THE COX FAMILY
Generation 1
The Cox family traces its roots to Culpeper County, in
Central Virginia. It was there that James and Anna Cocks had a
son named John, born in 1753. By the time of the American Revolution,
John was living in Nash County, North Carolina, in the northeastern part
of the state. There, he was drafted into the colonial militia. He later
settled in Anson County, North Carolina, on the border with South
Carolina.
In 1835, when he was 82 years old, he received a pension for his
military service. Documents related to the pension show that, unlike
his parents, he spelled the family name "COX".
John married February 4, 1780, in Nash County, to Elizabeth,
daughter of John and Sarah Portis. She died in Anson County,
October 9, 1836, and John died only six days later. They had
eight children: Jesse Cox, who is our ancestor; Jason Cox; Edmund
Cox; Winifred Cox, who married a Mr. Spencer; Sarah Cox; Elizabeth
Cox, who married a Mr. Morp; Edny Cox, who married a Mr. Ballard;
and Welinda Cox, who married a Mr. Russell.
Generation 2
Jesse Cox, eldest son of John Cox and Elizabeth Portis, was
born in Nash County, North Carolina, June 2, 1781. Jesse married about
1802, to Nancy Jane, daughter of William and Julia Meachum of Chatham
County, North Carolina, who was born April 10, 1783. Her ancestry has
not yet been ascertained, although there was a prominent Meachum
family living in Iredell County, North Carolina, at that time. She and
John both died at their home in Anson County, North Carolina, in
1844, having had eight children.
The first child, Jesse Cox, Jr., was born July 3, 1803, and
married Mary Ann Henry.
The second child, James Calvin Cox, was born August 11, 1805.
He married Mary Bennett, and died August 6, 1847.
The third child, Joseph J. Cox, was born June 8, 1807. He
married Sarah Dumas, and died August 26, 1876.
The fourth child, William Jackson Cox, was born May 10, 1809.
He married Martha Barringer, and died in 1896.
The fifth child, Peter Portis Cox, is our ancestor.
The sixth child, Frances M. Cox, was born February 23, 1813.
She married Henry Diggs (1815-1860), and had at least two children:
William M. Diggs (born 1847) and a daughter (born 1850).
The seventh child, Nancy C. Cox, was born October 23, 1815.
She married October 9, 1832, to Mastin C. Long (born 1811), and died
July 25, 1844, the same year as her parents, having had at least three children: Jesse Cox Long, bonr 1836; James Martin Long, born 1838, who had at least two children by his wife Harriet, who was born 1845 (Jesse born 1867, and Mary born 1869); and Mariah Long, born 1840.
The eighth child, Benjamin Franklin Cox, was born on Christmas Day 1817. He married Fannie Bennett, and died July 6, 1845.
Generation 3
Peter Portis Cox, son of Jesse Cox and Nancy Jane Meachum, was born in Anson County, North Carolina, March 2, 1811. He married November 13, 1837, to Sarah Eleanor, daughter of Jordan Flake and Faithy Elizabeth Hannah, who was born in Anson County, April 19, 1820. Peter died February 14, 1863, and Sarah survived him until February 9, 1908. They had eleven children.
The first child, William Flake Cox, was born in 1838. He enlisted in the Confederate Army during the Civil War, and was killed in action in 1863. He never married and had no children.
The second child, Jesse Jordan Cox, was born October 9, 1840, and was named for his grandfathers. He married Mary Jane Barrett, and died September 7, 1916.
The third child, Elizabeth M. Cox, was born in 1843 and died young.
The fourth child, Adeline Ann Cox, was born January 9, 1845. She married in 1864 to Vachel Thomas Chears (born 1835). She died April 23, 1926, having had at least three children: Julia Chears, born 1868; Charles Chears, born 1869; and Sarah Chears.
The fifth child, James B. Cox, was born in 1846. In 1864, he enlisted in Company I, 43rd North Carolina Infantry, Confederate States Army. He was captured near Petersburg, Virginia, March 25, 1865, and was imprisoned at Point Lookout, Maryland. He was released June 24, 1865, after taking the Oath of Allegience. He married Minnie Jane Huntley, who was born in 1849, and had at least one daughter: Minnie Cox, born 1869.
