Family Group Sheet
NameMilton Black Cox, 2C5R
Birth24 Jun 1829, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death28 Nov 1906, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherWilliam Cox (1804-1892)
MotherCyntha Reed (~1800-<1870)
Marriage4 Oct 1855, Morgan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMartha Jane Perry
Birth19 Jun 1833, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death16 May 1926, Morgan Co., Kentucky
FatherThomas Didymus Perry (1796-1889)
MotherMartha B. “Patty” Wells (~1805-)
Children
SpouseJames L. Kendall Jr.
2 MHarvey Burns Cox, 3C4R
Birth10 Jan 1858, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death9 Feb 1922, Morgan Co., Kentucky
3 FVirginia S. Cox, 3C4R
Birthabt 1864, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Notes for Martha Jane Perry
Her death certificate records Martha Jane Cox, age 92 years 10 months 27 days, born 19 June 1833 in Morgan Co., Ky, died 16 May 1926 in West Liberty, Morgan Co., Ky, widow, father Thomas D. Perry, mother’s maiden name Martha B. Wells, both born in Ky, cause of death bronchial pneumonia, informant Florence Cox, Pomp, Ky, burial in J. W. Henry Cemetery.
Notes for Milton Black & Martha Jane (Family)
Morgan Co., Ky marriage records list the marriage on 4 Oct 1855 of Milton B. Cox, age 26, born in Morgan Co., to Martha Jane Perry, age 22, born in Morgan Co., at Thomas D. Perry’s by William Lykins, witnesses G. M. H. and Willis G. Carter.
Census
1860 census of Morgan Co., Ky, district 1, West Liberty P.O., enumerated 5 June, lists on p. 5 as family #30/29:
Milton B. Cox, 30, b. Ky, farmer; Jane, 26, b. Ky; Zerelda A., 4, b. Ky; Harvey B, 2, b. Ky; Gardner Perry, 22, b. Ky; Jacob C. Packett, 20, b. Va.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 1 as family #3:
Cox, