James Franklin Cox (1853 - aft. 1867)

Born 19 Oct 1853 in Pulaski, Kentucky, United States

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Biography

James Franklin Cox was born October 19, 1853, in Pulaski County, Kentucky, to parents William Perry Cox and Cythia Ann (Hail) Cox.^[1]

The following was written by his brother, Henry Jefferson Cox: "In 1867, my eldest brother, James Franklin, aged 13 years and 10 months, died, following a few weeks sickness of typhoid. He was the eldest of seven children; born 1853, in Kentucky, and died in East Missouri, 1867, aged 13 years and 10 months."^[2]

Timeline

• 1860 U. S. Census: James F., age 6, lived in Pulaski County, Kentucky, with parents William P., 31, and Cynthia A., 29, and siblings Christopher M., 4, Mary M., 2, and Henry J., age 3 months. Also present is boarder William H. Godby, 20, farm worker, (a cousin). Henry's occupation is farmer, value of his real estate was $2000; personal worth was $500.^[3]
• 1867: "The location of the farm (in Missouri) proved to be very sickly. All of us suffered from chills, malarial fever, and typhoid fever in malignant form. In the year 1867, I had a long siege of typhoid fever, the after effects of which left me a life-long cripple. My oldest brother, James Franklin, a few months thereafter, sickened and died of typhoid fever, aged fourteen years. Also, early in October, 1870, my father, then only forty-two years of age, was stricken with typhoid fever and, within a few weeks, was taken from us. It was a great and irreparable loss to our family."^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVD-6QT "Kentucky Births and Christenings, 1839-1960", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWVD-6QT : 4 March 2021), William P. Cox in entry for James F. Cox, 1853.
2. ↑ Biographical Sketches of the COX AND HAIL FAMILIES, by Henry Jefferson Cox, 1940, Pp. 4-5. ASIN: B0006CHBP4, currently out of print
3. ↑ United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MZBZ-3ZC : 14 December 2017), Henry J Cox in entry for William P Cox, 1860.
4. ↑ Brief Sketches of the Cox and Hail Families, Author Henry Jefferson Cox, Published in 1940, currently out of print. Shared from the private collection of Pat Miller