The sixth child, Peter Madison Cox, is our ancestor.
The seventh child, Faithy Eugenia Cox, was born August 27, 1851. She married in 1870 to Joseph Samuel Lee, and died August 16, 1876.
The eighth child, Sarah Della Cox, was born October 5, 1855. She married Benjamin F. Parker, and died May 8, 1918.
The ninth child, Mary Melvina Cox, was born February 21, 1858. She married in 1880 to Sanford Smith, and had at least one daughter before her death, November 17, 1914: Alma Smith (1899-1974).
The tenth child, Elizabeth Alice Cox, was born August 7, 1859. She married in 1879 to J. Fletcher Moore, and died January 3, 1915.
The eleventh child, Penny Viola Cox, was born September 18, 1861. She married in 1884 to Ranford Smith, and died March 15, 1941.
Generation 4
Peter Madison Cox, son of Peter Portis Cox and Sarah Eleanor Flake, was born in Anson County, North Carolina, July 30, 1848. He was too young to serve in the Civil War, though his two older brothers did. Peter worked as a farmer and operated a general store on the side.
Peter married firstly, in 1869, to Elizabeth Alice, daughter of Albert Evans and Ann Lucy, who was born in Chesterfield County, South Carolina, February 20, 1849. She died as a young woman, March 14, 1877, and was buried at the Evans Cemetery in Pageland, South Carolina. She and Peter had four children.
Peter married secondly, January 3, 1878, in Union County, North Carolina, to Adeline Roxanna, daughter of Dr. Thomas Lowry and Frances S. Timmons. She was born in Union County, July 16, 1858, and she and Peter had eleven children. After his mother died in 1908, Peter sold his property in North Carolina and moved to Florida.
He settled first at Montverde, in Lake County, where his brother-in-law James A. Lowry had settled after the Civil War. He and his wife later moved to Orlando, and were living at a home on Delaney Street by 1912. They finally settled in a home at 8 Raleigh Street. Peter continued to live in Orlando until his death May 2, 1931. His wife Addie survived him until February 13, 1945. They are both buried in Montverde.
The children of Peter Madison Cox:
--- Albert Edward Cox, born January 25, 1870, died June 3, 1888.
1. Mary Frances Cox, see below.
--- John Baxter Cox, born May 15, 1873, died September 23, 1891.
2. Elizabeth Cox, see below.
3. William Oscar Cox, see below.
4. James Madison Cox, see below.
5. Lilliah Etta Cox, see below.
6. Robert Henry Cox, see below.
7. Thomas Peter Cox, see below.
8. J. Fred Cox, see below.
9. Lula B. Cox, see below.
10. Frances Annie Cox, see below.
--- Benjamin Franklin Cox, born May 24, 1896. He served in World War I,
enlisting in Company C of the 124th Infantry. After the war, on November
19, 1925, he married Ella Jane, daughter of Henry Moore Butler and
Elizabeth Ardelia Truluck. She was born in Grady County, Georgia, May 11,
1902. Frank died March 7, 1975. They had no children.
11. Cyrus Lowry Cox, see below.
12. Sarah Addie Cox, see below.
Generation 5
1. Mary Frances Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Elizabeth Alice Evans, was born April 30, 1871. She married December 26, 1888, to Martin Luther Baker, son of Albert and Sarah Baker, who was born October 12, 1867, and died April 13, 1959. They had ten children:
--- Bertha Viola Baker, born November 7, 1887, and married July 31, 1906, to
Claud Carelock.
13. Carl Edgar Baker, see below.
--- Peter Albert Baker, born November 15, 1892, died April 13, 1897.
--- Sarah Elizabeth Baker, born September 15, 1894, married September 12, 1918,
to Ellis Eugene Smith.
--- Martin Lonnie Baker, born August 10, 1896, married November 11, 1950, to
Alice Lee.
14. Thomas Lee Baker, see below.
--- Benjamin Franklin Baker, born February 3, 1900, died June 3, 1901.
