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Marriage: Children:
  1. Lucy J Cox: Birth: Abt 1833 in Tennessee, United States of America. Death: Bef 1901

  2. David S Cox: Birth: Abt 1840 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1901

  3. Edward M Cox: Birth: Abt 1842 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1962

  4. John C Cox: Birth: 27 Sep 1844 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America. Death: 16 Apr 1929 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

  5. Josephine Minerva Cox: Birth: Abt 1846 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1966

  6. Cassius M Cox: Birth: 24 Dec 1847 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America. Death: 20 May 1924 in Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri, United States of America

  7. William T Cox: Birth: Feb 1850 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1970

  8. Sarah A Cox: Birth: 1852 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1972

  9. Sam B. Cox: Birth: 1854 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1974

  10. James J Cox: Birth: 1857 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1977

  11. Benjamin F Cox: Birth: 1859 in Missouri, United States of America. Death: Bef 1979


Sources
1. Title:   Doff Family Tree 2-17-2007
Author:   Marion Doss
2. Title:   doss family.GED
3. Title:   1880 United States Federal Census
Author:   Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Publication:   Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints � Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc . All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite
4. Title:   U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900
Author:   Yates Publishing
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004
5. Title:   Death Certificate 15082 for John C Cox
Author:   State of Missouri
6. Title:   1870 United States Federal Census
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003
7. Title:   1850 United States Federal Census
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005
8. Title:   1860 United States Federal Census
Author:   Ancestry.com
Publication:   Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004

Notes
a. Note:   OCCU: CONC p OCCU: OCCU From: "The Biographical Record of Jasper County Missouri"; By Hon. Malcolm G. McGreggor; The Lewis Publishing Company, Chicago; 1901; Pg. 59-60. Judge John C. Cox was one of the pioneer settlers of Jasper county, locating at the present site of the city of Joplin in June 1838. He was born in Burke county, North Carolina, September 6, 1811. His parents were David and Lucy (Branch) Cox, both Natives of North Carolina. When Judge Cox was eight years old his parents removed to Jackson county, Tennessee, locating on a farm. Judge Cox was raised on a farm and received a fair education in the neighborhood schools. His father was sheriff of jackson county for six years, during which time the son served as deputy. After coming to [Newton County,] Missouri, Judge Cox entered a large body of land in the southwestern part of the county, which he improved as a farm, continuing to live there until his death, except that during the latter years of the Civil War he was compelled to reside temporatily at Neosho, Newton County, returning in the fall of 1865 to find his house and other improvements destroyed. He immediately set about re-improving his place and erected the brick residence which still stands (now in the city of joplin). He soon had the postoffice, Blytheville, re-established at his place and started a country store. Lead had been discovered on his farm prior to this, but no active mining was done on his land until 1871, when Moffett & Sergeant procured a mining lease from him. From that time Judge Cox's income from royalties on lead and zinc became quite large, especially for a man of his simple and frugal habits of life. He laid off Joplin City on his land and saw it grow to become a leading city of southwest Missouri. His manner of life, however, changed but little, and he and his family continued to occupy the old homestead without any elaborate changes. Judge Cox was a man of integrity and business sagacity, and possessed the esteem and confidence of his fellow citizens. Although taking little active part in the Civil War, he remained firm for the Union cause. In 1840 he was elected justice of the peace for Center Creek township, and he served thirty years as postmaster of the Blytheville postoffice. At the re-organization of the county after the war he was appointed county surveyor and was subsequently elected to that office. In the fall of 1873 he was elected one of the associate justices of the County Court of Jasper county. He filled all of these offices with credit to himself and with high regard for the interests of the public, whom he served with fidelity. August 23, 1837, Judge Cox married Sarah A. Mercer, in Jackson county, Tennessee, and they became the parents of eleven children, viz.: Lucy J., David S., Edward M., John C., Jr., Minerva J., Cassius E., William F., Sarah A., Samuel B., James J., and Benjamin F., who all lived to manhood and womanhood and all but Lucy J. and David still survive. Judge Cox died January 23, 1890, and his wife died within two years after the death of her husband. Both had attained to a good old age.


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