Henry Halley Fox (1768 - 1852)

Born 12 Jun 1768 in Richland, South Carolina

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Harrell) Fox — married about 1788 in Richland, South Carolina, USA

Descendants

Died 18 Jan 1852 at age 83 in Choctaw, Mississippi, USA

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Biography

Henry Halley Fox. ^[1][2]

Born 12 JUN 1768. Richland, South Carolina, USA. Map: Latitude: N34.031. Longitude: W80.9066. ^{[3][4] [5]}

Died 18 JAN 1852. Choctaw, Mississippi, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.3452. Longitude: W89.2524. Source: Source: Footnote: Pioneers of Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama prior to 1830 - Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society. FOOT Pioneers of Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama prior to 1830 - Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society. 18 JAN 1852. Webster, Mississippi, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.613. Longitude: W89.2824. ^[6] Found multiple copies of death date. Using 18 JAN 1852

Buried Webster, Mississippi, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.613. Longitude: W89.2824. Family Cemetery. ^[6] Slate Spring, Calhoun, Mississippi, USA. Map: Latitude: N33.7407. Longitude: W89.3712. Source:

Residence 1850 Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi. ^[7][8]

Notes

Note N503Henry Fox lived on or near his father's place in Richland District, South Carolina until about 1814, then he moved his family to Cocke Co., Tenn. After seeing a fight between two women at a public gathering, he move to Tuscaloosa County, Ala. and settled on the Sipsey River about 13 miles north of the city of Tuscaloosa about 1819.

Some of his children remained in Alabama, however several moved to Mississippi either with him or at a later date.

Henry and Sarah moved about 1835 to Choctaw Co, Miss near Slate Springs. He and his family were charter members of Bethany Baptist Church which was organized in 1836. Henry, Sarah and several of his children are buried in the family cemetery on his homeplace near Slate Springs, Miss.

Husband of Sarah Harrell, who shares a stone with his wife. East of their grave is an upright memorial marker that shows: "Fox Family Cemetery".

On homestead of Henry Fox (1768-1852), eldest son of William and Sarah Carroll Fox and his wife, Sarah.

Harrell Fox (1772-1848). Natives of Richland County, SC, both descended from families prominent in Virginia.

and the Carolinas. Moving to Tennessee about 1814, thence to Tuscaloosa County, AL, Henry and Sarah settled.

here about 1834, and eight of their thirteen children settled in the state. Placed by their descendants.

in 1960.

Exact birth and death dates and middle name provided by Doug Fitchett.

Henry Fox lived on or near his father's place in Richland District, South Carolina until about 1814, then he moved his family to Cocke Co., Tenn. After seeing a fight between two women at a public gathering, he move to Tuscaloosa County, Ala. and settled on the Sipsey River about 13 miles north of the city of Tuscaloosa about 1819.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S16 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox
2. ↑ Source: #S802 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox
3. ↑ Source: #S16 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox
4. ↑ Pioneers of Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama prior to 1830 - Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society. FOOT Pioneers of Tuscaloosa Co, Alabama prior to 1830 - Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society.
5. ↑ Source: #S802 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/26140731/henry-halley-fox: accessed 18 December 2022), memorial page for Henry Halley Fox (12 Jun 1768–18 Jan 1852), Find A Grave: Memorial #26140731, citing Fox Family Cemetery, Webster County, Mississippi, USA; Maintained by Shirley Kimbrell Williford (contributor 46885395).
7. ↑ Source: #S16 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox
8. ↑ Source: #S802 Database online. Subdivision 23, Choctaw, Mississippi, roll M432_370, page 55, image 112. Record for Henry Fox

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• Source: S16 Ancestry.com 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R14 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850
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• Source: S802 Ancestry.com 1850 United States Federal Census Publication: Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005; Repository: #R14 NOTEUnited States of America, Bureau of the Census, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850, Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1850