Looking for more information on the siblings of my great grandfather. The
information that I have below is all of the info I have on his siblings....(I
do have more on my great grandfather, William). Sources available on
request.....
Thanks,
Sherri
my great grandfather:
William Franklin Cox born 1844 in Jackson county, IN---
~son of Jonathon COX and Sarah "Sally" MAHAN....
~served Civil War CO H 27th regiment Indiana
~married Mary E Harbolt 1873
~married Jessie Nora Lett 4 Nov 1883, Chestnut Ridge, Jackson co IN (Hirum
Love minister)
Phillip Cox
~was born 25 Feb 1840 Jackson co , IN
~died 8 Jan 1911 Jackson co IN, and is buried Wohru cem Seymour, Jackson, IN
~Served Civil War CO H 27th regiment Indiana
~enlisted Seymour (Jackson), 22, s, 5-8, Farmer
summary of service: Wounded at Cedar Mountain--gunshot to back of neck.
Hospital Culpeper Virginia. 2nd Division United States Army General
Hospital
Alexandria. Returned to regiment. Court Martialled 1-15-64, intoxicated
unfit for
guard duty--forfeit $5 per month for 3 months. Wounded at New Hope Church--
gunshot through arm & lower right leg. General Hospital Kingston Georgia.
No 19
United States Army General Hospital Nashville Tennessee. United States
Army
General Hospital Murfreesboro Tennessee. Veteran Volunteer, transferred to
70th
Indiana Infantry, then consolidated with 33rd Indiana Infantry. Mustered
out 7-21-65.
Died at Seymour Indiana 1-8-1911. Buried Seymour Wohrn Cemetery
~Phillip, Emma & children received in membership, Pleasant Plain prepartory
meeting 6 April 1895 (from Sand Creek MM records)
~He married Emily A. Lett Crane 29 Sept 1865 in Jackson co IN
(dau of John H Lett & Zerelda Ann Randall, and widow of Benjamin Crane).
Emily A. Lett was born 19 April , 1845 Jennings co, IN and died 29 Jan
1924 She
is buried Riverview cem Seymour, Jackson co, IN. Her funeral services
were
conducted at the 1st Methodist Episcopal ch, by Rev Whitman
~children:
John O Cox b 16 Mar 1870
Elbert W Cox b 27 Aug 1875 {twin}
Ernest J Cox b 27 Aug 1875 {twin}
Bertha M Cox b 1 Jan 1877 married ____ Horning
P Forrest Cox b 2 Apr 1879
James A G Cox b 12 Apr 1881
Paul R Cox b 4 July 1883
~Tuesday Sep 26, 2000 ��-� North Vernon Plain Dealer 100 Years Ago Column
27th Regiment: The annual reunion of Company H, 27th Indiana Infantry was
held on Saturday,
Sept. 15, in the beautiful grove near Frank M. James residence ... The
roll was called, the
following named comrades answering: Capt. Oliver Shepherd, Frank M. James,
Joshua
Deputy, Jon Muster, William Muster, Robert S. Dixon, Joseph Roseberry,
James W.
Reed, Thompson H. Hudson, Lewis King, Phillip Cox .
Moses Cox was born c1850 in Jackson co, IN.
~In 1900 he was living in Gibson township, Wash co IN, when he deposed for
his
brother William's civil war pension.
~He married Elizabeth A Hawn, about 1872.
~They were the parents of Charley, Luly, Estel, John, George, Jesse and Alta.
Jonathon "Noah" Cox was b c1854 in Jackson county, IN.
He was living in Little York, Gibson township, Washington county, IN in 1900
when he deposed for his bother William's civil war pension.
He married Angeline D Abbott (dau of John Abbott and Elizabeth Welch) 3 Nov
1898 in Salem, Washington county, IN.
Their known children include Johnnie, Frankie and Jennie.
Noah was arrested 21 July 1905--Scott county IN--for public intoxication.
Other siblings of the above men---known by name only---include
Lorinda Cox b c1835
Mary J Cox 1838
John Cox born c1845
Martha Ellen Cox 1848