William Duncan Cox: Our Family History

Generation: 1

William Duncan Cox was born on 11 Aug 1858 in Tennessee (son of Warren C. Cox and Hannah P. Cothron); died on 21 Aug 1928 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

William married Elizabeth Leath about 1879 in Macon Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Charles Coleman Leath and Emily Caroline Ellis) was born on 22 Jul 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 24 Jul 1939 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Green Grove Cem, Green Grove, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Warren C. Cox was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Tennessee (son of Duncan McFarlin Cox and Elizabeth Coker); died on 15 Jan 1919 in Tennessee.

Warren married Hannah P. Cothron about 1855 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee. Hannah (daughter of Lambert Moore Cothron and Eliza Young, (dau?)) was born on 6 Nov 1838 in Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1876 in Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hannah P. Cothron was born on 6 Nov 1838 in Tennessee (daughter of Lambert Moore Cothron and Eliza Young, (dau?)); died on 17 Feb 1876 in Tennessee.

Children:

Eliza Cox was born on 25 Oct 1856; died on 11 Feb 1923.
1. William Duncan Cox was born on 11 Aug 1858 in Tennessee; died on 21 Aug 1928 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 3

Duncan McFarlin Cox was born in 1815 in North Carolina (son of Isham Cox and Elizabeth Busby); died about 1884 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

Duncan married Elizabeth Coker about 1834. Elizabeth (daughter of Warren P. Coker and Mary Cunningham) was born in 1815 in Tennessee; died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Coker was born in 1815 in Tennessee (daughter of Warren P. Coker and Mary Cunningham); died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.

Children:

2. Warren C. Cox was born on 30 Oct 1836 in Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 1919 in Tennessee.

Lambert Moore Cothron was born on 26 May 1813 in North Carolina (son of Robert Moore Cothron and Winifred Brinkley); died on 8 Apr 1891 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Apr 1891 in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1850, Macon Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Census:
1850 Macon Co, Tennessee
residence 608
Cothran, Lambert M. 37 1813 TN
Eliza 37 1813 TN
Ransom P. 181 1832 TN
Nancy S. 15 1835 TN
James W. 13 1837 TN
Hannah A. 12 1838 TN
Elizabeth 10 1840 TN
William 8 1842 TN

residence 610
Iredell H Linville 40
Juno Linville 27
Louisa Linville 17
Margaret Linville 16
William Linville 14
Mary Linville 11
Indora Linville 2
Not named Linville 0

residence 612
William Nichol 62 1788 NC
Mary 37 1813 TN
Elizabeth 26 1824 TN
Nancy 24 1826 TN
Allen 22 1828 TN
Matthew (George Matthew) 16 1834 TN
Wilson 15 1835 TN
David 13 1837 TN
Frances 10 1840 (f) TN
Matilda 7 1843 TN
Cyntha 3 1847 TN
Nichols William 11 1839 TN (whose children?)
Nichols, Nicholas J. 9 1841 TN
Nichols, Nancy J. 7 1843 TN
Nichols, Mary 4 1846 TN

residence 613 Thomas Wood 65 1786 NC & Sarah 57 and family

residence 614
Nancy Parker 30 1820 SC
Jesse Parker 32 1818 TN
Salina 23 1837 NC
Tom 26 1835 NC
John 0 1850 TN
Mary Parker 83 1767 SC (Mary Ellis Lovelady?)
Thomas Gammon 30 1820 TN
Polly Gammon (Parker) 31 1819 TN
Sarah S. Gammon 11 1839 TN
William M. 9 1841 TN
John S. 7 1843 TN
Marcus D. 6 1844 TN
Martha B. 1846 TN

Lambert married Eliza Young, (dau?) on 27 Nov 1830 in Smith Co, Tennessee. Eliza (daughter of Captain/Sheriff/JP James Young and Elizabeth "Bessie" Draper) was born on 11 Apr 1813 in Kernersville, Forsyth Co, North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1856 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Eliza Young, (dau?) was born on 11 Apr 1813 in Kernersville, Forsyth Co, North Carolina (daughter of Captain/Sheriff/JP James Young and Elizabeth "Bessie" Draper); died on 8 Apr 1856 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

Children:

