Rev
John
Bridgeman
Cox
Born in Tennessee, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Joab Cox
and Margaret (Wilhoit) Cox
Brother of
Lavinia (Cox) Bridgeman, James C Cox, Sarah Ann (Cox) Richardson, William Cox and Isaac Milton Cox Sr
Husband of
Barbara (Ledgerwood) Cox
— married
10 Mar 1833 in Greene County, Indiana, United States
Husband of
Martha Patricia (Moser) Cox
— married
7 Apr 1846 in Monroe, Indiana, United States
Descendants 
Father of
George Washington Cox, Mary Ann (Cox) Stephens, William Ledgerwood Cox, Isaac Hays Cox, Nathaniel David Cox, Martha Margaret (Cox) Richardson, Louisa M (Cox) Lampkins, Rachel Jane (Cox) Freeman, James Franklin Cox, Lewis Milton Cox, Emily A (Cox) Freeman, Henry Clinton Cox, Steven Douglas Cox, Oliver Perry Cox, Wickliff McClellan Cox and Thomas Wade Cox
Died
at age 79
in Monroe, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Dec 2014
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Biography
John was born in 1813. John is the child of Joab Cox and Margaret Wilhoit. He passed away in 1892.
Married
- Barbara Ledgerwood
- Martha Moser
Excerpt from The Cox Family In America[1]
- Proprietor of the grist mill, Bridgeman's Mills, near Knoxville Tennessee. Moved with his father to Southern Indiana about 1821. He was an itinerant Baptist preacher in Monroe County, Indiana. Lived about four miles from Bloomington, the seat of Indiana University, where most of his sons were educated.
Namesake for John Bridgeman
Sources
- ↑ The Cox Family in America: a history and genealogy of the older branches of the family. Written by Henry Miller Cox and published in 1912.
- Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey. WorldCat link
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHJT-K2G : 12 April 2016), John B Cox, Benton, Monroe, Indiana, United States; citing family 874, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4FY-P67 : 13 December 2017), J Bridgeman Cox, 1860.
- "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MX63-PB1 : 12 April 2016), J Bridgeman Cox, Indiana, United States; citing p. 14, family 96, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,843.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH9Y-XYT : 14 August 2017), B John Cox, Benton, Monroe, Indiana, United States; citing enumeration district ED 286, sheet 110A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0299; FHL microfilm 1,254,299.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #69670233
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~1.56%
Kay Severson
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A896672 [compare], Ancestry member kayms49
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~0.78%
David Rose :
23andMe, GEDmatch M144221 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M144221 [compare]
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch M144221 [compare], FTDNA kit #382910
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MyHeritage DNA, GEDmatch M144221 [compare]
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~0.78%
Dorothy (Osborne) Boynton :
23andMe
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AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Nan A :
23andMe, GEDmatch M193821 [compare], yourDNAportal NAN457861d9
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal NAN457861d9, Ancestry member heartsong189
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
John Knox :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A186593 [compare], Ancestry member johnknox2
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~0.78%
Gail (Haller) Gish :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T225363 [compare], FTDNA kit #535778
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