hmtl5 Alexander Cox b. 10 Sep 1785 Ashe County, North Carolina d. 15 Sep 1874 Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia: Robinson Genealogy
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Alexander Cox

Male 1785 - 1874  (89 years)


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  • Name Alexander Cox 
    Born 10 Sep 1785  Ashe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1850  Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Died 15 Sep 1874  Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I2134  Robinson
    Last Modified 5 Feb 2025 

    Father David Cox,   b. 1735, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1818, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years) 
    Mother Margaret Ann “Peggy” McGowen,   b. 1 Dec 1744, Augusta County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Apr 1811, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years) 
    Family ID F931  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Lydia Osborne,   b. 12 Jan 1786, Independence, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1850, Grayson County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Last Modified 26 Jan 2025 
    Family ID F930  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Sep 1785 - Ashe County, North Carolina Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 15 Sep 1874 - Elk Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Osborne Fort Cemetery, Bridle Creek, Grayson County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • LKH note:
      Find a Grave shows that Alexander married 3 times.
      1. Lydia Osborne (1786-1850) m. 1806
      2. Margaret Bishop (1802-1852) m. 1850
      3. Tabbitha Long (1806-1877) m. 1859
      [1, 3]
    • Children of David Cox and ___McGowan, his wife
      viii. Alexander (2) Cox, - married Lyddie, daughter of Enoch Osborne.
      The Cox Family in America, page 53.
      [4]

  • Sources 
    1. [S3] Find a Grave.

    2. [S11] census record.

    3. [S35] LKH note.

    4. [S45] The Cox Family in America, Henry Miller Cox, (Printed for the author by the Unionist-Gazette Assoc., Somerville, N.J., 1912), https://archive.org/details/coxfamilyinameri00coxh/page/n87/mode/2up.


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