[or-roots] King/Cox (note for Blevens)

[Margaret Bates]

Hi,
    As a fellow Cox researcher, I just wanted to add that according to
Oregon Donation Land Claim No. 239, Gideon Smith Cox was born in Knox Co.,
KY.
    Regards,
    Margaret


----- Original Message -----
From: "Jane Priem" <jkpriem at comcast.net>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] King/Cox (note for Blevens)


> Hi Rhonda,
> Getting back to you on my Wilburn King and Gideon Cox line.  You are
> right.  After looking through my papers anew I see Wilburn was indeed
> born in Ashe Co. NC, not Tennessee as I'd previously thought.  He was
> born in 1822.  His wife was Marcella ( sometimes Marcilla) Cox, daugher
> of Gideon Cox.
> All I know of Wilburn's parents is that his father came from Germany
> and his mother, Pennsylvania.  The Kings and Coxes both came to Oregon
> in the same 1846 wagon train emigration, although I haven't been able
> to establish if they knew each other previously.
> Gideon Smith Cox was born in Fountain Co. Indiana January 17, 1806,
> where he married Susannah May Coffenbury/Coffenberry ( b. July1, 1808
> [OH?] )  abt. 1825.
> They had 17 living children.
>
> As far as I know, any Gideon Cox in Marion County, Oregon after 1846 is
> my fellow.  I have run into other Gideon Coxes, but not with these
> dates.
>
> There is another Wilburn King that was involved in the military, quite
> distinguished himself by the looks of it,  but this is not the man I'm
> after.
>
> Thanks so much for your help and interest, Rhonda.   Is this part of
> your family line?  Looking forward to hearing from you,  Jane
>
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