Mary Eliza CoxAge: 69 years1858–1928
- Name
- Mary Eliza Cox
- Given names
- Mary Eliza
- Surname
- Cox
- Married name
- Mary Eliza Smith
Shared note: James Henry Cox Obituary and Family Listing
Shared note: Myrtle H Cox Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | November 28, 1858 21 19 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Flora Isabel Cox April 3, 1860 (Age 16 months) |
 Census | July 16, 1860 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a sister | Flora Isabel Cox August 20, 1860 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Laurel Alice Cox June 9, 1861 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Joseph Samuel Cox February 2, 1863 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Minnie B Cox 1863 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 2 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 |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth Jane Bradshaw September 9, 1865 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Samuel W Cox December 26, 1865 (Age 7 years) |
| Death of a sister | Minnie B Cox August 12, 1866 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 8 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 8 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 10 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 |
| Census | July 21, 1870 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Myrtle H Cox June 23, 1874 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Bruce December 7, 1875 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Orrin Roundy Smith — View this family about 1878 (Age 19 years) Note: The 1900 Census reports they had been married for 22 years. The 1910 Census reports that they had been married for 32 years. Both Census' suggest their marriage year would be 1878 which is consistent with the previously submitted marriage date of Oct 3, 1878 |
| Birth of a sister | Ora B Cox May 1878 (Age 19 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 19 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Ora B Cox January 14, 1883 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Elizabeth Mary Smith May 1886 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 39 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 of a maternal grandfather | Peter Troutman November 12, 1899 (Age 40 years) |
| Census | June 9, 1900 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Franklin Lanier — Elizabeth Mary Smith — View this family about 1907 (Age 48 years) Note: Marriage info found om Tombstone photo |
| Census | April 28, 1910 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a father | James Henry Cox March 10, 1915 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 57 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 58 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 59 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 husband | Orrin Roundy Smith April 11, 1919 (Age 60 years) |
| Census | January 20, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Margaret Lanier May 2, 1920 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Jane Troutman July 15, 1925 (Age 66 years) |
 Death | January 20, 1928 (Age 69 years) |
| Obituary | Mary Eliza Cox - Obituary February 9, 1928 (20 days after death) Shared note: Mary Eliza Cox Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Belle Plaine Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
James Henry Cox Birth: March 16, 1837 23 19 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: March 10, 1915 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Jane Troutman Birth: September 8, 1839 23 22 — Liberty, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: July 15, 1925 — Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1858 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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10 months herself |
Mary Eliza Cox Birth: November 28, 1858 21 19 — Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1928 — Kansas, United States |
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16 months younger sister |
Flora Isabel Cox Birth: April 3, 1860 23 20 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: August 20, 1860 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Laurel Alice Cox Birth: June 9, 1861 24 21 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: August 28, 1950 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
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20 months younger brother |
Joseph Samuel Cox Birth: February 2, 1863 25 23 — Illinois, United States Death: March 26, 1948 — Kansas, United States |
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11 months younger sister |
Minnie B Cox Birth: 1863 25 23 — Macon, Illinois, United States Death: August 12, 1866 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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12 years younger sister |
Myrtle H Cox Birth: June 23, 1874 37 34 — Illinois, United States Death: March 14, 1953 — Kansas, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Ora B Cox Birth: May 1878 41 38 — Kansas, United States Death: January 14, 1883 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States |
| Family with Orrin Roundy Smith |
| husband |
Orrin Roundy Smith Birth: February 3, 1851 29 26 — Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 11, 1919 — Kansas, United States |
| herself |
Mary Eliza Cox Birth: November 28, 1858 21 19 — Illinois, United States Death: January 20, 1928 — Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1878 — |
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8 years daughter |
Elizabeth Mary Smith Birth: May 1886 35 27 — Kansas, United States Death: August 26, 1979 — Sumner, Kansas, United States |
Mary Eliza Cox has 44 first cousins recorded
Father's family (18)
Parents Joseph W “Jake” Troutman + Nancy Ann Cox
Parents Charles E Morrison + Nancy Ann Cox
Parents William Thomas Barnett + Mary Ellen Cox
Mother's family (26)
Parents Joseph W “Jake” Troutman + Nancy Ann Cox
Parents Samuel L Troutman + Elizabeth Ann Bear
Parents Ephraim Lincoln Widick + Phoebe L “Tebe” Troutman
Parents Jacob Troutman + Sarah Sipes Morrison
Parents Asa Gulick + Julia Troutman
Parents John C Troutman + Lydia Jane Morrison
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Cox - Household
Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - James Henry Cox - Household
Harristown, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Marriage | The 1900 Census reports they had been married for 22 years. The 1910 Census reports that they had been married for 32 years. Both Census' suggest their marriage year would be 1878 which is consistent with the previously submitted marriage date of Oct 3, 1878 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Orrin Roundy Smith - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Orrin Roundy Smith - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Elizabeth Mary Smith - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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| Obituary | Mary Eliza Cox Obituary and Family Listing
BELLE PLAINE NEWS 9 Feb 1928
Mary Eliza Cox was born Nov. 28,1858, on a farm near Decatur, Ills., and departed this life Jan. 30,1928 at the age of 69 yrs., 2 mo. and two days.
In 1877 she moved with her parents, to a farm southeast of Belle Plaine, now occupied by Ray Barner, where they lived one year. During this time they purchased the farm now owned by Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, where her parents lived until their death.
