John Cox WidickAge: 57 years1839–1896
- Name
- John Cox Widick
- Given names
- John Cox
- Surname
- Widick
 Birth | February 2, 1839 33 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Ephraim Lincoln Widick December 2, 1844 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 6 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 |
 Census | June 1, 1850 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 17 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a father | Emanuel Widick March 4, 1863 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a mother | Sarah Ann Cox December 10, 1863 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 22 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 |
 Marriage | Nancy Hizer — View this family March 8, 1866 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Effie Florence Widick December 18, 1866 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 27 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 27 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a son #2 | Arthur Buck Widick July 19, 1869 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 29 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 24, 1870 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Ira Widick February 28, 1871 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a son | Ira Widick March 17, 1871 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Roy Emanuel Widick October 23, 1878 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 38 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Elizabeth Ann Widick June 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Mabel Widick September 22, 1884 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Ephraim Lincoln Widick December 25, 1886 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Buck Widick — Margaret Jane “Jennie” Shaffer — View this family May 23, 1894 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Leroy Arthur Widick August 2, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
 Death | November 23, 1896 (Age 57 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Blackwell Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Emanuel Widick Birth: February 2, 1806 — Harrisonburg, Rockingham, Virginia, United States Death: March 4, 1863 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Sarah Ann Cox Birth: June 10, 1811 — Harford, Maryland, United States Death: December 10, 1863 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: July 24, 1832 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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7 years himself |
John Cox Widick Birth: February 2, 1839 33 27 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: November 23, 1896 — Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
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6 years younger brother |
Ephraim Lincoln Widick Birth: December 2, 1844 38 33 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: December 25, 1886 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Nancy Hizer |
| himself |
John Cox Widick Birth: February 2, 1839 33 27 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: November 23, 1896 — Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
| wife |
Nancy Hizer Birth: March 8, 1841 20 20 — Grass Creek, Fulton, Indiana, United States Death: October 31, 1935 — Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
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Marriage: March 8, 1866 — Macon, Illinois, United States |
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9 months daughter |
Effie Florence Widick Birth: December 18, 1866 27 25 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: about 1943 — Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years son |
Arthur Buck Widick Birth: July 19, 1869 30 28 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: August 19, 1950 — Newton, Harvey, Kansas, United States |
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19 months son |
Ira Widick Birth: February 28, 1871 32 29 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States Death: March 17, 1871 — Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States |
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8 years son |
Roy Emanuel Widick Birth: October 23, 1878 39 37 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: 1957 — Blackwell, Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Elizabeth Ann Widick Birth: June 1880 41 39 — Elk City, Montgomery, Kansas, United States Death: January 27, 1962 — Montgomery, Kansas, United States |
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4 years daughter |
Mabel Widick Birth: September 22, 1884 45 43 — Belle Plaine, Sumner, Kansas, United States Death: December 6, 1945 — Ponca City, Kay, Oklahoma, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Emanuel Widick - Household
Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Cox Widick - Household
Decatur, Macon, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - John Cox Widick - Household
Palestine, Sumner, Kansas, United States
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