Eva Jean Terilliger Coward

F, #1058, b. 17 July 1926

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Eva was born at Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, on 07/17/1926.1 
Marriage*She married Roderick Williams Coward at Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, on 03/17/1946.1 

Family

Roderick Williams Coward b. 30 Jun 1922

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Judson Rogers Harris Coward1

F, #1054, b. 2 June 1922, d. 5 February 1993

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Judson was born at Petersburg, Petersburg City County, Virginia, on 06/02/1922.1 
Marriage*She married Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, on 04/02/1942.1 
Death*Judson died on 02/05/1993 at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, at age 70.1 

Family

Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. b. 8 Feb 1919

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Mabel Dove Williams Coward1

F, #1007, b. 30 January 1892, d. 25 March 1985

FatherRoderick Dove Williams b. 19 Jul 1856, d. 7 Jan 1894
MotherPenelope Casandra Powell Williams b. 13 Mar 1860, d. 25 Jun 1911
Mabel Dove Williams Coward|b. 30 Jan 1892\nd. 25 Mar 1985|p37.htm#i1007|Roderick Dove Williams|b. 19 Jul 1856\nd. 7 Jan 1894|p134.htm#i937|Penelope Casandra Powell Williams|b. 13 Mar 1860\nd. 25 Jun 1911|p133.htm#i1001|Thomas Williams|b. 9 Nov 1829\nd. 11 Apr 1902|p134.htm#i897|Nancy J. D. Williams|b. 8 Apr 1829\nd. 21 Sep 1901|p133.htm#i928|Furnifold Powell||p113.htm#i1002|Mahala L. Powell||p113.htm#i1003|

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Mabel was born at Vanceboro, Craven County, North Carolina, on 01/30/1892.1 
She was the daughter of Roderick Dove Williams and Penelope Casandra Powell Williams. 
Marriage*She married Samuel Hartsfield Coward at Beaufort County, South Carolina, on 04/02/1918.1 
Death*Mabel died on 03/25/1985 at Wilmington, New Hanover County, North Carolina, at age 93.1 

Family

Samuel Hartsfield Coward b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 3 Jul 1969
Children

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Mary Kate Alphin Coward1

F, #1057, b. 7 April 1919

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Mary was born at Winchester, Winchester City County, Virginia, on 04/07/1919.1 
Marriage*She married Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. at Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, on 11/10/1990.1 

Family

Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. b. 8 Feb 1919

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Patricia Ann McKinney Coward1

F, #1056, b. 29 April 1926, d. 1995

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Patricia was born at San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, on 04/29/1926.2 
Marriage*She married Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. at Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, on 09/05/1975.2 
Death*Patricia died in __/__/1995 at Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida.2 

Family

Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr. b. 8 Feb 1919

Citations:

  1. [S5] Bible: Harold Humbles Family, 1957, In possession of Harold Humbles, Ormondsville, Greene County, North Carolina (2008).
  2. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Rachel Wilma Angel Coward1

F, #1060, b. 17 July 1932

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Rachel was born at Bedford County, Virginia, on 07/17/1932.1 
Marriage*She married Ray Patterson Coward at Alta Vista, California, on 08/30/1953.1 

Family

Ray Patterson Coward b. 27 May 1926

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Ray Patterson Coward1

M, #1059, b. 27 May 1926

FatherSamuel Hartsfield Coward b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 3 Jul 1969
MotherMabel Dove Williams Coward b. 30 Jan 1892, d. 25 Mar 1985
Ray Patterson Coward|b. 27 May 1926|p37.htm#i1059|Samuel Hartsfield Coward|b. 8 Apr 1888\nd. 3 Jul 1969|p37.htm#i1052|Mabel Dove Williams Coward|b. 30 Jan 1892\nd. 25 Mar 1985|p37.htm#i1007|||||||Roderick D. Williams|b. 19 Jul 1856\nd. 7 Jan 1894|p134.htm#i937|Penelope C. P. Williams|b. 13 Mar 1860\nd. 25 Jun 1911|p133.htm#i1001|

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Ray was born at Umatilla, Lake County, Florida, on 05/27/1926.1 
He is the son of Samuel Hartsfield Coward and Mabel Dove Williams Coward. 
Marriage*He married Rachel Wilma Angel Coward at Alta Vista, California, on 08/30/1953.1 

Family

Rachel Wilma Angel Coward b. 17 Jul 1932

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Roderick Williams Coward1

M, #1055, b. 30 June 1922

FatherSamuel Hartsfield Coward b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 3 Jul 1969
MotherMabel Dove Williams Coward b. 30 Jan 1892, d. 25 Mar 1985
Roderick Williams Coward|b. 30 Jun 1922|p37.htm#i1055|Samuel Hartsfield Coward|b. 8 Apr 1888\nd. 3 Jul 1969|p37.htm#i1052|Mabel Dove Williams Coward|b. 30 Jan 1892\nd. 25 Mar 1985|p37.htm#i1007|||||||Roderick D. Williams|b. 19 Jul 1856\nd. 7 Jan 1894|p134.htm#i937|Penelope C. P. Williams|b. 13 Mar 1860\nd. 25 Jun 1911|p133.htm#i1001|