She was united in marriage to Orin Roundy Smith Oct 3 1878. They resided in Belle Plaine, where they run a general mercantile store for a few years. They sold this business and bought a farm southeast of Belle Plaine where she lived until her death. To this union one child was born, Mrs. Frank Lanier, with whom she resided until her death. Her husband preceded her in death nine years ago. She leaves to mourn her loss, one daughter, Mrs. Frank Lanier, one grandaughter, Mary Margaret Lanier; two sisters, Mrs. A.L. Barner and Mrs. Myrtle Fisher, of Belle Plaine, Kans., one brother Joseph Cox, of Wichita.
In 1883 she united with the Methodist church and lived a faithful christian life. She was a kind loving mother and was loved by all her friends and neighbors for her kindness and generosity.
Her passing leaves a vacancy in the home and community that can never be filled.
The funeral services were held from the M. E. Church at Belle Plaine, conducted by Rev. Clifford Moody, pastor of the Palestine M.E. Church. here was a large number present to pay their last respects to a friend and neighbor. A mixed quartette composed of Miss Ruth Koger and Mrs. John Tennery, Messrs Russell Reitz and Walter Plagge furnished the songs. Pall bearers were John Koger, Elmer Poovy, Max Reitz, Thos. Barner, Bert Shade and Levi Elenburg. Burial took place at the Belle Plaine cemetery.
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| Name | Elizabeth Jane Cox (nee Troutman) Obituary and Family Listing
BELLE PLAINE NEWS, JULY 23, 1925.
MRS. ELIZABETH COX
Elizabeth Jane Troutman was born near Logansport, Indiana, Sept. 8, 1839 and died at her home near Belle Plaine July, 15 th, 1925, aged 85 years 10 months and 8 days. She was united in marriage to James Henry Cox Jan. 21, 1858. To this union seven children were born, four of whom survive. They are Mrs. Mary E. Smith, Mrs. A.L. Barner, Mr. Joseph Cox and Mrs. Mertie H. Fisher. She leaves 12 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, two sisters: Mrs. Phoebe Miller, and Mrs. Julia Gulick of Decatur, Ill;, one brother, Mr. Jacob Troutman of Atlanta, Kansas. Mrs. Cox came to Kansas from Decatur, Ill., in 1871, settling in the neighborhood of her last dwelling place at that time.
The Cox family has been one of the real early day families of the Ninnescah valley and the characteristics of kindness and thoughtfulness that was so nobly exemplified in the life of this grand old community mother is bound to leave a feeling of deepest regret at her passing by neighbors far and near. Her later years were saddened by the fight she had to make against the inroads of a cancer.
Mrs. Cox had been a member of the Methodist church for years. the funeral services were held at the Palestine church at 4 o'clock Friday afternoon. burial was made in the Belle Plaine cemetery.
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| Name | James Henry Cox Obituary and Family Listing
J. H. Cox, a prominent farmer of Palestine township died Wednesday evening, aged 77 years.
He was a brother to William Cox, who died in Wichita, Tuesday and was buried here yesterday, and an uncle of Chas. W. Cox of this city. A sister, Mrs. Minerva Bear of Bearsdale, Ill., who was called here to attend the funeral of her brother William Cox is now the last surviving member of her family of brothers and sisters. She will remain to attend the funeral of the second brother who died this week.
The funeral of J. H. Cox will be held at the home in Palestine township Sunday afternoon. J. H. Cox was ten years the senior of his brother William. He was one of the wealthiest of Sumner county's farmer's ownng 400 acres of rich Ninnescah bottom land.
The surviving children are Mrs. Link Barner, Mrs. O. R. Smith, Mrs. Myrtle Fisher and J. S. Cox, all living in the vicinity of Belle Plaine.
Both William and J. H. Cox were will known in Wellington and had many friends here. William Cox was for many years a prominent business man of this city, engaged in the manufacture of pop with his son Chas. W. Cox. He later moved his business to Wichita. J. H. Cox was a frequent visitor in Wellington during his many years' residence in the county.
Belle Plaine News (Belle Plaine, Kansas), March 18, 1915
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| Name | Myrtle H Cox Obituary and Family Listing
BELLE PLAINE NEWS Mar 19, 1953
Rites Held For Mirtie Fisher
Funeral services for Mrs. Mirtie Fisher, 78, a lifelong residence of this community, who died Saturday, March 14 in the Wichita Hospital, were held in the Methodist Church Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. The Rev. Major W. Parker officiated.
Marjorie Utt and Mary Ruth Howe, accompanied by Pauline Pipkin, sang "In the Garden", and "Beautiful Isle". Casket bearers were Earl Bainter, Leslie Richardson, James Lowrey, Frank Birder, Clay Ratcliff, and Will Wright. Interment was in the Belle Plaine Cemetery with Hatfield Funeral Home in charge.
OBITUARY
Myrtie H. Cox Fisher was born June 23rd, 1874 in Decator, Ill. and departed this life March 14th, 1953 at the Wichita Hospital, after a short illness, at the age of 78 years, 8 months and 9 days.
She was the daughter of James H. and Elizabeth Jane Trautman Cox. In this family was born four sisters and one brother, all preceding her in death. She came with the family to the Whitman community when she was 2 years of age and had lived in this community until the time of her death.
To her was born two daughters, Ines(INEZ?) May Gray of Belle Plaine and Merta Jane Totten of Oxford, Kans. She leaves to mourn her death two daughters, Mrs. Marlin Gray and Mrs. Harold Totten, two grand sons, Bern Gray of Wichita, Kan., and Olin Totton of Oxford. One grand daughter, Phylis Totten(sp?) of Oxford. One grand daughter, Vernadine Totton, preceeded her in death. Several nieces and nephews and a host of relatives and friends.
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