OUR COX FAMILY PATRIOT ANCESTOR - Joseph Allen (DAR-A001697)

Genealogy as approved by the Sons of the American Revolution

For Descendants of:

 

James Franklin Cox, death certificate (1851 - 1941 in Titus County, Texas)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60299077/james-franklin-cox

 

Calvin Meadows Cox, FindAGrave details from CHB (1854 - 1908 - Bowie County, TX)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155363930/calvin-meadows-cox

 

Amanda Elizabeth Cox Rountree, death certificate (1855 - 1939 in Paris, Texas)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7530271/amanda-elizabeth-rountree

 

George Stephen Cox: death certificate (1857 - 1931 in Lamar County, Texas)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93213293/george-stephen-cox

 

Introduction

Research and Details

 

Additional pages in this file and links to other sources:

 

Jim Cox family in Titus County:.

My Granddad William Columbus Cox 1880-Cox-WC-birth - 1956-Cox-W-C-death

1930-TX-Titus-Cox-JamesF

1900-TX-Titus-J-Cox

 

Our family in Tennessee:

1880-Cox-TN-Fayette-census

1880-TN-land.pdf

Chambers Probate after Civil War experience

Jemima Chambers 1872 Disallowed Southern Claims Commission petition

1870-Cox-TN-Fayette-census

1860-Chambers-TN-census

 

Then I found them in Arkansas

1860-Cox-AR-census

1862-William B Cox-Ark-will

1862-William B Cox-Ark-will-transcribtion

 

Civil War:

Potts Camp Mississippi

Moscow Tennessee The Union Story

Moscow-short-Union Story

Our Cox Family Civil War experience

 

Our family in Mississippi:

1850-Cox-MS-Marshall-census (listed in Ancestry as Cop)

Cox, John - Rainey, Elizabeth - 03 May 1853

She is listed in the Pipkin Family in 1840 1840-Pipkin-P-MS-Marshall-census

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7786344/elizabeth-e.-shoffner

I have found no death certificate but her headstone reads E.E.COX SHOFFNER

Pipkin Family Association Newsletter lists the family but little more

1840-Pipkin-P-MS-Marshall-census

Who is our Grandma Elizabeth E Rainey/Pipkin Cox Shoffner?

1836-Rainey_Pipkin marriage

 

Our family in Georgia:

1840-Cox-GA-Harris-census

William B. Cox married Rhoda Allen, Nov. 9, 1830  ELBERT COUNTY, GEORGIA

1829-31_Marriages_Elbert_GA (our ancestor entry only)

1830-Cox-GA-DeKalb-census

1830-Allen-Joseph-will-Elbert-GA-and-more

 

Joseph Allen proof of service:

1827-GA Veterans Land Grants

DAR records: Nat'l #: 510775 Ancestor #: A001697

1782-Allen-Fold3_Page_2_Compiled_Service_Records_of_Soldiers_Who_Served_in_the_American_Army_During_the_Revolutionary_War

 

[From RootsWeb: Early VA MS Territory, Joseph Allen military]

https://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dpanther&id=I24072

 

More links and details can be found on the “Proof and Links” tab at the bottom of

Our Cox Family Tree (Chart with Detail and Proof tabs)

 

Ken

ken@kencox.us

 

Credits:

Penwood Rountree (deceased), Helen Cox (deceased), Shad Cox, Michael Cox and numerous other relatives.

Additional resources provided by wonderful work by folks that volunteer many hours locating, transcribing and scanning public records to share and guidance from the Fort Worth Library and NARA Fort Worth personnel

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