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Roderick was born at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, on 06/30/1922.1 
He is the son of Samuel Hartsfield Coward and Mabel Dove Williams Coward. 
Marriage*He married Eva Jean Terilliger Coward at Santa Maria, Santa Barbara County, California, on 03/17/1946.1 

Family

Eva Jean Terilliger Coward b. 17 Jul 1926

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Samuel Hartsfield Coward1

M, #1052, b. 8 April 1888, d. 3 July 1969

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Samuel was born at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, on 04/08/1888.1 
Marriage*He married Mabel Dove Williams Coward at Beaufort County, South Carolina, on 04/02/1918.1 
Death*Samuel died on 07/03/1969 at New Bern, Craven County, North Carolina, at age 81.1 

Family

Mabel Dove Williams Coward b. 30 Jan 1892, d. 25 Mar 1985
Children

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr.1

M, #1053, b. 8 February 1919

FatherSamuel Hartsfield Coward b. 8 Apr 1888, d. 3 Jul 1969
MotherMabel Dove Williams Coward b. 30 Jan 1892, d. 25 Mar 1985
Samuel Hartsfield Coward Jr.|b. 8 Feb 1919|p37.htm#i1053|Samuel Hartsfield Coward|b. 8 Apr 1888\nd. 3 Jul 1969|p37.htm#i1052|Mabel Dove Williams Coward|b. 30 Jan 1892\nd. 25 Mar 1985|p37.htm#i1007|||||||Roderick D. Williams|b. 19 Jul 1856\nd. 7 Jan 1894|p134.htm#i937|Penelope C. P. Williams|b. 13 Mar 1860\nd. 25 Jun 1911|p133.htm#i1001|

Last Edited03/26/2000

Birth*Samuel was born on 02/08/1919.1 
He is the son of Samuel Hartsfield Coward and Mabel Dove Williams Coward. 
Marriage*He married Judson Rogers Harris Coward at Jacksonville, Duval County, Florida, on 04/02/1942.1 

Family

Judson Rogers Harris Coward b. 2 Jun 1922, d. 5 Feb 1993

Citations:

  1. [S160] Genealogy: Forrest Family, Author: Bud Forest and compiled from 1992 to 1997, Received: 2000, Published: 1997.

William Coward

M, #867

Last Edited12/21/2000

Birth*William was born. 
Death*William died. 
Deed*William sold property at Greene County, North Carolina, in __/__/1880. William Coward sold John 23 acres that he had acquired on December 18, 1848.

(Book 2, Page 367: Greene County Courthouse, Snow Hill, NC.).1 

Citations:

  1. [S20] Genealogy: Humbles Family, Author: Alfred Thomas Humbles, Received: 2001, Published: 1996.

Albert D. Cox1

M, #2917

Last Edited02/06/2002

Birth*Albert was born. 
Marriage*He married Martha Elizabeth Cox.1 
Death*Albert died. 

Family

Martha Elizabeth Cox b. 22 Nov 1859, d. 13 Oct 1929

Citations:

  1. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.

Amos Cox1

M, #1138, b. circa 1795

FatherSimon () Cox b. c 1782
MotherSarah Cannon Cox b. 16 Nov 1782
Amos Cox|b. c 1795|p37.htm#i1138|Simon () Cox|b. c 1782|p38.htm#i1137|Sarah Cannon Cox|b. 16 Nov 1782|p38.htm#i1136|||||||Thomas Cannon|b. 8 Jan 1752|p34.htm#i1125|Elizabeth Stocks||p121.htm#i2951|

ChartsKenny Braxton's Pedigree Chart
Relationship4th great-grandfather of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited04/18/2008

Birth*Amos was born c __/__/1795. 
He was the son of Simon () Cox and Sarah Cannon Cox. 
Marriage*He married Sarah Cox.1 
Death*Amos died. 
Biography*__/__/____ 
Deed*Amos sold property at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 10/24/1827. Amos Cox and John Cannon sold Arthur McGlohon 100 acres for $230. This tract of land was on the West Side of Swift Creek. It was recorded as an Indenture and was witnessed by Joel Braxton, who made his mark. Some fifteen years later, Joel's son, Warren, would marry Amos' daughter, Sarah Cox Braxton. John Cannon was Amos' uncle and the brother of Amos' mother, Sarah Cannon Cox. Years later, Arthur McGlohon's great granddaughter, Sarah Marena McLawhorn Braxton, would marry Joel's great grandson, John W. Braxton. This deed is recorded at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina in Book EE, Page 145.

