Last Updated: July 1, 2022

Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox Family

(Cox or Cock – indexed as Cox)

 

1. Cox, Peter

Parents: Squire John & Jane (Phillips) Cock of Carroll Co., VA.

1827 Birth: abt 1827 Carroll Co., VA.

I1847 Marriage #1: Peter Cox m. Lucinda Cox 11-18-1847 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, H817:

…… Cox, Peter 23 yo w/m farmer, b. Carroll, $0, cannot read or write, HOH.

………… Lucinda 20 yo w/f, b. Floyd.

………… Luke 1 yo w/m, b. Floyd.,

………… Sarah E. 2/12 w/f, b. Floyd.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley PO, H878:

…… Cock, Peter 30 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, $500/206, HOH.

………… Lucinda 27 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Elizabeth 8 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Virginia 7 yo w/f, b. VA.

………… Amos P. 4 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… McNiely 3 yo w/m, b. VA.

………… Lafayette 2 yo w/m, b. VA.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY, Precinct 5, H107:

…… Cox, Peter 48 yo w/m farmer, b. VA, cannot write, HOH.

………… Lucinda 40 yo wife, b. VA, cannot read or write, keeping house.

………… Elizabeth 21 yo w/f, b. VA, cannot read or write.

………… Virginia 19 yo w/f, b. VA, school.

………… Amos 17 yo w/m, b. KY, school.

………… McNeely 14 yo w/m, b. KY, school.

………… Lafayette 13 yo w/m, b. KY, school.

………… Nancy 9 yo w/f, b. KY.

………… Ruth 4 yo w/f, b. KY.

………… John 1 yo w/m, b. KY.

…+ Cox, Lucinda

Parents: Luke & Katherine (Hylton) Cox.

1827 Birth: 1829 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband Peter Cox.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with husband Peter Cox.

…2. Cox, Luke

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1849 Birth: abt 1849 Floyd Co., VA.

1850 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

…2. Cox, Sarah Elizabeth

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1850 Birth: 1850 Floyd Co., VA.

1850, 1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

…2. Cox, Virginia

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1852 Birth: abt 1852 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

…2. Cox, Amos P.

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1853 Birth: 12-24-1853 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

1905 Marriage #1: Amos m. Mary J. Fraley 1905 McDowell Co., WVA.

…2. Cox, McNeely

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1856 Birth: 3-11-1856.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

…2. Cox, male

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1857 Birth: 6-21-1857 Opossum Creek, Floyd Co., VA.

1857 Death: 6-22-1857 Opossum Creek, Floyd Co., VA.

1857 Burial:

…2. Cox, Lafayette

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1858 Birth: abt 1858 VA.

1860 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with parents.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

?1880 Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District, H5: Lafayette 21 yo w/m laborer, b. VA, HOH; Elizabeth 24 yo wife, b. VA; & Ballard 2 yo son, b. VA.

…2. Cox, Nancy A.

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1861 Birth: 11-4-1861 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Elliott Co., Kentucky, Precinct 5, H107:

…2. Cox, Ruth Adaline

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1865 Birth: 9-11-1865 Floyd Co., VA.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

…2. Cox, John

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1869 Birth: abt 1869 KY.

1870 Residence: Elliott Co., KY with parents.

…2. Cox, William Jacob “Jake”

Parents: Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox.

1873 Birth: 2-11-1873 KY.

i1898 Marriage #1: William J. Cox m. Elizabeth E. Hylton 01-04-1898 at Benj. E. Hylton's, Floyd Co.,  VA by Q. D. Weeks. He 23 yo single w/m wagoner, b. Carroll Co., VA & living in Floyd Co., VA s/o Peter & Lucinda Cox. She 19 yo single w/f, b. & living in Floyd Co., VA, d/o Benj. E. & Mary E. Hylton.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District 15, H160:

…… Cox, William J. 27 yo w/m stock trader, b. Feb 1873 KY, parents b. VA, m. 2y, rents farm, HOH.

………… Elizabeth E. 20 wife, b. Mar 1880 VA, parents b. VA, m. 2y, 1 child with 0 living.

