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PVT Benjamin Rufus Cox Veteran

Birth: 16 Jan 1897
Morristown, Hamblen County, Tennessee, USA
Death: 21 Apr 1981 (aged 84)
Cass County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Garner Chapel Cemetery

Philadelphia, Cass County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 109673608 View Source

COX, Benjamin R.; b: 16Jan1897, Morristown, Tenn.; d: 21Apr1981, Virginia, Il.; bu: Garner Chapel, Ashland, Il.; m: Etta Ferris (date and place not stated); fa: W. R. Cox; mo: Nancy Clements. Wife preceded in death in 1943. A resident of his daughter's home in Virginia, Il. WWI vet. Survived by one son: William Cox of Helenville, Wisc.; and four daughters: Mrs. Milton (Rose) Hish, Mrs. Olroyd and Mrs. Dean (Florence) Cary, all of Virginia, and Mrs. Wayne (Anna) Lael of Springfield; 12 grand and 13 g-grandchildren; four brothers: Rex and Oscar, both of Virginia, Robert of Edwards and Ray of Pleasant Plains. Preceded by five brothers and four sisters.

COX, Benjamin R.; b: 16Jan1897, Morristown, Tenn.; d: 21Apr1981, Virginia, Il.; bu: Garner Chapel, Ashland, Il.; m: Etta Ferris (date and place not stated); fa: W. R. Cox; mo: Nancy Clements. Wife preceded in death in 1943. A resident of his daughter's home in Virginia, Il. WWI vet. Survived by one son: William Cox of Helenville, Wisc.; and four daughters: Mrs. Milton (Rose) Hish, Mrs. Olroyd and Mrs. Dean (Florence) Cary, all of Virginia, and Mrs. Wayne (Anna) Lael of Springfield; 12 grand and 13 g-grandchildren; four brothers: Rex and Oscar, both of Virginia, Robert of Edwards and Ray of Pleasant Plains. Preceded by five brothers and four sisters.

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Etta Rowena Ferris Cox

1905–1943 (m. 1924)

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Created by: david chaney
Added: Apr 28, 2013
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Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109673608/benjamin_rufus-cox: accessed ), memorial page for PVT Benjamin Rufus Cox (16 Jan 1897–21 Apr 1981), Find a Grave Memorial ID 109673608, citing Garner Chapel Cemetery, Philadelphia, Cass County, Illinois, USA; Maintained by david chaney (contributor 47729003).

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