Commodore Perry Cox (1842 - 1922)

Born 10 Feb 1842 in Robertson, Texas, United States

Husband of Catherine Quinn (Johnson) Cox — married 5 Jun 1869 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Husband of Eliza (Payne) Cox — married 15 Nov 1873 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio

Descendants

Died 24 Apr 1922 at age 80 in Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, United States

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Biography

Commodore Cox is a part of US Black heritage.

Miller (Civil War Enlistment Papers)

Plasterer (according to 1875 Cleveland City Directory)

Lather (Census records)

Civil War pension 19 Sep 1890

Close relative of Edgefield (Cox) Hare. Most likely she was his first cousin. Commodore Perry Cox, Frederick Cox, Thomas Cox, and Edgefield Cox appear together in the home of Edgefield's maternal grandparents Daniel Skeene and Charlotte Skeene in the 1860 Ohio census.

It is likely that Commodore Road in Lyndhurst, Ohio, was named after him, as the land on which it was constructed was owned and developed by Edgefield (Cox) Hare's grandson Alden Hare.

Appears in the following Cleveland city directories: 1869, 1870, 1874, 1875, 1878, 1881, 1882, 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1891, 1892, 1894, 1899, 1903, 1904

Appears in the following Sandusky city directories: 1919

My uncle William James Cox said this of his grandfather Commodore Perry Cox "He was a tough man who did not tolerate weakness in himself or others."

News shorts:

There was rather a lively fight at Fred Bender's, on Garden street, Sunday, during which several panes of glass were broken by a colored individual called Commodore Cox. No arrests were made.

The Cleveland Plain Dealer, 2 Oct 1876

News shorts provided by Michelle Dillion, President of the Alliance Historical Society. My comments in [].

Parker Hare, Jr, and friend, Miss Alta Shuck, of Cleveland spent Sunday here with Commodore Cox and family and his mother. Mrs. W. A. [William Appo] Johnston, is here for an extended visit with Commodore Cox and his family and mother.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 21 Jul 1911

Mrs. Parker Hare, Sr., and daughters, Miss Gertie Hare and Mrs. Jennie Johnson, of Cleveland, who have been having a vacation outing here with Mrs. Hare's brother, Commodore Cox, for the past few weeks, returned to Cleveland, Saturday. Mrs. Johnston is a skilled teacher in Cleveland.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 8 Sep 1911

Commodore Cox and L. C. [Luther] Hughes were attendants at the soldiers reunion at Alliance, Tuesday.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 22 Sep 1911

Wm. Rockhill sold a horse to Commodore Cox and bought another.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 17 Oct 1911

Commodore Cox and his wife were visited by their son Clinton of Cleveland, while on his way to California to seek his fortune.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 31 Oct 1911

Commodore Cox was alone all week; wife in Cleveland. Mrs. C. arrived Sunday morning with the blizzard.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 14 Nov 1911

Limaville, O. Nov 25 -- (Special) -- A blaze, caused by the igniting of a straw tick placed near a fire to dry at Commodore Cox's residence, about one o'clock in the afternoon, resulted in a loss of about $50 to the building and about the same amount to the furniture. Neighbors aided Mr. Cox in extinguishing the fire. Mr. Cox received serious burns on his face and hands.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 28 Nov 1911

Commodore Cox had two fat young roosters on the line at sun-up for a son and family of Cleveland.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 5 Dec 1911

Commodore Cox planted 1 1/2 bushels of Early Rose seed potatoes bought in Cleveland. Cost $4.00.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 13 Apr 1912

Commodore Cox was in Cleveland Sunday and Monday. He had a new dog on his return. This swells the dog census here to several per capita.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 14 May 1912

Commodore Cox sold his horse to Godfrey Drayer, Jr. and then it went dead.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 9 Aug 1912

Commodore Cox returned Friday coming from Cleveland. He prefers ours to the Sixth City [a nickname for Cleveland].

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 12 Dec 1912

Commodore Cox took a big loaded basket on his arm Saturday and the Dan Hanna to Cleveland for a week.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 27 Dec 1912

Commodore Cox is plastering Jay Marshall's new house.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 14 Jan 1913

Commodore Cox is patching with plaster the interior of the former Packer house, now owned by E. P. Wilhelm, Randolph.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 15 Apr 1913

Commodore Cox and wife entertained their daughter-in-law of Cleveland Sunday.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 27 May 1913

Miss Emma Shaffer and Mrs. C. A. [Clinton Allen] Cox of Cleveland, are with Mr. and Mrs. Commodore Cox. Some cherries are canning on the side.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 11 Jul 1913

Commodore Cox engaged to take a man to New Baltimore Tuesday night, consideration $1.50. When he got to E. Henderson's he had learned the passenger was soused., didn't know sure if it was North Baltimore, Randolph or Rootstown he wanted to make and got abusive. Com. ordered him out but he staid by the ship. So Com. pointed back to port.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 8 Aug 1913

