James Ervin COX

HAIRSTON.org ID#300, b. 1 February 1851, d. 2 September 1935
Father*John Charles COX1 b. 11 Aug 1819, d. 20 Nov 1909
Mother*Sarah Ann "Sallie" ERVIN2,3 b. 5 Sep 1828, d. 26 Sep 1899
Birth*James Ervin COX was born on 1 February 1851 in Mississippi.1,4 
He was the son of John Charles COX and Sarah Ann "Sallie" ERVIN.1,2,3 
Census 1860James Ervin COX appeared on the 1860 census of John Charles COX on 25 July 1860 in Lowndes, Mississippi.5

 
Census 1870James Ervin COX appeared on the 1870 census of John Charles COX on 17 June 1870 in Township 17, Lowndes, Mississippi.6

 
Marriage*James Ervin COX married Mary Wortley HAIRSTON, daughter of Dr. Peter Constantine Hairston and Wortley Virginia MOSELEY, on 18 December 1873 in Crawford, Lowndes, Mississippi.7 
Census 1880James Ervin COX appeared on the 1880 census of John Charles COX on 16 June 1880 in Trinity, Lowndes, Mississippi.2

 
Census 1900James Ervin COX appeared on the 1900 census of John Charles COX on 5 June 1900 in Lowndes, Mississippi.1

 
Census 1910*James Ervin COX appeared on the census of 28 April 1910 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.8

 
Census 1920*He appeared on the census of 24 February 1920 in Beat 4, Lowndes, Mississippi.9

 
Census 1930*He he was living alone

on 10 April 1930 in Lowndes, Mississippi.10 
Death*He died on 2 September 1935 at age 84.4 
Burial*He was buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes, Mississippi.4 

Family

Mary Wortley HAIRSTON b. 10 Jul 1853, d. 19 Oct 1928
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Sources (www.HAIRSTON.org)

  1. [S1900] 1900 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  2. [S1880] 1880 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  3. [S3496] Husband, Sarah Cox, My Family and Yours 1965 - personal collection and Family History Library Film #007816128, image 891-922., Personal Collection - copy.
  4. [S20] Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
  5. [S1860] 1860 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  6. [S1870] 1870 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S55] Harden Hairston Family Bible, 1750-1908. The Holy Bible containing The Old & New Testaments: Translated Out of the Original Tongues,.....J. Holbrook's Sterotype Copy., Eighth Edition, Brattleborough, (Vt.), 1817, Library of Virginia.
  8. [S1910] 1910 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  9. [S1920] 1920 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
  10. [S1930] 1930 Federal Census - National Archives and Records Administration - Ancestry.com and FamilySearch.org.
Last Edited27 Feb 2023