*CSA VETERAN
William Allison Cox
Born 1841 NC (Family notes indicate he was born in Lee Co., VA)
Died 06 Nov 1911 Denison, Grayson Co., TX
Married 1 Jerusha Elkins
Children
1. Didame Cox, b. abt. 1866
Married 2 Margaret Haining, b. 1857, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 12 Oct 1918, Memphis, Hall Co., TX
Burial unknown
Pls contact me with info on William
Children
1. Eulela Cox, b. 1879, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 1957, CA
2. Valera Cox, b. abt. 1885
3. Clovis Cox, b. abt. 1890
4. Jabes Jason Cox, b. abt. 1897
NOTES
William appears in KY civil war records and his widow got a pension after his death in 1911.
William had married Jerusha Elkins who died after the birth of a daughter, Didame.
William feared the mother-in-law was going to take the child, so he boarded her in MO and later sent for her when he got settled in Texas
There is a photo of William and his new wife & child.
CSA
Below is Isaiah Spencer and Joel's affidavit for the 1913 Widow Pension Application of Maggie Cox, widow of William A. Cox.
Joel S. Cox, age 78 years: "My name is Joel S. Cox, and I reside in Madison County, Arkansas, and my post office is Crosses, Arkansas.
William A. Cox, deceased was my brother and I was with him during the war, and know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier.
He belonged to Company "A", 1st Regmt. Mounted Riflemen.
He enlisted at Letcher County, KY, January 1862, and served over three years.
He was a private soldier only." /s/ Joel S. Cox
Witness: My name is Isaiah Spencer.
I reside in Wolfe County, KY and my post office is Zachariah, KY.
My age is 70 years and I saw William A. Cox sworn in as a Confederate soldier in the year 1862.
He enlisted ...........the 1st Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Riflemen.
I was with him and I knew that he served 3 years in the Confederate Army he enlisted and was sworn into the service in my presence in Letcher County, KY January 1862.
He was a private soldier and .......... my rank was that of a private soldier. /s/ Isaiah Spencer."
William Allison Cox
Born 1841 NC (Family notes indicate he was born in Lee Co., VA)
Died 06 Nov 1911 Denison, Grayson Co., TX
Married 1 Jerusha Elkins
Children
1. Didame Cox, b. abt. 1866
Married 2 Margaret Haining, b. 1857, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 12 Oct 1918, Memphis, Hall Co., TX
Burial unknown
Pls contact me with info on William
Children
1. Eulela Cox, b. 1879, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 1957, CA
2. Valera Cox, b. abt. 1885
3. Clovis Cox, b. abt. 1890
4. Jabes Jason Cox, b. abt. 1897
NOTES
William appears in KY civil war records and his widow got a pension after his death in 1911.
William had married Jerusha Elkins who died after the birth of a daughter, Didame.
William feared the mother-in-law was going to take the child, so he boarded her in MO and later sent for her when he got settled in Texas
There is a photo of William and his new wife & child.
CSA
Below is Isaiah Spencer and Joel's affidavit for the 1913 Widow Pension Application of Maggie Cox, widow of William A. Cox.
Joel S. Cox, age 78 years: "My name is Joel S. Cox, and I reside in Madison County, Arkansas, and my post office is Crosses, Arkansas.
William A. Cox, deceased was my brother and I was with him during the war, and know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier.
He belonged to Company "A", 1st Regmt. Mounted Riflemen.
He enlisted at Letcher County, KY, January 1862, and served over three years.
He was a private soldier only." /s/ Joel S. Cox
Witness: My name is Isaiah Spencer.
I reside in Wolfe County, KY and my post office is Zachariah, KY.
My age is 70 years and I saw William A. Cox sworn in as a Confederate soldier in the year 1862.
He enlisted ...........the 1st Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Riflemen.
I was with him and I knew that he served 3 years in the Confederate Army he enlisted and was sworn into the service in my presence in Letcher County, KY January 1862.
He was a private soldier and .......... my rank was that of a private soldier. /s/ Isaiah Spencer."
