The
Jeremiah Farrow COX Family
Submitted by: Gerry
Rosser
The
Jeremiah Farrow COX Family
Submitted by: Gerry
Rosser
Husband: Jeremiah Farrow COX
Birth Date: Dec. 31, 1830
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Date: May 23, 1856
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Military Service: (1) Co. A, 13th Reg't. Hyde County Militia (Middle Creek District);
. . . . . . . . . (2) Co. F, 33rd Reg't. NC Infantry (Dixie Invicibles).
Death Date: Nov. 30, 1884
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
Father's Name: Ashby COX
Mother's Name: Naomi FARROW
NOTES: Captain in Hyde County Militia, Private in Dixie Invicibles.
SOURCES: (See below)...................................................................................................................
Wife: Mary Susan WHITE
Birth Date: Sept. 29, 1835
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Mar. 1, 1934
Death Place: Middleton, NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
Father's Name: Lorenzo Dow WHITE
Mother's Name: Mary B. LINTON
NOTES: Applied for Confederate widows pension in 1924 and 1929.
SOURCES: (See below)............................................................
1st Child: Naomi Elizabeth COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Mar. 24, 1857
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Death Date: July 28, 1858
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
NOTES: Naomi died in early childhood at the age of 1 year and 4 months of uknown cause.
SOURCES: (See below).............................................................
2nd Child: Catherine "Kate" Cavener COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Oct. 8, 1858
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Thomas B. CLAYTON (1854- ? )
Marriage Date: Sept. 15, 1879
Marriage Place: Lake Landing, Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Unknown
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: Children: Benjamin Otis CLAYTON, Mary Alice CLAYTON, Adrian L. CLAYTON
SOURCES: (See below)..............................................................
3rd Child: Julia Farrow COX
Sex: Female Birth Date: Apr. 5, 1860
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Thomas W. JENNETTE (1856- ? )
Marriage Date: May 22, 1880
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Joseph Montier HALL (1855-1937) at Lake Landing
Death Date: Nov. 1, 1935
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
NOTES: Julia and Joseph HALL had Romulus HALL (died at 7 months of age); Julia and Thomas JENNETTE had Mary Waneter JENNETTE.
SOURCES: (See below)...............................................................
4th Child: Benjamin Flener COX
Sex: Male
Birth Date: Dec. 31, 1861
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Margaret Ann WILLIAMS (1865- ? ) born in Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Date: Dec. 29, 1885
Marriage Place: Swan Quater, NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Unknown
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: Children: Benjamin Carrel COX, Elener COX, Lillian Lee COX, Mary E. COX.
SOURCES: (See below)................................................................
5th Child: Robert Edward Lee COX
Sex: Male
Birth Date: May 14, 1863
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Annie Bertha TUNNELL (1886-1949)
Marriage Date: Apr. 18, 1906
Marriage Place: Unknown
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Jan. 28, 1941
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Mt. Olive Christian Church, Ponzer, NC
NOTES: Children: Pauline COX, Jerry Dixon COX, Leland COX.
SOURCES: (See below).................................................................
6th Child: Evanniah "Eva" Faberton COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Mar. 2, 1865
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse's Name: George Washington HARRIS (1851-1926 )
Marriage Date: Hyde Co., NC
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Hyde Co., NC
Death Date: Mar. 11, 1933
Death Place: Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: George Washington Harris Cemetery, Swan Quarter, NC
NOTES: Children: Harvey Elmo HARRIS, Warren Lee HARRIS, Staton Alton HARRIS, Rosa Elizabeth (HARRIS) ALCOX.
SOURCES: (See below)...................................................................
7th Child: Mary Belle COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Sept. 19, 1866
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: William D. WINIFIELD (1860-1933)
Marriage Date: Dec. 12, 1883
Marriage Place: Unknown
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Unknown
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: Children: Pearl M. WINFIELD, Mildred WINFIELD, Alexander Cambel WINFIELD, Willie Belle WINFIELD.
SOURCES: (See below).....................................................................
8th Child: George Lafayette COX
Sex: Male
Birth Date: Dec. 17, 1867
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Dorcas Aseneath BROOKS (1880-1912)
Marriage Date: Unknown
Marriage Place: Unknown
Other Marriages: Unknown
Military Service: Unknown
Death Date: Sept. 10, 1950
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
NOTES: Chidren: Thomas Benjamin COX, Hilda Winfred COX, Julia Farrow COX, Katherine COX, Alma Gray COX, George Lafayette COX, Jr.
SOURCES: (See below).......................................................................
9th Child: Walter Clyde COX
Sex: Male
Birth Date: Nov. 1, 1869
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Ella Olivia BROOKS (1873-1933)
Marriage Date: Unknown
Marriage Place: Unknown
Other Marriages: Blanche Griffin LEWIS ( ? -1948)
Military Service: Unknown
Death Date: Jan. 23, 1955
Death Place: Washington, NC
Place Of Burial: Oakdale Cemetery, Washington, NC
NOTES: Children: Ada May COX, Cottie Lee COX, Lula Belle COX, Neva Pearl COX, Thelma Gray COX.
SOURCES: (See below).........................................................................
10th Child: Annie Z. Cox
Sex: Female
Birth Date: July 5, 1871
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Death Date: Oct. 1, 1871
Death Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: Died in infancy at the age of 3 months
SOURCES: (See below).....................................................................
11th Child: Caroline "Carrie" Virginia COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Oct. 26, 1872
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Walter Shelton JONES (1868-1945) at Lake Landing, NC
Marriage Date: Apr. 27, 1890
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Aug. 19, 1947
Death Place: Lake Landing, NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton Christian Church
NOTES: Children: Clydie Belle JONES, Elbert Randolph JONES
SOURCES: (See below).......................................................................
12th Child: James Monroe COX
Sex: Male
Birth Date: Apr. 15, 1874
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Pearl SHELBY (1880- ? )
Marriage Date: Jan. 25, 1899
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Lillie Mae SWINDELL (1887-1978) (m. June 3, 1906 in Fairfield, NC)
Military Service: Unknown
Death Date: June 12, 1950
Death Place: Cox home place, Lake Landing, NC
Place Of Burial: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
NOTES: Children with Lillie SWINDELL: Maxie COX, Jackson Rudolph COX, Joseph Wilbur COX, James Earl COX, Carrie Virginia COX.
SOURCES: (See below).......................................................................
13th Child: Alice Nevada COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Oct. 5, 1875
Birth Place: Middleton, Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Charly RESPESS
Marriage Date: Unknown
Marriage Place: Unknown
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Unknown
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: None
SOURCES: (See below)......................................................................
14th Child: Nancy Elizabeth COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Mar. 18, 1877
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Spouse: Napoleon B. HARRIS (1873- ? )
Marriage Date: Apr. 8, 1900
Marriage Place: Hyde Co., NC
Other Marriages: Unknown
Death Date: Unknown
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: None
SOURCES: (See below)........................................................................
15th Child: Willamina COX
Sex: Female
Birth Date: Mar. 22, 1879
Birth Place: Hyde Co., NC
Death Date: Oct. 4, 1879
Death Place: Unknown
Place Of Burial: Unknown
NOTES: Died in infancy at 7 months.
SOURCES: (See below)...................
ADDITIONAL NOTES: For sources, please contact Gerry Rosser for information.
SUBMITTED BY: Gerry ROSSER
NOTE: Eva COX and George Washington HARRIS were my great grandparents; Rosa Elizabeth ALCOX was my grandmother.
DATE: July 7, 2005
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