jeremiah Cox - Margaret Dennis 11-17-1849 John Copeland - Sarah E. Cox 9-22-1851 J. M. Satterwhite - Marthia Cox 3-17-1852 Ezekiel Cox - Frances C. Haley 2 - 15-1842 SOURCE: "History of Harris County, Georgia" by Barfield. p. 223 MARRIAGE RECORDS - JONES COUNTY, GEORGIA James Cox - Elizabeth Mauly 12-26-1822 Book A. p. 22 James Cox - Frances Ashburn 9-11-1831 Book B. p. 59 William Cox - Elizabeth Nevia 8-27-1829 Book B. p.20 Sarah Cox - Daniel Park Pepper 10-19-1818 Book A. p.81 Sarah Cox - Harou Crawford 1-29-1824 Book A. p. 249 Lemuel Cox - Caroline Burke 6-10-1824 Book A. p. 221 SOURCE: History of Jones County, Georgia 224 CARY COX, Jr. 8 b. 10-1-1778 Halifax Co., N. C. d. 6-2-1871 Putnam Co., Ga. m. 1-10-1799 MARTHA ROUNTREE 10 b. 10-4-1783 d. 6-30-1863 Putnam Co., Ga. CARY, JR. was born in Halifax Co., N. C. and moved with his father to Union Co., S. C. thence to Edgefield Co., S. C., thence to Warren Co., Ga., and in December 1807 to Putnam Co., Ga. He was one of the pioneer families of Putnam Co., settling eleven miles from the town of Eatonton. His plantation is now included in the "Oconee National Forest", and his home is used by the Rangers as a checking station for hunters. The plantation which consisted of over 1,500 acres was deeded to his son Joseph B. Cox and his wife Frances, with the understanding that he was to have a home with them until he died. His son died before him, and he continued to live with his daughter-in-law and her second husband, Maj. John Thomas Mathis. After the death of Frances Cox Mathis, the home went to the Mathis stepchildren, CARY, JR. was a Primative Boptist Minister. He joined the Mt. Gilead Church in Putnam Co. in 1811. On July 4, 1846, CARY, JR. and MARTHA held a family reunion at their plantation. The following list was compiled of attendance: Child. G.Child. Pres. Abs. Total Chappelle Cox 11 2 10 3 13 Willis Cox 11 0 4 7 11 Elizabeth Cox Cox 7 0 7 0 7 Orren D. Cox 7 0 7 0 7 Martha Cox Griggs 9 2 8 3 11 Cary Cox, Jr. 3 0 3 0 3 Naomi Cox Lloyd 10 0 6 4 10 Ickabod Cox 5 0 5 0 5 Clarey (Clara)Cox Unmarried p.225 Cary Cox lived in Putnam County, Georgia. Willis Cox in Alabama . Chappelle in Preston,Georgia. Ickabod in Macon. Joseph in Putnam. Naomi Lloyd in Greenville, Alabama Wm. Thomas Cox lived in Decatur County, Georgia, later in Albany and is buried there. The birth, death and marriage records of CARY�S family are from his family bible, a copy of which has been placed in the D. A. R. Library in Washington, D. C. Children: First six children born in Warren Co., Ga.; last ten children born in Putnam Co., Ga. 8 -1 Chappel Cox b. 12-20-1799 (See Page 228) 2 WILLIS COX 4 b. 1-31-1801 (See Page 260) 3 Francis Cox b. 9-9-1802 (See Page 229) 4 Nancy Cox b. 1-14-1804 d. 9-1-1823 Putnam Co., Ga. m. 1820 to James Griggs. Theuy had 8-4-1 Rebecca and 2 Martha. 5 Mariah Cox b. 7-11-1805 d. March 1816 Putnam Co., Ga. 6 Sarah Elizabeth Cox b. 9-27-1806 d. 10-17-1835 Arericus, Sumpter Co., Ga. m. 11-28- 1821 Putnam Co., Ga to Bartley Martin Cox, her first cousin. He was a son of Jesse Cox, brother of CARY COX, JR. (See Page 166) 7 Clarissa Cox b. 2-20- 1808 d. Putnam Co. Unmarried. 8 Orrin Datus Cox b. 12-6-1809 (See Page 232) p. 226 9 Martha Maria Cox b. 2-26-1811 m 1-26-1825 to her brother-in-law James Griggs who married her sister Nancy. They had 8-9- 1 James, 2 George 3 Clara 4 Benjamin 5 and five others. 10 Cary Cox 3rd b. 10-18-1812 d. 1883 Covington, Ga. m. 1st Miss Smith, a cousin. m. 2nd 9-14-1845 Fannie Styth Haynes of Millegeville, Baldwin Co., Ga. They had six children. 11 Naomi Ann Cox b. 5-17-1814 (See Page 234) 12 Ichabod Cox b. 1-7-1817 (See Page 233) 13 William T. Cox b. 7-26-1818 (See Page 256) 14 Joseph Benjamin Cox b. 3-28-1820 d. 1864 Described as a large stout man, died from overheating because of his size. m. 10-13-1842 Frances Farrer, b. 1826. They had three children 15 James Daniel Cox b. 1-28-1822 d. 12-10-1833 Putnam Co., Ga. 16 Benjamin Merrell Cox b. 7-7-1826 Putnam Co. d. ca. 1880 Putnam Co. 1 Sarah Cox b. 1846 Putnam Co., d. 1872 Putnam Co. m. 1860 John Andrew Reese b. 1844 Sumter Co., S. C. d. 1898 Brooks Co., Ga. 1. Mary Minter Reese p. 227 DESCENDENTS OF CARY COX, Jr. 8 AND HIS WIFE MARTHA ROUNTREE 10 Chappell Cox 8-1 b. 12-20-1799 Warren co., Ga. d. 1863 Webster Co. Ga. m. 12- 22-1819 Martha (Mary) Mathis. b. 1799 Newberry Co., S. C. d. 1859 Webster Co., Ga. Children: 8-1-1 John Mathis Cox b. 11-27-1825 Hancock Co., Ga. d. 6-4-1906 Shellman , Randolph Co., Ga. m. 12-26-1848 to Susan Elizabeth Atkins b. 6- 2-1830 Fairfield Co., S. C. d. 1-21-1901 Shellman, Randolph Co., Ga. Children: 8-1-1-1 Thomas Cox b. 1-19-1868 Randolph Co., Ga. d. 12-16- 1947 Marian, Bibb Co., Ga. m. 11-18-1891 to Margaret Elizabeth Williams b. 4-5-1870 Blakely, Early Co., Ga. Children: 8-1-1-1-1 Sadie Elizabeth Cox. She is a member of D. A. R. No. 422384 8-1-1-2 Martha Cox 3 Naomi Cox 4 Dolly Cox 5 Robert Cox 6 Probably others. p.228 Francis Cox 8-3 b. 9-9-1802 Warren Co., Ga. d. 10-18-1869 Talbot Co. Ga. m. 12-18-1817 to Rev. William Holt (son of Robert Holt and grandson of Simon Holt and wife Sarah Hines of Va.) b. 4-11-1792 Hog Island, Va. d. 9-18-1874 Talbot co., . Both are buried on their plantation twelve miles east of Talbottom Ga. Children: 8-3- 1 Martha Ann Holt m. Dr. William Little 2 Elizabeth Holt m. James Wm. McMurray. Moved to Dallas. 1 Edward Holt McMurray 2 Fannin Jane McMurray m. Dr. Wm. R. McKinney 3 Dewitt Holt McMurray m. Johnie Hill Ray 4 Graham Holt McMurray m. Reva Christian 5 Johnnie Holt McMurray m. Dolly 3 Fannie Holt m. Leon ? 4 Mary Holt m. John Gaston 5 Lula Holt m. John Ray of Talbot Co., Ga. 1 Fannie Lou Ray m. John Drake of Auburn, Ala. 2 Johnie Hill Ray m. Dewitt McMurray, a first cousin, moved to Dallas, Texas. 6 Peyton Holt 7 Rob Holt 8 Harriet Elizabeth Holt b. 1-31-182 d. 1903 Montgomery, Ala. p. 229 m. 1st Mr. Bailey 8-3-8-1 Sallie Bailey m. Mr. Brassfield. m. 2nd Wm. Washington Moore. 8-3-8-2 Mattie Moore m. Mr. Lithcoe of Aiken, S. C. m. 3rd 7-19-1860 Isaac Hill b. 1809 Jasper Co., Ga d. 1886 Auburn, Ala. 8-3-8-3 Isaac Hill b. 7-25-1861 Auburn, Ala. d. 3-3-1945 Washington, D. C. Buried in Mobile, Ala. m. 6-18-1890 to Laura E. Jones b. 9-1- 1869 Cropwell, Ala. d. 11-21-1961 Mobile, Ala. Isaac Hill was Supt. of Education in Ala., a promoter of 4-H Clubs in Washington, D. C. and helped to promote the Unv. of Auburn. Children: 1 Julia B. Hill b. 5-4-1891 m. 12-2-1911 to John D. Meador of Union, S. C. d. 1966 2 Geraldine B. Hill b. 12-7-1894 d. 12-13-1918 m. 9-14-1916 to E. B. Peoples 3 Isaac Hill, Jr. b. 10-8-1908 Opelika, Ala. m. Katherine Dawson of Rockwell, Md. SOURCE; Mrs. John D. Meador 254 West Street Mobile, Ala. 8-3-9 David Singleton Holt b. 1826 d. 1905 m. 8-26-1847 at Greensboro, Ga. to Sarah Catherine Godkins b. 1828 d. 1900 p. 230 8-3-9 -1 Benjamin Joseph Holt b. 12-15-1859 m. 10-22-1884 in Macon, Ga. to Henrietta Victoria Holt b. 6-1-1865 d. 10-24-1905 8-3-10 Micajah Holt 11 Cary Holt 12 William Holt p. 231 Orrin Datus Cox 8-8 b. 12-6-1809 Putnam Co., Ga. d. 3-15-1892 Heard Co., Ga. m. 2-22-1833 Monroe Co., Ga. to Emily Taylor Moore (dau. of SPENCER AND SUSSANNAH GRAHAM MOORE) b. 4-21-1816 Greene Co., Ga. d. 3-18-1902 Heard Co., Ga. Orrin Cox moved to Russell Co., Ala. in 1834 with his borther, Willis Cox. They had married sisters, so when they ran from the Indians in 1836, they returned to the home of Spencer Moore, their father-in-law. Orrin returned to Russell Co., and later moved to near Loachapoka, Ala. Children: 8-8 - 1 Frances E. Cox. 12-22-1833 m. 1-19-1853 Ambrose Hutchinson. Children 1 John 2 Emma 3 Lula 4 William 5 Mollie 2 William Chappell Cox b. 6-13-1835 d. 10-4-1840 3 Elizabeth Cox b. 6-10-1838 d. 7-21-1895 m. 7-1-1853 Joseph C. Head. Children: 1 Hariett Hanson 2 Orrin Cox 3 Arnie Joe 4 Mary Barrett m. Mr. Burton. She wrote, "Head, Cox, and Allied Families." 