James was born in February 1854[1] and christened in 1855. He is the son of James Cox and Elizabeth Dorrell.
He left England at the age of 17 from Liverpool on/about 10 September 1871 and arrived in Port of New York on 24 September with manifest signed by Capt Samuel Brooks, master of the ship, City of Brooklyn, on the 26th of September [2].
He met Catherine Carden in Pike County, Georgia and was married on 21 May, 1876. [3]
The family moved to Newton County Mississippi between 1898 and 1900 based on childrens' ages and places of birth listed on the 1900 census.
He died on 14 October 1903 and is buried in Greenland Baptist Church Cemetery in Newton County, Mississippi. [4]
According to 1900 US Census Born in England (Feb 1852 according to 1900 census, but 24 Feb 1956 on gravestone) Father English Mother Irish
James Robert Cox. Given Name: James Robert. Surname: Cox. A Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.
FSFTID M92H-6ZH.
Christening: 8 APR 1855. Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. [1]
Immigration: 1871
Residence 1900 Beat 2 (northwest part), Newton, Mississippi, United States. 1900 Beat 2 (northwest part), Newton, Mississippi, United States.
Marriage Husband @I7@. Wife @I8@. Child: @I6@. Child: @I51@. Child: @I52@. Child: @I53@. Child: @I54@. Child: @I55@. Child: @I56@. Child: @I57@. Marriage 21 MAY 1876. Pike, Georgia, United States. [2] File Format: jpeg. Cox-Carden marriage. 21 MAY 1876. Note: James R. Cox marriage to Catharine R. Carden. PHOTO Scrapbook: Y.
Husband @I60@. Wife @I64@. Child: @I7@. Child: @I61@. Child: @I62@. Child: @I63@. Child: @I67@. Child: @I68@. Child: @I69@. Marriage 2 NOV 1852. Amersham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. [3][4]
See also:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number C02348-2 System Origin England-ODM GS Film number 919240, Indexing Project (Batch) Number C02348-2.
FindaGrave listing of wife, Catheren Cox "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8GL-2N8 : 15 July 2016), James R Cox, District 592, Pike, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 104, sheet 64A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0161; FHL microfilm 1,254,161. "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KXVM-KVK : 22 December 2016), James R. Cox and Catherine R. Carden, 21 May 1876; citing Marriage, Pike, Georgia, United States, county courthouses, Georgia; FHL microfilm 325,802 Burial: Greenland Baptist Church Cemetery Newton County Mississippi, USA
Created by: Laurie Ann Moore Record added: Apr 28, 2014 Find A Grave Memorial# 12871486
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