.2 

Family

Sarah Cox
Children

Citations:

  1. [S190] Bible: Patsy Hart/Cannon, J.L Jackson Paper, Hart and Cannon. Elizabeth Ross published, at the USGen web internet project. Shepard Library, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina (2000).
  2. [S263] Deed (indenture): to Arthur McGlowhon from Amos Cox and John Cannon on October 24, 1827, Book EE: Page 145, Source documents are stored at the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.

Amos Graves Cox1,2

M, #2911, b. 12 July 1855, d. 4 November 1929

 
Amos Graves Cox

FatherJohn Cannon Cox b. 13 May 1823, d. 24 Feb 1896
MotherElizabeth (Gardner) Cox b. 9 Jan 1823, d. 11 May 1919
Amos Graves Cox|b. 12 Jul 1855\nd. 4 Nov 1929|p37.htm#i2911|John Cannon Cox|b. 13 May 1823\nd. 24 Feb 1896|p37.htm#i1140|Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox|b. 9 Jan 1823\nd. 11 May 1919|p37.htm#i1141|Amos Cox|b. c 1795|p37.htm#i1138|Sarah Cox||p38.htm#i1139|Graves Gardner||p65.htm#i2131|Ann Gardner||p65.htm#i2132|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/21/2009

Birth*Amos was born on 07/12/1855.1 
He was the son of John Cannon Cox and Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox. 
Marriage*He married Susan Alice Jackson on 10/02/1879.1 
Death*Amos died on 11/04/1929 at age 74.1 
Biography* "A town is also its people. In 1880, Amos Graves Cox brought his barefoot bride to a log cabin near what is now the road to Renston. He began clearing land and eventually built their home and a store there. Like most of his neighbors, Mr. A.G. was a cotton farmer. Earlier, his father, John C. Cox, had invented a cotton planter, which Mr. A.G. improved and began to manufacture in a shop next to his store. The planters were soon in great demand and several hundreds were shipped by steamboat into the deep South each year.
In 1887, Mr. A.G. bought seventy-five acres from two black men, Godfrey Mills and Arden Dawson, who were moving to Arkansas. Three years later when Atlantic Coastline Railroad laid track near the property, Mr. A.G. contracted to supply fuel for the wood-burning engines. He kept the woodrack filled with wood and was permitted to load freight while the train stopped for fueling. Eventually, the Woodrack become a station with an agent and a depot.

     When Mr. A.G. moved his factory closer to the railroad in 1894, his company was making carts, wagons, fertilizer distributors, school desks, tobacco trucks, washboards and, of course, coffins.
By this time, the community had a post office and a name selected from a list of Mr. A.G.’s business contacts, and, in 1897, the Town of Winterville was incorporated.
The town was unique in several ways. It was the “highest point in the county,” which perhaps means it is a little closer to heaven, and was also known for its excellent mineral water, “good for one’s indigestion, dyspepsia, and kidney trouble.”

     When our first physician, Dr. Thaddeus Cox, moved into town in 1899, he and Mr. A.G. became close friends and worked together to make Winterville a good place to live. Once when Mr. A.G. was sick in bed, Dr. Cox came on a housecall. Entering his patient’s room, he said, “Why, Amos, you don’t look sick,” to which Mr. A.G. replied, “Well, Thaddeus, it’s not my face that hurts.”
The town founders seem to have had a special interest in protecting the health of Winterville’s residents because the charter forbade the manufacture or sale of liquor. Mr. A.G. even had a clause in deeds for his land prohibiting the sales of spirits on the property for ninety-nine years. I suppose this is the official announcement that the time is up!

     In 1906, the Bank of Winterville was organized with only five thousand dollars capital stock. In its early days, the bank’s daily business amounted to about $1,000, but, during the Depression, it was one of the few banks in North Carolina with enough customer confidence to remain open.

     In 1920, the Cox Manufacturing Company brought a dynamo for business use but sold current to Winterville households. Electricity was available in the evenings when women rushed to do their ironing and children did their homework as quickly as possible. Charges were based on the number of light bulbs in use, so some families carried their one bulb from room to room. The size was limited to twenty-five watts.

     The availability of current gave Winterville the distinction of being the first town in Pitt County to have electric lights which naturally spurred the growth of industry. Among the first companies were the Winterville Cotton Oil Company, a cigar factory, an automobile dealership selling the Reo, a buggy company and Mrs. Braxton’s Millinery Shop. Dr. Cox added to his office a drug store which became a popular gathering place. Later came other businesses, including Beddard’s Store, Weatherington’s Market, The Dixie Queen, A.W. Ange and Company, and Queenie’s Beauty Shop.

