Born about in North Carolina, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of William Cox
and Elizabeth (Reeves) Cox
Sister of
Jesse Larue Cox and Margaret Peggy (Cox) Woodie
Wife of
John Sturgill
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Elizabeth Sturgill, Phoebe Sturgill, William Sturgill, Martha Jane (Sturgill) Hanks, Byron Sturgill, Francis Marion Sturgill, Melvin Sturgill and Estil Sturgill
Died
at about age 61
in North Carolina, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 24 Mar 2016
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Biography
Obedience “Biddie” Cox, daughter of William “Billy” Cox and Elizabeth (Reeves) Cox, was born on 10 Jan. 1816 or 1818.[1]
She married John Sturgill [1]
Biddie died on 6 May 1877 at Ashe County, North Carolina and was buried at Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Sturgills, Ashe County, North Carolina. Her memorial has links to those of family members.[1]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Find A Grave: Memorial #92169032 Obedience “Biddie” Cox Sturgill
- Sturgill Family by David A. Sturgill
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BQ-D9J : 12 April 2016), Biddy Sturgil in household of John Sturgil, Ashe county, Ashe, North Carolina, United States; citing family 885, 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:MDDG-WZX : 12 December 2017), Biddy Sturgill in entry for John Sturgill, 1860.
- Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 August 2018), memorial page for Obedience “Biddie” Cox Sturgill (10 Jan 1818–6 May 1877), Find A Grave Memorial no. 92169032, citing Zion Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Sturgills, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA ; Maintained by Carole Conrad (contributor 46532185) .
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Obedience by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Obedience:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Obedience by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Obedience:
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~1.56%
~3.12%
Terry (Phipps) Lane 
:
23andMe
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~1.56%
~6.25%
James Ward :
23andMe, GEDmatch ET1709405 [compare]
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