Last Updated: July 3, 2022

Other Cox in Floyd Co., Virginia

(Cox or Cock – indexed as Cox)

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Cox, Ellen

Parents:

1846 Birth: abt 1846 Floyd Co., VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H1557:

…… Watkins, Topol O. 59 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $1500/728, HOH. [watkins]

………… Elizabeth 51 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Jas E. 27 yo w/m, b. VA, constable.

………… Wm C.  22 yo w/m, b. VA, farmer.

………… Abram 16 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Thos 13 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Rosabell 10 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Nancy 7 yo w/f, b. VA school.

…… Cox, Ellen 14 yo w/f, b. VA, domestic.

 

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Cox, Jiles or Giles

Parents:

1833 Birth: abt 1833 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H984:

…… Slusher, Nancy 50 yo w/f, b. Floyd, $500, HOH. (nee Cox, widow of David Slusher) [Slusher_Nancy_David]

………… Mary 22 yo w/f, b. Floyd, cannot read or write.

………… Landon 21 yo w/m, b. Floyd, farmer.

………… Lewis H. 17 yo w/m, b. Floyd, farmer.

………… Juliann 16 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

………… Elizabeth 13 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

…… Cox, Jiles 17 yo w/m, b. Floyd, student, school.

…… Akers, Amos 20 yo w/m, b. Floyd, student, school. [Akers_Other_fcva]

 

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1. Cox, John W.

Parents: Ross & Anna (Wade) Cox.

1820 Birth: abt 1820 NC.

I1843 Marriage #1: John W. Cox m. Cynthia Lester 06-01-1843 Floyd Co., VA by Michael Howry. She d/o Owen Sumner per bond and marriage return.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H758:

…… Cox, John W. 30 yo w/m laborer, b. North Carolina, $0, HOH.

………… Cintha 35 yo w/f, b. NC, cannot read/write.

………… Susan 4 yo w/f, b. NC.

…… Lester, Emeline 14 yo w/f, b. NC. (d/o Cynthia & her 1st husband Jacob Hiley Lester) [lester1]

Military: 6th VA Calvary, absent 11/61-3/62. Need to find sources

1862 Death: 6-1862 Jefferson, VA.

1862 Burial:

…+ Cox, Cynthia

Parents: Owen & Sarah (Newton) Sumner & widow of Jacob Hiley Lester.

1815 Birth: abt 1815 VA.

I1834 Marriage #1: Sintha Cumner m. Jacob Hiley Lester 09-04-1834 Floyd Co., VA by Jesse Jones.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband John W. Cox.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Floyd Court House PO, H345:

…… Cox, Cynthia 45 yo w/f farmer, b. VA, $0/50, HOH.

………… Susan 16 yo w/f, b. VA.

?1870 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge Twp, H55:

…… Cox, Cynthia 50 yo w/f keeping house, b. VA, $0/100, HOH.

…… Eldridge, Dolly Ann 15 yo w/f, b. VA.

…… Wade, Jane 23 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Elizabeth 1 yo w/f, b. VA.

?1880 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Alum Ridge District, H278:

…… Cox, Cynthia 67 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, HOH;

…… Iddings, China 24 yo single w/f servant, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…2. Cox, Susan

Parents: John W. & Cynthia (Sumner) Cox.

1846 Birth: abt 1846 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

I1861 Marriage #1: Susan L. Cox m. Marshall E. Moore 02-07-1861 Floyd Co., VA by Owen Sumner. He 19 yo single farmer, b. Mecklenburg Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Marshall M. & Frances S. Moore. She single 16 yo, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o John W. & Sintha Cox.

Marshall Elijah Frances Moore, s/o Marshall M. & Frances S. "Fannie" (Gregory) Moore. [moore]

1861 Death: Cynthia Moor, b. 11-7-1861 Floyd Co., VA, d/o E. F. & Susan.

And her daughter, Centha Moore, d. 11-24-1861 Floyd Co., VA. COD: diphtheria, 21 days, d/o E. & Susan Moore.

