Family Group Sheet
NameWilliam Gordon Cox, 4C2R
Birth10 Jan 1888, Rowan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam M. Cox (1857-1937)
MotherMary Jane Birchfield (1864-1939)
Other spousesPhoebe Osborn
Marriageaft 1930
SpouseGeneva Johnson
Birth25 Aug 1912, Elliott Co., Kentucky
Death19 May 1945, Maysville Co., Kentucky
FatherJohn Milton Johnson (1861-1929)
MotherStella Adkins (1889-1968)
Notes for William Gordon Cox
His WWI draft registration card, filed 5 June 1917 in Rowan Co., Ky, records William Gorden Cox, age 29, residence Waltz, Ky, born 10 Jan 1888 in Morehead, Ky, farmer, married supporting a wife and one child, tall, slender build, blue eyes, dark hair.
Notes for Geneva Johnson
The Kentucky birth index lists Jenievia Johnson, born 25 Aug 1912 in Elliott Co., mother’s maiden name Stella Adkins.
Her death certificate records Mrs. Geneva Johnson Cox, born 30 Aug 1908 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 19 May 1945 in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky, married, wife of Gordon Cox, age 55, father Milt Johnson, mother’s maiden name Stella Adkins, both born in Elliott Co., Ky, cause of death acute heart attack following ceasarian section, informant Gordon Cox, Springdale, Ky, burial in Bear Town, Ky.
Her death certificate records Mrs. Geneva Johnson Cox, born 30 Aug 1908 in Elliott Co., Ky, died 19 May 1945 in Maysville, Mason Co., Ky, married, wife of Gordon Cox, age 55, father Milt Johnson, mother’s maiden name Stella Adkins, both born in Elliott Co., Ky, cause of death acute heart attack following ceasarian section, informant Gordon Cox, Springdale, Ky, burial in Bear Town, Ky.
