Charles Elisha Cox
(1861-1947)
Elizabeth Klinefeller
(1863-1951)
James Lee Cox
(1905-1992)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriet Elizabeth Miller

James Lee Cox 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

  • Born: 23 Oct 1905, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 7 8 9
  • Marriage (1): Harriet Elizabeth Miller on 29 Sep 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 1 2
  • Died: 6 Nov 1992, Rosemont, Montgomery, PA, USA at age 87 8 11
  • Buried: King of Prussia: Valley Forge Memorial Gardens, Montgomery, PA, USA 7

   FamilySearch ID: LDQL-55Q.

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Census in 1930 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 12 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.

2. Census in 1940 in Elkton, Cecil, MD. 10 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.

3. Occupation: U.S. War Dept. U.S. Engineers in 1940 in La Plata, Charles, MD, United States. 9

4. Residence: in 1940 in Elkton, Cecil, MD. 9

5. Census in 1950 in Narberth, Montgomery, PA. 13 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.

6. Obituary: Philadelphia Inquirer: obituary of James L. Cox on 7 Nov 1992 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA. 11 COX
Nov 6, 1992, JAMES L. formerly of Rosemont Village, Rosemont, Pa., husband of the late Harriet M. Cox; also survived by a niece and nephew. Services will be held 1 P.M., Mon. at THE CHADWICK FUNERAL HOME, Athens Ave. and Simpson Rd., Ardmore. Int. Valley Forge Gardens. Family will receive friends after 12:30 Noon, Mon. at the funeral home.


James married Harriet Elizabeth Miller, daughter of Oscar Charles Miller and Catherine Ann Beacher, on 29 Sep 1929 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.1 2 (Harriet Elizabeth Miller was born on 19 Jan 1906 in Saint Clair, Schuylkill, PA,14 15 16 died on 13 Jan 1986 in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery, PA 6 15 16 and was buried on 16 Jan 1986 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 Social Security Death Index.

4 Records of Karen Stehle.

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

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

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

8 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.

9 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.

10 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.

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

12 1930 United States Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Roll: 2129; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 0202; Image: 100.0; FHL microfilm: 2341863.

13 "1950 United States Census," https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1M-3887 Oscar C Miller.

14 1930 United States Census.

15 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).

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


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