--- Kate Baker, born October 10, 1902, married August 3, 1921, to Clayton J.
Allan.
--- Mary Lee Baker, born July 9, 1905.
--- Joseph Samuel Baker, born August 18, 1907, married August 1, 1931, to
Martha Caldwell.
2. Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Elizabeth Alice Evans, was born March 20, 1875, and died February 8, 1928. She married in 1893 to Franklin Miller Smith, son of Calvin Rushing Smith and Martha Ann Agerton, who was born August 16, 1868, and died April 14, 1930. They had eleven children:
15. Walter Baxter Smith, see below.
--- Clyde Rushing Smith, born March 28, 1896, died October 24, 1963. He mar-
ried November 24, 1934, to Margaret Battstone.
--- Lillie Raynelle Smith, born August 10, 1897, died March 19, 1978. She mar-
ried August 29, 1928, to W. Augustus Griffin.
--- Martha Elizabeth Smith, born June 2, 1899, married May 13, 1933, to W.K.
Gardner.
--- Ollie Smith, born April 8, 1901, died May 26, 1916.
--- Claudia Smith, born May 24, 1904, died September 25, 1906.
--- Franklin Otis Smith, born January 31, 1906, died February 6, 1966. He married
February 10, 1934 to Roel Smith.
--- Alice Louise Smith, born August 12, 1908, married March 27, 1938 to Wayne
A. Marsh.
--- Mildred Kathleen Smith, born November 8, 1910, married June 15, 1940, to
Wade R. Todd.
--- James Madison Smith, born September 22, 1912, died May 31, 1913.
--- Sarah Evelyn Smith, born June 13, 1915, married April 23, 1938 to John
Gilliland.
3. William Oscar Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, January 21, 1879, and died in Orlando, Florida, July 23, 1939. He married firstly to Martha Irene "Mattie" Mann, daughter of James Thomas Mann. She was born December 16, 1883, and died April 4, 1932. He married secondly to Ruth Macy Barrington.
Oscar was a butcher by profession, and was living in Orlando as early as 1909, at a home at 408 West Church Street. He later lived near his parents on Delaney Street, before finally settling at 904 Kuhl Avenue. His butcher shop was at 39 West Church Street. He had thirteen children by his first marriage:
--- James Cox, born 1899, died young.
16. Willie Olive Cox, see below.
17. Albert Coy Cox, see below.
18. Herbert Madison Cox, see below.
--- Henry Cox, born December 4, 1907, died September 14, 1908.
--- Oscar Howard Cox, born May 20, 1909, died December 6, 1977. He married
Mary G. Novak and lived at 850 Nottingham Avenue in Orlando. They had no
children.
19. Thurman Augustus Cox, see below.
20. Addie Mildred Cox, see below.
21. Joe Byron Cox, see below.
22. Virginia Irene Cox, see below.
23. Martha Elizabeth Cox, see below.
24. William Orwin Cox, see below.
4. James Madison Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, April 28, 1881, and died in Montverde, Florida, December 25, 1967. He married June 20, 1907, in Montverde, to Lillian Glenn, daughter of William Sheppard and Lillie Martin, who was born in Liberty County, Georgia, June 4, 1888. They had five children:
25. Edwin James Cox, see below.
26. Thelma Glenn Cox, see below.
27. Herman William Cox, see below.
28. Carl Madison Cox, see below.
--- Genevieve Roxie Cox, born in Montverde, October 3, 1918, married January
13, 1945, to William Harold Lewis, and lives in Tampa, Florida.
5. Lilliah Etta Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, February 18, 1883, and died February 6, 1972. She married November 11, 1906, to Vernon, son of William Ellis Hamilton and Frances Lessie Williams. He was born January 2, 1885, and died August 11, 1948. They had eight children:
29. Ruby Lee Hamilton, see below.
--- Addie Verna Hamilton, born January 25, 1909, died April 7, 1913.
30. William Madison Hamilton, see below.
31. James Ralph Hamilton, see below.
32. Frances Evelyn Hamilton, see below.
33. Mary Lynn Hamilton, see below.
--- Thomas Samuel Hamilton, born December 23, 1919, married October 5, 1941,
to Hazel Ailene Kennedy.
