West Virginia Pioneers
Benjamin Franklin Cox
1873 - 1954 (81 years)-
Name Benjamin Franklin Cox Born 7 May 1873 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA 
[1] Gender Male Died 30 Jul 1954 [2] Notes
From Daryl Lytton:
According to the Register of Births, Jackson Co WV, he was b. 07 May 1873, and according to the Jackson County Historical Society "Jackson County Cemeteries" Vol I. p 197 he d. 30 Jul 1854. The dates we're using are ones on his gravestone: b. 30 Apr 1874 d. 10 Jul 1954
Person ID I17485 WVPioneers Last Modified 13 Nov 2006
Father Israel James Cox, b. 3 Feb 1844, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA , d. 9 Jun 1899 (Age 55 years) Mother Elvira Virginia Rader, b. 4 Dec 1844, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 8 Jan 1890 (Age 45 years) Married 19 Apr 1864 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes
1870 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 89-89
Cox, Israel, 26
Elvira V, 25
John D, 5
William T, 4
Mary C, 2
1880 Washington Dist, Jackson, WV # 89-89
Israel, 36
Elvira V, 35
John D, 15
William T, 13
Mary C, 11
E, 10, D
Victoria, 8
Benjamin F, 6
B H, 4, D [must be Sarah]
Philip D, 1
William is also listed with John Rader as grandson
Family ID F4435 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Leora Litton, b. 1 Apr 1876, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 4 May 1962 (Age 86 years) Married 11 Feb 1900 Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [3] Notes - Parsons Cemetery, Gay, Jackson Co, WV
Cox, Benjamin F 4/30/1874-7/10/1854
Cox, Leora, 4/1/1876-5/4/1862 wife of Ben F Cox
Jackson Co 1900 Census p. 137 (367-367)
Benjamin Cox HOH b. Aprl 1874 age 26 m. 0y farmer
Leora wife b. April 1876 age 24 m. 0y (0-0 kids)
1920 Jackson Co Census p. 407
Benjamin F.Cox age 45 hoh
Llara? 44 wife
Eura? 18 dau
French 17 son
Larus? 16 son
Levi 12 son
Myrtle 4 dau
Children 1. Eura Cox, b. 15 Sep 1900, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 12 Jan 1988, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years)2. French Cox, b. 16 Mar 1902, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 24 Feb 1988 (Age 85 years)3. Loris Russell Cox, b. 22 Dec 1903, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown4. Levi Edward Cox, b. 23 Oct 1907, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 6 Dec 1996, Ravenswood, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA (Age 89 years)5. Marel Cox, b. 1 Dec 1911, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1914 (Age 2 years)6. Ethel Janie Cox, b. 26 Oct 1913, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 1916 (Age 2 years)7. Myrtle Cox, b. 25 Jan 1916, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Bef 1988 (Age < 71 years)8. Esther Ruth Cox, b. 30 Jun 1921, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 28 Aug 1976, Belle, WV (Age 55 years)Family ID F5862 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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