4 Mary Mildred Cox b. 4-3--1840 m. Jesse J. Whitiker 1 Pleasant 2 Polk 3 Ida 4 Hattie 5 Orrin 6 Jessee, he lived at Oak Bowery, Ala. 5 Martha Griggs Cox b. 3-6-1842 d. 1924 m. 1-12-1871 Turner L. Green. Children: 1 Annie Miles 2 Henry, d. infant 3 Turner Edwin b. 7-29-1872 d. 10-19-1951 m. Willie Ailene Pewnnington. Children: p.232 8-8 5-3- 1 Annie Laurie Green m. Harry Titus 1 Harry Titus, Jr. 8-8 5- 4 Ailene Green m. Nimrod Thompson, Jr. 1 Nimrod Thompson 3rd Lives in Montgomery, Ala. 5 Dr. Turner Edwin Green. Dentist in Greenville, Ala. Ichabod Cox 8-12 b. 1-7-1817 Putnam Co., Ga. d. 5-1-1880 Macon Co., Ga. m. 11-17-1839 Sarah Jane Scott of Putnam Co., Ga. Children 8-12- 1 Cary Woodley Cox d. 1876 of smallpox 2 Martha Rountree Cox m. Alexander. No children. 3 Willis Cox m. Hattie Wingate of Eufaula, Ala. 1 Wingate 2 Willis 3 Cary 4 Robert 5 Charlie 6 Willie 7 Stella` 8 Four others 4 Ichabod Cox b. 1873 Macon Co., Ga. 5 Bartlet Cox d. In childhood. 6 Joe Charley Cox m. Fla. Four children 7 Sallie Hudson Cox m. S. L. Peterson. Lives Wadley, Ga. 1 Cary 2 Lamar 3 Grant 4 Lucile SOURCE; Mrs. Martha Alexander and Mrs. Sallie Peterson of Wadley, Ala. p.233 Naomi Ann Cox 8-11 b. 5-17-1814 Putnam Co., Ga. D. 8-6-1884 Butler Co., Ga. m. 2-22-1832 Rev. Benjamin Lloyd (son of Elizabeth and John E. Lloyd) b. 10-6- 1804 Ga. d. 1-14-1860 Greenville, Ala. The following is from Owen�s "Dictionary of Alabama Biography" "Under Pres. Buchanan�s administration Benjamin Lloyd was receiver of the land office of the United States in Greenville. He was a Major in the Indian Wars of 1812. The author of Primative Baptist Hymns wrote, collected, classified and set in order songs of all Divine Worship. He married Naomi Ann Cox, daughter of Rev. Cary Cox, Jr., and Martha Rountree Cox of Eatonton, Ga. (The Rountrees were a prominent family of Edgefield Dist., S. C.) Benjamin and Naomi Lloyd had 19 children." The following is from "History of Coosa County," the Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, Ala. "Rev. Benjamin Lloyd, Coosa Co., has been the home of men who have taken places of distinction in the Ministry. Rev. Benjamin Lloyd lived for many years in Coosa. He was a minister of the Primative Baptist Denomination. He was a man of medium size and carrying a face that whould strike the beholder as denoting intelligence, refinement and a gentle spirit. He was much above most Ministers - in education. He was a compiler and publisher of the "Primative Baptist Hymnal." Several of his sons became Ministers in good standing." p234 Children: 8-11- 1 John Franklin Lloyd b. 12-27-1832 d. 10-1863 as Confederate Soldier at Battle of Chickamouga m. Mary Eliza Lee. 2 Cary Chappelle Lloyd b. 4-2-1834 (See Page 237) 3 Columbus James Lloyd b. 3-26-1837 d. 9-14-1838 4 Emery Eugene Lloyd b. 5-26-1838 d. 7-4-1860 Elected as Supt. of Education of Butler Co., Ala. 5 Benjamin Jefferson Lloyd b. 8-29-1839 d. 1862 as Confederate Soldier in railroad accident at Cleveland, Tenn. 6 Frances Elizabeth Lloyd b. 11-5-1840 d. 6-14-1841 7 William Holt Lloyd b. 12-10-1841 (See Page 241) 8 Mary Emma Lloyd d. In childhood. 9 Andrew Jackson Lloyd b. 1-31-1843 d. 7-2-1862 as Confederate Soldier at Battle of Richmond. 10 Wilie Willis Lloyd b. 4-9-1845 d. 1873 m. Carrie Cooper 11 Jesse Cox Lloyd b. 11-22-1846 (See Page 252) 12 Orrin Datus Lloyd b. 4-11-1848 d. 1887 m. Mary E. Notrell of Nashville, Tenn. Had son Hugh. 13 Milton Stephens Lloyd b. 8-12-1849 d. 1-29-1874 14 Martha Ann Lloyd b. 1850 d. 1855 15 Ichabod David Lloyd b. 5-25-1853 (See Page 253) 16 Fannie Joe Lloyd b. 8-14-1854 m. Y. C. Norris 1 Naomi Norris m. Hoey 2 Jamie Ruth Norris m. Mayberry 3 Lloyd 4 Eva p. 235 8-11- 17 Thomas Jefferson Lloyd b. 9-10=1855 m. Famie Perryman at Vernon, Texas. Had dau. Mary Jo. 18 James Buchannon Lloyd b. 2-2-1857 (See Page 255) 19 Albert Adams Lloyd b. 11-13-1858 m. Lena Brown at Vernon, Texas p. 236 Cary Chappelle Lloyd 8-11-2 b. 4-2-1834 Talbot Co., Ga. d. 9-9-1917 Greenville, Ala. m.1st 4-28-1858 Mt. Willing, Ala. to Susan Miller Lee 1839 - 1867 Mt Williang, Ala m. 2nd Julie Ann Smallgrove. Cary C. Lloyd was a Clerk of the Alabama Baptist Association for twenty five years. Children by Susan Miller Lee: 8-11-2-1 Carrie Lee Loyd b. 6-8-1859 d. 1-27-1910 m. 12-20-1892 John Ross Brooks b. 1851 Liberty, N. C. d. 2-14-1903 Burnsville, Als. (Son of Abner and Martha Ann Brooks) 1 Sue Lee Brooks b. 4-17-1894 Montgomery, Ala. d. 3-3-1936 m. 6-21- 1918 James David Owen, Jr. (son of James Belle Hunt Owen) 1 Sarah Owen b. 5-7-1919 Georgiana, Ala. m. 2-13-1939 Wetumpka, Ala. to Cecil Melvin Commander, killed in action in Phillipine Islands, 12- 29-1941. 2 Martha Ann Brooks b. 12-1896 Ft. Deposit, Ala. m. 10-29- 1916 Montgomery, Ala. to Cecil Glenn Brown b. 7-26-1893 Rutherford, Ala. (son of James Glenn and Viola Thopilus Rutherford Brown) 1 Cecil Brown, Jr. b. 10-7-1917 Centerville, Tenn. m. 9-9-1944 Seale, Ala to Margaret Fletcher Ferrell b. 12-20-1922, Seale, Ala. d. 10-17-1965 Roanoke, Ala. 1 Ann Lucile Brown b. 7-30-1947 p237 2 Dr. James Brooks Brown b. 10-31-1920 Harrisboro, Ala. m. 8-6-1943 Tuscaloosa, Ala to Helen Leeoer b. 7- 12-1922 1 James Brown Jr. 2 Beverly H. Brown 8-11-2 -1-3 Carrie Bartow Brooks b. 1-30-1898 Ft. Deopsit Ala. m. 9- 9-1925 Montgomery, Ala to Stanley Dixon Waldrop 1 Gloria Nell Waldrop b. 2-7-1927 Huntsboro, Ala. m. 12-14- 1963 to Charles James Dudley. 2 Martha Lane Waldrop b. 8-23-1932 Florida City, Fla. m. 12- 27-1958 to Frederick Wilson Gorman b. 8-7-1925. 