Jonas Miller
(Abt 1824-)
Sarah Yocum
(Abt 1830-)
John Jacob Beacher Jr.
(1840-1915)
Angeline Ocum
(1845-1918)
Oscar Charles Miller
(1875-1965)
Catherine Ann Beacher
(1876-1957)
Harriet Elizabeth Miller
(1906-1986)

 

Family Links

Spouses/Children:
1. James Lee Cox

Harriet Elizabeth Miller 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

  • Born: 19 Jan 1906, Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA 8 11 12
  • Marriage (1): James Lee Cox on 29 Sep 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 2
  • Died: 13 Jan 1986, Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA at age 79 7 8 12
  • Buried: 16 Jan 1986, King of Prussia: Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, Montgomery, PA, USA 8

   FamilySearch ID: L8BB-3W9.

  Noted events in her life were:

1. Census in 1920 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 5 The 1920 census recorded at 1649 S. 54th Street: Oscar C. Miller, laborer locomotive works, 44, living with wife Catherine A., 43; daughter Harriet E., 13; son Harry C., brakeman railroad, 21; daughter-in-law Hazel M., 21; and granddaughter Claire L., 5 months. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

2. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 13 The 1930 census recorded renting at 1033 52nd Street: Oscar Miller, contractor scaper wallpaper, 53; Catharine, 53; son-in-law James Cox, civil engineer landscape architect, 25; and daughter Harriet Cox, 24. They and their parents were born in Pennsylvania.

3. Census in 1940 in Elkton, Cecil, MD. 14 The 1940 census recorded renting a home in Elkton for $30 a month: James Lee Cox, office clerk for ordinance dept., 34, born in Maryland, living with wife Harriette, 31, born in Pennsylvania. James' education level was 4 years of college, his wife 4 years of high school.

4. Census in 1950 in Narberth, Montgomery, PA. 15 The 1950 census recorded at 209 Chestnut Avenue: Oscar C. Miller, 73, living with wife Katharine A. Miller, 73, daughter Harriett M. Cox, 44, and son-in-law James L. Cox, engineer in Army engineering, 44, who is listed as the head of this household. Everyone was born in Pennsylvania except James in Maryland.

5. Residence: Rosemont Presbyterian Village, Rosemont, PA in Dec 1982 in Rosemont, Montgomery, PA, USA. 6

6. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of Harriet M. Cox on 14 Jan 1986 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 7 COX
Jan 13, 1986, HARRIET M., of Rosemont, Pa., wife of James L. Cox. Services will be held 1:30 P.M., Thurs. at THE CHADWICK FUNERAL HOME, Athens Ave. at Simpson Rd., Ardmore. Int. Valley Forge Gardens. Family will receive friends after 12:30 P.M., Thurs.


Harriet married James Lee Cox, son of Charles Elisha Cox and Elizabeth Klinefeller, on 29 Sep 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 2 (James Lee Cox was born on 23 Oct 1905 in Baltimore, Baltimore, MD,16 17 18 died on 6 Nov 1992 in Rosemont, Montgomery, PA, USA 10 17 and was buried in King of Prussia: Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, Montgomery, PA, USA 16.)

Sources

1 Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1854 ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Secretary of the Commonwealth. Series 26.28, Record and Indexes of Births, Deaths, and Marriages. Microfilm, rolls 668-673. Records of the Department of State, Record Group 26. Pennsylvania State Archives, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.), James L. Cox and Harriet Miller, 1929 Philadelphia, PA.

2 FamilySearch.org, Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885 - 1950, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2ZW-8ZHW James Lee Cox and Harriett E Miller, 19 Sep 1929.

3 Karen Stehle Esterly.

4 Social Security Death Index.

5 1920 United States Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Philadelphia Ward 40, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1642; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 1499; Image: 18.

6 Beacher, Bruce Franklin, Beau-Chere, The Beacher Family Newsletter, 1 Dec 1982.

7 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 14 Jan 1986, page 18. Obituary of Harriet M. Cox.

8 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120431384.

9 Ancestry.com, Pennsylvania, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1906-1914, Certificate 694. Harriet Elizabeth Miller. Born 19 Jan 1906. Father Oscar Miller. Mother Catharine Beacher.

10 Philadelphia Inquirer (Philadelphia, PA), 7 Nov 1992, page 9. Obituary of James L. Cox.

11 1930 United States Census.

12 U.S. Social Security Death Index, https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/J2W1-MMJ Harriet Cox, Jan 1986; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

13 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2129; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0202; Image: 100.0; FHL microfilm: 2341863.

14 1940 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K7FQ-95M James Lee Cox, Elkton, Election District 3, Cecil, Maryland, United States, citing enumeration district (ED) 8-5, sheet 66B, line 60, family 562.

15 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1M-3887 Oscar C Miller.

16 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/120431401.

17 Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.), James Lee Cox, SSN 717098980. Born 23 Oct 1905 Baltimore MD. Father Charles Cox. Mother Elizabeth Klinefelder. Death 6 Nov 1992.

18 Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), James Lee Cox, b. 30 Oct 1905 Baltmore MD.


Table of Contents | Surnames | Name List

This website was created 17 Feb 2024 with Legacy 9.0, a division of MyHeritage.com; content copyrighted and maintained by searchtrees@gmail.com