34. Henry Vernon Hamilton, see below.
6. Robert Henry Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, May 18, 1885, and died December 22, 1965. He married November 1, 1906, to his cousin Minnie Irene, daughter of James Thomas Lowry and Julia Elizabeth Fincher. By 1912, they had moved to Orlando, and were living at 518 Canfield Street. They had four children:
35. Henry Beatrice Cox, see below.
36. Gerald Lowry Cox, see below.
37. Ralph Hubert Cox, see below.
--- Wayne Franklin Cox, born in Montverde, Florida, May 14, 1918, and died
there January 30, 1920.
7. Thomas Peter Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, September 1, 1887, and died March 17, 1919. He was named for both of his grandfathers. He married October 11, 1910 to Varena Andrews Martin, daughter of William Myrick Martin and Georgia Alice Brewer, who was born in Hinesville, Georgia, January 5, 1892, and died March 13, 1965. They had three children:
--- Hazel Alice Cox, born in Montverde, October 13, 1912. She married Dr.
Matthew Arnow, but has no issue.
--- Roxie Louise Cox, born in Orlando, July 26, 1914. She has been active in the
4-H Club for over 50 years, and was named Lake County's Humanitarian of
the Year for 1995. She never married, and has no issue.
--- Thomas Peter Cox, born in Orlando, November 9, 1916, married Delphia
Cadwell, but has no issue.
8. J. Fred Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, August 29, 1889, and died August 1, 1964. He married firstly on July 4, 1913, to Frances Lorena "Fannie", daughter of Charles Leon Eaddy and Rosanna Eaddy, who was born in Georgia, August 29, 1896, and died August 15, 1941. He married secondly to Minnie Lyles, and thirdly to Florence Williams. He had three children by his first marriage:
38. Doris Aleane Cox, see below.
--- Infant, died young.
39. Winifred Cox, see below.
9. Lula B. Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, September 16, 1892, and died February 8, 1949. She married November 11, 1911, to James Wallace Burckhartte, who was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1888, and died March 9, 1965. By 1912, they had moved to Orlando, and were living at 514 Canfield Street, two doors down from her brother Henry. They had four children:
40. Lois Addie Burckhartte, see below.
--- James Elmer Burckhartte, died March 6, 1982, leaving no issue by his wife
Mary.
41. Robert Edward Burckhartte, see below.
42. Sarah Catherine Burckhartte, see below.
10. Frances Annie Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, November 28, 1893, and died in Miami, Florida, October 1, 1963. She married February 11, 1912, to William Robert Yates, son of John Yates and Sarah Renfro, who was born in Nocatee, Florida, October 2, 1890, and died in Kendall, Florida, June 14, 1961. They had eight children:
--- Vivian Yates, born in Kissimmee, Florida, November 10, 1912, died Febru-
ary 1, 1973. She married Thomas Rogers.
--- Annie Maud Yates, born in Fulford, Florida, July 30, 1916. She married March
17, 1933, to Theodore Charles Wayt.
--- William Robert Yates, born in Orlando, February 3, 1919, married March 17,
1944 to Edna Dorothy Bettison.
--- Addie Louise Yates, born in Orlando, September 15, 1921, married Janaury 29,
1939 to Grady Paul Stepp.
--- Claude May Yates, born in Orlando, June 22, 1923, married March 18, 1955,
to Robert M. Mullins.
--- Thomas Owen Yates, born in Orlando, March 7, 1926, married
Hazel Whitfield.
--- Henry Otis Yates, born in Princeton, Florida, July 11, 1929, and died July 7,
1930.
--- Walter Arthur Yates, born in Princeton, May 3, 1932, married November 5,
1953 to Yvonne Marilyn Cole.
