Abijah Cox was born in White River, Randolph County, Indiana on 6 March 1847 to Benjamin and Alice Harris Cox. He was the second son and fourth child of this union. On 13 May 1868 Abijah married Elizabeth Jane Parsons daughter of James and Nancy Jane Parsons. To this union came 9 children: Frances Clement Cox, Elisha B., Benjamin F, Rufus King, James Reuben, Robert Knight , Prosperous Paul , Grace V., and Carl Claude Cox.
Abijah Cox and Elizabeth and family are listed on the records of White River Monthly Meeting (Quaker). Their entries were made on Jan. 6, 1883 at Randolph Co. Indiana. His family records indicate that they were in Kansas at this time. However, their church records were lagging behind as most church membership delitions are, as this was a transfer to Walnut Creek, which was a Kansas Monthly Meeting. White river was an off-shoot of Cherry Grove, also in Randolph County, Indiana, which was an off-shoot of New Garden, of Wayne County Indiana. The ancestry of Abijah was very influential of the Quaker movement. Abijah Cox was a minister in the Friends Church. (Nova Pauline Cox told Shirley that he was a minister, but was from Ohio). Several generations of Abijah's can be found on the records of various meetings in Indiana and North Carolina.
Civil War Pension Index: Abijah Cox listed on image 3027 of Ancestry.com web site. Widow was Elizabeth J. Cox and filed in Kansas for Indiana Inf. A # 147. Application # 535,911, certificate # 516,523. She filed in 1914 on Dec. 5 as widow application # 1,037,899 and Certificate # 788,146 in Kansas. He enlisted on 02 August 1865 for the Union as a private. At the time of the enlistment he claimed Randolph County. He was enlisted in A Company 147th Inf Reg. IN. He mustered out on 04 August 1865. Source of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Abbreviation: INRoster found at Ancestry .com web site under American Civil War Soldiers. Errors in grammar were made on originals from Ancestry.com. Corrections attempts have been made.
Abijah Cox and Elizabeth and family are listed on the records of White River Monthly Meeting (Quaker). Their entries were made on Jan. 6, 1883 at Randolph Co. Indiana. His family records indicate that they were in Kansas at this time. However, their church records were lagging behind as most church membership delitions are, as this was a transfer to Walnut Creek, which was a Kansas Monthly Meeting. White river was an off-shoot of Cherry Grove, also in Randolph County, Indiana, which was an off-shoot of New Garden, of Wayne County Indiana. The ancestry of Abijah was very influential of the Quaker movement. Abijah Cox was a minister in the Friends Church. (Nova Pauline Cox told Shirley that he was a minister, but was from Ohio). Several generations of Abijah's can be found on the records of various meetings in Indiana and North Carolina.
Civil War Pension Index: Abijah Cox listed on image 3027 of Ancestry.com web site. Widow was Elizabeth J. Cox and filed in Kansas for Indiana Inf. A # 147. Application # 535,911, certificate # 516,523. She filed in 1914 on Dec. 5 as widow application # 1,037,899 and Certificate # 788,146 in Kansas. He enlisted on 02 August 1865 for the Union as a private. At the time of the enlistment he claimed Randolph County. He was enlisted in A Company 147th Inf Reg. IN. He mustered out on 04 August 1865. Source of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Abbreviation: INRoster found at Ancestry .com web site under American Civil War Soldiers. Errors in grammar were made on originals from Ancestry.com. Corrections attempts have been made.
Abijah Cox was born in White River, Randolph County, Indiana on 6 March 1847 to Benjamin and Alice Harris Cox. He was the second son and fourth child of this union. On 13 May 1868 Abijah married Elizabeth Jane Parsons daughter of James and Nancy Jane Parsons. To this union came 9 children: Frances Clement Cox, Elisha B., Benjamin F, Rufus King, James Reuben, Robert Knight , Prosperous Paul , Grace V., and Carl Claude Cox.
Abijah Cox and Elizabeth and family are listed on the records of White River Monthly Meeting (Quaker). Their entries were made on Jan. 6, 1883 at Randolph Co. Indiana. His family records indicate that they were in Kansas at this time. However, their church records were lagging behind as most church membership delitions are, as this was a transfer to Walnut Creek, which was a Kansas Monthly Meeting. White river was an off-shoot of Cherry Grove, also in Randolph County, Indiana, which was an off-shoot of New Garden, of Wayne County Indiana. The ancestry of Abijah was very influential of the Quaker movement. Abijah Cox was a minister in the Friends Church. (Nova Pauline Cox told Shirley that he was a minister, but was from Ohio). Several generations of Abijah's can be found on the records of various meetings in Indiana and North Carolina.
Civil War Pension Index: Abijah Cox listed on image 3027 of Ancestry.com web site. Widow was Elizabeth J. Cox and filed in Kansas for Indiana Inf. A # 147. Application # 535,911, certificate # 516,523. She filed in 1914 on Dec. 5 as widow application # 1,037,899 and Certificate # 788,146 in Kansas. He enlisted on 02 August 1865 for the Union as a private. At the time of the enlistment he claimed Randolph County. He was enlisted in A Company 147th Inf Reg. IN. He mustered out on 04 August 1865. Source of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Abbreviation: INRoster found at Ancestry .com web site under American Civil War Soldiers. Errors in grammar were made on originals from Ancestry.com. Corrections attempts have been made.
Abijah Cox and Elizabeth and family are listed on the records of White River Monthly Meeting (Quaker). Their entries were made on Jan. 6, 1883 at Randolph Co. Indiana. His family records indicate that they were in Kansas at this time. However, their church records were lagging behind as most church membership delitions are, as this was a transfer to Walnut Creek, which was a Kansas Monthly Meeting. White river was an off-shoot of Cherry Grove, also in Randolph County, Indiana, which was an off-shoot of New Garden, of Wayne County Indiana. The ancestry of Abijah was very influential of the Quaker movement. Abijah Cox was a minister in the Friends Church. (Nova Pauline Cox told Shirley that he was a minister, but was from Ohio). Several generations of Abijah's can be found on the records of various meetings in Indiana and North Carolina.
Civil War Pension Index: Abijah Cox listed on image 3027 of Ancestry.com web site. Widow was Elizabeth J. Cox and filed in Kansas for Indiana Inf. A # 147. Application # 535,911, certificate # 516,523. She filed in 1914 on Dec. 5 as widow application # 1,037,899 and Certificate # 788,146 in Kansas. He enlisted on 02 August 1865 for the Union as a private. At the time of the enlistment he claimed Randolph County. He was enlisted in A Company 147th Inf Reg. IN. He mustered out on 04 August 1865. Source of the Adjutant General of the State of Indiana. Abbreviation: INRoster found at Ancestry .com web site under American Civil War Soldiers. Errors in grammar were made on originals from Ancestry.com. Corrections attempts have been made.
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