     The original Winterville High School, a boarding school built on land provided by Mr. A.G. and Dr. Cox. It was the first high school in the area and provided education for eastern North Carolina students in an effort “to avoid as far as possible the vices and temptations of the larger cities.” The town already had a two-teacher elementary school called Winterville Academy built by Miss. Nannie Cox and located where the post office building stands today.

     Robinson Union School dates from 1900 when one teacher taught all the grades. By 1912, Henry Jackson, along with other prominent members of the black community, had raised enough money to open a three-room school. By 1963, under the dedicated leadership of J.W. Maye, the school had grown to five buildings and a graduating class of one hundred. With integration, the school became the W.H. Robinson Elementary School serving all the children of our community.

T     he town's largest employer is The Robert's Company. Our population is 6,000 and growing. In the April 1996 issue of MONEY MAGAZINE, Winterville was ranked 23rd among 50 of the nation's most attractive suburbs, an area where people can earn a living without most of the problems of city life."3 
Patent*Amos's patent application was approved on 03/08/1892 for a Plow Harness that he invented. He lived.4 

Family

Susan Alice Jackson d. 4 Nov 1929
Child

Citations:

  1. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.
  2. [S651] Book (reprint of old book): Author: Henry T. King. "Sketches of Pitt County, A Brief History of the County, 1704-1910". First printing: 1911; Second printing: 1990. Kenny Guy Braxtin owns a copy of the 1990 printing.
  3. [S884] Website: Winterville North Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Transcribed by: Kenny Guy Braxton, Article about Amos Graves Cox playing a key role in the founding of Winterville, North Carolina. Found on: April 6, 2008, (http://www.wintervillecc.aclions.com/history.html).
  4. [S927] Book (compiled records): Compiled by Roger Kammerer. Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly: February 2009, Pitt County Inventors. Volume XVI, No. 1, Page 23; Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc.

Dorothy Mae Cox1

F, #4035

ChartsJames Braxton Family Tree
Last Edited05/26/2009

Marriage*Dorothy Mae Cox married Thaddeus (Thad) Columbus Braxton Jr, son of Thadus Columbus Braxton and Sally Cox Braxton.1 

Family

Thaddeus (Thad) Columbus Braxton Jr b. 10 Jun 1924, d. 14 Nov 2004
Children

Citations:

  1. [S933] Genealogy: Family Group Sheet: Thad Braxton Jr Family 052509, Author: Colleen Braxton Clay, Received: May 25, 2009, Published: May 23, 2009. Quality of data: Excellent.

Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox1,2,3,4

F, #1141, b. 9 January 1823, d. 11 May 1919

FatherGraves Gardner
MotherAnn Gardner
Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox|b. 9 Jan 1823\nd. 11 May 1919|p37.htm#i1141|Graves Gardner||p65.htm#i2131|Ann Gardner||p65.htm#i2132|||||||||||||

Last Edited03/04/2006

Birth*Elizabeth was born at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 01/09/1823.2,3,5 
She was the daughter of Graves Gardner and Ann Gardner. 
Marriage*She married John Cannon Cox at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1851.3,6,7,1,5 
Death*Elizabeth died on 05/11/1919 at age 96.8 
Burial*Elizabeth's body was interred on on 05/14/1919, in the at Ben Byrd/Cox Family Cemetery; on Reedy Branch Road approximately 1/2 mile west of Winterville, North Carolina owned by Kenny G. Braxton and located at Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina, 353107N0772486W.2 

Family

John Cannon Cox b. 13 May 1823, d. 24 Feb 1896
Children

Citations:

  1. [S190] Bible: Patsy Hart/Cannon, J.L Jackson Paper, Hart and Cannon. Elizabeth Ross published, at the USGen web internet project. Shepard Library, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina (2000).
  2. [S166] Cemetery Survey: 123 Pitt County North Carolina Cemeteries, Transcribed by: J. L. Jackson from 1940 - 1950.
  3. [S402] Census: John C. Cox: 1860 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest: 1860 Census CD.
  4. [S651] Book (reprint of old book): Author: Henry T. King. "Sketches of Pitt County, A Brief History of the County, 1704-1910". First printing: 1911; Second printing: 1990. Kenny Guy Braxtin owns a copy of the 1990 printing.
  5. [S657] Jeannette Cox. Cemetery Survey: Carroll-Cox Cemetery, 1962 - Pitt County Gravestone Records, North Carolina; Volume 2 (cemetery also known as Ben Byrd Cemetery). Published by: St Amand.
  6. [S404] Census: John C. Cox: 1870 Federal Population Census, Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest Census CD.
  7. [S405] Census: John C. Cox: 1880 Federal Population Census, Contentnea Township in Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest Census CD.
  8. [S536] Cemetery Survey: Ben Byrd (Cox/Carroll) Cemetery, Winterville, North Carolina. Transcribed by: Kenny and Guy Braxton on February 4 2001. GPS Coordinates: N35° 31.065 W077° 24.863.

