Margaret
Cox
Born in Rutherford, Tennessee, USA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Arthur Willliam Cox
and Susannah M (Laughlin) Cox
Sister of
John Willis Burton Cox, James Laughlin Cox, Jarrett Tipton Cox, Elizabeth Jane (Cox) Laughlin, Hugh Porter Cox, Sarah Cassandra Cox and John Willis Cox
Wife of
John Thomas Spencer
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
James Henry Spencer, Thomas Burton Spencer, Mary Catherine Spencer, Sarah Ann Spencer, Joseph A Spencer, William Tipton Spencer, Martha Ellen Spencer, Hugh Spencer, Leander B Spencer, John Spencer and Amanda (Spencer) Owen
Died
at about age 70
in Decatur County, Iowa, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 26 May 2016
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Biography
Margaret E Cox was born on 20 Sep 1828 in Rutherford, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA as the seventh child of Arthur William Cox and Susannah M. Laughlin. She had six siblings, namely: James Laughlin, Jarrett Tipton, Elizabeth Jane, Hugh Porter, Sarah Cassandra, and John Willis Burton.
She Married John Thomas Spencer about 1845
She died in 1899 in Decatur, Iowa, USA.
Census
Mercer, Missouri, USA in 1850.
Marion, Mercer, Missouri, USA in 1860 (Age: 32).
Marion, Princeton, Mercer, Missouri, USA in 1870 (Age: 43).
Mercer, Missouri, USA in 1880 (Age: 46; MaritalStatus: Married; RelationToHead: Wife).
Race: (White)
Sources
- Yates Publishing, U.S. and International Marriage Records, Source number: 2772.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JJ2. http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7836&h=286556&indiv=try.
- "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDZ6-NWS : 22 December 2020), Margaret Spencer in household of Willard Burris, Mercer, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (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:MHZB-22V : 18 February 2021), Margaret E Spencer in entry for John Spencer, 1860.
- 1870 United States Federal CensusYear: 1870; Census Place: Marion, Mercer, Missouri; Roll: M593_792; Page: 140A; Image: 10635; Family History Library Film: 552291. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1870usfedcen&indiv=try&h=2495516.
- United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6XP-TK8 : 19 February 2021), Margret Spencer in household of John Spencer, Marion, Mercer, Missouri, United States; citing enumeration district ED 222, sheet 22D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,703.
- Find A Grave: Memorial #112828899
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
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~3.12%
Bonita (Ellis) McPherren
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a388052 [compare], Ancestry member bonitamcp
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~3.12%
Kristin Ellis :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Linda (Cox) Green :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A611586 [compare], Ancestry member lgreen174
+
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T124709 [compare], FTDNA kit #545428
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~1.56%
Carlton Hobbs :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T100644 [compare], FTDNA kit #673772
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~0.78%
David Laughlin :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member david540320
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