11. Cyrus Lowry Cox, son of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, June 19, 1898, and died in Orlando, Florida, October 11, 1977. He married May 7, 1921, to Annabelle Hopkins, daughter of John Holland Hopkins and Amy Elizabeth Morgan, who was born in Pierce County, Georgia, March 7, 1905. They had two children:
43. Cyrus Lowry Cox, Jr., see below.
--- Elizabeth Marie Cox, born December 5, 1923, married April 29, 1941, to
Dewey Raymond Speegle, and has issue.
12. Sarah Addie Cox, daughter of Peter Madison Cox and Adeline Roxanna Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, September 7, 1900, and died at Chattahoochee, Florida, February 11, 1927. She married in 1923 to William Swinney Morgan, son of William Swinney Morgan and Lola Estelle Blakesley, who was born at Willow Springs, Missouri, February 21, 1900, and died in Orlando, Florida, February 12, 1960. They had two children:
44. Sarah Edith Morgan, see below.
45. William Swinney Morgan, see below.
Generation 6
13. Carl Edgar Baker, son of Martin Luther Baker and Mary Frances Cox, was born in Union County, North Carolina, June 25, 1891. He married August 20, 1912, to his cousin Blanche Baucome, daughter of John C. Baucome and Julia Chears, who was born December 1, 1890, and died July 24, 1977. They had two children:
--- Jewel Baker, married a Mr. Hill.
--- Vachel Baker.
14. Thomas Lee Baker, son of Martin Luther Baker and Mary Frances Cox, was born in Union County, North Carolina, March 25, 1898. He married May 24, 1919, to his cousin Alma, daughter of Sanford Smith and Mary Melvina Cox, who was born in 1899, and died June 20, 1974. They had two children:
--- T. Carroll Baker.
--- A daughter, who married Charles E. Jones.
15. Walter Baxter Smith, son of Franklin Miller Smith and Elizabeth Cox, was born in Marshville, North Carolina, November 11, 1894, and died August 14, 1972. He married November 11, 1922, to his cousin Gladys, daughter of George Baugh Walters and Sarah Chears. They had two children:
46. Larry B. Smith, see below.
--- Chears Smith.
16. Willie Olive Cox, daughter of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Union County, North Carolina, October 2, 1900. By 1920, she was living with her parents in Orlando, and working at the old Yowell-Drew store. She married first to James Jackson, second to a Mr. Morong of Boston, Massachusetts, and had one son:
--- Thomas M. Jackson.
17. Albert Coy Cox, son of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Union County, North Carolina, March 30, 1902, and died October 18, 1980. He married Myrtle Lee Childers (1905-1964). In 1920, he was living with his parents in Orlando and was working as a soda jerk. He had five children:
47. William Albert Cox, see below.
48. Robert Coy Cox, see below.
49. James Madison Cox, see below.
50. Carolyn Glenda Cox, see below.
51. Nancy Lea Cox, see below.
18. Herbert Madison Cox, son of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Union County, North Carolina, in February 1905, and died in 1971. He married Mary Lilly Nesmith (1909-1969) and had one son:
--- Herbert Larry Cox.
19. Thurman Augustus Cox, son of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, August 16, 1914. He married there March 21, 1937, to Peggy Odessa, daughter of Clifford and Viola Nipper. She was born in Cordele, Georgia, April 24, 1918, and died in Orlando, July 16, 1986. They had four children:
52. Mary Clifford Cox, see below.
--- Dale Cox, born in Orlando, October 16, 1946, and died there April 1, 1957.
53. Pamela Cox, see below.
54. Rebecca Cox, see below.
20. Addie Mildred Cox, daughter of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, May 4, 1916. She married first to Royce Lewis and second to Clayton Burchette of Hamilton, Ohio, and has issue by her second marriage:
--- David Burchette.
21. Joe Byron Cox, son of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, August 7, 1918. He married Clara Hurtt and had three children:
--- J.B. Cox.
--- Janet Cox.
--- Martha Cox.
22. Virginia Irene Cox, daughter of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, December 31, 1921. She married Arthur Eugene Fullen, who was born October 28, 1919, and had two sons:
55. Arthur Eugene Fullen, Jr., see below.
56. Charles Edward Fullen, see below.
23. Martha Elizabeth Cox, daughter of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, October 2, 1923. She married Don Edge, son of Oat Levi Edge and Clara Edge, who was born at Round Mountain, Alabama, May 1919, and died there August 6, 1978. She lives in California, and has three children:
--- Don Wayne Edge, born at Greenville, South Carolina, August 31, 1943.