3 Carolyn Loraine Waldrop b. 6-12-1929 Dinsmore, Fla. m. 11- 12-1956 to Leroy Ellsworth Jones b. 8-1-1934 1 Victoria 2 Regina 4 Nellie Coleman Brooks b. 7-27-1900 Burnsville, Ala. m. 11- 15-1928 Birmingham, Ala. to John Benjamin conkle b. 2- 25-1900 1 John Conkle, Jr. b. 12-25-1929 Opelika, Ala. m. 6- 13-1952 Raleigh, N. C. to Sarah Evelyn Castleman b. 8-18-1930 1 John Conkle, Jr. b. 12-25-1929 Opelika, Ala. m. 6-13- 1952 Raleigh, N. C. to Sarah Evelyn Castleman b. 8-18- 1930 1 Cecil Wade 2 David Brooks p238 8-11-2-2 Nell Lloyd 3 Francis Bartow Lloyd b. 8-12-1861 Mt. Willing, Ala. d. 1897 m. 12- 29-1886 Sarah Lillian Carter b. 12-20-161 The following is from "The Story of Alabama: Vol. iii, p.236 published 1949 by Marie Bankhead Owens, Director Ala. State Dept. Archives and History; Lloyd, Frances Bartow (Rufus Sanders) Editor and Author, was b. at Mt. Willing, Lownes Co., Ala, son of Cary Chappelle Lloyd, b. 1834. At twenty years of age began to read law in the office of J. C. Richardson, but abandoned his profession for newspaper work. He was a reporter on "The Selma Times" and afterwards City Editor. Later entered the services of the "Montgomery Advertiser" and was City Editor for six years. He was elected to the Legislature in Ala. from Montgomery Co., and again returned to the Lower House from Butler Co. Author of "Sketches of country Live," a newspaper series published under the name of "Rufus Sanders." Later made into a book by his wife and published as a memorial to him under the title "Humor, Wisdom and Pathos: by Rufus Sanders." Children: 8-11-2-3-1 Clara Lee Lloyd m. Leroy Monroe Parker 1. Joseph Lloyd Parker, Jr. 2 Frances Parker m. 1st Cedreck S. Reynolds and had 1 Mary and 2 Teddy. P239 m 2nd James D. Burn and had 1 Margaret 2 Sallie 8-11-2-3-2 Francis Bartow Lloyd, Jr. b. 2-9-1891. He was a Probate Judge of Crenshwaw Co., Ala. m. Marjorie Smith 3 Mary Lloyd b. 2-14-1895 m. Joseph G. Reynolds Jr. 4 Cary Carter Lloyd m. Gertrude Wilson 5 Betty Cary Lloyd m. Kenneth Worcester 1 Cary Sue Worcecter 2 Dale Alice Worcester Children by Julie Ann Smallgrove: 8-11-2-3 Cary C. Lloyd, Jr. 4 Benjamin Lloyd m. 1da Jones 1 Horace 2 David 3. Mae 4 Loraine 5 Arthur Lloyd m. Evie Day 1. William 2 Gladys p. 240 William Holt Lloyd 8-11-7 b. 12-10-1841 Coosa Co., Ala. d. 5-22-1912 Wilcox Co., Ala m. 11-23-1862 Mary Francis Reynolds b. 3-14-1847 d. 4-26-1936 The following was written by William Lloyd�s daughter, Mrs. Claudia Gertrude Lloyd Stanford: "Wm. Holt Lloyd entered the drug business as an apprentis, serving three years with his brother, Dr. Cary C. Lloyd, Greenville, Ala. In 1861 he entered the service of the Confederacy and served as Hospital Steward in the Medical Dept. from 1861 - 1865. Left penniless at the close of the War, he farmed six years, when again he entered the drug business. Through his efforts the first Methodist Sunday School was organized in Pine Apple, Ala., Aug 2, 1883, and Church services began. He also had a part in buying the Cemetery and Parsonage. He was Mayor of Pine Apple for ten years. When the Bank of Pine Apple was established in 1903, he was a charter member and the first President serving nine years." In 1962 a Baptismal Font was presented to the Pine Apple Methodist as a Memorial to Mary Francis and William Holt Lloyd by their children and grand- children. Children 8-11-7-1 Martha Ora Lloyd (See Page 243) 2 Mary Emma Lloyd d. In infancy 3 Ella Naomi Lloyd b. 3-30-1867 (See Page 246) 4 William Eugene Lloyd m. Willie Kidd. Lived at Aniston, Ala. p241 8-11-7-4-1 William E. Lloyd, Jr. Graduate of Tulane University 1921. An M. D. Fellow, Am. College at Surgery. Member of Board of OB and GN m. Hanore Elizabeth Dunlea. 1 Jean Lloyd m. E. H. Willett. Had 5 children 8-11-7-5 Anne Lloyd m. 3rd- Claud Kitchens 1 Jeannie Kitchens 6 Claudia Gertrude Lloyd b. 6-8-1877 d. 4-18-1959 m. Samuel Newberry Stanford. He was a druggist and lived at Pine Apple, Ala. 1 Gertrude Stanford b. 10-9-1904 m. Geddes Self, who is Supt. of Walker Co. High School. Helen Stanfor Self b. 4-5-1935 m. Lt. William Franklin Moses, Jr. 1 William, Jr. 2 Ann 2 Geddis Self, Jr. b. 1-23-1938 m. Dorothy Ann Hair 1 Geddis, Jr. 3 Samuel Leonides Self b. 3-2-1942 m. Martha Ann Galloway 1 Catherine 2 Leland Newberry Stanford b. 6-30-1914 d. In Youth 3 William Lloyd Stanford m. Jewelle Rebecca Steed 1 William L. Stanford, Jr. b. 6-23-1941 m. Andree Jeanette Le Dantes 2 Thomas Newberry Stanford b. 1-11-1943 m. Judith Ann Halstead 1 Rebecca Joyce 2 Thomas, Jr. p.242 p. 243 - 251 contains the Descendents of William Holt Lloyd (8-11-7) and Mary Frances Reynolds Lloyd, primarily those of Martha Ora Lloyd who married R.ev. Benjamin E Fegan and Ella Naomi Lloyd who married Henry Drake Lazenby. p. 252 starts with Jesse Cox Lloyd 8-11-11) the brother of William Holt Lloyd above, who married Martha Eliza Reynolds On p. 253 she begins Ichabod David Lloyd (8 -11-15) and on p. 255 she finishes the Lloyd section with James Buchannon Lloyd (8-11-18) (Continuation of Cary Cox Jr. descendants) William Thomas Cox 8-13 b. 7-26-1818 Putnam Co., Ga. d. 2-26-1886 Albany, Ga. m. 1st 11-28-1839 Mary Adeline Pearson. Book D. p. 327 Putnam Co., Ga. b. 2-23-1923 Putnam Co., Ga. d. 12-23-1851 Putnam Co., Ga. m. 2nd 11-9-1854 Narcissa Pearson b. 1-22-1830 Putnam Co., Ga. d. 7-4-1894 Lownes Co., Ga. William Cox was a member of the Georgia Legislature when the Civil War started. His two wives were sisters and daughters of Samuel Lawrence Pearson of Putnam Co., Ga. Children by Mary Adeline Pearson: 8-13- 1 Samuel Marcellus Cox m. 1st-1868 Amelia Thompson m. 2nd Ivey N. Whitlock Children all by 1st wife: 1 Nora Cox b. Jan 1869 m. N. G. Mathis 2 Warner Cox Single 3 Cary Cox m. Lula May Rowell 4 Bessie May m. C. A. Crows 2 Henry Clay Cox b. 9-18-1843 d. 11-21-1898 m. 1-6-1869 to Julia Dunreath Bradford 1 William Reid Cox b. 11-2-1869 m. Miss Lowry & Miss Atkinson 2 Julia Clay Cox b. 11-12-1871 m. Wm. Frederick Robertson 3 Louise Corbin Cox b. 3-20-1876 d. 4-2-1894 4 Thomas Bradford Cox d. In infancy 5 Mattie Cary Cox b. 12-24-1879 d. June 1919 6 Alfred Colquitt Cox b. 6-2-1882 m. Mrs. Bertha Wilder 7 Henry Cleve Cox b. 8-25-1884 m. Lucile Collins 8 Mary Adeline Cox b. 3-2-1887 m. Edward T. Taylor p256 8-13- 3 Martha Lucinda Cox m. 12-9-1875 James J. Yokum 1 William Thomas Yokum b. 10-8-1876 4 Ichabod Mortimer Cox b. 6-12-1849 m. 1st Sept. 1875 to Mrs. Ursula Stackweather m. 2nd 2-6-1884 to Mrs. Mary Dents Vickeridge d. 6-22- 1910 m. 3red 1918 to Mrs. Carrie McRee or Mc Cann 1 William Noyes Cox b. 8-28-1876 Had a twin that died in infancy. m. 2-8-1919 Grace Flagler. 3 Kate Dentoncox b. 2-20-1885 d. In infancy 4 Thomas McCaw Cox b. 3-6-1886 m. Aileen Rudolph 5 Eugene A. Cox b. 12-15-1888 m. Mrs. Elwina Law 5 Mary Jane Cox b. 1851 d. May 1852 Children by Narcissa Pearson: 6 Mary Adeline Cox b. 11-25-1855 d. 6-20-1880 7 Susan Fulmore cox b. 7-4-1858 m. Amos A. cordson 8 Charles Thomas Cox b. 9-25-1860 m. 1886 Mrs. Sarah Barnwell. 1 Eulalia W. Cox b. 10-22-1887 m William Edward Dow. 2 Charles T. Cox 3 William Thomas Cox 9 Rebecca Hallie Cox b. 1026-1868 m. 11-16-1892 to John Henry Pearson, Jr., her cousin. 