His death certificate records Amos Cox, age 53 years 9 months 19 days, born 23 April 1862 in Ky, died “either 11 or 12 of Jan 1916” in Ezel, Morgan Co., Ky, single, farmer, father Jackson Cox, mother’s maiden name Ellener Jennings, both born in Virginia, cause of death “by probably suicide by drowning body found in creek”, informant John W. Henry, Ezel, Ky, burial in Cox Cemetery.

1910 census of Morgan Co., Ky, precinct 3, Ezel, enumerated 21 April, lists on p. 5A as family #60/62:
Cox, Amos, 48, single, farmer, b. Ky Ky Ky. (Should be Ky Va Va).