Cora Bessie CoxAge: 84 years1892–1976
- Name
- Cora Bessie Cox
- Given names
- Cora Bessie
- Surname
- Cox
- Married name
- Cora Bessie Powers
 Birth | June 12, 1892 32 24 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Allie Cox September 3, 1894 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha McLissa Cox December 1896 (Age 4 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 5 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah Jane Cox May 20, 1899 (Age 6 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Dorcus Corine Cox December 2, 1901 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a brother | John Lovell Cox April 18, 1905 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a father | John Manford Cox November 4, 1906 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Paul Millard Powers February 11, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Pauline Muriel Powers October 4, 1911 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a mother | Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams October 10, 1912 (Age 20 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | James Albert “Jimmie” Powers March 19, 1914 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Hattie Lorene Powers October 3, 1915 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Hattie Lorene Powers July 17, 1916 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 23 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Thelma R Powers April 22, 1917 (Age 24 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Thelma R Powers February 8, 1918 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Dewell Eugene Powers November 1, 1918 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 24 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 25 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/ |
| Census | January 26, 1920 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #7 | Edwin Gilbert Powers December 20, 1920 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a son | Edwin Gilbert Powers May 7, 1921 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Leonard Woodrow Powers March 14, 1922 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | George Jacob Powers January 17, 1924 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #10 | Ida Mae Powers December 7, 1925 (Age 33 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #11 | Bertha Lucille Powers May 11, 1928 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 37 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 3, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #12 | Mauriece Bessie “Marcy” Powers May 13, 1930 (Age 37 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #13 | Alice Bernice Powers February 7, 1932 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a sister | Martha McLissa Cox April 8, 1933 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Harold Mathew Powers September 21, 1938 (Age 46 years) |
| Census | April 3, 1940 (Age 47 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Lovella Powers July 20, 1940 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | James Robert “Jim” Powers January 20, 1941 (Age 48 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Homer Raymond Gambill — Pauline Muriel Powers — View this family October 5, 1942 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Jerry Ray Gambill December 3, 1942 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Gayla Lynn Powers June 13, 1943 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | George Jacob Powers — Wanda Mae Magruder — View this family November 16, 1943 (Age 51 years) |
| Death of a son | George Jacob Powers December 24, 1944 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | George Leon Powers June 12, 1945 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 49 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 |
| Death of a sister | Sarah Jane Cox November 17, 1952 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 57 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 |
| Death of a sister | Dorcus Corine Cox October 17, 1957 (Age 65 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Lovell Cox November 19, 1958 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #7 | Susan Renee Howell May 18, 1960 (Age 67 years) |
| Death of a sister | Estella B “Essie” Cox January 4, 1968 (Age 75 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Allie Cox January 21, 1969 (Age 76 years) |
| Death of a husband | Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers November 20, 1971 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Archibald Cox Sr. December 10, 1973 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 53 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 | July 2, 1976 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Hill Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Manford Cox Birth: January 4, 1860 — Spencer, Owen, Indiana, United States Death: November 4, 1906 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Martha Elander “Mattie” Williams Birth: March 24, 1868 34 21 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 10, 1912 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1885 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Estella B “Essie” Cox Birth: November 1886 26 18 — Missouri, United States Death: January 4, 1968 — California, United States |
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4 years elder brother |
George Archibald Cox Sr. Birth: May 31, 1890 30 22 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: December 10, 1973 — Salem, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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2 years herself |
Cora Bessie Cox Birth: June 12, 1892 32 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 2, 1976 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Allie Cox Birth: September 3, 1894 34 26 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 21, 1969 — Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Martha McLissa Cox Birth: December 1896 36 28 — Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 1933 — Econtuchka, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Sarah Jane Cox Birth: May 20, 1899 39 31 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 17, 1952 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Dorcus Corine Cox Birth: December 2, 1901 41 33 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 17, 1957 — Arlington, Arlington, Virginia, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
John Lovell Cox Birth: April 18, 1905 45 37 — Missouri, United States Death: November 19, 1958 — Charleston, Mississippi, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers |
| husband |
Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers Birth: June 22, 1886 21 16 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 1971 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| herself |
Cora Bessie Cox Birth: June 12, 1892 32 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 2, 1976 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| son |
Paul Millard Powers Birth: February 11, 1910 23 17 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: February 1, 1987 — Galesburg, Knox, Illinois, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Pauline Muriel Powers Birth: October 4, 1911 25 19 — Corning, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: September 22, 1993 — Ironton, Iron, Missouri, United States |
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2 years son |
James Albert “Jimmie” Powers Birth: March 19, 1914 27 21 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 24, 1997 — Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States |
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18 months daughter |
Hattie Lorene Powers Birth: October 3, 1915 29 23 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1916 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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19 months daughter |
Thelma R Powers Birth: April 22, 1917 30 24 — Qulin, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 8, 1918 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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18 months son |
Dewell Eugene Powers Birth: November 1, 1918 32 26 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 22, 1994 — Carlsbad, San Diego, California, United States |
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2 years son |
Edwin Gilbert Powers Birth: December 20, 1920 34 28 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 7, 1921 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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15 months son |
Leonard Woodrow Powers Birth: March 14, 1922 35 29 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: January 14, 2003 — Nixa, Christian, Missouri, United States |
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22 months son |
George Jacob Powers Birth: January 17, 1924 37 31 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: December 24, 1944 — Neeleyville, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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23 months daughter |
Ida Mae Powers Birth: December 7, 1925 39 33 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: December 24, 1996 — Collinsville, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Bertha Lucille Powers Birth: May 11, 1928 41 35 — Datto, Clay, Arkansas, United States Death: August 11, 2017 — Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mauriece Bessie “Marcy” Powers Birth: May 13, 1930 43 37 — Seminole, Seminole, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 26, 2011 — St. Peters, St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
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21 months daughter |
Alice Bernice Powers Birth: February 7, 1932 45 39 — Seminole, Oklahoma, United States Death: February 3, 2007 — Pocahontas, Randolph, Arkansas, United States |
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| daughter |
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - John Manford Cox - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household
Current River, Randolph, AR
census says only married 6 yrs. license says 14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers - Household
Beaver Dam, Butler, MO
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers - Household
Econtuchka, Seminole, OK
Lucille can't be 7-11m -b |