Eugene Grissom Cox

M, #3494

 
Back Row From Left: Eugene Lestor Cox Son (Not Sure), Eugene Grissom Cox Father, Helen Hunt Cox Daughter, Martha Lorena Patrick Cox Mother, Harry L Cox Son (Not Sure)
Front Row: Jeter Cabot Cox Son (My Father and identified in "The Book" as Peter Patrick Cox by mistake. Peter is a type in book and Patrick, well dad changed it to Cabot for some unknown reason), Robert McRae Cox son. (Taken Approx 1898)

Last Edited09/26/2005

Birth*Eugene was born. 
Death*Eugene died. 

Filley (Phila) Cox1,2

F, #3174

Last Edited10/27/2008

Birth*Filley was born. 
Marriage*She married Isaac Hardee.1 
Death*Filley died. 

Family

Isaac Hardee
Children

Citations:

  1. [S638] Website: Ancestry.com Braxton Message Board. Transcribed by: William Hardee, A series of postings between Kenny Guy Braxton and William Hardee. Found on: March 26, 2003.
  2. [S799] Book (compiled records): Pitt County Genealogy Quarterly, Marriage Record. Volume XI, No. 4.
  3. [S898] Death Index: All Braxtons from 1915 to 1961 transcribed by Bill Kittrell. Pitt County Death Records from Register of Deeds 06/22/08.

Fountain Oscar Cox1

M, #2923, b. 16 January 1876

FatherJohn Cannon Cox b. 13 May 1823, d. 24 Feb 1896
MotherElizabeth (Gardner) Cox b. 9 Jan 1823, d. 11 May 1919
Fountain Oscar Cox|b. 16 Jan 1876|p37.htm#i2923|John Cannon Cox|b. 13 May 1823\nd. 24 Feb 1896|p37.htm#i1140|Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox|b. 9 Jan 1823\nd. 11 May 1919|p37.htm#i1141|Amos Cox|b. c 1795|p37.htm#i1138|Sarah Cox||p38.htm#i1139|Graves Gardner||p65.htm#i2131|Ann Gardner||p65.htm#i2132|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited02/06/2002

Birth*Fountain was born on 01/16/1876.1 
He was the son of John Cannon Cox and Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox. 
Marriage*He married Margert Cox. 
Death*Fountain died. 
Biography*__/__/____ 

Family

Margert Cox

Citations:

  1. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.

Heber F. Cox

M, #1584

Last Edited03/21/2008

Birth*Heber was born. 
Deed*Heber bought property at Pitt County, North Carolina, on 12/16/1942. Edward L. Harris died in intestate. A court hearing was held before the Pitt County Superior Court on November 24, 1941 and a ruling was issued to sale his estate and divide the proceed among the heirs. The court determined the heirs and shares of his estate. The estate was comprised of three tracts of land.

This tract was comprised by lot #9, 15, 16, and 17 of the old Wilson Farm located in Pitt County, NC on the north side of the Tar River. In total it included 60.95 acres to be divided in 1/25th interest. The land was sold at public action and was purchased by Heber F. Cox for $3,300..1 

Citations:

  1. [S256] Deed: to Wilbur Leroy Craft and from Edward Harris on 1942, Book A24: Page 522, Pitt County Courthouse, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.

James Ray Cox1,2

M, #413, b. 1940, d. 2 March 1997

FatherWalter L. Cox
MotherMarie B. Cox
James Ray Cox|b. 1940\nd. 2 Mar 1997|p37.htm#i413|Walter L. Cox||p38.htm#i613|Marie B. Cox||p38.htm#i614|||||||||||||

Last Edited03/09/2000

Birth*James was born in __/__/1940.2 
He was the son of Walter L. Cox and Marie B. Cox. 
Marriage*He married Patricia Tripp Cox.2 
Death*James died on 03/02/1997.2 
Burial*His body was interred in the Pinewood Memorial at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, N35° 24.337 W077° 26.080, . .2 
Biography*__/__/____ 

Family

Patricia Tripp Cox
Child

Citations:

  1. [S28] Interview: Informant, Mildred Venetia Dail Humbles Interviewer: Vickie Jean Humbles Braxton and Leslie Harold Humbles, March 3, 2000. (Ormondsville, Greene County, North Carolina).
  2. [S77] Obituary: James Ray Cox, Newspaper Article.

James Ray Cox Jr.1,2

M, #414

FatherJames Ray Cox b. 1940, d. 2 Mar 1997
MotherPatricia Tripp Cox
James Ray Cox Jr.||p37.htm#i414|James Ray Cox|b. 1940\nd. 2 Mar 1997|p37.htm#i413|Patricia Tripp Cox||p38.htm#i412|Walter L. Cox||p38.htm#i613|Marie B. Cox||p38.htm#i614|Leon Tripp|b. 4 Dec 1907\nd. 9 Mar 1975|p125.htm#i406|Daisy D. D. Tripp|b. 19 Apr 1915\nd. 25 Mar 1984|p124.htm#i405|

Relationship6th cousin 1 time removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/09/2000

Birth*James was born. 
He is the son of James Ray Cox and Patricia Tripp Cox. 

