Charles Cox IV (1796 - 1873)

Born 26 Jan 1796 in Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Virginia.

Ancestors

Husband of Nancy (Graham) Cox — married 11 Apr 1816 in Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Kentucky

Descendants

Died 27 Aug 1873 at age 77 in Unionville, Putnam Co., MO.

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Biography

BIOGRAPHY OF CHARLES COX & NANCY GRAHAM (transcription from ^[1]).

Charles Cox IV was born in Pittsylvania Co., Virginia and it is not known where in Kentucky Nancy Graham was born, although they were living in Vanceburg, Lewis Co., Kentucky at the time of their marriage and remained there until the 1850s when they moved west. According to their marriage record in the courthouse, Nancy's father was James Graham. Charles Cox was the 4 th. in line of Charles Coxes & his mother was Frances Kelly.

1840 Census: Lewis Co., Kentucky; Roll M704_117, Page 054.

Charles Cox 0002001000000-2200010001000

Abraham Cox 0010010000000-0000100000000

Andrew Cox 0000010000000-0100010000000

Samuel Cox 1301010000000-1001101000100

1850 Census: Lewis Co., Kentucky, District #1, Roll M432_210, Page 220a.

Charles Cox 54M Farmer Virginia

Nancy (Graham) 52F Virginia?

Margaret E. Cox 21F Kentucky

Elizabeth E. Cox 18F Kentucky

Mary A. Cox 15F Kenticky

John M. Cox 05M Kentucky

Mary J. Cox 02F Kentucky

Charles Cox 8/12M Kentucky

Cornelius Liles 14M Kentucky

1860 Census: Union Twp., Putnam Co., Missouri; Roll M653_641, Page 461A.

• HH714 Charles Cox 64M Farmer VA

Nancy (Graham) 52F Wife VA

John Cox 15M Farm Laborer KY

Charles Cox 10M KY

Cornelius Lisle 23M KY

• HH715 Charles Howard 40M Farmer VA

Elizabeth (Cox) 28F Wife KY

Dudley Howard 08M KY

James Howard 02M MO

• HH716 Tenike Coffrin 50M Canada

Sarah (Cox) 38F Wife KY

Dorcas Coffrin 18F KY

Louisana Coffrin 16F KY

Melissa Coffrin 14F KY

Laura Coffrin 09F KY

Mary Coffrin 07F KY

Aaron Coffrin 02M KY

Nancy Coffrin 3/12M KY

• HH717 Thomas Cox 36M Engineer KY

Cornelia (Ellis) 22F Housewife IL

George Cox 02M MN

Thomas Cox 01M MO

1870 Census: Union Twp., Putnam Co., Missouri; Roll M593_801, Page 345B.

• HH225 Tenike Coffrin 60MW Farmer Canada

Sarah (Cox) 49FW Wife Kentucky

Mary B. Coffrin 16FW At Home Kentucky

Nancy Coffrin 11FW At Home Missouri

Albert Coffrin 06MW At Home Missouri

Bazil Calhoon 07MW At Home Missouri

• HH228 Charles Howard 57MW Farmer Kentucky

Elizabeth (Cox) 38FW K-House Kentucky

Dudley Howard 18MW At Home Kentucky

James Howard 12MW At Home Missouri

Sarah J. Howard 1/12FW At Home Missouri

• HH229 John Campbell 49MW Farmer Virginia

Margaret (Cox) 40FW K-House Kentucky

Charles H. Campbell 17MW At Home Iowa

Malissa Campbell 14FW At Home Iowa

John W. Campbell 09MW At Home Missouri

• HH230 Charles Cox 74MW Retired Virginia

Nancy (Graham) 72FW Keeps House Virginia

Charles and Nancy had five children, all born in Lewis County: Samuel Graham (born in 1820), Sarah Margaret (1822), Thomas (born about 1824), Nancy (birth date unknown), and Elizabeth (1832). All of their children and their spouses moved west with them, and all settled in the vicinity of Unionville, Putnam County, Missouri and Moravia, Appanoose County, Iowa, which are only 34 miles apart.

Two of their children married a brother and sister: Samuel married Clarissa Jane Coffrin and Sarah married Tenike Coffrin. Charles and Nancy Cox are buried in the Coffrin Family Cemetery near Unionville, which is located on what was Tenike Coffrin's farm.

