Family Group Sheet
NameReuben Cock [Cox], 2C5R
Birth26 Mar 1836, Virginia
Deathabt 1906, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Cock (1802->1860)
MotherMary “Polly” Ann Goad (~1802-1876)
Other spousesMary Jane Mannin
Marriage27 Mar 1860, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseCynthia Ann McGuire
Birthabt 1837, Kentucky
FatherJames McGuire (~1794-)
MotherHannah (~1796-)
Children
1 FHannah Belle Cox, 3C4R
Birthabt 1861, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseClayborn Mays
2 MJames Franklin Cox, 3C4R
BirthJul 1863, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMary Alice Hensley
3 FSarah Jane Cox, 3C4R
Birth9 Jun 1865, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death22 Nov 1892, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseLewis Murphy Mays
4 MGeorge T. Cox, 3C4R
BirthJul 1870, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseBethnira Peyton
5 FCynthia Ann Cox, 3C4R
Birth18 Jul 1877, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death29 Sep 1898, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseRobert Lee Mays
Notes for Reuben Cock [Cox]
His surname was listed as Cock in the 1850 through 1870 censuses, as well as on his marriage record, but by 1900 he was going by Cox, and that is the spelling his children adopted.
Notes for Reuben & Cynthia Ann (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 27 March 1860 of Rubin Cock and Cyntha McGuire by Jo Nickell, witnesses Harrison McGuire and Preston Sexton.
Census
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 27 July, lists on p. 97 as family #645:
Reuben Cock, 25, laborer, b. Va; Cyntha, 23, b. Ky.
The preceding household is Harrison McGuire, age 33, who was witness at their marriage.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hamptons Mill precinct, enumerated 10 July, lists on p. 4 as family #22:
Cock, Reuben, 35, farmer, b. Va; Cyntha A., 33, b. Ky; Hannah B., 9; James F., 7; Sarah J., 5; Sarah, 28, b. Va. All children born in Ky.
The older Sarah is probably Reuben’s sister.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hamptons Mill precint, enumerated in June, lists on p. 7 as family #59:
Cock, Reuben, 45, farmer, b. Va Va Va; Cynthia A., 43, wife, b, Ky Ky New York; Hannah, 18, dau; James, 16, son; Sarah, 14, dau; George, 10, son; Cynthia, 2, dau. All children listed as born Ky Va New York, although it should by Ky Va Ky.
Reuben Cock, 25, laborer, b. Va; Cyntha, 23, b. Ky.
The preceding household is Harrison McGuire, age 33, who was witness at their marriage.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hamptons Mill precinct, enumerated 10 July, lists on p. 4 as family #22:
Cock, Reuben, 35, farmer, b. Va; Cyntha A., 33, b. Ky; Hannah B., 9; James F., 7; Sarah J., 5; Sarah, 28, b. Va. All children born in Ky.
The older Sarah is probably Reuben’s sister.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, Hamptons Mill precint, enumerated in June, lists on p. 7 as family #59:
Cock, Reuben, 45, farmer, b. Va Va Va; Cynthia A., 43, wife, b, Ky Ky New York; Hannah, 18, dau; James, 16, son; Sarah, 14, dau; George, 10, son; Cynthia, 2, dau. All children listed as born Ky Va New York, although it should by Ky Va Ky.