1861 Burial:

 

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1. Cox, Preston Cumberland

Parents: Dicey Cox. (can’t id)

Foster Parents: Asa W. & Julia Ann (Slusher) Harman.

Whether he was “legally” adopted or not, Preston kept the surname of Cox but maintained his relationship with his foster parents, living near them & was even the “Informant” on their death certificates.

1890 Birth: 7-2-1890 Floyd Co., VA.

I1909 Marriage #1: Preston C. Cox m. Annie Lee Hylton 9-30-1909 Floyd Co., VA. He 19 yo single w/m, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Dicey Cox. She 18 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA, d/o Millard & E. J. Hylton.

Anna Lee “Annie” Hylton, d/o Millard Filmore & Elizabeth Jane (Maberry) Hylton. [hylton_bryant_nancy]

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 45, H175:

…… Cox, Preston C. 19 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 0y, rents farm, HOH.

………… Annie L. 18 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA,, M1 0y, 0 ch.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 92, H55:

…… Cox, Preston C. 29 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Annie L. 28 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Herman B. 5 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Chirley M. 2y 6/12 son, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, northwest part of Court House District 5, H35:

…… Cox, Preston C. 39 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, parents b. VA, 19 yo when 1st married, owns, HOH.

………… Annie L. 38 yo wife, b. VA, parents b. VA, 18 yo when 1st married.

………… Hermon B. 15 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, farm laborer, school.

………… Shirley M. 12 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Warren E. 8 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Imogene 5 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1940 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Court House District 32-7, H35:

…… Cox, Preston 49 yo w/m farm operator, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.

………… Annie 48 wife, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, housework.

………… Shirley 22 yo daughter, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, seamstress in shirt factory.

………… Warren 17 yo daughter, b. VA, completed H4, resided in same house 1935, school.

………… Imo Jene 15 yo daughter, b. VA, completed H1, resided in same house 1935, school.

1951 Death: 3-6-1951 Floyd Co., VA.

Preston Cumberland Cox, 60 yo married w/m farmer, b. July 2, 1890 VA. Spouse: Annie Cox. Original parents unknown: Foster Father: Acie W. Harman. Foster Mother: Julia Harman. Informant: Mrs. Giles Lee Rutrough of Floyd, VA. COD: fracture of skull, rt temporal area – concussion of brain. Caused by accident on farm (woods) – struck by falling tree limb on same day. Burial: Laurel Branch Cem. Floyd Co., VA.

1951 Burial: Laurel Branch Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

Annie Lee <i>Hylton</i> Cox

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Researching)

…+ Cox, Anna Lee “Annie”

Parents: Millard Filmore & Elizabeth Jane (Maberry) Hylton.

1891 Birth: Sept 1891 Floyd Co., VA. (rc: 1900 census)

1892 Birth: 9-11-1892. (src: tombstone & death record)

1910, 1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Preston Cumberland Cox.

1987 Death: 7-1-1987 Skyline Manor Nursing Home, Rt 4, Floyd Co., VA.

Annie Hylton Cox, 94 yo widowed w/f, b. Sept 11, 1892 VA. Spouse: Preston Cox. Father: Millard Hylton. Mother: Elizabeth Quesenberry*. Informant: Shirley J. Stokes. COD: cardiac arrhythmia. Burial: Laurel Branch Church Cemetery, Floyd, VA. (*I believe her mother was a Maberry vs Quesenberry as stated here)

1987 Burial: Laurel Branch Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

……...4. Cox, Herman Byron

Parents: Preston Cumberland & Anna Lee “Annie” (Hylton) Cox.

1914 Birth: 9-19-1914 Floyd Co., VA.

1920, 1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

Marriage #1: Elsie Lorayne Trail 1935 Floyd Co., VA.