10 Narcissa Lee Cox b. 12-29-1870 d. 1875 p. 257 SOURCE: On William T. Cox 8-13 1850 Census of Population, Putnam Co., Ga. 78th District p 549 William T. Cox Age 29 b. Ga. Adeline Cox 26 � Samuel Cox 9 � Henry Clay Cox 7 � Martha L. Cox 3 � Ichabod Cox 1 � 1860 Census of Population, Mitchell Co., Ga. Vol. 10, p.677 William T. Cox Age 41 b. Ga. Farmer Narcissa Cox 30 � Samuel Cox 18 � High School Henry Clay Cox 16 � High School Martha L. Cox 12 � Female College Ichadod Cox 10 � Mary Cox 4 � Susan Cox 2 � Charles T. Cox 7 mos. � From a letter written 1955 to author by Mrs. Wyllamette Gale Williams, Jacksonville, Fla:�William Thomas, who married sisters d. 1886 Albany, Daughterty Co.,Ga. and is buried in Albany, Ga. before Narcissus who died in 1894. I have visited in their home many times and know all the family. My grandmother�s third marriage to John Henry Pearson, a brother of the Pearson sisters, and John Henry Pearson, Jr., my half uncle, married his double first cousin, Hallie Rebecca Cox, (dau. of Wm. T. and Aunt Martha, 2nd wife). So you see, my closeness to that family is why I am so positive in my knowledge of them. Then, too, the above dates p. 258 are found in the family Bible of Wm. T. Cox. I do not have a record of a son, Wm. Cox, who lived in Lumkin Co., Ga., who was a son of Wm. Cox b. 1762 in Va., and a Rev. Sol from Halifax, N. C. The oldest child of Cary Cos, Sr., also a Rev. Sol from Halifax, N. C. m. Mary Horne in Va., his son Wm. was born in Va. and came to Halifax, N. C. 1762, �a babe in arms� as he stated when he and his brother, Jesse, joined him in N. C. for his pension S-8225.� Note: William Thomas Cox 1865 - 1954 and Irene Oliver Cox 1866 - 1941 both buried Oakview Cem Albany GA next to William Thomas Cox his father. p.259 WILLIS COX 4 or 8-2 b. 1-31-180, Putnam Co., Ga. d. 7-18-1872 Notasulga, Macon Co, Ala. m. ELIZABETH MOORE 6 b. 9-12-1804 Greene Co., Ga. d. 9-16- 1882 Bell Co., Texas. The following narratives are taken from the records of, and the storied told by HELEN EVELYN COX ROBINSON, a daughter of WILLIS and ELIZABETH COX. �Willis Cox married Elizabeth Moore in Monroe Co., Ga., about nine miles south of Forsythe. They lived in Putnam Co., Ga. four miles from Stanfordville, Talbotton, and then ;moved to Harris Co., Ga., where they operated a mill on the Mulberry Creek. In 1832, while still living in Harris Co., he had a store on the south side of the Saugahatchie Creek near Moss� Ford on Bulger Branch, in what is now Tallapoosa Co., Ala. In 1834 they moved to Russel Co., Ala., three miles from where Salem was later built. They ran from the Indians on May 9, 1836 and went to granfather Spencer Moore�s home in Monroe Co., Ga., where they stayed for six months. On May 25, 1836, Willis volunteered at Columbus, Ga., for service against the Creek Indians. He served as a private until July 25, 1836, under Capt. Henry Mimms, and Col. James Bell. In 1837 he moved to a place on the Little Saugahatchie Creek in Macon Co. now Lee Co., Ala. Here he lived and died.� p.260 �My Father, Wilis Cox, was born in 1801 and died in 1872. He was only five feet and ten inches in statute, and though small physically, was of great will, power and strength of Character. He bouth and sold lands, thereby making the most of his property. In 1835 he was living in what is now Russel County, about three miles from the present site of Salem. He had an opportunity of selling the land he was living on provided he could give immediate possession, but houses were scarce and he had to have a place for his family. In that part of the contry at that time was a large family of half- breed Indians named Ben or Jim Marshall, who sold Father his home place. There was only a couble log house on the land, but Father decided to move into it and live in one end of the double log house with the Indian family in the other until better arrangements could be made. The Indian was friendly, but to my Mother, they were all just Indians. Things went on smoothly until one afternoon Jim came to the house very much excited, exclaiming, �I am a dead man, Cox-ee; I�m a dead man.� He then explained that one of his brothers had been murdered, and he intended to kill the murderer, and this murderer�s brother would kill him, then one of Marshall�s would kill his slayer, and thus continue as long as any men were left of the two families. This was the custom of the tribe--the next of kin was the executioner. Jim took his gun and my father followed him into the woods while my mother waited at home in suspense and fear. It took my father a long time to convince the Indian that it was all unnecessary, that he did not have to kill an Indian and then be killed himself; that the law of the United States would punish the murderer. All that was necessary, urged my father, was to have the murderer arrested and tried. p261 This was done, and the murderer was executed together with two other men at Columbus , Ga., the first execution of the kind ever known in that part of the country. Jim Marshall always claimed that my father saved his life.� p. 262 Children of WILLIS COX 4 4-1 Ann Camilla Cox b. 8-2-1824 Monroe Co., Ga. (See Page 265) 2 William Augustus Holt Cox b. 8-22-1826 Harris Co., Ga. (See Page 267) 3 Cicero Francis Cox b. 11-27-1828 Harris Co., Ga. d. 9-1-1862. m. 12- 1-1852 Mary C. Robertson 1 George Willis Cox d. Age 10 months. 2 Elizabeth Ann �Betty� Cox m. Thomas Arnold 1 Alberta Arnold m. Joe Martin Coskrey 1 Viola Coskrey m. Jack Elliott 2 Mary Coskrey m. Walter F. Pitts 3 Anette Coskrey 4 Martha Susannah Cox b. 12-12-1830 Harris Co., Ga. d. 12-18-1919 Bell Co. Texas m. 12-12-1850 Frank Wright, her second cousin. b. 1837 d. 1921, Bell Co., Texas. 1 Mattie 2 Ella 3 Ray 4 Sallie 5 Samuel 6 Willis -7 ? 5 Spencer Cary Cox b. 2-27-1833 Macon Co., Ga. d. 7-18-1872 Coryell Co., Texas, while pumping water to extinguish a fire burning his house. m. ast 1857 Clara Camilla Tayler . 1 Myrtile 2 Bartow m. 2nd Sophronia Robertson 3 Frank 4 Mary Helen p. 263 4-7 Martha Elizabeth Cox b. 2-17-1838 Macon Co., Ga. d. 5-9-1841 Notasulga, Macon Co. Ga. 8 Naomi Elizabeth Cox b. 4-30-1842 Macon Co., Ga. (See Page 290) 9 Mary Noalis Cox b. 7-15-1844 Notasulga, Macon Co., Ala. d. 4-1-1933 Notasulga, Ala. m. 11-5--1871 Mathew Blackstone Merchant b. 6-7-1819 d. 7-25-1887 Notasulga, Ala. 1 Willie Merchant m. Louise McLaren 1 Zana 2 Willis 3 Mildred 2 Minnie Merchant Single 3 Graham Merchant Married, no children. 4 Evelyn Merchant Single 10 HELEN EVELYN COX 2 B. 7-29-1846 Notasulga, Ala. m. 2-27-1871 JESSE BERRYMAN ROBINSON 1 (See Page 2) p264 4-1 Anne Camilia Cox b. 8-2-1824 Monroe Co., Ga. d. 3-28-1866 Milam Co., Texas m. 1st 12-15-1842 at Notasulga, Ala. to James Kelley m. 2nd Rev. William Taylor, a Primative Baptist Minister. After James Kelley died their two children were taken by their grandparents, Willis and Betsy Cox. After Ann Cox Kelley married Mr. Taylor, they lived at Luina, Ala. before moving to Texas. After Ann Cox Kelley Taylor died, the Taylor children were brought back to their Cox grandparents. The Rev. William Taylor was married first to Elizabeth Carlisle, then to to Ann Cox, and again after her death. Children by James Kelley 4-1 1 Mary Lizzie Kelley b. 1849 Macon Co. Ala.m. Monroe Puett 1 Jim 2 Walker 3 Sadie Graves 4 Jesse Johnson 5 Ruby 6 Pearl 2 Martha �Mattie� Helen Kelley m. American Puett. 