…… Edmonds, Mary J. 18 yo single w/f servant, b. Apr 1882 VA, parents b. VA.

Divorced: by 1918.

1918 Death: 11-6-1918 Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA.

W. Jacob Cox, 45y 8m 25d, divorced w/m, selling spectacles, b. Feb 11, 1873 VA. Father: Peter Cox, b. VA. Mother: Lucinda Cox, b. VA. Informant: Elizabeth Hylton of Indian Valley, Floyd Co., VA. COD: pulmonary tuberculosis. Burial: Hylton Cemetery.

1918 Burial: Bryant Hylton Cemetery, (Troy Smith farm), Floyd Co., VA.

William Jacob Jake Cox

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Carolyn Keith Shockley & added by Sammie Wade)

……+ Cox, Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie”

Parents: Benjamin Elliott & Mary E. (Wade) Hylton. [Hylton_Bryant_Nancy]

1880 Birth: 3-1-1880 Floyd Co., VA.

1900 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with husband William Jacob Cox.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District 47, H210:

…… Cox, Elizabeth E. 30 yo married w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, M1 12y, 7 children with 7 living.

………… Josie M. 8 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Mary E. 8 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Maggie L. 6 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… William U. 4 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Martha H. 9/12 daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

…… Hylton, Annie L. 22 yo single sister, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District 96, H76:

…… Cox, Mrs. Elizabeth E. 39 yo w/f eye glass fitter, b. VA, parents b. VA, owns, HOH.

………… Willie U. 13 yo son, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Helen M. 11 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

………… Vera E. 3 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1930 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, northwest part of Indian Valley District 8, H41:

…… Cox, Elizabeth E. 50 yo widowed w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation, owns, HOH.

………… Vera E. 13 yo daughter, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

…… Hylton, Benjamin E. 76 yo widowed father, b. VA, parents b. VA, no occupation.

1940 Residence: Floyd Co., VA, Indian Valley District 32-10, SR 758, H130:

…… Cox, Elizabeth 60 yo widowed w/f farm operator, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, owns, HOH.

…… Hylton, Benjamin 88 yo widowed father, b. VA, completed G5, resided in same house 1935, farm operator.

…… Cox, William 34 yo single w/m cousin, b. VA, completed G7, resided in same house 1935, sawmill fireman.

…… Martin, Estle 27 yo single w/m lodger, completed G4, resided in same house 1935, b. VA, sawmill lumber packer.

1962 Death: 1-13-1962 Huntington State Hospital, Huntington, Cabell Co., WVA but of 1700 Whitehorn St, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA.

Elizabeth Cox, 81 yo widowed w/f, b. Mar 1, 1880 VA. Father: Benjamin F. Hylton. Mother: Mary Wade. Informant: Htgn. St. Hosp. Record with Levona Harderby handwritten over. COD: generalized arteriosclerosis. Burial: Indian Valley, VA.

1962 Burial: Bryant Hylton Cemetery, (Troy Smith farm), Floyd Co., VA.

Elizabeth Ellen Lizzie <i>Hylton</i> Cox

(src: Find A Grave; photo by Wanda Simpkins & added by Sammie Wade)

……3. Cox, Josephine Marie

Parents: William Jacob “Jake” & Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie” (Hylton) Cox.

1901 Birth: abt 1901 VA.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

1920 Residence: Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, District 76, Ward 1, 408 3rd Str, H103:

…… Cox, Josie 19 yo single w/f lodger, b. VA, parents b. VA, railroad stenographer.

………… Mary 17 yo single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1930 Residence: Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, District 3, Ward 3, 910 Prinston Ave, H26:

…… Cox, Josie 27 yo single w/f railroad stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Mary 24 yo single sister hardware stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Helen 19 yo single sister insurance stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1931 Marriage #1: Josephine Marie Cox m. Homer Lee Blackburn 5-29-1931 Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA. He 25 yo, divorced w/m, b. WVA & living in Bluefield. She 28 yo single w/f, b. VA& living in Bluefield.

……3. Cox, Mary E.

Parents: William Jacob & Elizabeth Ellen (Hylton) Cox.

