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Note: from the Mail and Breeze, Nov.13, 1896:
Dover --- Wm. Cox is building the foundation for the parsonage barn.
from the Eskridge Star, Aug.5, 1897:
Sunflower District --- The Cox brothers are progressing finely with the bridge at "Sunset Crossing." It will be a fine structure when completed.
from the Eskridge Star, Aug.12, 1897:
Pleasant Hill --- Wm. Cox has the contract of building the abutments for the new bridge across the Wakarusa at A. Pringle's. He is progressing nicely with the work.
from the Eskridge Star, Sept.20, 1897:
Pleasant Hill --- Will Cox will complete the stone work for the new bridge across the Wakarusa near Andrew Pringle's this week.
from the Topeka Mail and Breeze, Nov.5, 1897:
Dover --- Wm. Cox is building a cellar wall for L. Bond.
from the Alma Enterprise, Nov.12, 1897:
Will Cox is laying the foundation of Lu Bond's new home.
from Heritage Quest:
COX WILLIAM 35 M W NY KS WABAUNSEE MISSION CRK 1900
COX WM 44 M W IL KS WABAUNSEE MAPLE HILL 1910
COX WILLIAM B 54 M W KS KS WABAUNSEE MAPLE HILL; MAPLE HILL TWP 1920
from the Topeka Mail and Breeze, June 22, 1900:
Dover --- Wm. Cox has the contract for putting in the abutments for a seventy-foot bridge across Mission Creek, north of No. 6 school house, Wabaunsee county.
from the Wabaunsee County Tribune, July 18, 1902:
Wm. Cox, of near Dover, has been laying the foundation for a new barn for George Dill, who lives six miles northeast of Eskridge.
from the Eskridge Star, July 9, 1903:
Wm. B. Cox of Harveyville was in Eskridge Monday, and informed the writer that he had recently purchased a contractor's outfit --- teams, derrick, tools, etc., all new. He expects to make bridge building a specialty. A skilled, careful, and conscientious workman as Will, equipped with good and suitable mechanical appliances like those now possessed by him should receive full recognition by those having heavy stone work to let.
from the Alma Signal, Aug.7, 1903:
Harveyville --- Will Cox has finished the abutments to the new bridge west of the Sunflower school house.
from the Wabaunsee County Tribune, Sept. 11, 1903, page 1:
William Cox, of Harveyville, is one of the new subscribers to this paper, whose patronage is duly appreciated. Mr. Cox is a stone mason and bridge builder whose work always recommends itself and gives satisfaction.
from the Alma Signal, Oct.2, 1903:
Harveyville --- Will Cox finished the abutments for the Cantril bridge last week.
from the Alma Signal, Nov.13, 1903:
Harveyville --- Will Cox sold his house and lots to Lee Heinlein Monday. (also) Will Cox is building the foundation for the new school house at Bradford.
from the Mail and Breeze, May 21, 1904:
Harveyville --- Bill Cox has the contract for the two bridges west of town.
from the Alma Signal, Oct.20, 1905:
Maple Hill --- W.B. Cox of near Dover moved his family to our city this week.
from the Alma Signal, April 7, 1906:
Lower Snokomo --- Henry Fitch is having a cistern built. Cox, of Maple Hill, is doing the work.
from the Alma Signal, Sept. 14, 1906:
W.B. Cox is using cement blocks for the upper part of the foundation for the John Horne house. He will also use these blocks for the foundation for the new Oetinger house. Mr. Cox makes a cement block 8x8x16 and it will make a very pretty and substantial wall.
from the Maple Hill News, Friday, May 19, 1911:
WB Cox has begun to build for the Farmers' Union, in the rear of their store, a warehouse 20x32. The new structure will have a concrete floor and corrugated iron sides and roof, and will be fireproof. It will be completed within two or three weeks. Mr. Cox is also getting ready to put down a concrete walk in front of the Farmers' Union store and the Taylor building adjoining.
from the Maple Hill News, Sept. 8, 1911:
Wm. Cox is putting down a cement walk in front of the Updegraff store and the lot north.
from the Dover Weekly Herald, Dec.21, 1911, page 3:
Another new bridge is being built on the county line opposite the old Frank Steffee property. Wm. Cox, of Maple Hill, is doing the work.
from the Alma Signal, May 1, 1913:
Maple Hill --- W.B. Cox has a large gang of men working making cement blocks for the Hutchins Herron building.
from the Alma Signal, May 8, 1913:
Maple Hill ----- Wm Cox moved into the Bonecutter house this week.
from the Alma Signal, May 15, 1913:
Maple Hill --- Wm. Cox has almost all of the cement blocks made for the Herron-Hutchins building.
from the Alma Signal, May 29, 1913:
Wm. Cox has a big gang of men putting in the foundation for the Herron-Hutchins buildings this week.
from the Alma Signal, Aug.14, 1913:
Maple Hill --- Wm. Cox is constructing a cement floor in James Hutchins new tin shop.
from the Alma Signal, Feb.28, 1918:
Maple Hill --- Wm. Cox moved into the Congregational parsonage, and A.B. Black into his home.
from the Topeka Daily Capital, Friday, October 11, 1946:
William B, Cox, 81, of 410 Lake, died in a local hospital Thursday.
He was born in Illinois ( editor's note: there was an error in the newspaper obit.) and from Maplehill. He was a carpenter from Maple Hill. He was a carpenter and stone mason by trade.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Amanda Cox; four daughters, Mrs. John Williamson of Ireland, Mrs. Francis Raine of Topeka, Mrs. Paul Rankin and Mrs. LaDema Cooper, both of California; two sons, Ralph and Cloice of Topeka; three brothers, Charlie of Harveyville, Ed of Manhattan, and Raymond of California; 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
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