1 Camilla Leuta Puett b. 12-14-1872 Bell Co., Texas m. Joseph Alexander Rippetoe Amos b. 4-22-1868 Dallas Co., Ark. d. 6-19- 1930 Abilene, Texas 1 Lennie Amos b. 1-17-1893 d. 2-28-1910 2 Winnie Amos b. 10-25-1894 m. Roy Ray Kay on 9-13- 1923 b. 7-2-1896 p.265 1 Velma Kay b. 9-18-1923 m. John Hugghins 1 Kay 2 John 3 Joe 4 Ray 2 Ray Roland Kay b. 12-8-1928 m. Helen Hamilton 1 Victor 2 Sue 3 Roy SOURCE: Mrs. John Hugghins, 11905 Heritage, Houston, Texas Children by Rev. William Taylor: 4-1 3 Eden Boliska Taylor d. 1882 in a tornado which destroyed home of George Alvis, where he was spending the night. m. Miss David 4 Cary Willis Taylor He was a physician in Texas 5 Walter Lee Taylor Returned to Texas and married 6 Fannie Little Taylor m. John E. Heard of Camp Hill Ala. 1 Victor, a lawyer 2 Wilbur, a dentist 3 Virgil, a physician 4 Omer and 5 Guy, merchants of Camp Hill, Ala. p. 266 4-2- William Augustus Holt Cox b. 8-22-1826 Harris Co., Ga. d. March 1865 Richmond, Va. m. 11-18-1851 Rebecca Elizabeth Bayzor. William A. H. Cox fought in the Mexican War under Col. Seibles and Gen. Taylor. He was at Vera Cruz and capture of Mexico City. He answered the first Confederate call for service in the Civil War, serving in the 18th Alabama Volunteers, Company C and/or H. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant. He was captured at the Battle of Atlanta on August 4, 1864, and sent to the prison camp at Johnson Island. He suffered considerable privation and contracted dysentery. He was paroled about the middle of March, 1865. He came as far as Danville, Va., but could get no further as therail lines were torn up. He was unable to walk or make it any further on his own, so he returned to Richmond, Va., where he was hospitalized and died. He was buried in the Holleywood Cemetery. Children: 4-2-1 Willis Buffington Cox b. 10-22-1852 d. 6-7-1900 Oxford, Ala. m. 1-11-1877 Mrs. Carrie E. Cooper Lloyd (widow of Wiley Lloyd, his cousin) 1 Madaline Mable Cox b. 9-3-1877 m. Eugene Moody p267 2 Jimmie Waldyn Cox b. 6-15-1882 m. Frank Peck 3 Cyrile Cathbert Cox b. 7-6-1880 m. Nannie ? 4 Winona Cox b. 8-11-1891 m. Robert Lassater. She is a member of D. A.R. Nat. No. 151511. 5 Esther Cox m. Emmette M. Cartey 6 Lucile Cox m. Alec Bartholamew 7 Malcom Cox b. 6-8-1898 4-2-2 William Augustus Holt Cox b. 10-20-1854 m. 11-13-1877 in Giddings, Lee Co., Texas to Joanna Swearenger. 1 William West Cox b. 11-19-1878 2 Sarah Elizabeth Cox Lived one month 3 Cary Willis Cox b. 2-2-1882 m. Mary Higginbottom 4 Margaret Ethel Cox b. 12-9-1884 m. Jake Therm. 5 Georgia Pearl Cox b. 4-3-1886 6 Annie Laurie Cox b. 10-22-1888 7 Suphronie Lorene Cox b. 1-1-1890 d. 10-5-1895 8 Claudia Iris Cox b. 7-22-1891 d. 1896 9 John Riley b. 9-17-1897 p268 4-2-3 Mary Elizabeth Cox b. 10-30-1856 m William Makepeace Simpler 1 Willis Simpler Lived one year. 2 Florence Simpler m. Mr. Armstrong 3 Houston 4 Nora 5 Bertha 6 Agnes 7 Hillery 8 Henry 4-2-4 Amanda Caroline Cox b. 1-25-1859 m. Charles Carter. 4-2-5 Edward Cary Cox b. 1-14-1861 d. Nashville, Tenn. SOURCE: The information on the Wm. A. Holt Cox Family was dictated to Mrs. Helen Cox Robinson by Wm. Augustus SH. Cox, Jr. in 1906 during a visit to Alabama. p269 LETTERS TO WILLIS COX AND HIS WIFE ELIZABETH COX, FROM THEIR SON, WILLIAM AUGUSTUS HOLT COX, DURING THE MIXICAN AND THE CIVIL WAR. p270 in Mexico, 1848 (First page of letter not legible) When you write you must direct your letter to me, 1st Ala. Bat. Volunteers, Co. D. Capt. Loase. Lieut. Hardaway is still acting Adjutant Major. The Mexicans are very much like the Indians, they can tote from 2 to 5 hundred lbs on their backs, at this time a load for a pack mule is two whiskey barrell or 1 bale of cotton. I want you to show this to all of my friends and relative in the settlement around and give my respects to all inquiring friends. I have a very excellent Captain, but I do not like Lieut. Copeland. Lieut. Hardaway gave me this paper. I know a few words in Spanish. I must quit. Your most obt. son W. H. Cox P.S. Show this to James Kelley and write as soon as you receive it. Yours, W. H. Cox p271 Orizava, Mexico March 28, 1848 Dear Father, I received yours dated the 10th of Feb. with great satisfaction and now commence to answer it. I am well at this time and have been ever since I landed in Mexxico with a little exception of cold, etc. You inquired in yours of Uncle Green and W. Dickerson, I heard Uncle Green and Wiley both at Sanwon about a month after he arrived of the diorea which is very fatal in Mexico particular at Sanwon and on the National road there is some sickness in camps, at this time we have lost 3 of our men since we left Movile, 1 by the name of Wiggins of Henry City & Vickers & Bradley of the same County. I do not know of what disease. Old Mr. Mergowen brought me word from Uncle Green & said he was as hearty as he ever saw a man. You may tell Aunt Mary that the letter she game me for Uncle I kept it until I wore it out in my Knapsack & had no chance to send it to him as I am on one road to the city & he on another. So there is no chance of communication between us. It is hardly necessary for me to say that I have not received a letter from home since I left there except the one I answer now. You stated if I wanted money to write for it, I thank you for your proposition, but I do not need and if I did there is ten chances to one whether I would ever receive it or not in a letter for the mail is so irregular. So I just ask you to take care of what little I have there for me until I come home, if I ever do. There is a great talk of peace in camps, but I think it is mostly conjectures. The p.272 boys are getting dissatisfied. Some of them on account of our fare it is bad & composed of Sugar & coffee & Beef and Bread. It is light flour bread. You may tell Ma that I have not gotten tired of flour bread yet. I am very well satisfied myself as yet. Mr. Carrol is well with the exception of his finger and it is not sore to hurt. He says that he wants some bacon and greens & that he wants you to write oftener. I am very glad to hear that you have caught the murderers of Mr. Yancy. Tell Mr. Rea that my boots are worn out. I shall have to buy of the Mexicans. Mr. Carrol says that Wm. Todd was to pay him $4.50 cts for the use of the tools that he had in his possession when we left there. I am sorry to hear that Mr. Martin is dead. I have heard that Edward Bayzor was dead for which I was very sorry to hear. The reason I did not receive your letters was that we left Mobile on the 31st of Dec. and landed at Verra Cruz on 7th of Jan/48. Mr. E. D. Croft is in good health at this time and indeed all of the Riddle Squad, except Mr. Dirden, Mr Willton and John Dickson. Mr. Dickson is not very bad off I do not think, the rest we left at Verra Cruz. Description of the Country: The country from Verra Cruz towards this place is almost an entire perrarie with a few small bushes which is called the Shaper ell & it is almost entirely level with a few slaugh after having passed over some 40 miles of the ways we came to the Mountains which seemed to be a bank of gree trees as it is warm all of the time here, though it is pleasant. When we p. 273 came to the mountains, we crossed a river and the bridge was about 125 feet high and built entirely of rock, after having crossed it the road was paved with rock and about 25 ft. wide and run angling up the side of the mountain. Very often one side the mountain overhung us while on the other side was a precapice from 