(Newspaper notice from the files of Sarah L. Phillips, Unionville, MO) Unionville Republican Weekly, 25 June 1874:

"The funeral of Charles Cox and his wife, Nancy Cox, was preached on Sunday, 14th inst. by Rev. H. W. Deshler, at the Fife school house, to a large number of people from Missouri and Iowa. This venerable couple was born in the state of Kentucky, Charles Cox January 26, 1796 and Nancy Cox, November 22, 1798. They were married April 11, 1816. In 1853 they moved to the state of Iowa, where they remained until 1857, when they moved to Putnam County, where they remained until their death. Charles Cox died August 27 and Nancy Cox September 9, 1873."

(Note: Because there were no ministers residing in the area, the circuit-riding preacher would conduct funeral services for those who had died since his last visit. Charles and Nancy Cox died in the fall of 1873, but their funeral wasn't held until the minister came to the area the following summer.)

REFERENCES: (1) Lewis Co. KY Marriage Book A (2) 1929 letter from Alice Cox Hall, Daughter of #1 Samuel (3) Letter from Cy Hall, son of Alice Cox Hall (4) Letter from Clara Cox Lightfoot, granddaughter of #1 Samuel (5) Gravestone, Coffrin Cemetery, Putnam Co. MO. (6) Putnam Co. MO Early Pioneers, Vol. I (7) Obituary, Unionfille (MO) Republican Weekly, 25 June 1874 (8) Lewis Co., KY Marriage Book B (9) Gravestone, Knights of Columbus Cemetery, Bentonville, Ark. (10) All above works compiled by Carol A. Cox; 1928 E. Phillips Dr.; Littleton, Colorado 80122. (11) 1840 Census' from Ancestry.com Online, King Co., Washington Library System, researched by Jim Hamrick; (12) 1850 Census Index from FTM genealogylibrary.com researched by Jim Hamrick;

Burial: Coffrin Cemetery Putnam County, Missouri, USA.

Charles Cox purchased 40 acres in Section 9 SE¼SW¼ of Union township on July 1, 1857.

From their obituary in the Unionville, Republican Weekly 25 June 1874. "The funeral of Charles Cox, and his wife Nancy Cox, was preached of Sunday, 14th inst, by Rev H W Deshler, at the Fife school house, to a large number of people from Missouri and Iowa. The venerable couple was born in the state of Kentucky, Charles Cox January 27th 1796, and Nancy Cox November 22nd 1798. The were married April 11th 1816. In 1853 they moved to the state of Iowa, where they remained until 1857, when they moved to Putnam County where they remained until their death. Charles Cox died August 27th and Nancy Cox Sept. 9, 1873."

Sources

1. ↑ FamilySearch Biography

Text from www.genealogy.com:.

Charles Cox was born January 26, 1796 in Near Danville, Pittsylvania Co., VA, and died August 27, 1873 in Unionville, Putnam Co., MO. He married Nancy Graham.

Children of Charles Cox and Nancy Graham are:

• Samuel Graham Cox, b. June 08, 1820, d. date unknown.
• Sarah Margaret Cox, b. January 11, 1822, d. date unknown.
• Thomas Cox, b. January 11, 1824, Lewis Co., KY, d. February 16, 1895, Butler Co., KS.
• Nancy Cox, b. Abt. 1828, d. date unknown.
• Margaret E. Cox, b. Abt. 1829, Lewis Co., KY, d. date unknown, Lewis Co., KY.
• George Cox, b. Abt. 1830, KY, d. date unknown.
• Elizabeth (Eliza) Jane Cox, b. March 31, 1832, Lewis Co., KY, d. September 06, 1892, Lewis Co., KY.
• Mary Ann Cox, b. Abt. 1835, Lewis Co., KY, d. date unknown.
• John M. Cox, b. Abt. 1845, Lewis Co., KY, d. date unknown.
• Mary J. Cox, b. Abt. 1848, Lewis Co., KY, d. date unknown.
• Charles C. Cox, b. July 1850, Lewis Co., KY, d. date unknown.

"United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHP1-3JG : 18 August 2015), Chalres Cox, Clarksburg, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing 328, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 38; FHL microfilm 7,817.

"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M65D-95R : 9 November 2014), Charles Cox, Lewis county, part of, Lewis, Kentucky, United States; citing family 235, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHZM-TGR : 30 December 2015), Charles Cox, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M46K-YSP : 17 October 2014), Charles Cox, Missouri, United States; citing p. 34, family 230, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,300.

Find A Grave: Memorial #92038218

Research Notes

This census link is likely for the same Charles Cox

"United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYYJ-YPG?cc=1803955&wc=3L7F-394%3A1586986501%2C1586986437%2C1586987628 : 16 July 2015), Kentucky > Lewis > Elksburg > image 11 of 17; citing NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).