Family Group Sheet
NameJefferson W. Cox, 2C4R
BirthMar 1855, Virginia
Death2 Jan 1949, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherReuben Cock/Cox (~1825-~1864)
MotherSarah Elizabeth Kemp (~1835-)
Marriage28 Jan 1875, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseSerena Phereby Bond
BirthApr 1856, Carroll Co., Virginia
DeathFeb 1934, Carroll Co., Virginia
FatherAlexander Bond (~1827-1863)
MotherNancy Reece (1830-1917)
Children
1 MWilliam Alexander Cox, 3C3R
Birth27 Mar 1876, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death22 Oct 1961, Floyd Co., Virginia
2 MThomas H. Cox (Died as Infant), 3C3R
Birth7 Jan 1877, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death14 Feb 1877, Carroll Co., Virginia
3 FMary Emma Cox, 3C3R
Birth17 Nov 1878, Carroll Co., Virginia
Death14 Jan 1955, Carroll Co., Virginia
SpouseWilliam C. Gallimore , 4C3R
4 MJames J. Cox, 3C3R
BirthSep 1881, Carroll Co., Virginia
5 MChap C. Cox, 3C3R
BirthMar 1883, Carroll Co., Virginia
Notes for Jefferson W. Cox
His middle name was either Walter or Walker, sources vary.
Census Notes for Jefferson W. & Serena Phereby (Family)
1880 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 16 as family #137/144:
Cox, J. W., 23, farming; Reana, 23, wife; Wm Alexander, 4, son; Mary Emma, 2, dau; Floyd A., 22, brother, farm hand, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio. The birthplaces for every one else are listed as Va Va Va, which is not consistent with Floyd being J. W.’s brother.
The next household is that of Leathan Collins age 65 with wife Nancy age 8, and the one after that is J. W.’s mother Elizabeth with her second husband F. M. Collins.
1900 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 9B as family #113/114:
Cox, Jefferson W., 45, b. Mar 1855, Va Va Va, farmer; Pherebey, wife, 44, b. Apr 1856, married 25 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; James J., son, 18, b. Sep 1881; Chap C., son, 17, b. Mar 1883; Nancy C., mother, 69, b. Oct 1830, widowed, mother of 2 children, 2 living, b. NC NC NC; Gallimore, William, son-in-law, 24, b. Mar 1876, Va Va Va, Mary E., dau, 21, b. Nov 1878, Va Va Va, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 living. (But no child listed.)
Nancy’s surname should be Collins, not Cox, and the relationship should be mother-in-law. She was also the mother of 8 children, 2 living. See 1910 census, below, which has the correct data.
1910 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 11B as family #184/185:
Cox, Jefferson W., 55, b. Va Va Va; Ferby S., wife, 54, b. Va Va Va (should be Va Va NC); Chap C., son, 27, b. Va Va Va; Collins, Nancy, 81, mother-in-law, widowed, mother of 8 children, 2 living, b. NC NC NC.
Nancy is Serena’s mother, the widow of first Alexander Bond and second Leathan Collins. (Jefferson W. Cox was recorded as the informant and identified as stepson on Leathan Collin’s death certificate in 1895, although he was really a stepson-in-law. Leathan Collins may have also been a brother of Jefferson’s stepfather Francis Marion Collins.) Her two living children in 1910 were Phereby, by Alexander Bond, and Cordelia Francis Collins, by F. M. Collins, who married Lafayette Slusher.
1920 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 3 Feb, lists on p. 12A as family #219/221:
Cox, Jeff W., 65, farmer & RR contractor; Ferebey S., wife, 64; Chap C., son, 25, single, farmer & sawmill. All born Va Va Va.
Cox, J. W., 23, farming; Reana, 23, wife; Wm Alexander, 4, son; Mary Emma, 2, dau; Floyd A., 22, brother, farm hand, b. Ohio Ohio Ohio. The birthplaces for every one else are listed as Va Va Va, which is not consistent with Floyd being J. W.’s brother.
The next household is that of Leathan Collins age 65 with wife Nancy age 8, and the one after that is J. W.’s mother Elizabeth with her second husband F. M. Collins.
1900 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 11 June, lists on p. 9B as family #113/114:
Cox, Jefferson W., 45, b. Mar 1855, Va Va Va, farmer; Pherebey, wife, 44, b. Apr 1856, married 25 years, mother of 5 children, 4 living; James J., son, 18, b. Sep 1881; Chap C., son, 17, b. Mar 1883; Nancy C., mother, 69, b. Oct 1830, widowed, mother of 2 children, 2 living, b. NC NC NC; Gallimore, William, son-in-law, 24, b. Mar 1876, Va Va Va, Mary E., dau, 21, b. Nov 1878, Va Va Va, married 1 year, mother of 1 child, 1 living. (But no child listed.)
Nancy’s surname should be Collins, not Cox, and the relationship should be mother-in-law. She was also the mother of 8 children, 2 living. See 1910 census, below, which has the correct data.
1910 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 29 April, lists on p. 11B as family #184/185:
Cox, Jefferson W., 55, b. Va Va Va; Ferby S., wife, 54, b. Va Va Va (should be Va Va NC); Chap C., son, 27, b. Va Va Va; Collins, Nancy, 81, mother-in-law, widowed, mother of 8 children, 2 living, b. NC NC NC.
Nancy is Serena’s mother, the widow of first Alexander Bond and second Leathan Collins. (Jefferson W. Cox was recorded as the informant and identified as stepson on Leathan Collin’s death certificate in 1895, although he was really a stepson-in-law. Leathan Collins may have also been a brother of Jefferson’s stepfather Francis Marion Collins.) Her two living children in 1910 were Phereby, by Alexander Bond, and Cordelia Francis Collins, by F. M. Collins, who married Lafayette Slusher.
1920 census of Carroll Co., Virginia, Pine Creek district, enumerated 3 Feb, lists on p. 12A as family #219/221:
Cox, Jeff W., 65, farmer & RR contractor; Ferebey S., wife, 64; Chap C., son, 25, single, farmer & sawmill. All born Va Va Va.