Citations:

  1. [S28] Interview: Informant, Mildred Venetia Dail Humbles Interviewer: Vickie Jean Humbles Braxton and Leslie Harold Humbles, March 3, 2000. (Ormondsville, Greene County, North Carolina).
  2. [S77] Obituary: James Ray Cox, Newspaper Article.

Jay Cox1

M, #1931

FatherJohn Bill Cox
MotherSarah Jeanie Mills b. 10 Mar 1896, d. 24 May 1929
Jay Cox||p37.htm#i1931|John Bill Cox||p37.htm#i1928|Sarah Jeanie Mills|b. 10 Mar 1896\nd. 24 May 1929|p98.htm#i1927|||||||Arden Mills|b. 1867\nd. 16 Aug 1930|p96.htm#i1640|Martha A. Craft|b. 1872\nd. 15 Jul 1908|p41.htm#i1434|

Last Edited05/11/2001

Birth*Jay was born. 
He is the son of John Bill Cox and Sarah Jeanie Mills. 

Citations:

  1. [S329] Genealogy: Craft Family, Author: Judy Craft Merrit, Received: March 30, 2001, Published: prior to 2001.

Jerry R. Cox1

M, #616

FatherWalter L. Cox
MotherMarie B. Cox
Jerry R. Cox||p37.htm#i616|Walter L. Cox||p38.htm#i613|Marie B. Cox||p38.htm#i614|||||||||||||

Last Edited03/09/2000

Birth*Jerry was born. 
He is the son of Walter L. Cox and Marie B. Cox. 

Citations:

  1. [S77] Obituary: James Ray Cox, Newspaper Article.

John A. Cox1

M, #2928, b. 10 August 1882, d. 13 May 1884

FatherAmos Graves Cox b. 12 Jul 1855, d. 4 Nov 1929
MotherSusan Alice Jackson d. 4 Nov 1929
John A. Cox|b. 10 Aug 1882\nd. 13 May 1884|p37.htm#i2928|Amos Graves Cox|b. 12 Jul 1855\nd. 4 Nov 1929|p37.htm#i2911|Susan Alice Jackson|d. 4 Nov 1929|p78.htm#i2912|John C. Cox|b. 13 May 1823\nd. 24 Feb 1896|p37.htm#i1140|Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox|b. 9 Jan 1823\nd. 11 May 1919|p37.htm#i1141|Allen Jackson||p78.htm#i3280||||

Relationship2nd cousin 3 times removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited02/06/2002

Birth*John was born on 08/10/1882.2,1 
He was the son of Amos Graves Cox and Susan Alice Jackson. 
Death*John died on 05/13/1884 at age 1.2,1 
Burial*His body was interred on 05/16/1884 in the Ben Byrd/Cox Family Cemetery; on Reedy Branch Road approximately 1/2 mile west of Winterville, North Carolina at Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina, 353107N0772486W, . .2,1 

Citations:

  1. [S166] Cemetery Survey: 123 Pitt County North Carolina Cemeteries, Transcribed by: J. L. Jackson from 1940 - 1950.
  2. [S536] Cemetery Survey: Ben Byrd (Cox/Carroll) Cemetery, Winterville, North Carolina. Transcribed by: Kenny and Guy Braxton on February 4 2001. GPS Coordinates: N35° 31.065 W077° 24.863.

John Bill Cox1

M, #1928

Last Edited05/11/2001

Birth*John was born. 
Marriage*He married Sarah Jeanie Mills. 

Family

Sarah Jeanie Mills b. 10 Mar 1896, d. 24 May 1929
Children

Citations:

  1. [S329] Genealogy: Craft Family, Author: Judy Craft Merrit, Received: March 30, 2001, Published: prior to 2001.

John Cannon Cox1,2

M, #1140, b. 13 May 1823, d. 24 February 1896

FatherAmos Cox b. c 1795
MotherSarah Cox
John Cannon Cox|b. 13 May 1823\nd. 24 Feb 1896|p37.htm#i1140|Amos Cox|b. c 1795|p37.htm#i1138|Sarah Cox||p38.htm#i1139|Simon () Cox|b. c 1782|p38.htm#i1137|Sarah C. Cox|b. 16 Nov 1782|p38.htm#i1136|||||||

Relationship3rd great-granduncle of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/21/2009

