Gilbert Cox
Birth: 25 Apr 1834 Butler County, Ohio, USA
Death: 27 Nov 1921 (aged 87) Camden, Preble County, Ohio, USA
Burial: Fairmount Cemetery, Camden, Preble County, Ohio, USA
Plot: Section 3, Lot 306-A
Memorial #: 58770412
Bio: Cox, Gilbert, father of former Gov. James M. Cox and pioneer of Preble d. 27 Nov. in Camden, 88. S/o Gilbert Sr. who erected first brick house in Wayne Twp. of Butler Co. near Jacksonburg. Descendent of Thomas Cox who came to America from England in 1681, father also built the first 2 stone houses and first brick house in Franklin in 1800. Gilbert was Twp. trustee, youngest of 12. Leaves sister Letta Kelly, 92 of Kinney, IL widow and children Mrs. John Q. Baker of Middletown, Gov. James Middleton Cox, Scott and John of Dayton, William of FL, Charles of Detroit and Mrs. William Roscopt of Dayton. Buried Fairmount. PCN, LLSource:Abstracts From Preble County, Ohio Newspaper Obituaries, Book VIII - 1919-1922.First marriage to Eliza Andrew, married on 28 Sep 1852 in Butler County, Ohio.Second marriage to Mrs. Caroline Martin, married on 09 May 1876 in Butler County, Ohio.
Family Members
Parents
Gilbert Cox 1778-1863
Anna Craig Cox 1792-1862
Spouses
Eliza R. Andrew Cox 1834-1915
Caroline Werley Cox 1841-1929
Children
Anne Elizabeth Cox Baker 1854-1950
Scott Wilson Cox 1856-1949
Mary G Cox Roscopf 1859-1947
John J Cox 1861-1948
James Middleton Cox 1870-1957
Created by: Digger4Genealogy (46955726)
Added: 16 Sep 2010
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58770412/gilbert-cox
Citation: Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 05 February 2020), memorial page for Gilbert Cox (25 Apr 1834–27 Nov 1921), Find A Grave Memorial no. 58770412, citing Fairmount Cemetery, Camden, Preble County, Ohio, USA ; Maintained by Digger4Genealogy (contributor 46955726) .
