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Name | Elias Cox | |
Birth | 14 Jul 1812 | Kentucky |
Gender | Male | |
Religion | 4 Jul 1855 | Christian school, Bethel College, Bethel, Oregon |
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Bethel College, Bethel, Oregon Historian Robert Carlton Clark, writing in the History of the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Vol. 1, page 595ff, reports: Early in the '50s the leaders in the Christian Church attempted to organize a school at Bethany, near Silverton, to be known as Bethany College. Thomas C. Shaw, for many years one of the leading citizens of Marion County, was a prime mover in the project, assisted by Rev. G. O. Burnett, a Mr. Gherkin, Peter Cox, Fones Wilbur, and Elias Cox. The town was platted, and the burning of brick for the building was under way when tbe project was abandoned through the lack of capital. It has been claimed that the project was then transferred to Polk Co., and resulted in the establishment of Bethel Institute. Material was purchased and hauled by volunteers to the construction location. Then on July 4, 1855, the framework was raised by volunteers who had come from far and wide to celebrate Independence Day, to have dinner on the grounds, listen to some invigorating speeches and to raise the building. The two main speeches were presented by W. L. Adams and A. V. McCarty. The full text of Adam's speech is carried on the front page of the Oregon Argus, July 21, 1855. The full text of Mr. McCarty appears a few weeks later. Brief comments were also made by Glen Owen Burnett and Dr. James McBride. The Argus is available on microfilm from the University of Oregon. http://ncbible.org/nwh/orcola.html |
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Death | 10 Feb 1882 | Bartholomew Co, Indiana |
Person ID | I33013 | Roots |
Last Modified | 20 May 2011 |
Father | Joseph Cox, b. 25 Dec 1766, Cane Creek, Orange Co, North Carolina d. 26 Nov 1851, Flat Rock, Bartholomew Co, Indiana (Age 84 years) | |
Mother | Mary Sergener Pope, b. 1774, North Carolina or Virginia d. 14 Oct 1846, Flat Rock, Bartholomew Co, Indiana (Age 72 years) | |
Marriage | 1790 | Ashe Co, North Carolina |
Family ID | F11460 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family | Mary Ann Conner, b. 6 Feb 1836, Bartholomew Co, Indiana d. Aft 1841 (Age 5 years) | |
Marriage | 6 Feb 1836 | Bartholomew Co, Indiana |
Family ID | F11566 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified | 20 May 2011 |