100 to 700 hundred fee. After passing this, we came to another perrarie of about ten miles, I suppose, and then to a little town about as large as Tuskeegee though not so handsome though in a beautiful place. We staid there 3 days and then moved on for Arizava which is about 15 miles. We took it without the firing of a gun, it is as large as Movile and there are a great many more inhabitants. This place is the most beautifully situated I have ever seen. The mountains from 1 to 2 miles high are close at hand all around it. The highest are caped with snow which adds to the scene. There are large creeks come out from the foot of them and the water is very clear and cool. There is some 10 or 20 Churches in this place. As I have neither paper nor time, I must quit and bid you adieu. Yours most obt. W. H. A. Cox p.274 Camp Menninger Feb. 18, 1862 Dear Father, I write to inform you that I am well and trust that this may reach you and find all well. There is very little news although the news from Tenn. is very discouraging. We learn by telegraph that the federals was whipt us badly at fort Donalson and taken many Prisinors. Two Regiments left this place two days ago for Knoxville to Reinforce Gen. Johnson. Gen Gloadeur, who has Command here still thinks we will have a fight. We have drawn our arms, they are Smoth Bore Muskets, so we are ready for them. I received a letter from home a few days ago. Guus was still having chills every other day. Elizabeth was not very well. It has rained here for three days incessantly and is likely to continue. The high water has cut off communications by land. Capt. Armstrong is very sick, I think of Typhoid fever but I will not send this until his case takes some regular Course. (evening) The Captain is much better. I have tried for a furlough and failed. We cannot even go to Mobile. I think that there is but little danger of a fight here. We expect to be ordered off but do not know yet. Feb. 19th, at night Captain Armstrong, I think, is better and he is going to the Hospital at Mobile tomorrow for a few days. We learn by telegraph that Nashville, Tenn., is in the hands of the Yankees. We are still awaiting the appearance of the Yankees and our officers seem to think that we will have a fight here yet, trust they would receive very warm tokens in the Shape of Blue pills if they were to com on us now. p. 275 Our men are anxious to meet them and the news we receive only serve to make them more anxious. The health of our Regiment is much better than it has been. I think now that the Capt.�s sickness is caused by colds. I received a letter from Ma. yesterday and was glad to hear that she was improving. If I could have a few days I think I could raise some troops for the service though Ala. has never flinched yet, and I think she will turn out her 12 right soon. Write soon and let me know all the news Direct as before. Your affectionate Son etc. W. H. Cox 1st Sergt Co. F. 18Regt. Ala. Vols. p276 Camp Menninger Feb. 23, 1862 Dear Mother, I received your letter a few days ago and was glad to learn that you had improved and trust that this may find you in still better health. I wrote Pa a letter a few days since and suppose that you have Recd it ere this time. This leaves me well. You wrote I reference to sending me some things. If you wish to send them still, you will have to send them by express as it is impossible to get off on furloughs. So there will be no one passing soon who are soldiers. Mark the Box W. H. Cox, Co. T. 18 Regt. care of Capt. Armstrong and it will come safe. Direct it to Mobile. We are still receiving some troops, and they have quit removing them from here, it is said that there is sixty five vessels at Shipisland and it is firmly believed that the Yankees will make a demonstation against Mobile this week. I am quite lonesome to as it is Sunday. You may set down lonesomeness as half the cause of this letter. Capt. Armstrong was improving when I last heard from him. I did not want him to go to the Hospital, but others thought it best for him to go. I think he will be up in a few days. I fear Sloan has written home and caused his parents to be uneasy, but I do not think there is any cause o uneasness. Our fare is not as good as it has been. Our Company has missed drawing any bacon or pork for three weeks. We can draw salt beef, but the men wont have it. We draw pickle pork every other week, we have plenty of meal, flowu, rice, syrup, etc., but without meat it is pretty hard at any time. My shoes are about worn out. My paper is out and I must give out myself. Your affectionate Son,. W. H. Cox, 1st Sergt Co. F. p.277 Camp Minninger Feb. 26, 1862 Dear Father and Mother, I write to inform you that I am well and trust that this may find you all well. The reason I wright this is that I have just learned that we are ordered away from here and will start in a few days to Corrinth, Miss., I suppose. And if Ma has not sent those things she spoke of to me she had better not send them as it is doubtful whether I get them or not. Capt. Armstrong is still in Mobile in the Hospital. We have had the worst storm here last night I most ever saw. It blew down nearly every house and thosse that were not blown the tops wer blown off. There was one man killed. He was a guard at the Hospital and was killed by it falling on him, it was a large two storied building and there was about 200 men in it. A good many of the men was hurt but none of them died yet, if haad been day time we should have had a good many killed. I think there was not a tent left standing and many of the troops who were in the tnets were hurt, some of them badly. Our men are exulting a good deal at the news of our orders we have just recd. Orders to cook ten days rations. I am in such a hurry about my business that I must close. I will write again wheen we stop. Your affectionate son, W. H. Cox p278 Camp Near Corinth, Miss. May 15th, 1862 Dear Parents, I write you again thinking that this may not be unimportant to you although it has been but a short while since I wrote. I am still well also Enas Haterway, Alex Moore, Willis Edwin are all well, so far as I can learn, though Enos was in the fight the other day at Formingtons which was a small affair and I have not heard from him since. We are very closely kept in camp as we are looking for the fight to come off any day. The Federals are within two miles of our Line of entrenchments advancing as it were feeling their way, our Pickets and out Posts are skirmishing nearly all the time and have been for two or three days and nights. The Yanks are advancing on thru different points slowly but verysteadilymaking from � to 1 mile per day. We would not be surprised at any time hear the fight open. Our men caught one of them yesterday who says that they are 166,000 strong, which of course we do not believe. I do not know how many we have but I recon enough to entertain them. I learned that they had sent in a flag for the purpose of exchanging prisoners but cannot vouch for the report. I have just learned that one of the Lieuts. of our Co. who has been