Birth*John was born on 05/13/1823.1,3,4,5 
He was the son of Amos Cox and Sarah Cox. 
Marriage*He married Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1851.4,6,7,1,5 
Death*John died on 02/24/1896 at Pitt County, North Carolina, at age 72.3 
Burial*John's body was interred on on 02/27/1896, in the at Ben Byrd/Cox Family Cemetery; on Reedy Branch Road approximately 1/2 mile west of Winterville, North Carolina owned by Kenny G. Braxton and located at Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina, N35° 31.065 W077° 24.863.3,5 
Deed*John bought property at Swift Creek, Pitt County, North Carolina, on 10/24/1846. This parcel of land adjoined the lands of John Cannon, Thomas Cannon, John C. Cox, and William Hart. It was located at the mouth of Swift Creek and John Smith paid Warren $120 for the 23 1/4 acres. This deed is recorded at the Pitt County Courthouse in Greenville, North Carolina in Deed Book LL, Page 296.

     Thomas Cannon, an adjoining landowner, was the great grandfather of Warren's wife, Sarah Cox Braxton. John C. Cox was Sarah's brother and John Cannon and William Hart were her uncles.

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Census 1850 - free*John was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at Pitt County, North Carolina. John was recorded as age 27 and living alone. He was a farmer and his real estate was valued at $160. He was born in North Carolina.

John's record was recorded on page 44B of the Pitt County Federal Population Census in the Haddock District. His household was recorded as 730 and his farm was number 733..9 
Patent*John's patent application was approved on 11/17/1857 for a Improved Harvesting-Machine that he invented. John and Reuben Newton were co-inventors and jointly submitted the patent application. This machine was the first wheat thresher ever sold in Pitt County, North Carolina. The invention is described in the patent as follows: "....As the machine is drawn along the spaces between the teeth receive the heads of the straw, the comb being elevated or depressed by means of the lever, so that it will just be below the heads of the straw. The teeth, as the shaft rotates, scrape or shell the grain from the teeth and the grain, falling into channels or grooves, are forced out therefrom and backward into the box...The heads are prevented from being broken or cut from the straw by the roller..."

Another of John's invention was a machine that beat out the wheat in the field and sacked it. He sold this patent to Western people. His last and most successful invention was the cotton planter. In 1877, John C. Cox obtained a patent for improvements in a cotton planter and began manufacturing them at his place, half a mile west of present town of Winterville. The business was soon a business center..10,2 
Census 1860 - free* On 08/31/1860,John was listed as the head of a family on the 1860 Census at Pitt County, North Carolina. The following entry was made in the Pitt County Federal Population Census for John and his family: John C., age 37; Elizabeth, age 27; Amos J., age 4; S. A., age 2, female; Martha Elizabeth, age 1, female; J.A. Kettral, age 24, male farm hand. John's real estate is valued at $600 and his personal estate is valued at $500. He was a wheelwright. No one in the household could read and write. His entry is recorded on page 150B of the 1860 Pitt County Federal Population Census for the Coxville Post Office and his farm was recorded as 1215..4 
Census 1870* On 08/09/1870, John was listed as the head of a family on the 1870 Census at Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. The following entry was made in the Pitt County Federal Population Census for John and his family: John C., age 47; Elizabeth, age 37; Amos, age 15; Elizabeth, age 10; Mary, age 8; Nancy S., age 5; Harriett, age 2; Ann Stocks, age 2. John was a mechanic and Elizabeth was a house keeper. No one in the household could read and write. His record was recorded in the Contentnea Township Pitt County 1870 Federal Population Census on page 100 A. His farm was recorded as the 67th farm.

From the review of other records, including the Mormon's database, we know Ann was the daughter of Elizabeth's sister Martha Ann Patsy Gardner Stocks. Ann also appears in John's household in the 1880 census where her name is recorded as Mary Stocks. We know from review of other records her name was Mary Ann Stocks. We can only assume her mother died either at childbirth or shortly thereafter.

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Patent*John's patent application was approved on 05/14/1876 for a Cotton Seed Planter that he invented. He lived at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina.11 
Census 1880*John was listed as the head of a family on the 1880 Census at Contentnea, Pitt County, North Carolina. The following entry was made in the Pitt County Federal Population Census for John and his family: John C., age 57; Elizabeth, age 49; Martha E., age 24; Mary J., age 18; Nanie S., age 15; Hattie N., age 12; John C., age 9; Fountain, age 4; Rhilia (sp), age 4; Stocks, Mary, age 12.

From the review of other records, including the Mormon's database, we know Ann was the the daughter of Elizabeth's sister Martha Ann Patsy Gardner Stocks. All of the other children were recorded as the sons and daughters of John.

John was a mechanic and farmer and Elizabeth was a house keeper. No one in the household could read or write. His real estate was valued at $500 and the value of his personal property was $500.

