Mary (Carper) Cox (1787 - 1857)

Born 14 May 1787 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Reed Cox — married 27 Apr 1805 in Jefferson County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 5 Feb 1857 at age 69 in Cane Creek, Butler County, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Mary Carper, daughter of John Jacob Carper and Mary Peck, was born May 14, 1787 in Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia. She died February 5, 1857. ^[1][2]

Mary married Reed Cox on April 27, 1805 in Jefferson, DeKalb, Tennessee.^[3][4][5][6]

Mary and Reed had six children: ^[5]

1. Hester Ann Cox was born in 1806. She died in 1860.
2. Dudley C. Cox was born in 1812. He died on 24 Dec 1853.
3. Sarah Cox was born in 1812. She died in 1860.
4. Orlena Cox was born on 1 Jul 1815. She died on 18 Apr 1872.
5. Rev. Jacob Hopkins "Jake" Cox was born on 27 Nov 1826. He died on 14 Feb 1896.
6. James C. Cox was born on 9 Jan 1830. He died on 12 Apr 1857.

In 1850 Mary was living in Butler County, Missouri with two people named James Cox. Her son, James, was 20 and the other James was 9 and possibly her grandson by another child.^[7]

Mary passed away when she was about 69. Death occurred in the home of her son-in-law, Judge Eudaley, in Cane Creek, Butler, Missouri. She was buried in Shiloh Cemetery, Butler, Missouri. She married Reed Cox on April 27, 1805 in Jefferson, DeKalb, Tennessee.^{[5] [6]}

Research Notes

Data from Terry Mason's Family History Site (sources needs to be confirmed with primary sources):
Birth:

14 May 1787 ^[8] in Finecastle, Virginia ^{[2] [1] [5]}

Alternate birth record: 1785 in Fincastle, Botetourt County, VA. ^[9]

Parents:

John Jacob Carper and Mary Peck ^[9]

Married 1774 in New Mecklinburg, Jefferson, West Virginia

Marriage: CONFIRMED,^[4]

27 Apr 1805 in Jefferson County, Tennessee to Reed Cox ^[5]

Death: ^[2]

05 Feb 1857 in Butler Co., Missouri ^[5]

Note by Jerry Cox posted to Carper-259thru import of jcoxff.ged on Oct 15, 2013:

Note NI278From March 19, 1857 issue of "St Louis Christian Advocate" "Died - At the residence of her son-in-law, Judge Eudaley, at Cain Creek Butler county Mo, on the 5th instant, sister Mary Cox, in the seventieth year of her age. Mother Cox was the daughter of Jacob and Mary Cooper (s/b Carper). She was born on the 14th of May, 1787, in Fincastle, Va; removed with her parents to Jefferson county Tenn where in, 1805 she was united in marriage to Mr. Cox; joined the Methodist Church in 1815. and ever after lived a Christian's life, and at last died a Christian's death. J.M.Wheeler Poplar Bluff, Mo.. Feb 25 1857" We wrote to Jefferson Co TN asking who Mary Cooper had married on that date, and received a marriage record and marriage bond for Reed Cox and Mary Carper. Mary would have been aged 42 when James Cox was born. She would have been 39 when Jacob was born. Was she too old to be their mother? I don't know, but her only marriage was to Reed Cox.

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Religion

Religion:

Place: Methodist

MARY CARPER.^[3][4][7][2]

Born 14 May 1787. Fincastle, Botetourt, Virginia, United States.^[7][2]

Died 5 Feb 1857. Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.^[2] Residence 1850 District 10, Butler, Missouri, USA.^[7]

Buried Butler County, Missouri, United States of America.^[2]

File Format: htm. Mary Carper Cox obituary.

Marriage Husband @P644@. Wife @P643@. Child: @P630@. Child: @P655@. Child: @P656@. Child: @P659@. Child: @P658@. Child: @P660@. Child: @P657@. Marriage 27 Apr 1805. Jefferson, Tennessee.^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Terry Mason's Family History Site 5th child listed for John Jacob and Mary Peck Carper
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6} "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/QVL9-C86R : 11 July 2016), Mary Carper Cox, 1857; Burial, , Butler, Missouri, United States of America, Shiloh Cemetery; citing record ID 80324610, Find a Grave, Memorial; Created by: d yancey; Record added: Nov 12, 2011.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X8YN-VXF : 21 December 2016), Reed Cox and Mary Carper, 27 Apr 1805; citing , Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 968,301.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "Tennessee State Marriage Index, 1780-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VND6-QTL : 4 December 2014), Reed Cox and Mary Carper, 27 Apr 1805; from "Tennessee State Marriages, 1780-2002," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing p. 58, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States, Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville, Tennessee.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5} Terry Mason's Family History Site Wife of Reed Cox
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Terry Mason's Family History Site cited a source in footnote 1 for Mary Carper This source by Roberts is viewable on line and lists her parents, Mary Peck and Jacob Carper, and some of her siblings: Roberts: Page 26 See line 58. Mary Carper
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ3-PGW : 12 April 2016), Mary Cox, Butler county, Butler, Missouri, United States; citing family 189, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
8. ↑ Found multiple copies of BIRT DATE. Using 14 May 1787
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Vallentine: Pages 117-118 Turn to desired page Mary's parents and siblings.

See also:

• Terry Mason's Family History Site See listing for Mary Carper with links to parents (John Jacob Carper and Mary Peck) and footnote links to additional sources. NOTE: The data above which references this site should be confirmed with other sources some of which are footnoted on this site:

• Roberts, George Braden. Genealogy of Joseph Peck and Some Related Families (George Braden Roberts, 1955).

• Vallentine, John F. Ancestral families of Robert Lee Pack including Archer, Borden, Callison, Carper, Crostic, Farley, Hughes, Leach, Lively, Maddy, Morris, Pack, Peck, Shumate, Sovain, and Winter Privately Compiled/Published by John Franklin Vallentine, 1081 S. 700 E., Springville, Utah 84663

• Missouri Pioneers, Vol. XIII

Acknowledgments

Thank you to all those who contributed to the WikiTree profile of Mary (Carper) Cox:

• Mike Snider who created WikiTree profile Carper-20 through the import of My Ancerstors.ged on Jul 2, 2011.

• Pat (Fuller) Credit who adopted Carper-20 on Jan 4, 2016 and has made numerous profile improvements beginning Oct 12, 2016.

• Lynn Vizdos. who created WikiTree profile Carper-202 through the import of BASHEIN_CARPER.ged on Aug 4, 2012.

• Andrea (Stawski) Pack who proposed a merge of Carper-202 and Carper-20 on Feb 16, 2017.
• Susan Gore who completed and cleaned up the merge with Caprper-20 on Apr 18, 2017

• Jerry Cox who created WikiTree profile Carper-259 through the import of jcoxff.ged on Oct 15, 2013.

• Esmé van der Westhuizen who completed and cleaned up the merge with Carper-20 on Jul 10, 2017.