George COX

1850 - 1917  (66 years)

• Name	George COX  [1]
  Birth	06 Aug 1850	Ohio   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Living with parents in Center Twp., Madison Co., Iowa   [1]
  Census	1870	Living with parents in Union Twp., Madison Co., Iowa   [3]
  Occupation	1870 - Farm Laborer  [3]
  Death	07 May 1917  [2]
  Burial	North McDonald Cemetery, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa
  Notes	FIND A GRAVE - h/o Rebecca H. (Mills) s/o Eli & Mary (Mills) Winterset Madisonian, Winterset, Iowa May 9, 1917 GEORGE COX Drops Dead Expires While Talking With Friends in Court House Yard. Was An Early Settler George Cox, a pioneer of Madison county and well known throughout the county, dropped dead in the court house yard on Monday afternoon while talking to Dr. W. H. Thompson and W. P. Rhyno. He was one of the strongest men in the county, had never been seriously ill and his sudden death was a profound shock to the entire community. A short time prior to his death, someone attempted to lift one of the iron sections of the new flag pole, but could not move it. Cox, who was among the onlookers, took hold of the heavy pipe and raised it without apparent effort. Fifteen minutes later he fell dead and it is thought that the exertion may have caused the rupture of a blood vessel. Like his father, Eli Cox, he had a great liking for mechanics and tools, and early learned skilled carpenter work from his father. When but 18, he assisted in the operation of his father's sawmill, which was the only one in the North River neighborhood. Both father and son were bridge builders in Madison county, the one erecting a number of the early bridges, the son acting as bridge foreman for the bridge force in 1894 and 1909. Mr. Cox lived in Union township for many years, but preferred to leave the greater part of the labor of farming to others, while he worked along structural lines and as a contractor. For the past nine years he has lived in Winterset. Besides Mrs. Cox, six children survive.
  Person ID	I13382	Main Tree

  
  

  Father	Eli COX,   b. 28 Aug 1825, Clinton County, Ohio d. 22 Mar 1885, Madison County, Iowa (Age 59 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Mother	Mary MILLS,   b. 28 Oct 1826, Hamilton, Indiana, USA d. 16 Apr 1909, Madison, Iowa, USA (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Natural
  Marriage	30 Jul 1846	Warren, Ohio, USA   [4]
  Family ID	F24856	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Hannah MILLS,   b. 02 Oct 1855, Madison County, Iowa d. 27 Oct 1931, Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa (Age 76 years)
  Children	1. Irvin COX,   b. 03 Jun 1883, Madison County, Iowa d. 08 Jun 1888, Madison County, Iowa (Age 5 years)  [Natural]   2. Viola COX,   b. 15 Jun 1879, Madison County, Iowa d. 27 Jul 1918, Madison County, Iowa (Age 39 years)  [Natural]   3. Sylvanus COX,   b. 29 Aug 1886, Winterset, Madison, Iowa, USA d. 31 Jan 1963, Nevada, Story County, Iowa (Age 76 years)  [Natural]   4. Herman COX,   b. 04 Jul 1894, Madison County, Iowa d. 21 Jul 1945, Iowa City, Johnson County, Iowa (Age 51 years)  [Natural]   5. Willard COX,   b. 12 Oct 1896, Madison County, Iowa d. 14 Feb 1897, Madison County, Iowa (Age 0 years)  [Natural]
  Family ID	F24867	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Census - 1860 - Living with parents in Center Twp., Madison Co., Iowa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S03992] 1860 Census Center Twp., Madison County, Iowa. [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S04109] 1870 Census Union, Madison County, Iowa. [S03966] Ancestry.com: Family Trees - Mills Family Tree by leermills.