1902 Birth: abt 1902 VA.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

1920 Residence: Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, District 76, Ward 1, 408 3rd Str, H103:

…… Cox, Josie 19 yo single w/f lodger, b. VA, parents b. VA, railroad stenographer.

………… Mary 17 yo single w/f, b. VA, parents b. VA, school.

1930 Residence: Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, District 3, Ward 3, 910 Prinston Ave, H26:

…… Cox, Josie 27 yo single w/f railroad stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Mary 24 yo single sister hardware stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Helen 19 yo single sister insurance stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1936 Marriage #1: Mary Cox m. John A. Pelter 5-11-1936 Princeton, Mercer Co., WVA. He 36 yo single w/m, b. VA & living in Bluefield. She 32 yo single w/f, b. VA, & living in Bluefield.

……3. Cox, Maggie L.

Parents: William Jacob “Jake” & Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie” (Hylton) Cox.

1904 Birth: abt 1904 VA.

1910 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

……3. Cox, William Eugene

Parents: William Jacob “Jake” & Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie” (Hylton) Cox.

1906 Birth: 12-14-1905 VA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

Marriage #1: unknown.

1965 Marriage #2: William Eugene Cox m. Thelma Katherine Pickett Robinson Caviness 10-2-1965 Roanoke, VA. He 59 yo div. w/m Sherwood Cemetery employee, b. Floyd Co., VA, s/o Jacob Cox & Elizabeth Ellen Hylton. She 54 yo div. & wid., b. Wythe Co., VA, d/o James Daniel Pickett & Lucy Verna Crockett.

1970 Divorce: granted to husband 12-23-1970 Roanoke, VA. No minor children affected.

1981 Death: 9-19-1981 VA Medical Center, Salem, VA but of Heslep Trailor Ct, Elliston, Montgomery Co., VA.

William Eugene Cox, 75 yo divorced w/m, b. 12-14-1905 VA. Father: William J. Cox. Mother: Elizabeth Hylton. Informant: VA Medical Records. COD: chronic renal failure; metastatic hypernephroma. Burial: Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Indian Valley, VA.

1981 Burial: Indian Creek Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Floyd Co., VA.

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(src: Find A Grave; photo taken by Wanda Simpkins & added by Sammie Wade)

……3. Cox, Martha Helen

Parents: William Jacob “Jake” & Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie” (Hylton) Cox.

1909 Birth: 7-10-1909 Floyd Co., VA.

1910, 1920 Residence: Floyd Co., VA with mother.

1930 Residence: Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA, District 3, Ward 3, 910 Prinston Ave, H26:

…… Cox, Josie 27 yo single w/f railroad stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA, rents, HOH.

………… Mary 24 yo single sister hardware stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

………… Helen 19 yo single sister insurance stenographer, b. VA, parents b. VA.

1931 Marriage #1: Helen Cox m. John B. Richardson 6-10-1931 Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA. He 21 yo, single w/m, b. VA & living in Bluefield. She 21 yo single w/f, b. VA & living in Bluefield.

John Bruce Richardson, b. 9-1-1909 Tazewell Co., VA, d. 10-30-1984, s/o Wm McFarland & Sallie Jeanette (Wells) Richardson. [no file]

1997 Death: 9-29-1997.

1997 Burial: Monte Vista Park Cemetery, Bluefield, Mercer Co., WVA.

Helen C. Richardson

(src: Find A Grave; photo added by Martha Fontaine Bryum)

……3. Cox, Vera Elizabeth

Parents: William Jacob “Jake” & Elizabeth Ellen “Lizzie” (Hylton) Cox.

1916 Birth: 8-23-1916 VA.

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

1940 Marriage #1: Vera Elizabeth Cox m. James Olin Austin 3-26-1940 Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA. He 26 yo single w/m insurance salesman, b. & living in Bluefield, VA, s/o James Orville Austin & Edith Rudy. She 23 yo single w/f, b. Indian Valley, VA & living in Bluefield, VA, d/o Jacob Cox & Elizabeth Hylton.

1986 Death: 5-27-1986 Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., NC.

1986 Burial: Maple Hill Cemetery, Bluefield, Tazewell Co., VA. (no photo)

End Peter & Lucinda (Cox) Cox/Cock Family.