--- Donna Edge, born at Round Mountain, March 11, 1945.
--- Joseph Leighton Edge, born at March AFB, California, April 6, 1951.
24. William Orwin Cox, son of William Oscar Cox and Martha Irene Mann, was born in Orlando, Florida, December 5, 1924. He married April 6, 1947, to Eunice Lee, daughter of Lee L. Lightsey and Pearl Irene Davis, who was born December 20, 1928. They lived in Rockledge, Florida, and had two children:
57. William Paul Cox, see below.
58. Deporah Leigh Cox, see below.
25. Edwin James Cox, son of James Madison Cox and Lillian Glenn Sheppard, was born in Montverde, Florida, April 14, 1909. He married May 27, 1931, to Pauline Thelma Gideons, and had issue:
59. Edwina Virginia Cox, see below.
--- Vivian Lillian Cox, born November 11, 1933, in Montverde, married a Mr.
Henderson.
26. Thelma Glenn Cox, daughter of James Madison Cox and Lillian Glenn Sheppard, was born in Montverde, September 15, 1912, and died in Orlando, Florida, March 26, 1982. She married February 26, 1939, to Arthur Garland Courson, who was born in Detroit, Michigan, November 9, 1920, and died in Orlando, January 10, 1982. They had three children:
60. Paul Garland Courson, see below.
61. Ruth Annette Courson, see below.
62. Glenn Madison Courson, see below.
27. Herman William Cox, son of James Madison Cox and Lillian Glenn Sheppard, was born in Montverde, Florida, March 4, 1914, and died in Mt. Dora, Florida, May 5, 1995. He worked for the Mt. Dora Police Department for many years. He married May 27, 1937, to Vivian Abigail Rorabaugh, daughter of William Elsworth Rorabaugh and Vivian Rittgers, who was born in Clermont, Florida, September 12, 1917. They had four children:
63. H. Kenneth Cox, see below.
64. Randall William Cox, see below.
65. Carolyn Cox , see below.
66. Marilyn L. Cox, see below.
28. Carl Madison Cox, son of James Madison Cox and Lillian Glenn Sheppard, was born in Montverde, Florida, January 13, 1916, and died July 25, 1951. He married November 6, 1945, in Waycross, Georgia, to Eva Luceal, daughter of William David Hand and Mamie Buckins, who was born in Waycross, November 4, 1922. They had four daughters:
--- Eva Carlene Cox, born in Eustis, Florida, September 13, 1946. She married
March 20, 1972, in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Robert Harold Phil-
lips, son of Jake and Martha Lavonia Phillips.
--- Doreen Elizabeth Cox, born in Eustis, January 31, 1948.
67. Kathleen Jeanette Cox, see below.
68. Mayme Marlene Cox, see below.
29. Ruby Lee Hamilton, daughter of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, August 13, 1907. She married in Washington, DC, June 3, 1921, to James Henry, son of Steven Berryman Worthy and Annie Louise Spencer, who was born in Moore County, North Carolina, November 10, 1891, and died November 16, 1956. They had six children:
69. James Alexander Worthy, see below.
70. Kenneth Berryman Worthy, see below.
71. John Henry Worthy, see below.
72. William Hamilton Worthy, see below.
73. Charles Talmadge Worthy, see below.
--- Robert Lynn Worthy, born in Lee County, North Carolina, June 9, 1930.
30. William Madison Hamilton, son of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, March 11, 1911. He married in 1947, to Layne Berie Thomas, who was born March 26, 1908, and had one son:
74. William Madison Hamilton, Jr., see below.
31. James Ralph Hamilton, son of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, January 10, 1913, and died February 26, 1956. He married May 17, 1936, in Dillion, South Carolina, to Elizabeth Gunter, who was born in Chatham County, North Carolina, March 24, 1912. They had two sons:
75. James Ralph Hamilton, Jr., see below.
--- Gerald Wayne Hamilton, born in Lee County, March 1, 1947.
