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Below is a family biography included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published by Goodspeed Publishing Company in 1886. These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary. Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more. There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.
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Jesse K. Cox, an enterprising citizen and farmer of Haywood County, Tenn., was born in the same county, October 23, 1839, and is the son of Samuel and Bara (Hammons) Cox. The father was born in Missouri, March 7, 1779, and died November 27, 1878. The mother was born in 1810, and is still living. When our subject was an infant, his parents moved to Haywood County, and located four miles from Brownsville, where he was raised and educated, and has since farmed very successfully. He is a Democrat, and while not connected with any church, is an earnest believer in the Christian religion. September 14, 1865, he married Mary M. Moore, born in Haywood County, April 6, 1849. Five sons were born to this marriage: Alphier Berry (born September 16, 1866), Samuel G. (born November 20, 1868), William T. (born December 2, 1872), Ivie F. (born February 16, 1875), and Lemuel B. (born July 18, 1877). Ivie F. died May 6, 1876. Mr. Cox is a man of intelligence and integrity, and has the esteem and confidence of all who know him.
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This family biography is one of 82 biographies included in the book, The History of Haywood County, Tennessee published in 1886 by Goodspeed. The History of Haywood County was included within The History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties of Tennessee. For the complete description, click here: History of Lauderdale, Tipton, Haywood, and Crockett Counties, Tennessee
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