Charles Cox

Family

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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 … He comes of good old pioneer stock, his grandfather, Jeremiah Cox, having come here with his family from their old Kentucky home, in the fall of 1829… He was born in Washington County, Md., and at the age of six months was taken by his parents to Kentucky… For many years prior to his location in Illinois, he was a resident of Litchfield, Grayson Co., Ky. He was twice married. The wife of his early manhood was Harriet R. Briscoe, to whom he was married April 30, 1820. She was born Oct. 3, 1803, and died July 17, 1823, leaving two children, namely: Charles, the father of our subject; and Eliza, who married John Huffman, and subsequently died. Over four years later, Dec. 3, 1827, he was again married, to Margaret Yates…

2. 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.