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Walter E. Cox (1844 - 1906)

Walter E. Cox
Born in Mauch Chunk, Pennsylvania, USAmap
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[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1870 [location unknown]
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Died at about age 62 [location unknown]
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Biography

Walter Cox was born in 1844.[1][2]

Walter Edwin Cox died May 9, 1906. He was buried in Section C of Nisky Hill Cemetery in Bethlehem, Northampton County, Pennsylvania, USA.[3]

Education

Education: Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y.

Notes

Note N1368
Married and has five children in So. Bethlehem.
WALTER E. COX creditably and satisfactorily fills the important position of Line Agent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, having charge of the sale of all coal in this department. A member of Fountain Hill Borough Council, he is identified with the progress of the city, and in many ways has shown his interest in the welfare of his townsmen.
Walter E. Cox was born in Mauch Chunk in 1844, and attended the common schools of Bethlehem. His education was further advanced in the Polytechnic Institute of Troy, N. Y., where he completed the civil engineering course. His first active employment was as engineer on the corps of the Lehigh Valley Railroad and its branches, about five years in all. In 1866 he became Superintendent of a coal company in Monocacy City, and for a few years afterward was a coal operator. In 1880 he became Line Agent of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company, the duties of which office he has efficiently discharged for fifteen years. His entire time and attention are given to the extension of the business, and to the furthering of the best interests of the company, by whom he is held in great esteem.
A marriage was celebrated in Philadelphia, in 1869, by which Miss Georgiana Wetherill became the wife of Walter E. Cox. Mrs. Cox is a daughter of Samuel and Sarah (Chattin) Wetherill, natives of Philadelphia, Pa., of which city her grandfather, John Price Wetherill, was one of the most prominent citizens. The pleasant home of Mr. and Mrs. Cox is located on Seneca Street, South Bethlehem. Mrs. Cox is a native of Jersey City, and is a lady of culture and refinement. The parents are members of the Episcopal Church, and occupy an enviable position in the best social circles of the place where they make their home.[4][5]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNT-6ZK : accessed 3 April 2016), Walter E Cox, South Bethlehem, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 97, sheet 280C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1163; FHL microfilm 1,255,163.
  2. "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M335-YWP : accessed 3 April 2016), Walter E Cox, Salisbury Township Fountain Hill borough, Lehigh, Pennsylvania, United States; citing sheet 2A, family 24, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,241,429.
  3. Find a Grave memorial for Walter Edwin Cox
  4. Source: #S130 Page: p. 646
  5. Source: #S3 Page: p. 845




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Cox-13649 and Cox-6260 appear to represent the same person because: Walter Cox was the son of John Pount Cox and Mary Sayre. I didn't notice that Walter's profile was already here when I entered his profile. Let's merge!
posted by Karen Lowe