H. C. Ware has had Abe, Charley and Martin Fox, and Commodore Cox build him two cisterns at the creamery, one for soft water for boiler use and one for water for other purposes.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 26 Aug 1913

Commodore Cox was the only patriotic citizen to attend the celebration of the victory of Commodore Perry at Cleveland and Put-in-Bay.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 12 Sep 1913

Commodore Cox has repaired the plastering for Mr. Brown in the former A. V. Wilsey brick mansion, Atwater.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 9 Jan 1914

Commodore Cox lost his hat at the revival Tuesday evening. A Hamlin janitor found it Wednesday and Com. had two hats to wear home that night. Mr. and Mrs. Cox will retire from their home here on East Church street to the Ettie Enkie farm of 16 acres at Science Hill. He pays $60 per year and moves March 5th.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 16 Jan 1914

Commodore Cox went to Ravenna Sunday to see his brother [Frederick] about making his home with him. Since the loss of his wife, Com. is all at sea what to do. He expected by this time to be living on the Ettie Enkie farm. Now he don't know whether it'll be Science Hill, Ravenna, Cleveland, or Limaville for him. He has the sympathy of all.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 3 Mar 1914

Commodore Cox has rented two rooms of Charley Huffman, and will move this week.

The Alliance Review (Alliance, Ohio), 13 Mar 1914

Articles researched by Robert Cox:

Admitted (Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home) -- Commodore Perry Cox, Co., A. 19 O. V. I.

The Sandusky Register (Sandusky, Ohio), 3 Dec 1915

The following are part of those who went on furlough after the Saturday pension checks arrived: ... Commodore Perry Cox and Wm. A. Patterson from D

The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, Ohio) 6 Mar 1916

Claims Shortest Furlough Record

Commodore Perry Cox Is Returned In Ambulance After Short Absence in City

Commodore Perry Cox claims the record for the shortest furlough ever served by a member of the Home. He left the Home Thursday afternoon ostensibly to be gone several days. Two hours later notice was received at headquarters here that Cox has sustained a "stroke" on Franklin-st in the city. The ambulance brought the veteran to the hospital where it was reported Friday morning that Cox's "paralysis" was of short duration and he had nearly recovered. He will forego the pleasure of completing his furlough.

The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, Ohio) 11 May 1917

As a result of Thursday's proceedings Commodore Perry Cox Co A 19th O V I applied for readmission to the Home. It was stated Thursday that he had started away on a furlough when he was brought back in the ambulance. However, this was an error for he had been discharged and was just leaving the city.

The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, Ohio) 12 May 1917

Commodore Perry Cox, Co. A, 19th O. V. I., was discharged by request Friday.

The Sandusky Register (Sandusky, Ohio), 22 Mar 1919

Commodore Perry Cox, of the hospital, and who has been absent on furlough was discharged at his own request Friday.

The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, Ohio) 22 Mar 1919

Commodore Perry Cox, Michael McCay and Andre Garner were granted furloughs Wednesday

The Sandusky Star-Journal (Sandusky, Ohio) 29 Jul 1920

Sources

"United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCLT-LM2 : 30 December 2015), C Cox Keene in entry for David S Keene, 1860.

"United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6KL-SN2 : 17 October 2014), Comadore Cox, Ohio, United States; citing p. 54, family 393, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 552,689.

"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZ1B-Z4L : 15 July 2016), Perry Cox, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district ED 24, sheet 270A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1006; FHL microfilm 1,255,006.

Ancestry.com. 1890 Veterans Schedules of the U.S. Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M123, 118 rolls); Records of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Record Group 15; National Archives, Washington, D.C.

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMCY-KCS : 22 January 2015), Clinton A Cox in household of Commodore P Cox, Precinct E Cleveland City Ward 7, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 15A, family 345, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,252.

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLDQ-B18 : 29 October 2015), Commedor P Cox in household of Luther Hughes, Lexington, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 196, sheet 1A, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,375,245.

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDTS-S5X : 7 December 2015), Commodore P Cox, Perkins, Erie, Ohio, United States; citing sheet 3A, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,821,377.

"United States Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NHF1-DP6 : 24 March 2016), Commodore Perry Cox, 1890.

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K6HF-HJP : 12 December 2014), Commodore Perry Cox, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,634,518.

"Ohio Soldier Home Records, 1888-1919," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLYL-7V9X : 16 March 2018), Commodore Perry Cox, 1915; citing Military Service, 1915, , Ohio Historical Society, Columbus; FHL microfilm 928,934.

"Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X85H-N6T : 8 December 2014), Commodore Perry Cox, 24 Apr 1922; citing Perkins, Erie, Ohio, reference fn 21909; FHL microfilm 1,991,916.

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