Benjamin Franklin Cox (1840 - 1888)

Born 25 Aug 1840 in Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Moore) Cox — married 14 Mar 1861 in McDonough County, Illinois

Died 23 Jan 1888 at age 47 in Rich Hill, Bates, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Military

Benjamin would have been 21 years of age when WAR broke out. And he and his wife Sarah were living in Schuyler, Illinois. (Too many to be sure which Regiment he was in)

Born 25 AUG 1840 in Illinois ^{[1] [2]}

Residence

1850 Brooklyn, Schuyler, Illinois

Head of the household was Richard Cox age 28 born in Ohio

his wife was Elizabeth Cox age 28 born in Ohio

Benjamin Cox M 11 Illinois

William J Cox M 9 Illinois

Nancy Cox F 7 Illinois

Mary E Cox F 4 Illinois

James Cox M 2 Illinois

Franklin Cox M 0 Illinois

Birth Year (Estimated): 1839

House Number: 74--Household ID: 79---Line Number: 6

^[3]

1865 Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois

Name: Benj Cox

Digital Folder Number: 004679642

Page: 45--GS Film Number: 972767--Digital Folder Number: 004679642--Image Number: 00542

Citing this Record : "Illinois State Census, 1865," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCK6-6RZ : 16 August 2019), Benj Cox, , Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois; citing , Birmingham, Schuyler, Illinois, Census, p. 45, Illinois State Archives, Springfield; FHL microfilm.

1870 Brooklyn, Schuyler, Illinois

Age: 30

Birth Year (Estimated): 1840

Birthplace: Illinois

Page Number: 14

Record Number: 3110

Benjamin Cox M 30 Illinois

Sarah Cox F 32 Illinois

William J Cox M 8 Illinois

John Cox M 6 Illinois

Maria Cox F 4 Illinois

Christiann Cox F 2 Illinois

Household ID: 97--Line Number: 23

^[4]1870- Schuyler Co., Illinois. ^[5]

Military' Service: Civil War ^[6]

Marriage On 14 March 1861, Benjamin married Sarah Moore in McDonough County, Illinois. ^[7]

There is only 1 Benjamin F Cox, on f-a-g that died in 1888, Bates County, Missouri

Green Lawn Cemetery, Rich Hill, Bates County, Missouri, USA

Plot 12

Children: John David Cox, 1863–1921

"NOTE: Because of the child that is LINKED on f-a-g I am going to use the f-a-g until someone proves it is not this Benjamin F. Cox.

Sources

1. Find A Grave: Memorial #86511736

1. ↑ Source: #S172
2. ↑ Source: #S577
3. ↑ Citing this Record:"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M85S-6RT : 4 April 2020), Franklin Cox in household of Richard Cox, Brooklyn, Schuyler, Illinois, United States; citing family 79, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).Digital Folder - Number: 004181045--Record Number: 4545-- Affiliate Film Number: 128--GS Film Number: 442916--Image Number: 00115--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N00994-3
4. ↑ Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6W6-CRM : 19 March 2020), Christiann Cox in entry for Benjamin Cox, 1870.Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) --Affiliate Publication Number: M593--GS Film Number: 000545775--Digital Folder Number: 004263242--Image Number: 00082--Indexing Project (Batch) Number: N01417-5
5. ↑ Source: #S577
6. ↑ Source: #S426
7. ↑ Source: #S77

• Source: S172 1850 U. S. Census
• Source: S426 MIlitary Census and Militia Rolls Repository: #R10 Call Number: none Media: Film (Schuyler Co., Huntsville Twp., age 22, b. IL, farmer).
• Source: S77 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index (web) Illinois State Archives/Illinois State Genealogical Society
• Source: S577 1870 US Census