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Martha (Parker) Cox (1861 - 1891)

Martha "Dollie" Cox formerly Parker
Born in Alabama, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and [mother unknown]
Sister of [half]
Wife of — married about 1878 in Alabama, United Statesmap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 30 in Alabama, United Statesmap
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Biography

Birth and Parents: Martha (aka Dollie/Dolly) was born on 12 August 1861 in Alabama. She was the daughter of Henry Zachariah Parker and Ellen Harris.

1870 United States Census, Beat No. 13, Rocky Head Post Office, Dale County, Alabama:[1]

Name Sex Age Birth Place Occupation
H Z Parker Male 41 Georgia Farmer
Sarah Parker Female 25 Alabama K.H.
Stephen Parker Male 15 Alabama
Mary Parker Female 12 Alabama
Jefferson Parker Male 10 Alabama
Martha Parker Female 8 Alabama
John Parker Male 5 Alabama

Marriage: She was married by about 1878 to William Jasper Cox. (Date estimated based on the date of birth of her oldest child.) They were the parents of at least 6 children children. She appears in the death records of five of her six children -- all but Lawrence Leotis Cox, for whom no mother is shown.

1880 United States Census: Not yet located.)

Death and Burial: Dollie Cox passed away on 29 September 1891. She was buried in Union Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama. A photograph of her gravestone was included on her FindAGrave memorial. Her gravestone was engraved with her nickname, her dates of birth and death, and said that she was the wife of W. J. Cox.[2]

Known Children:

  1. Martha Ellen "Mattie" (Cox) Hughes[3]
  2. Elizabeth Lenora (Cox) Hughes[4]
  3. Claudia Willie (Cox) Hollis[5]
  4. William Henry Cox[6]
  5. Lawrence Leotus Cox
  6. Magnola (Cox) Helms (1891-1966)[7]

Sources

  1. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHK9-GX9 : 28 May 2021), Martha Parker in entry for H Z Parker, 1870.
  2. Find a Grave, database and images (Find A Grave: Memorial #39166685 : accessed 28 January 2022), memorial page for Martha Ellen “Dollie” Parker Cox (12 Aug 1861–29 Sep 1891), Find a Grave Memorial ID 39166685, citing Union Cemetery, Ozark, Dale County, Alabama, USA ; Maintained by Christine Thacker (contributor 44643987).
  3. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JD1Y-97R : 11 January 2021), Dollie Parker in entry for Mattie E. Hughes, 1943.
  4. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK36-4D6 : 11 January 2021), Dollie Parker in entry for Elizabeth Hughes, 1947.
  5. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6P2-6V3 : 30 March 2021), Dollie Parker in entry for Claudie Willie Hollis, 1955.
  6. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:J6D8-M3K : 7 September 2021), Dolly Parker in entry for William Henry Cox, 1953.
  7. "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXVQ-QDM : 11 January 2021), Dollie Parker in entry for Magnola Cox Helms, 1966.




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