32. Frances Evelyn Hamilton, daughter of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, January 23, 1915. She married November 25, 1934, in Sanford, North Carolina, to Pell Kermit Winstead, who was born in Nash County, North Carolina, October 13, 1912. They had two children:
76. Kermit Marshall Winstead, see below.
--- Sandra Kay Winstead, born in Lee County, married January 8, 1972, in
Sanford, to David Rutledge.
33. Mary Lynn Hamilton, daughter of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, April 5, 1917. She married October 26, 1941, to Otis Vander Batchelor, who was born in Nash County, North Carolina, November 22, 1915. They had three children:
77. Carolyn Batchelor, see below.
78. Judy Ann Batchelor, see below.
--- Barry Hamilton Batchelor, born in Lee County, February 26, 1953, died
March 25, 1974.
34. Henry Vernon Hamilton, son of Vernon Hamilton and Lilliah Etta Cox, was born in Lee County, North Carolina, January 18, 1921. He married February 8, 1948, in Richlands, North Carolina, to Helen Folson, who was born December 21, 1921. They had one son:
--- Henry Vernon Hamilton, Jr., born in Kinston, North Carolina, June 2, 1956.
35. Henry Beatrice Cox, daughter of Robert Henry Cox and Minnie Irene Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, June 8, 1908. She married September 4, 1938, to Enice Alton Bradshaw, lived in Orlando, and had four children:
--- Enice Bradshaw.
--- Sarah Anne Bradshaw, married Posey Copeland.
--- Carol Bradshaw.
--- Robert Bradshaw, married Barbara Ericson.
36. Gerald Lowry Cox, son of Robert Henry Cox and Minnie Irene Lowry, was born in Orlando, Florida, April 28, 1911, and died July 12, 1995. He was a veteran of World War II, and worked as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service. He married April 14, 1929, to Bernise Bradley, and had five daughters:
--- Elizabeth Cox Evans of Orlando.
--- Geraldine Cox Saulsbury of Orlando.
--- Patricia Cox Stalcup of Orlando.
--- Mary Bee Cox Powell of McDonough, Georgia.
--- Lois Irene Cox Rawson of Overgaard, Arizona.
37. Ralph Hubert Cox, son of Robert Henry Cox and Minnie Irene Lowry, was born in Union County, North Carolina, November 7, 1913. He married Melba Silcox, and had two daughters:
79. Cynthia Suellen Cox, see below.
80. Melba Priscilla Cox, see below.
38. Doris Aleane Cox, daughter of J. Fred Cox and Frances Lorena Eaddy, was born in Florida, June 9, 1914. She married Robert Randolph Peaden, who was born January 20, 1910, and had seven children:
81. Robert Leon Peaden, see below.
--- Lewis Clinton Peaden, see below.
82. Joyce Yvonne Peaden, see below.
83. Carol Aleane Peaden, see below.
--- Gerald Randolph Peaden, born September 23, 1947.
--- Ronald Fred Peaden, born January 9, 1951, married Rene Eugenia Shirley.
84. Doris Elaine Peaden, see below.
39. Winifred Cox, daughter of J. Fred Cox and Frances Lorena Eaddy, was born November 14, 1919. She married Jack, son of Lemuel Samuel Jones Smith and Effie Lee Durrance, who was born December 5, 1917, and died September 10, 1972. They had two daughters:
85. Gloria Jacqueline Smith, see below.
86. Phyllis Lorraine Smith, see below.
40. Lois Addie Burckhartte, daughter of James Wallace Burckhartte and Lula B. Cox, was born in Orlando, Florida, November 2, 1914, and died August 4, 1968. She married Marvin Cecil Seagraves, and had issue:
--- Jo Ann Seagraves, married Robert O'Steen and lives in Riverview, Florida.
87. Elizabeth Ann Seagraves, see below.
--- Marvin Cecil Seagraves, Jr.
--- Jerry Seagraves of Tampa, Florida.
88. Johnny Glenn Seagraves, see below.