His death certificate records Bige Cox, age 55 years 5 months 1 day, born 10 Aug 1874 in Kentucky, died 11 Jan 1929 in Moccasin precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, widowed, farmer, father Ross Cox, mother’s maiden name Lue vica Whitt, both born in Kentucky, cause of death feaver and stroke, informant Faye Cox, Gimlet, Ky, burial in Rose Cemetery.

Her death certificate records Ida Cox, age 56 years 4 months 8 days, born 6 Dec 1872 in Kentucky, died 14 April 1928 in Moccasin precinct, Elliott Co., Ky, married, father William Rose, mother’s maiden name Ellen Leedy, both born in Kentucky, cause of death inter hepatic cholethisis, informant Bige Cox, Gimlet, Ky, burial in Rose Cemetery.

1900 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 5B as household #82/82&83:
Rose, Mary E., head {of family 82], 56, b. Feb 1849, Va Va Va, farmer; Cox, Ida, [daughter, stricken out] wife], 26, b. Dec 1872, Ky Va Va, married 0 years, mother of 1 child, 1 living; Cox, Bijah, head [of family 83], 23, b. Jan 1876; Ky Ky Ky (although it should be Ky Va Va); Rose, Maggie, step-dau, 4, b. Sep 1895, Ky Ky Ky; Charlie, bro in law, 20, b. Mar 1880, Ky Ky Ky.

It appears that the enumerator (John B. Whitt) started to enter this as a single family, and decided after writing in Bijah’s name to record him as a head of family instead of as son-in-law to Mary Rose.

1920 census of Elliott Co., Ky, Moccasin precinct, enumerated 9 Jan, lists on p. 3B as family #47:
Cox, Bige, 46, b. Ky Ky Ky, farmer; Ida, wife, 47, b, Ky Ky Va; Jossie, dau, 16; Eliot, son, 14; Edney, dau, 12; Fay, dau, 9; Lina, dau, 6; Boggs, Marvin, grandson, 5; Cox, Visa, mother, 82, widowed, b. Va Va Va. All children born Ky Ky Ky.

The next household is headed by Ida’s brother Charles Rose.