Christopher Cox[1]
1827 - 1897 (70 years)-
Name Christopher Cox Born Sep 08, 1827 Jackson, Orange county, Indiana, USA 
Gender Male Died Nov 14, 1897 Buried Cane Creek Cemetery, Orange county, Indiana, USA Notes - CHRISTOPHER COX, of Jackson Township, Orange Co., Ind., was born September 8, 1827, in the same township where he now resides [Jackson]. He is the youngest in a family of eight children born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Ash) Cox, who were natives of North Carolina and Kentucky.
They came from the latter State to Orange County about the year 1816, where they ever after lived, and are now buried in the Cane Creek cemetery. Christopher Cox received a common school education, and remained at home with his parents until his marriage with Miss Elizabeth Parks on January 1, 1846.
To this union, a family of eleven children have been born, and named as follows: David, Ellen, Thomas A., Amelia A., Charles, Henry, Catharine, Samuel, John, Nicy and Perry M. He has made farming and stock-raising his lifelong occupation and he now owns 600 acres of land, well improved and cultivated.
In religion, both Mr. and Mrs. Cox are members of the Christian Church. He is a Republican in politics and has served as Township Trustee eight years, Justice of the Peace four years, and as County Commissioner nine years, and in all public offices has proved himself an able and efficient officer. Since he was seventeen years of age he has preached, laboring most of the time for his own church and in his own county.
Person ID I8335 mykindred Last Modified Feb 6, 2003
Father Thomas Cox, b. 1795, North Carolina, USA , d. Jan 03, 1862 (Age 67 years) Mother Elizabeth Ash, b. 1790, Kentucky, USA , d. May 04, 1858 (Age 68 years) Married circa 1813 Larue county, Kentucky, USA Notes - Thomas and Elizabeth (Ash) Cox were natives of North Carolina and Kentucky and had eight children.
They came from the Kentucky to Orange County Indiana about the year 1816, where they ever after lived, and are now buried in the Cane Creek cemetery.
Family ID F2942 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth Parks, d. Y Married Jan 01, 1846 Children 1. David Cox, d. Y 2. Ellen Cox, d. Y 3. Thomas A. Cox, d. Y 4. Amelia A. Cox, d. Y 5. Charles Cox, d. Y 6. Henry Cox, d. Y 7. Catharine Cox, d. Y 8. Samuel Cox, d. Y 9. John Cox, d. Y 10. Nicy Cox, d. Y 11. Perry M. Cox, d. Y Family ID F3162 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- CHRISTOPHER COX, of Jackson Township, Orange Co., Ind., was born September 8, 1827, in the same township where he now resides [Jackson]. He is the youngest in a family of eight children born to Thomas and Elizabeth (Ash) Cox, who were natives of North Carolina and Kentucky.
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Sources - [S123] Gedcom - Agan, Thomas B.
- [S123] Gedcom - Agan, Thomas B.
