Thomas Willis Cox

1872 - 1960  (88 years)

• Name	Thomas Willis Cox
  Nickname	Tom
  Birth	02 Mar 1872	Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Death	04 Sep 1960	Imperial, Missouri
  Person ID	I622	Thompson
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2023

  
  

  Father	Minister John Willis Burton Cox,   b. 19 Dec 1825, Rutherford County, Tennessee d. 24 Apr 1899, Mercer County, Missouri (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Mary Jane Rockhold,   b. 26 May 1838, Carroll, Carroll County, Missouri d. 30 May 1925, Mercer County, Missouri (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	23 Oct 1856	Mercer County, Missouri
  Notes	Soon after they were married Burt and Mary took a baby boy by the name of Sam B. Baker to rear. Son of Sarah C. Cox Baker, to raise. He was a few years older than Jarrett Cox, who was born July 27, 1857. Burt and Mary also took to rear Tom Qualls and Tobe Molen. Tom Qualls became a very rich man as riches were reckoned in his day, $75,000 or more. Tobe Molen moved to Oklahoma about 1900. He worked on a farm for awhile then went to the oil wells or fields to work. He studied the oil business, learned how to find and map oil fields. He worked in both the United States and Canada. The last we heard of Tobe he was on an oil exploring trip in western Canada. Married: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 about Mary Jane Rockhold Name: Mary Jane Rockhold Gender: Female Birth Place: MO Birth Year: 1838 Spouse Name: John Willis Cox Spouse Birth Place: TN Spouse Birth Year: 1825 Marriage Year: 1856 Marriage State: MO Number Pages: 1
  Family ID	F214	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Chroma Ann Hampton,   b. 29 Aug 1884, Mercer County, Missouri
  Marriage	05 Mar 1904	Mercer County, Missouri
  Notes	Married: Also seen marriage as 04 March 1904
  Children	+ 1. Hugh Monty Lovett Cox,   b. Abt 1906, Missouri   2. Violet Mae Cox,   b. Abt Jun 1909, Missouri   3. Sarah Evalee Cox,   b. 27 Sep 1911   d. 03 Sep 1916 (Age 4 years)   4. Ella Roberta Cox,   b. 15 Jun 1913   d. 31 Aug 1916 (Age 3 years)   5. Opal Leota Cox,   b. 16 Oct 1915   d. 31 Aug 1916 (Age 0 years)   6. Bernice M Cox,   b. Abt Jul 1917, Missouri   7. Cecil Rosemary Cox,   b. Abt Apr 1919, Iowa d. 22 Apr 1921, Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa (Age ~ 2 years)   8. Jarret Thomas Cox,   b. 23 Mar 1922, Lineville, Wayne County, Iowa
  Family ID	F779	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Jul 2023

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1880 United States Federal Census Record - Sommerset, Mercer County, Missouri - Page 15
  		1900 United States Federal Census Record - Somerset, Mercer County, Missouri - Sheet 3 A
  		Thomas Willis Cox and Chrome Ann Hampton Marriage License 05 Mar 1904 Thomas Willis Cox and Chrome Ann Hampton Marriage License 05 Mar 1904
  		Thomas Willis Cox and Family 1910 Census Thomas Willis Cox and Family 1910 Census
  		Thomas Willis Cox and Family 1920 Census Thomas Willis Cox and Family 1920 Census

  
  

• Notes

  Also founds notes stating Thomas was born 12 March 1872 as well as 21 Mar 1878. Died: California, U.S., Death Index, 1940-1997 Name Thomas Cox Gender Male Birth Date 2 Mar 1872 Birth Place Missouri Death Date 24 Sep 1960 Death Place Imperial Mother's Maiden Name Rouckhol