Mary Ophelia (Blakely) Cox (1883 - 1946)

Born 10 Mar 1883 in Chester County, Tennessee, USA

Wife of William Hardy Cox — married after 18 Feb 1934 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States

Died 6 Oct 1946 at age 63 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee, USA

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Biography

Mary Ophelia (Blakely) Cox was born on 10 Mar 1883 in Chester County, Tennessee, USA.

In the 1900 census Mary (age 17) was the single daughter of John W Blakley in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[1]

In the 1910 census Ophelia (age 27) was the single daughter of John W Blakeley in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[2]

In the 1920 census Ophelia (age 30), Helper, was the single sister of Dick Blakeley in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee.^[3]

In the 1930 census Ophelia (age 47) was the mother-in-law of John Hurst in District 10, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[4]

Mary married William Hardy Cox (1868 - 1961) in 1934.^[5]

In the 1940 census Ophelia (age 57) was the wife of William H Cox in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States.^[6]

Mary died on 6 Oct 1946 in Jackson, Madison County, Tennessee aged 63. ^[7]. She is buried in Moores Schoolhouse Church Cemetery, Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "United States Census, 1900"
   citing Affiliate Publication Number: T623; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 1241585; Record number: 39353;
   FamilySearch Record: MSCF-8XQ (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-64P2-CV Image number 00811
   Mary O Blakley (17), single daughter, in household of John W Blakley (47) in Civil District 6, McNairy, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
2. ↑ 1910 Census: "United States Census, 1910"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 135, sheet 12A, family 216, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1511; FHL microfilm 1,375,524.
   FamilySearch Record: MGXD-CRQ (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GT8P-G57 Image number 00046
   Ophelia Blakeley (27), single daughter, in household of John W Blakeley (56) in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
3. ↑ 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee; Roll: T625_1753; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 130
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #35828065 (accessed 11 November 2022)
   Ophelia Blakeley (30), single sister, Helper, in household of Dick Blakeley (42) in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee. Born in Tennessee.
4. ↑ 1930 Census: "United States Census, 1930"
   citing enumeration district (ED) ED 14, sheet 6A, line 18, family 126, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2263; FHL microfilm 2,341,997.
   FamilySearch Record: SPH9-MML (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33SQ-GRCQ-STY Image number 00241
   Ophelia Blakley (47) mother-in-law in household of John Hurst (27) in District 10, McNairy, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
5. ↑ Marriage: "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950"
   citing McNairy, Tennessee, United States, Marriage, p. , Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties; FHL microfilm 1,928,777.
   FamilySearch Record: QKHM-FKWV (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 939Z-YCYN-1 Image number 00047
   Ophelia Blakley (45) marriage to W H Cox (58) on 18 Feb 1934 in McNairy, Tennessee, United States.
6. ↑ 1940 Census: "United States Census, 1940"
   citing enumeration district (ED) 55-9, sheet 8A, line 14, family 132, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 3916.
   FamilySearch Record: K4ZQ-9PB (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 3QSQ-G9M1-8DT8
   Ophelia Cox (57), wife, in household of William H Cox (72) in Civil District 2, McNairy, Tennessee, United States. Born in Tennessee.
7. ↑ Death: "Tennessee Deaths, 1914-1966"
   citing FHL microfilm: 2137377; Record number: 54;
   FamilySearch Record: NSZT-1SK (accessed 11 November 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-D5B9-5RC Image number 01549
   Mary Ophelia Cox death 6 Oct 1946 (born 10 Mar 1883), daughter of John Blakley & Margrett Hurst, wife of W. H. Cox, in Jackson, Madison, Tennessee, United States.
8. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #79895701 (accessed 11 November 2022)
   Memorial page for Mary Ophelia Blakely Cox (10 Mar 1883-6 Oct 1946), citing Moores Schoolhouse Church Cemetery, Bethel Springs, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Jan Burgess Lipford (contributor 47154888).