Hugh James Cox b. Oct 1860 Alabama d. 18 Jun 1945 Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama: If the Legends Are True...

1860 - 1945 (~ 84 years)

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Name	Hugh James Cox [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
Alt. Birth	1860 [6]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1860 [4]
Born	Oct 1860	Alabama [7]
Gender	Male
Alt. Birth	Abt 1861	Alabama [8, 9, 10, 11, 12]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1861 [1]
Alt. Birth	Abt 1862	Alabama [13]
Education	1 Jun 1880	Jackson County, Alabama [10]
Alt. Birth	Alabama [14, 15]
Occupation	12 Apr 1910	Kash, Jackson County, Alabama [8]
	merchant with a grain store
Occupation	4 Feb 1920	Kash, Jackson County, Alabama [13]
	general store merchant
Occupation	14 Apr 1930	Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama [11]
	farm laborer
Residence	14 Apr 1930	Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama [11]
	the home of his son David H. & wife
Education Level	18 Apr 1940	Yucca, Jackson County, Alabama [12]
	grammar school 8 years
Residence	18 Apr 1940	Yucca, Jackson County, Alabama [12]
	the home of his son-in-law Frank Hause & family
Alt. Death	1945 [6]
Alt. Death	18 Jun 1945 [4]
Name	H. J. Cox [14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
Name	H. James Cox [6]
Name	Hugh J. Cox [7, 13]
Name	James Cox [9, 10, 12]
Name	James H. Cox [8]
Name	Jim Cox [11]
Died	18 Jun 1945	Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama [1]
Buried	Smith Cemetery, Flat Rock, Jackson County, Alabama [6]
		Cox → H. James
Person ID	I85347	If the Legends Are True...
Last Modified	11 Sep 2016

Father	William Reid Cox, b. Abt 1825, Jefferson County, Tennessee , d. 8 Dec 1864, Camp Douglas, Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois (Age ~ 39 years)
Mother	Melvina Vaught, b. Abt 1830, Alabama , d. 8 Jun 1900 (Age ~ 70 years)
Family ID	F47013	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Avis E. Hogue, b. Jul 1864, Alabama , d. 1932 (Age ~ 67 years)

Married 30 May 1883 Jackson County, Alabama [16]

Census 18 Jun 1900 Kash, Jackson County, Alabama [7]

Kash, Beat 5, Line 55, Dwelling 155, Family 157:

The household consisted of Hugh J. Cox, head, 39; Avis E., wife, 35; Thomas C., son, 16; Melvina S., daughter, 14; Jesse A., son, 11; David H., son, 10; James S., son, 7, Rebecca C., daughter, 5; and William D., son, 2.

Hugh J. & Avis E. are married 17 years with 8 children, 6 living. Everyone and their parents were born in Alabama. James is a farmer.

Census 12 Apr 1910 Kash, Jackson County, Alabama [8]

Kash, Precinct 5, Sheet 1A, Line 20, Dwelling 5, Family 5:

The household consisted of James H. Cox, head, 49; Avis E., wife, 46; David H., son, 20; James S. Jr., son, 16; Linda C., daughter, 14; Willie D., son, 12; Ethel, daughter, 10; Walter T., son, 6.

James H. & Avis E. are married 28 years with 10 children, 8 living. All are born in Alabama. James has a grain store and is a retail merchant.

Residence 12 Sep 1918 Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama [3]

Census 4 Feb 1920 Kash, Jackson County, Alabama [13]

Kash, Precinct 5, Sheet 18A, Line 20, Dwelling 303, Family 307:

The household consisted of James S. Cox, head, 27; Hugh J. father, 59; Avis E., mother, 54; Ethel, sister, 19; Walter T., brother, 16.

They own a farm free of mortgage. Hugh J. is a merchant with a general store, James S. is a farmer, Ethel is a telephone operator, and Walter is a farmer (home farm).

The next family on the census is that of William L. Cox, the son of Hugh J. & Avis E. and brother of James S.

Children

	1. Thomas Clarence Cox, b. Feb 1884, Alabama , d. 28 Dec 1925, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee (Age ~ 41 years)
	2. Melvina S. Cox, b. Dec 1885, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Jessie A. Cox, b. Aug 1888, Alabama , d. 18 Oct 1888, Jackson County, Alabama (Age ~ 0 years)
	4. David Hopkins Cox, b. Oct 1889, Alabama , d. 15 May 1967, Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama (Age ~ 77 years)
+	5. James Stafford Cox, b. 1 Jul 1893, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama , d. 30 Jul 1970, Tuscumbia, Colbert, Alabama (Age 77 years)
+	6. Corrine Cox, b. Feb 1895, Alabama , d. 2 Jul 1967, Bridgeport, Jackson County, Alabama (Age ~ 72 years)
+	7. William Lee Cox, b. 19 Aug 1897, Fabius, Jackson County, Alabama , d. Yes, date unknown
	8. Ethel Cox, b. 14 Oct 1900, Alabama , d. 21 Aug 1933, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee (Age 32 years)
+	9. Walter Talley Cox, b. Abt 1904, Alabama , d. 8 Jul 1985 (Age ~ 81 years)

Last Modified 10 Sep 2016

Family ID F30971 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Reference If the Legends Are True... by J. Craig Canada, "Hugh James Cox" (accessed March 2, 2021) | http://www.palmspringsbum.org/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I85347&tree=Legends.

Sources

[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Hugh James Cox; citing reference fn 12625, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JKQP-P2F (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", Corrine Cox Hawes; citing reference 15833, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JXZC-SPF (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", Thomas Clarence Cox; citing Iron County, Juab County, Kane County, Millard County, Utah, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:29N1-HJB (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 37531067, "William R. Cox" (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", David Hopkins Cox; citing reference 10866, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX25-Q9Z (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S531] Find A Grave Memorial: 49378459 (www.findagrave.com/). (Reliability: 2).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1900, Alabama, Jackson County (HeritageQuest). Series: T623 Roll: 19 Page: 68. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1910, Alabama, Jackson County (HeritageQuest). Series: T624 Roll: 16 Page: 79. (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1870, Alabama, Jackson County, District 5 Subdivision 1, Stevenson, Page 11 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1880, Alabama, Jackson County, District 114, Page 6 (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1930, Alabama, Jackson County, Fabius, Sheet 7B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1940, Alabama, Jackson County, Fabius, Sheet 10B (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S171] Census by U. S. Federal Government, 1920, Alabama, Jackson County, Kash, Sheet 18A (HeritageQuest). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955", Ethel Blancett; citing Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, cn 16454, State Library and Archives, Nashville | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N9YK-Y6X (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955", Clarence Cox; Cemetery, Chattanooga, Hamilton, Tennessee, v 25 cn 536 | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NSX2-FYZ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950", H. J. Cox & A. E. Hogue | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQDB-7ZQ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974", James Stafford Cox; citing reference 19337, Department of Health, Montgomery | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JNCD-8YL (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 3).
[S84] International Genealogical Index by FamilySearch, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", William Lee Cox; citing Jackson County, Alabama, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C. | https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3PN-PMZ (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc.). (Reliability: 4).