Last Updated: September 6, 2020

Mathew & Mary (Bishop) Cox Family

(Cox or Cock – indexed as Cox)

 

1. Cox, Mathew

Parents: Mathew & Lucy (Dickerson) Cox or Carter Sr & Nancy (Reed) Cox.

1786 Birth: 5-4-1786 Floyd Co., VA.

Marriage #1: He m. Mary Bishop.

1840 Floyd Co., VA pg 182: Matthew Cox, Sr, 1 male & 1 female 50-59 yo, 1 male & 2 females 20-29 yo, 2 males 15-19 yo, 1 male & 1 female 10-14 yo, 1 male 5-9 yo.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H935:

…… Cox, Mathew 64 yo w/m farmer, b. Floyd, $0, HOH.

………… Mary 50 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

………… Elizabeth 30 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

………… James M. 14 yo w/f, b. Floyd, school.

Note: Abt 1852, moved to Ashe Co., NC to live near son, Aris B. Cox.

1860 Ashe Co., NC, Scattering Twp, H1336:

…… Cox, Mathew 74 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, HOH.

………… Mary 71 yo w/f, b. VA.

1860 Death: 1860 Ashe Co., NC.

1860 Burial: Aris B. Cox’s farm near Nathan’s Creek, Ashe Co., NC. (no photo)

…+ Cox, Mary

Parents: Henry Sr & Frances (Simpkins) Bishop.

1791 Birth: 1791 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Mathew Cox.

1860 Residence: Ashe Co., NC Scattering Twp, H1336:

1880 Death: 1-30-1880.

1880 Burial: Aris B. Cox’s farm near Nathan’s Creek, Ashe Co., NC. (no photo)

…2. Cox, Elizabeth

Parents: Mathew & Mary (Bishop) Cox.

1811 Birth: 1-7-1811 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1851 Marriage #1: Elizabeth Cox m. James A. Hill 05-22-1851 Floyd Co., VA by Harvey Bishop of the Methodist Church.

Elizabeth & husband James remove to Ashe Co., NC. [hill]

1878 Death: 12-19-1878 Ashe Co., NC.

1878 Burial: Cox-Landreth Family Cemetery, Chestnut Hill, Ashe Co., NC. (with J. A. Hill)

Cox, James M.

Parents:

1835 Birth: abt 1835 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with Mathew & Mary (Bishop) Cox.

Aris B. Cox, s/o of Mathew & Mary, is living in NC as follows:

1850 Residence: Ashe Co., NC H266:

…… Cox, A. B. 34 yo w/m Methodist Clergyman, b. VA, $1000, HOH.

……… Pheby 35 yo w/f, b. NC.

……… Mary J. 4 yo w/f, b. NC.

……… Henry R. 2 yo w/m, b. NC.

……… E. M. Cox 6/12 w/m, b. NC.

…… Bishop, Margaret 45 yo w/f, b. VA.

1860 Residence: Ashe Co., NC, Scattering Twp, H1336:

…… Cox, A. B. 43 yo w/m doctor, b. VA, $5000/7400, HOH.

………… Pheby 34 yo w/f, b. NC.

………… Jane 14 yo w/f, b. NC.

………… Henry 12 yo w/m, b. NC.

………… Edward 10 yo w/m, b. NC.

………… Charity 8 yo w/f, b. NC.