Elsie Lorayne Trail, d/o Preston Cumberland & Anna Lee “Annie” (Hylton) Cox.

1979 Death: 2-6-1979

1979 Burial: Laurel Branch Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

Herman Byron Cox

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Researching)

……...4. Cox, Shirley Mae

Parents: Preston Cumberland & Anna Lee “Annie” (Hylton) Cox.

1917 Birth: 7-17-1917 VA.

1920, 1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

Marriage #1: James Edwin Stokes, 1912-1981, s/o James Willis & Sarah (Boyd) Stokes. [no file]

2003 Death: 10-27-2003 Martinsville, Henry Co., VA.

2003 Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Martinsville, Henry Co., VA.

Shirley <i>Cox</i> Stokes

James Edwin Stokes

(src: Find A Grave, photo added by Janice Hollandsworth)

……...4. Cox, Warren E.

Parents: Preston Cumberland & Anna Lee “Annie” (Hylton) Cox.

1921 Birth: 4-15-1921 Floyd Co., VA.

1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1943 Marriage #1: Warren E. Cox m. Ada Ruth Rolston 10-29-1943 Roanoke, VA. (registered in Floyd Co., VA) He 22 yo single w/m teaching, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, s/o Preston Cox & Annie Hylton. She 23 yo single w/f teaching, b. Iowa & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o J. E. Rolston & Ada Kimmel.

Ada Ruth Kimmel, 1920-1989, d/o Jesse Edward & Ada Leah (Kimmel) Rolston. [no file]

1983 Death: Dec 1983.

1983 Burial: Gilman Cemetery, Ashton, Osceola Co., IA, with Ada. (no photo)

……...4. Cox, Imogene

Parents: Preston Cumberland & Anna Lee “Annie” (Hylton) Cox.

1925 Birth: 4-29-1924 Floyd Co., VA.

1930, 1940 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

I1950 Marriage #1: Imogene Cox m. Giles Lee Rutrough 12-25-1950 Floyd Co., VA by L. D. Bowman, Minister of the Brethren Church. He 32 yo divorced w/m drug store clerk, b. Floyd Co., VA & living in Floyd, VA, s/o William H. Rutrough & Nina Doris Peterman. She 26 yo single w/f, b. Floyd Co., VA & living in Floyd, VA, d/o Preston C. Cox & Annie Lee Hylton.

Giles Lee Rutrough, s/o William Herbert & Nina Doris (Peterman) Rutrough. [rutrough]

 

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Cox, Sarah widow of Ambrose Norwood Cox

Parents: George & (confusing) Reed.

Some believe Sarah’s mother’s name surname was Wigginton. Her mother’s given name has been seen as “Anna” & “Lucy”.

1775 Birth: abt 1775 Franklin Co., VA.

I1790 Marriage #1: Sarah Reed m. Ambrose Cox 9-5-1790 Montgomery Co., VA bond. She d/o George & Anna Reed per bond.

Ambrose Norwood Cox, b. 1772 Botetourt Co., VA, d. 3-10-1848 Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA, s/o Mathew & Lucy (Dickerson) Cox.

1840 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, pg182:

…… Cox Ambrose Sr

………… 1 male 70-79 yo

………… 1 female 60-69 yo

………… 1 female 15-19 yo.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H930:

Cox, Sarah 75 yo w/f, b. Franklin, cannot read or write, HOH. (alone she lives near son’s Ambrose Jr & [Wm] Braxton Cox next house visited)

1854 Death: 9-26-1854 Floyd Co., VA

Sarah Cox, 80 yo w/f, b. Franklin Co., VA. Parents: George & Lucy Reed. Informant: A. R. Cox. COD: flux, 80y.

1854 Burial: a Memorial Stone was erected in the Ambrose Cox Memorial Park, Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA. Originally here was only 2 stones marking their graves.

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(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Tracy C.)

End of Other Cox in Floyd Co., VA