Ransom Peyton (or Patterson) Cothron was born on 15 Sep 1831 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 8 Jan 1866 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Will Cothron Cem, Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee.
3. Hannah P. Cothron was born on 6 Nov 1838 in Tennessee; died on 17 Feb 1876 in Tennessee.
Phoebe Elizabeth Cothron was born on 11 Oct 1840 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Jan 1925 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Butler Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
William Robert Cothron was born on 27 Oct 1842 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 10 Jun 1918 in Cato, Trousdale Co, Tennessee; was buried in Jabe Gregory Cem, Trousdale Co, Tennessee.
Thomas Moore Cothron was born on 15 Mar 1853 in Macon Co, Tennessee; died on 30 Aug 1900 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Will Cothron Cem, Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

8.	Isham Cox was born about 1776 in North Carolina; died about 1837 in North Carolina. Isham married Elizabeth Busby about 1796. Elizabeth was born about 1776 in of, North Carolina; died after 1830. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Elizabeth Busby was born about 1776 in of, North Carolina; died after 1830.

Children:

Elisha Cox was born in 1805 in North Carolina; died in 1886 in Tennessee.
4. Duncan McFarlin Cox was born in 1815 in North Carolina; died about 1884 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

10.

Warren P. Coker was born in 1789 in Burke Co, North Carolina (son of Charles Coker, Sr. (son?) and Judith Moore); died in 1860 in Hopkins Co, Kentucky.

Other Events and Attributes:

Other-Begin: Jan 1805, Knox Co, Tennessee; Jan 1805 Session - guardianship
Other-Begin: Oct 1806, Knox Co, Tennessee; Oct 1806 session - guardianship
Residence: 1815, Wilson Co, Tennessee
Other-Begin: Oct 1820, Knox Co, Tennessee; Oct 1820 session - guardianship

Notes:

Other-Begin:
from Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker group Sheet
Knox Co. Tennessee Records
Adm. Settlement Book - Vol O, p. 52:
1805 January Session - William Anderson court appointed guardian for Joseph Colker, with George Robison and John Davis. William Anderson also court appointed guardian for Warren Colker, with George Robison and John Davis. Bond of one thousand dollars.
Note: The Andersons married one of the Leath daughters, making William Anderson a relative.

Other-Begin:
from Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker group Sheet
Knox Co. Tennessee Records
Adm. Settlement Book - Vol O, p. 64:
1806 Oct Session - William Anderson, guardian of Warren Coker and Joseph Coker,,,,return from estate from William Coker (Buck Coker) , administrator of the land ?
Several receipts from sale of estate
Note: The Andersons married one of the Leath daughters, making William Anderson a relative.

Residence:
Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker Group Sheet
Joseph (Sr) and Warren lived in Wilson County in 1815 when they executed a quit claim deed to Charles Coker (probable brother or uncle) of Knox County, TN.

Other-Begin:
from Charles Sr. & Judith Moore Coker group Sheet
Knox Co. Tennessee Records
Adm. Settlement Book - Vol O, p.220:
1820 Oct Session - Final settlement of the estate and guardianship of Warren Coker and Joseph Coker. John Davis, for William Anderson, who was guardian for Warren Coker and Joseph Coker, gives full account of the full estate of Charles Coker, deceased, dated 16 Jan 1815. Since the date of the receipt, William Anderson has died, and he believed the estate was settled.
Signed by John Davis, 2 Oct 1820.

Also, copy of receipt mentioned in the above: "Received of William Anderson by the hands of John Davis the full amount of the estate of Charles Coker, deceased, was received this 16th of January 1815.
Signed:
Warren Coker and Joseph Coker.

Note: The Andersons married one of the Leath daughters, making William Anderson a relative.

Warren married Mary Cunningham about 1814 in Macon Co, Tennessee. Mary was born about 1793 in Tennessee; died in 1864 in Hopkins Co, Kentucky. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Mary Cunningham was born about 1793 in Tennessee; died in 1864 in Hopkins Co, Kentucky.

Children:

William R. Coker was born in 1810 in Tennessee; died after 1852.
Malinda Coker was born in 1811 in Tennessee; died on 22 Feb 1894 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Elisha Cox Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
5. Elizabeth Coker was born in 1815 in Tennessee; died after 1880 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
Matilda Coker was born about 1820; died after 1860 in of, Tennessee.
Martha Coker was born in 1829 in Tennessee; died in 1894.

12.

