Mark Cox1797–
- Name
- Mark Cox
- Given names
- Mark
- Surname
- Cox
 Birth | 1797 31 33 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Birth of a sister | Susannah W “Susie” Cox December 25, 1799 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dr. Charles C Cox 1802 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 6 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Cox 1804 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 15 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a mother | Martha Cole 1821 (Age 24 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | David Cox — Magdaline Waggoner — View this family 1824 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dr. Charles C Cox 1828 (Age 31 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Cox 1829 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 35 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 38 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Cox 1838 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a sister | Susannah W “Susie” Cox August 3, 1839 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a brother | William Cox 1848 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | David Cox 1848 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 60 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 64 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 70 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 70 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 72 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 81 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 101 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Cox Birth: 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1848 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Martha Cole Birth: 1764 Death: 1821 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: 1788 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Israel Cox Birth: 1790 24 26 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
William Cox Birth: 1792 26 28 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1848 |
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3 years elder brother |
Benjamin Cox Birth: 1794 28 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1838 |
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4 years himself |
Mark Cox Birth: 1797 31 33 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Susannah W “Susie” Cox Birth: December 25, 1799 33 35 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: August 3, 1839 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Dr. Charles C Cox Birth: 1802 36 38 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1828 |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Cox Birth: 1804 38 40 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1829 |
| Father’s family with Magdaline Waggoner |
| father |
David Cox Birth: 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1848 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| step-mother |
Magdaline Waggoner Death: |
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Marriage: 1824 — |