William Reid Cox

Abt 1825 - 1864  (~ 39 years)

• Name	William Reid Cox
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1824	Tennessee   [1]
  Born	Abt 1825	Jefferson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Alt. Birth	Tennessee   [3]
  Alt. Birth	Abt 1825	Tennessee   [4]
  Occupation	14 Nov 1850	Jackson County, Alabama   [4]
  	farmer
  Occupation	4 Jul 1860	Long Island, Jackson County, Alabama   [1]
  	farm laborer
  Died	8 Dec 1864	Camp Douglas, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois   [2]
  	Civil War documents show he was received at Military Prison, Louisville, KY, then discharged to Camp Douglas on 30 Jul 1864. Received at Camp Douglas, IL, Aug 1, 1864. He died at Camp Douglas on 8 Dec 1864.
  Alt. Death	Bef 1870  [5]
  Name	Jessie Reid Cox  [6]
  Name	Reead Cox  [1]
  Name	Reed Cox  [3]
  Name	William R. Cox  [2, 4]
  Buried	Oak Woods Cemetery, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I8318	If the Legends Are True...
  Last Modified	10 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Hopkins Muse Cox,   b. 1792,   d. 30 Aug 1836  (Age 44 years)
  Mother	Eliza Ore,   b. Abt 1803, Alabama ,   d. Jul 1865  (Age ~ 62 years)
  Family ID	F47022	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melvina Vaught,   b. Abt 1830, Alabama ,   d. 8 Jun 1900  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Census	15 Nov 1850	Jackson County, Alabama   [4]
  	District 19, Sheet 14B, Line 23, Dwelling 190, Family 190: The household consisted of William R. Cox, 25, male; Malinda, 19, female; and Mary, no months, female. William R. declared $300 real estate.  According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $300 from 1850 was: -------$67,600.00, using the unskilled wage ------$150,000.00, using the Production Worker Compensation ------$152,000.00, using the nominal GDP per capita
  		Census of 1850 - Alabama, Jackson County District 19, Sheet 14B
  Census	4 Jul 1860	Long Island, Jackson County, Alabama   [1]
  	Division 1, Page (86) 424, Line 24, Dwelling 585, Family 586: The household consisted of Jesse Cos, 38, male; Reead, 34, male; Melvina, 30, female; Mary, 10, female; Hopkins, 8, male; Texas, 6, female; and Jesse, 2, male. Jesse is a farmer and declared $4,000 real estate and $624 personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $4,626 from 1860 was: $860,000.00 using the unskilled wage $1,840,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation $1,860,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita Reead is a laborer and declared $2,160 personal estate. According to MeasuringWorth.com, in 2015 the relative worth of $2,160 from 1860 was: $401,000.00 using the unskilled wage $857,000.00 using the Production Worker Compensation $870,000.00 using the nominal GDP per capita
  		Census of 1860 - Alabama, Jackson County Division 1, Long Island, Page (86) 424
  Children	1. Mary Ophelia Cox,   b. Abt 1850, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama ,   d. 25 Dec 1928, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama  (Age ~ 78 years) + 2. William Hopkins Cox,   b. 5 Jul 1852, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama ,   d. 29 Dec 1929, Stevenson, Jackson, Alabama  (Age 77 years) + 3. Melvina Texas Cox,   b. 5 Oct 1855, Jackson County, Alabama ,   d. 23 Oct 1890, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama  (Age 35 years)   4. Jesse Cox,   b. Abt 1858, Alabama ,   d. Yes, date unknown + 5. Hugh James Cox,   b. Oct 1860, Alabama ,   d. 18 Jun 1945, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama  (Age ~ 84 years) + 6. Thomas A. H. Cox,   b. Abt 1863, Alabama ,   d. 19 Dec 1904  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F47013	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Reference

  If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "William Reid Cox" (accessed January 26, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I8318&tree=Legends.