home that I ran from the Company at the Shiloh fight, but I could not look for more from a hog than a grunt. I was acting Commissary for the Regt. by order of Col. Shorter at the time and was not expected to engage in it, only by volunteering which I should have done undoubtedly from the fact that I had been on sever fatigue duty for 36 hours and did not feel hardly able to stand alone. I remained in the rear and went to sleep as I had p.279 not slept any for 36 hours and traveled all the time. Capt. Armstrong has been dropped from our Roll by order of some of our Leuts. and is now gone to Richmond to try to be reinstated. How he will come out I cannot say. There has been a boy about 18 years old appointed over us. I do not know how he will do but suppose from appearance that he is a better chance than any of our Lieuts. The Company of course is not satisfied. I am now detached fom the Company and have as little to do with it as possible, though the men seem anxious for me to return. I shall soon go back to the Company as sI learn that there has been a man appointed commissary, but until he comes, I shall continue. I have to draw seven Thousand Rations tomorrow and it is now late so I must close. Give my respects to all of the Reletives and friends. I am very much oblige toMa for the presents sent by Mr. Goings, and sorry to learn that Pa was so unwell but trust ere this he is well again. Yours affectionately W. H. Cox p280 Tupelo, Miss. July 5th, �62 Dear Father & Mother, I again write to inform you that I am in good health and trust that this will reach you and find you well. I read a letter from home a few days ago and learned that my family was well and doing very well, or at least I had no complint as to want, though I know my folks are needing or will be soon but think I can assist them soon, perhaps before they are entirely out. We were ordered paid at Corinth but have not reeived it, but shall be able to send all of my money home as I have traded some and made at least expenses by swaping & selling Pistols and some other such trades. I now have some money on hand besisde Commissary money which I am oblige to keep. I am still at work in the Brigade Commissary department and shall remain at it until I am dismissed from it which I do not think will be soon. We learn that we have defeated McClellans Army at Richmond, but do not yet know. You will learn the straight of it sooner than I will. Gen Chalmers left here the other day for Ripley, Tippots Co., and we learned we had a skirmish with the Feds who are said to be concentrating there or near there. Runners say that our men fought them there at Ripley yesterday and 5 or six Canon but the report needs confirmation. We expect to go daily to Ripley or some other point towards the State of Tenn. It is thought by those who ought to know that this army will invade Ky. or Tenn. and but upon what grounds I can�t say. Write me often. I have but little time to write on account of business. I till am annoyed with Diarhea but it is so common that we disregard it in p281 camps as sickness. I walk a good deal and my heel pesters me some, but I do not think it will doscommode me much. I also have slight pains in my legs some times but think it caused by hard walks. I am anxious to hear from Walter since the hard fighting of the last few days but suppose he will write soon if he lives through the fight and is able. Our men have just fired thirteen guns in honor of the victory won at Richmond. Your affectionate son, W. H. Cox P. S. Direct your letter to Tupelo, Miss. care Capt. Thomason. p282 Camp Bulah (near Mobile Ala) Aug. 10th, 1862 My dear parents, I according to promise, seat myself to write you a few lines which will inform you that I am very well at this time. We left Talhello (?) on the 1st day of Aug. and a great many expected we would go to Chattanooga but our Regt. had done so much Picket Duty since we got to Corinth that it was thought best to let us rest awhile, consequently we were left here but we have not gained much as our Regt. funished fifty men per day as Provost Guard, which takes the whole of the Regt. in about six days. We have had other duties to perform besides. It is four miles to Mobile so you see the walk is pretty heavy to get there. We are camped on the Spring Hill Rail Road, near Major Evans, who is the father of Augusta the author of the Book called �Bulah� which gives rise to the name of the camp. Miss Bulah, as the soldiers all call her, was in our camp yesterday evening with her father and three sisters. Perhaps it will not be uninteresting to the girls to give a description of her (ie) Miss Bulah, she seems to be about 20 years of age, thin visage and is about as tall as Sister Mary N. Black eyes and hair, (corner of letter torn off�.)cut short. She looks pale�..fair skin if she was not so pale so��quite intelligent but does not look so�� Sisters look much more like authors than she does. She seem the oldest indeed there is but one other of them grown. We are pleasantly situated but it is so mighty hot here. I have been assigned to duty as second Lieutenant of the Company but have not got my commission yet. Col. Holteclaw requires all of the officers to unifor themselves. I have bought mine, which cost me $115.00 for coat, pants, and hat, about 5 times what they ought to have cost but we all have to get them.. p283 (Page2) The uniform is gray Casimier. Swords but little better than mine, that is a little larger, sells for $50.00 I shall not buy one. I also have a sash which I picked up on the Shiloh Battlefield. My sword and sash will save me at least $80.00 this time. Every thing is very high, athat is such as soldiers want, a fine good pair of shoes sells for $20.00, boots $35.00, hats from $8.00 to $20.00 and everything else in proportion. Col. Holteclaw has promised me that I should have the first furlough of any officer in our Company, so I expect to get off home as soon as we are paid off which; (here the whole top of this page is torn off) The officers who I work with in the Brizzard Commissary are gone so I did not get but $5.75 of that pay. I shall incur no more expenses, only for my provisions. We left Gen. Price at Saltillo, who I think will stir up the Feds at Corinth pretty soon, if I am not mistaken in the man. We apprehended no danger of an attack at this place, we are all anxious to hear from Chattanooga. if you have any good Black leather on hand, please have me a pair of fine good shoes made and send them to me by the first one passing. I want them with a single sole. Some of the shoes you had made for us at Auburn is now very good shoes and good many of the men are after me to send to have them some made. If you can furnish 15 or 20 pair, let me know and I will send you the money and numbers for them. Indeed I could sell 100 pair, but do not care to pester you for more than the Company would want. Write soon, address me as Lieut. W. H. Cos, Co. F. 18 Regt, Ala Vols. Nothing more, but Your affectionate son, W. H. Cox p284 Lafayette, Geo. Sept. 10th, 1861 Dear Father, You perceived by the