Our Family History
The Genealogy of the Thompson Family
Ruth B Cox
1920 - 19921. Ruth B Cox was born in 1920 (daughter of Wyona Ivan Cox and Mary Ellen Alley); died in 1992. Family/Spouse: ? Linn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
2. Wyona Ivan Cox was born on 15 Nov 1890 in Mercer County, Missouri (son of Jasper Alexander Cox and Eliza Augusta Duncan); died on 22 Jul 1972 in Glendale, Arizona; was buried in South Linville Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. Wyona married Mary Ellen Alley on 27 Feb 1920 in Princeton, Mercer County, Missouri. Mary was born on 04 Aug 1896 in Coin, Page County, Iowa; died on 31 Oct 1975 in Glendale, Maricope County, Arizona; was buried in South Linville Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Mary Ellen Alley was born on 04 Aug 1896 in Coin, Page County, Iowa; died on 31 Oct 1975 in Glendale, Maricope County, Arizona; was buried in South Linville Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. Children:
- 1. Ruth B Cox was born in 1920; died in 1992.
- Joseph Alexander Cox was born in 1922; died in 1995.
- Thomas Willis Cox was born in 1927; died on 30 Jul 2004 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.
- Norman Alley Cox was born on 07 Jan 1938; died on 04 Sep 1995; was buried in South Linville Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri.
Generation: 3
4. Jasper Alexander Cox was born on 17 Oct 1864 in Mercer County, Missouri (son of Minister John Willis Burton Cox and Mary Jane Rockhold); died on 29 Jan 1919; was buried in South Lineville Cemetary, Mercer County, Missouri. Jasper married Eliza Augusta Duncan on 14 Apr 1890 in Mercer County, Missouri. Eliza (daughter of John Thomas Duncan and Mary Diana Brown) was born on 01 Aug 1868 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 04 Mar 1924 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in South Lineville Cemetery. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Eliza Augusta Duncan was born on 01 Aug 1868 in Mercer County, Missouri (daughter of John Thomas Duncan and Mary Diana Brown); died on 04 Mar 1924 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in South Lineville Cemetery. Children:
- 2. Wyona Ivan Cox was born on 15 Nov 1890 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 22 Jul 1972 in Glendale, Arizona; was buried in South Linville Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Iona May Cox was born on 01 Jul 1895 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 07 Apr 1982 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in South Lineville Cemetary, Mercer County, Missouri.
- James Alexander Cox was born on 14 Dec 1898 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 19 May 1959; was buried in South Lineville Cemetary, Mercer County, Missouri.
- John Burton Cox was born on 14 Nov 1900 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 03 Jun 1975; was buried in Lowry-Snyder Cemetery, Somerset Township, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Albert Porter Cox was born on 01 Feb 1903 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 28 Apr 1983 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa.
- Dora Eleanor Cox
- Maggie Susan Cox was born on 05 Jan 1910 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 03 Aug 1982 in Bozman, Gallatin County, Montana.
Generation: 4
8. Minister John Willis Burton Cox was born on 19 Dec 1825 in Rutherford County, Tennessee (son of Arthur Willison Cox and Susannah M Laughlin); died on 24 Apr 1899 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri. John married Mary Jane Rockhold on 23 Oct 1856 in Mercer County, Missouri. Mary (daughter of Lloyd Rockhold, II and Jane Connor) was born on 26 May 1838 in Carroll, Carroll County, Missouri; died on 30 May 1925 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri . [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. Mary Jane Rockhold was born on 26 May 1838 in Carroll, Carroll County, Missouri (daughter of Lloyd Rockhold, II and Jane Connor); died on 30 May 1925 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Mercer County, Missouri . Children:
- Jarett Madison Cox was born on 27 Jul 1857 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 31 Jul 1938; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Nancy Ann Cox was born on 05 Jan 1859 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 03 Feb 1937 in Rawlins County, Kansas; was buried on 04 Feb 1937 in Brewster Cemetery, Brewster, Thomas County, Kansas.
- Elwysey Eleanor Cox was born on 21 Nov 1860 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 30 Aug 1913; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Lloyd Porter Cox was born on 03 Sep 1862 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 17 Oct 1932; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
- 4. Jasper Alexander Cox was born on 17 Oct 1864 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 29 Jan 1919; was buried in South Lineville Cemetary, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Elizabeth Jane Cox was born on 20 Apr 1866 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 20 Nov 1898; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Mary Viola Madora Cox was born on 18 Mar 1869 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 16 Jul 1934 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in Laughlin Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Thomas Willis Cox was born on 02 Mar 1872 in Missouri; died on 04 Sep 1960 in Imperial, Missouri.
- Tipton Burton Cox was born on 30 Oct 1876 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 12 Jan 1880; was buried in Wilder Cemetery, Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri.
10. John Thomas Duncan was born on 07 May 1831 in Coffee County, Tennessee (son of Alfred Gillis Duncan and Eleanor C ?). John married Mary Diana Brown on 08 Feb 1866. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Mary Diana Brown (daughter of James H Brown and ?). Children:
- James Harvey Duncan was born on 07 Dec 1866 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 21 Jun 1955 in Lineville, Mercer County, Missouri.
- 5. Eliza Augusta Duncan was born on 01 Aug 1868 in Mercer County, Missouri; died on 04 Mar 1924 in Mercer County, Missouri; was buried in South Lineville Cemetery.
- Susan Electa Duncan was born on 10 May 1870 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 29 Oct 1951 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Sarah Iona Duncan was born on 26 Jun 1872 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 12 Mar 1915.
- William M Duncan was born on 26 Aug 1875 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 18 Oct 1876 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Vina Edith Duncan was born on 23 Aug 1877 in Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa; died on 27 Sep 1903 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Arthur Carlisle Duncan was born on 18 Jul 1880 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri; died on 17 Aug 1884 in Mercer, Mercer County, Missouri.
- Theodosia Eleanor Duncan was born on 08 Sep 1887 in Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa; died on 15 Mar 1966 in Berkeley, Alameda County, California.