Robert Moore Cothron was born in 1790 in Kernsville, Forsyth, North Carolina; died in 1873 in Ebenezer, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Census: 1860, Macon Co, Tennessee

Notes:

Census:
Robert Corthan 70
G W Nichols 31
Martha Nichols 12
W R Nichols 3
D A Nichols 2

Robert married Winifred Brinkley about 1812. Winifred was born in 1791 in White Co, North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Macon Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

13.

Winifred Brinkley was born in 1791 in White Co, North Carolina; died in Sep 1859 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

Children:

6. Lambert Moore Cothron was born on 26 May 1813 in North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1891 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried on 9 Apr 1891 in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
William B. Cothron was born in 1818 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1860 in of, Macon Co, Tennessee.
Kendall A. Cothron was born in 1823 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died after 1857 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Cothron Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
Doctor Benton Cothron was born on 10 Jan 1826 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died on 29 Apr 1907 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Hillsdale Cem, Macon Co, Tennessee.
Elvira Avern Cothron was born on 21 Jun 1828 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died before 1860 in Macon Co, Tennessee.
David Leslie Cothron was born in 1835 in Smith Co, Tennessee; died in 1864 in Macon Co, Tennessee.

14.

Captain/Sheriff/JP James Young was born on 8 Sep 1788 in South Carolina (son of Captain William Young, w/Ind (son of who?) and Elizabeth Holland); died on 21 Aug 1860 in Bagdad, Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee.

Other Events and Attributes:

Military: War of 1812
Other-Begin: 1800, Smith Co, Tennessee
Census: 1850, District 3, Jackson Co, Tennessee

Notes:

JAMES YOUNG, born in South Carolina, grew to a very tall 6 foot 6 inches, married Elizabeth Draper abt 1788 and had 14 children, was a farmer and merchant in Jackson county, captain in War of 1812, first sheriff and Justice of the Peace, represented his county in the state legislature of 1837-38, died in Bagdad Tenn 21 Aug 1860;
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Other-Begin:
"Ordered that William Martin, William Walton, John Brevard and Sampson Williams be appointed Guardians for Annie Young, James Young, Nancy Young and Dicy Young, four of the orphans of William Young, deceased, all of whom came into Court and gave bond and security according to law.?

The six Young children mentioned above were all siblings of Margaret Young, wife of Sampson Williams. William Young must have left much property for his orphaned children, or five of the leading men in the entire county in 1800 would not have been appointed as Guardians.

Census:
1850 Jackson co, Tennessee District 3
James Young 62
Elizabeth Young 62
Bird Young 19
Elizabeth White 19 1831 Tennessee

Died:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22809163

James married Elizabeth "Bessie" Draper about 1788 in Jackson Co, Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Thomas Draper, Jr. and Sally Lyles) was born on 27 Jul 1788 in South Carolina; died on 24 Nov 1871 in Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee; was buried in Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

15.

Elizabeth "Bessie" Draper was born on 27 Jul 1788 in South Carolina (daughter of Thomas Draper, Jr. and Sally Lyles); died on 24 Nov 1871 in Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee; was buried in Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee.

Children:

William Martin Young was born on 23 Oct 1807; died on 13 Oct 1862 in White Co, Tennessee; was buried in Bethlehem Cem, White Co, Tennessee.
Nancy Henrietta Young was born on 28 Dec 1808 in Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 6 Jan 1866 in Gibbs Crossroads, Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Young Cem, Gibbs Crossroads, Macon Co, Tennessee.
7. Eliza Young, (dau?) was born on 11 Apr 1813 in Kernersville, Forsyth Co, North Carolina; died on 8 Apr 1856 in Macon Co, Tennessee; was buried in Billy Cothron Cem, Lafayette, Macon Co, Tennessee.
Elizabeth Caroline Young was born on 2 Jan 1815 in Bagdad, Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 29 Jul 1853 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Young Cem, Smith Co, Tennessee.
Oliver Franklin Young was born on 4 Jan 1825 in Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 4 Dec 1901 in White Co, Tennessee; was buried in Old Sparta Cem, Sparta, White Co, Tennessee.
James Howard Young was born on 29 Dec 1828 in Jackson Co, Tennessee; died on 3 Dec 1895 in Smith Co, Tennessee; was buried in Martin-Royster-Bridgewater Cem, Dixon Springs, Smith Co, Tennessee.
Dr. Byrd Sidney Young was born on 18 Apr 1831 in Jackson Co, Tennessee ; died in 1893 in Sonoma Co, California; was buried in Santa Rosa Odd Fellows Cem, Santa Rosa, Sonoma Co, California.