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Frances Augusta “Fanny” <I>Lyman</I> Cox

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Frances Augusta “Fanny” Lyman Cox

Birth
Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, USA
Death
21 Aug 1885 (aged 36)
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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Fanny was the daughter of Rev. Theodore Benedict Lyman and Anna Margaret Albert Lyman; second wife of Hon. William Ruffin Cox; mother of Major General Albert Lyman Cox and Francis A. Cox; and sister of Dr. Albert B. Lyman, William Lyman, Theodore B. Lyman, Augustus Lyman and Roma Niles.

Much of her early life was spent in Europe; educated in Dresden, Paris & Rome. Fanny's family returned from Europe, living in California, before moving to Raleigh, NC, where her father was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

When Fanny died, her husband was the Congressman from the Raleigh District of North Carolina; her son Albert was not quite two years old; and son Francis was born the day his mother died.
Fanny was the daughter of Rev. Theodore Benedict Lyman and Anna Margaret Albert Lyman; second wife of Hon. William Ruffin Cox; mother of Major General Albert Lyman Cox and Francis A. Cox; and sister of Dr. Albert B. Lyman, William Lyman, Theodore B. Lyman, Augustus Lyman and Roma Niles.

Much of her early life was spent in Europe; educated in Dresden, Paris & Rome. Fanny's family returned from Europe, living in California, before moving to Raleigh, NC, where her father was elected Bishop of the Episcopal Church.

When Fanny died, her husband was the Congressman from the Raleigh District of North Carolina; her son Albert was not quite two years old; and son Francis was born the day his mother died.


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  • Created by: Ron
  • Added: Jun 21, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92296767/frances_augusta-cox: accessed ), memorial page for Frances Augusta “Fanny” Lyman Cox (26 Jan 1849–21 Aug 1885), Find a Grave Memorial ID 92296767, citing Green Mount Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore City, Maryland, USA; Maintained by Ron (contributor 46944211).