Emma Lena JeffordsAge: 64 years1901–1966
- Name
- Emma Lena Jeffords
- Given names
- Emma Lena
- Surname
- Jeffords
- Married name
- Emma Lena Cox
 Birth | September 18, 1901 33 31 |
 Death of a mother | Sarah Melissa Rushin after September 18, 1901 |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 14 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 15 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 16 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a sister | Mina Jeffords January 21, 1923 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mary Geraldine Cox July 31, 1925 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | George Archibald Cox Jr December 22, 1926 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | John Lee “Johnny” Cox December 13, 1927 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Vennie Lou Cox April 18, 1929 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 28 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Census | April 18, 1930 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Dorcus Laverne Cox December 19, 1930 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a father | Henry Josiah Jeffords March 29, 1934 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Shirley Ann Cox November 19, 1934 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Wayne Delano Cox March 13, 1937 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Norman Dewitt Cox May 15, 1940 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 40 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Marriage of a child | George Archibald Cox Jr — Mary Eleanor Jenkins — View this family April 5, 1947 (Age 45 years) |
| Census | April 5, 1950 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clifford Lloyd Stevenson — Mary Geraldine Cox — View this family August 12, 1950 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ricky Eugene Mulvaney March 13, 1953 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 48 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Rhonda Sue Mulvaney October 30, 1956 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a grandson | Ricky Eugene Mulvaney February 11, 1958 (Age 56 years) Cause: Cancer |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 44 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | September 4, 1966 (Age 64 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Paradise Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Henry Josiah Jeffords Birth: November 21, 1867 — Pope, Illinois, United States Death: March 29, 1934 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Melissa Rushin Birth: September 15, 1870 44 41 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: after September 18, 1901 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 24, 1891 — Beaver Dam, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States |
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5 months elder sister |
Mina Jeffords Birth: May 23, 1892 24 21 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 21, 1923 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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9 years herself |
Emma Lena Jeffords Birth: September 18, 1901 33 31 — Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1966 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| Family with George Archibald Cox Sr. |
| husband |
George Archibald Cox Sr. Birth: May 31, 1890 30 22 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1973 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| herself |
Emma Lena Jeffords Birth: September 18, 1901 33 31 — Smithland, Livingston, Kentucky, United States Death: September 4, 1966 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| daughter |
Mary Geraldine Cox Birth: July 31, 1925 35 23 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 2008 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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17 months son |
George Archibald Cox Jr Birth: December 22, 1926 36 25 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: December 21, 1974 — Hyattsville, Prince George's, Maryland, United States |
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1 year son |
John Lee “Johnny” Cox Birth: December 13, 1927 37 26 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: December 16, 1971 — Mount Carmel, Wabash, Illinois, United States |
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16 months daughter |
Vennie Lou Cox Birth: April 18, 1929 38 27 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 2012 — Mattoon, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Dorcus Laverne Cox Birth: December 19, 1930 40 29 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: May 26, 2021 — Florida, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| daughter |
Shirley Ann Cox Birth: November 19, 1934 44 33 — Charleston, Clark, Missouri, United States Death: December 29, 2021 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Wayne Delano Cox Birth: March 13, 1937 46 35 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: April 20, 2003 — Charleston, Coles, Illinois, United States |
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3 years son |
Norman Dewitt Cox Birth: May 15, 1940 49 38 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: March 19, 2018 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| George Archibald Cox Sr. + Mina Jeffords |
| husband |
George Archibald Cox Sr. Birth: May 31, 1890 30 22 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1973 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
| elder sister |
Mina Jeffords Birth: May 23, 1892 24 21 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 21, 1923 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: December 13, 1913 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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11 months nephew |
Manford Henry Cox Birth: November 12, 1914 24 22 — Kilgore, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: January 6, 1990 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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2 years niece |
Vivian Lorene Cox Birth: January 11, 1917 26 24 — Mill Spring, Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: March 9, 2002 — Bertrand, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
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4 years niece |
Alice Lucille Cox Birth: August 11, 1920 30 28 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States Death: July 12, 2002 — Flora, Clay, Illinois, United States |
| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Archibald Cox Sr. - Household
413 Johnson Street Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri
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