Francena H. Phillips Cox

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1. Father of Francena H. Phillips Cox; named Spruce Phillips on grandson Hardin's fetched 1889 Morgan County biographical sketch (daughter-of sentence).

   HARDIN COX … Charles Cox, the father of our subject, was born in Kentucky, and was a lad of eight years when his parents brought him to this county, where he grew to maturity. He was united in marriage with Miss Francena H., daughter of Spruce Phillips, whose sketch is published in this volume. They became the parents of eight children, as follows: Hardin …

2. Father of Spencer/Spruce Phillips; named Titus as paternal grandfather of John R. Phillips on fetched 1889 Morgan County biographical sketch, with Spencer identified as his son (born 8 May 1800 among the younger children).

   JOHN R. PHILLIPS … Our subject comes of good New Jersey stock, his grandfather, Titus, and his father, Spencer phillips, having been born and bred in that State. … The father of our subject was among the younger ones of his parents' family, and was born May 8, 1800, and was a lad of sixteen when his parents emigrated to Ohio. In that State he was reared to a vigorous manhood, and was there united in marriage to Miss Hannah Robison, a native of New York, who had accompanied her parents to the Buckeye State in its pioneer days. … To him and his wife were born fourteen children, ten of whom grew to maturity, as follows: Wilson, Allen, Francina, Elizabeth, John R., Sarah, Titus, Robison, William, Martha E. and of these five survive.

3. Father of Francena H. Phillips Cox; named Spruce Phillips on grandson Hardin's fetched 1889 Morgan County biographical sketch (daughter-of sentence).

   HARDIN COX is thoroughly identified with the extensive agricultural interests of Morgan County as one of its energetic and successful farmers and stock-raisers. He is pursuing his calling on the place where his father located after marriage, township 16, range 10, and where he was born Oct. 17, 1847. … Charles Cox, the father of our subject, was born in Kentucky, and was a lad of eight years when his parents brought him to this county, where he grew to maturity. He was united in marriage with Miss Francena H., daughter of Spruce Phillips, whose sketch is published in this volume. They became the parents of eight children, as follows: Hardin, the subject of this sketch; Evan, deceased; Mary, deceased, was the wife of William J. Miller; Jeremiah; Hannah, Mrs. James H. Long; Harriet, now Mrs. John T. Sample; Lizzie, deceased; and Charles. The father … death, April 27, 1885, at the age of sixty-four years, one month, and three days. … His wife survived him until May 28, 1888, when she too passed to the great beyond, aged sixty-two years, four months, and ten days. To the wife who presides so pleasantly over his home … Mr. Cox was married near Somserset, Ky., on the 4th of February, 1885. Her maiden name was Mattie J. Saunders, and she is a daughter of G. W. and Jane (Long) Sanders, natives, respectively of Virginia and Kentucky, and residents of the latter State. Two children, Mabel S. and H. Charles have come to gladden the home and wedded lives of our subject and his amiable wife.