*CSA VETERAN
William Allison Cox
Born 1841 NC (Family notes indicate he was born in Lee Co., VA)
Died 06 Nov 1911 Denison, Grayson Co., TX
Married 1 Jerusha Elkins
Children
1. Didame Cox, b. abt. 1866
Married 2 Margaret Haining, b. 1857, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 12 Oct 1918, Memphis, Hall Co., TX
Burial unknown
Pls contact me with info on William
Children
1. Eulela Cox, b. 1879, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 1957, CA
2. Valera Cox, b. abt. 1885
3. Clovis Cox, b. abt. 1890
4. Jabes Jason Cox, b. abt. 1897
NOTES
William appears in KY civil war records and his widow got a pension after his death in 1911.
William had married Jerusha Elkins who died after the birth of a daughter, Didame.
William feared the mother-in-law was going to take the child, so he boarded her in MO and later sent for her when he got settled in Texas
There is a photo of William and his new wife & child.
CSA
Below is Isaiah Spencer and Joel's affidavit for the 1913 Widow Pension Application of Maggie Cox, widow of William A. Cox.
Joel S. Cox, age 78 years: "My name is Joel S. Cox, and I reside in Madison County, Arkansas, and my post office is Crosses, Arkansas.
William A. Cox, deceased was my brother and I was with him during the war, and know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier.
He belonged to Company "A", 1st Regmt. Mounted Riflemen.
He enlisted at Letcher County, KY, January 1862, and served over three years.
He was a private soldier only." /s/ Joel S. Cox
Witness: My name is Isaiah Spencer.
I reside in Wolfe County, KY and my post office is Zachariah, KY.
My age is 70 years and I saw William A. Cox sworn in as a Confederate soldier in the year 1862.
He enlisted ...........the 1st Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Riflemen.
I was with him and I knew that he served 3 years in the Confederate Army he enlisted and was sworn into the service in my presence in Letcher County, KY January 1862.
He was a private soldier and .......... my rank was that of a private soldier. /s/ Isaiah Spencer."
William Allison Cox
Born 1841 NC (Family notes indicate he was born in Lee Co., VA)
Died 06 Nov 1911 Denison, Grayson Co., TX
Married 1 Jerusha Elkins
Children
1. Didame Cox, b. abt. 1866
Married 2 Margaret Haining, b. 1857, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 12 Oct 1918, Memphis, Hall Co., TX
Burial unknown
Pls contact me with info on William
Children
1. Eulela Cox, b. 1879, Howe, Grayson Co., TX d. 1957, CA
2. Valera Cox, b. abt. 1885
3. Clovis Cox, b. abt. 1890
4. Jabes Jason Cox, b. abt. 1897
NOTES
William appears in KY civil war records and his widow got a pension after his death in 1911.
William had married Jerusha Elkins who died after the birth of a daughter, Didame.
William feared the mother-in-law was going to take the child, so he boarded her in MO and later sent for her when he got settled in Texas
There is a photo of William and his new wife & child.
CSA
Below is Isaiah Spencer and Joel's affidavit for the 1913 Widow Pension Application of Maggie Cox, widow of William A. Cox.
Joel S. Cox, age 78 years: "My name is Joel S. Cox, and I reside in Madison County, Arkansas, and my post office is Crosses, Arkansas.
William A. Cox, deceased was my brother and I was with him during the war, and know that he enlisted in the service of the Confederacy and performed the duties of a soldier.
He belonged to Company "A", 1st Regmt. Mounted Riflemen.
He enlisted at Letcher County, KY, January 1862, and served over three years.
He was a private soldier only." /s/ Joel S. Cox
Witness: My name is Isaiah Spencer.
I reside in Wolfe County, KY and my post office is Zachariah, KY.
My age is 70 years and I saw William A. Cox sworn in as a Confederate soldier in the year 1862.
He enlisted ...........the 1st Battalion of Kentucky Mounted Riflemen.
I was with him and I knew that he served 3 years in the Confederate Army he enlisted and was sworn into the service in my presence in Letcher County, KY January 1862.
He was a private soldier and .......... my rank was that of a private soldier. /s/ Isaiah Spencer."
Family Members
Siblings
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