His record was recorded in the Contentnea Township Pitt County 1870 Federal Population Census on page 315. His farm was recorded as the 75th farm..7 
Biography*__/__/____ 

Family

Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox b. 9 Jan 1823, d. 11 May 1919
Marriage*He married Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox at Pitt County, North Carolina, c __/__/1851.4,6,7,1,5 
Children

Citations:

  1. [S190] Bible: Patsy Hart/Cannon, J.L Jackson Paper, Hart and Cannon. Elizabeth Ross published, at the USGen web internet project. Shepard Library, Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina (2000).
  2. [S651] Book (reprint of old book): Author: Henry T. King. "Sketches of Pitt County, A Brief History of the County, 1704-1910". First printing: 1911; Second printing: 1990. Kenny Guy Braxtin owns a copy of the 1990 printing.
  3. [S166] Cemetery Survey: 123 Pitt County North Carolina Cemeteries, Transcribed by: J. L. Jackson from 1940 - 1950.
  4. [S402] Census: John C. Cox: 1860 Federal Population Census, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest: 1860 Census CD.
  5. [S657] Jeannette Cox. Cemetery Survey: Carroll-Cox Cemetery, 1962 - Pitt County Gravestone Records, North Carolina; Volume 2 (cemetery also known as Ben Byrd Cemetery). Published by: St Amand.
  6. [S404] Census: John C. Cox: 1870 Federal Population Census, Contentnea Township, Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest Census CD.
  7. [S405] Census: John C. Cox: 1880 Federal Population Census, Contentnea Township in Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Hertiage Quest Census CD.
  8. [S264] Deed: to John C. Cox and from Warren and Sarah Cox Braxton (Sister of John C. Cox) on October 24, 1846, Book: LL: 296, Source documents are stored at the North Carolina Archives, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina.
  9. [S403] Census: John C. Cox: 1850 Federal Population Census, Haddocks District of Pitt County, North Carolina. Publisher: Heritage Quest Census CD.
  10. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.
  11. [S927] Book (compiled records): Compiled by Roger Kammerer. Pitt County Genealogical Quarterly: February 2009, Pitt County Inventors. Volume XVI, No. 1, Page 23; Pitt County Family Researchers, Inc.

John Cannon Cox Jr.1

M, #2922, b. 21 August 1870, d. 7 August 1884

FatherJohn Cannon Cox b. 13 May 1823, d. 24 Feb 1896
MotherElizabeth (Gardner) Cox b. 9 Jan 1823, d. 11 May 1919
John Cannon Cox Jr.|b. 21 Aug 1870\nd. 7 Aug 1884|p37.htm#i2922|John Cannon Cox|b. 13 May 1823\nd. 24 Feb 1896|p37.htm#i1140|Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox|b. 9 Jan 1823\nd. 11 May 1919|p37.htm#i1141|Amos Cox|b. c 1795|p37.htm#i1138|Sarah Cox||p38.htm#i1139|Graves Gardner||p65.htm#i2131|Ann Gardner||p65.htm#i2132|

Relationship1st cousin 4 times removed of Kenny Guy Braxton.
Last Edited03/01/2004

Birth*John was born on 08/21/1870.1 
He was the son of John Cannon Cox and Elizabeth (Gardner) Cox. 
Death*John died on 08/07/1884 at age 13. John was killed at a saw mill at age of 14..1,2 
Burial*John's body was interred on 08/10/1884 at Winterville, Pitt County, North Carolina, 353107N0772486W, in the at Ben Byrd/Cox Family Cemetery; on Reedy Branch Road approximately 1/2 mile west of Winterville, North Carolina. Tombstone enscription reads: "Killed by mill shaft".2,3 

Citations:

  1. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.
  2. [S536] Cemetery Survey: Ben Byrd (Cox/Carroll) Cemetery, Winterville, North Carolina. Transcribed by: Kenny and Guy Braxton on February 4 2001. GPS Coordinates: N35° 31.065 W077° 24.863.
  3. [S166] Cemetery Survey: 123 Pitt County North Carolina Cemeteries, Transcribed by: J. L. Jackson from 1940 - 1950.

Luby Cox1

M, #2999

Last Edited12/01/2002

Birth*Luby was born. 
Marriage*He married Gaither Griffin. This was her second marriage..1 
Death*Luby died. 

Family

Gaither Griffin b. 1907, d. 30 Jun 1982

Citations:

  1. [S199] Genealogy: Adam McLawhorn Family, Author: Miss Leah McLawhorn, Received: January 26, 2001, Published: 1983.

Margert Cox1

F, #2924

Last Edited02/06/2002

Birth*Margert was born. 
Marriage*She married Fountain Oscar Cox. 
Death*Margert died. 

Family

Fountain Oscar Cox b. 16 Jan 1876

Citations:

  1. [S559] Book (compiled record): Pitt County Chronicles, the article is about John Cannon Cox. Page: 247, Source: Sources: Henry T. King, Sketches of Pitt County 1704-1910, family records, gravestones. Published by Pitt County Historical Society.
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