above that we have been on the move. We marched 9 days and got here two days ago. The dust was very disagreeable. I can give no idea of what will come next. I learn that a good many via Troups are here but do now know. This leaves me very well. I wish you to send me a goat or deer skin, if you have a large one. when you send me Daniel or two small ones to make me a haversack, as cloth ones grease my clothes so badly. We have no mail communications here now nor do we know when I will get this off, but suppose by some waggoner. I will try to write mor fully when we get settled. My love to all, I am as ever, Your affectionate son, W. H. Cox p286 In the woods in the Rear of the Line of Battle, Paaulding Co., Georgia June 2, 1864 Dear Father and All, I write again to inform you that I am still well and unhurt. I do not now recollect when I wrote you last, but I have been in all the fights from the beginning to the present time. Our Co. was in quite a sever skirmish the day befor yesterday and night before last we had one more killed and 8 wounded in all since we left Dallas. Our right line suffered severly. One officer, Lt. Cohill killed, Capt. Darby and Lts. Walker, Linnn, Jones and Stephens wounded. Sixteen men killed, 80 wounded and about 80 captured. Yet our men are cheerful and sanguine of success when the struggle comes and are anxious for the fray. Daniel has turned up at last all safe and sound. Has been faring well. My clothing is dirty and I want them washed and shall employ him for a day or two and then perhaps send him to the rear again. I saw young Mr. Carlisle the other day, two of his brothers has been wounded in these fights, both slight. I suppose our men are skirmishing in front now but little doing. Wehave some artillery fighting of an evening but not much execution done. Our Gen. Officers seem to think that a general engagement will come off soon, but I think that the fight will consist in skirmishing and maneuvering. But Johnston seems to hav headed the yanks here as we occupy the same ground we did a week ago. My paper is out so I must close. Write soon. diredt to Lt. W. H. Cox, 18 Ala. Regt. Clayton�s Brigade, Stewart�s Division. A. T. Yams (?) From, W. H. Cox p.286 Johnsons Island, Ohio August 19th, 1864 Dear Father, You perceive that I am a prisoner of war, was captured near Atlanta, Ga. on the 4th and reached here on the 16th. I find some friends here in like condition with myself. I am scarce of clothing and without money. I we have any relatives or friends that you know, please let me know them and their addresses. I am well except a cold which I took on my trip to this place. I wish you to either write or send this to my family. You can write anything relative to family or domestic affairs, but nothing relative to the war or contraband as our letters are inspected. Write soon & instruct my wife how to write. Address me Block 5, Mess 3, Johnson�s Island, Ohio. I am as ever, your affectionate son, W. H. Cox p. 287 Johnson�s Island, Ohio Oct. 2, 1864 My dear Father, I write again though I have not heard from you. I am in better health than I have been. If you have not already done so, please ship me by express, 100 lbs of flour, 50 lbs bacon, 20 lbs chewing tobacco, and 10 lbs smoking tobacco, also sugar, coffee, honey, or anything of the kind. Box it up and band it with hoops or secure it. Mark it to Lt. W. H. Cox, Prisoner of War, Johnson�s Island, Ohio care of Express, Richmonds Via Flag of Truce Boat. Please send it right away if you have any chance, procure me some money, Green Backs or gold or silver and express it to me to buy paper and stamps as this is the last I have. I need the above articles very much tho we can live on the rations we draw, but they are short enough. Our quarters are comfortable enough for the time being. Let Lizzie hear from me every time you get a letter. We are allowed to write two letters a week. Perhaps brother Walter can help to forward me a box. If I have a chance I will send to Richmond by exchange prisoners and give them an order on you or any one of our relatives as I am as much in need now as I ever will be. Write soon. I am as ever, Your affectionate son, W. H. Cox, 1st Lt. Co. A 18 Ala. Reg. Direct to Lt. W. H. Cox, Prisoner of War, Johnson�s Island, near Sandusky City, Ohio. NOTE Helen Evelyn Cox, sister of W. H. Cox, says that their father Willis Cox prepared a steel case and packed it with most of the items requested. The case was shipped but it never got to his son. p.288 Johnson�s Island, Ohio Oct. 16, 1864 Dear Father, I have been looking several days for a letter from you, but as yet have received none. My health is on the decline, yet I trust that I may improve when I receive a box from you which I am anxiously looking for. My diet does not agree with me. We have light flour bread, salt pork, beef and fish and fresh beef three days in the wek. We draw himiny or rice of beans, vinegar and salt in abundance. We are allowed to buy from the Sutler a few articles such as brushes, combs, soap and stationary but nothing to eat, but as I have no money I am easy for I could not but if they sold anything that we might fancy. In writing or sending anything to me, ;be sure to mark it by flag of truce or via Fortress Monroe. I have written to several but have not yet received a response to any of my letters. I shall address all my letters to you and wish you to write or get one of the girls to write to Lizzie immediately so that she may hear from me through you. We are allowed to write twice a week. I will write you at least twice per month when I get paper. Do not write more than one page at the time for more is considered contraband. I shall keep on foot. I am as ever, Yours W. H. Cox, Blk 5 Mess 3 Prisoner of War 1st Lt. Co. A. 18th Ala Regt. p289 4-8 Naomi Elizabeth Cox b. 4-30-1842 Macon Co. Ala. d. 12-5-1921 Notasulga, Lee Co., Ala. m. 6-30-1864 Captain Wm. H. �Tip� Wilson, C. S. A., b. 9-11- 1841 Henry Co., Tenn. d. 11-11-1921 Lee Co., Ala. Both buried in family cemetery of Methodist Church. Children: 4-8 -1 Minnie Lee Wilson b. 5-27-1865 Lee Co., Ala. d. 12-20-1929 Montgomery, Ala. m. Dr. John F. Yarbrough 1 Minnie Yarbrough m. Herbert H. Reynolds. Children 1 Minnie 4 John 2 Billie 5 Walton 3 Eloise 2 John Yarbrough d. in WWII 2 Mary Helen �Nellie� Wilson b. 5-27-1869 Notasulga, Ala d. 12-18- 1948 Montgomery, Ala. m. 1st John Heard of Camp Hill, Ala. m. 2nd her brother-in-law Dr. John F. Yarbrough. Child by John Heard: 1 Felton Heard 3 Eugene Wilson b. 8-25-1871 d. 3-14-1940 m. Sarah Gross 4 Willis Joe Wilson b. 10-4-1873 d. 3-18-1922 5 Ethel Ross Wilson b. 12-31-1875 d. 8-28-1958 m Will Allen Stevenson 1 Will 3 Carl 2 Joe 4 Adalai 6 William Harliss Wilson b. 4-29-1880 d. March 1951 m. Willie Coleman. 1 Prussia 2 Helen p290 4-8-7 Hugh Emmote Wilson b. 2-14-1883 m. 11-3-1903 Mabel Calhoun b. 1885 d. 8-3-1966 Notasulga, Ala. He was a Methodist Minister. 1 Nellie Floy m. Douglas Williams She is DAR Nat. 501287 2 Arthur d. 1945 3 Hugh m. Hazel Johnston 4 William Harlan m. Marthat Peterson 5 Homer David m. Mary Graham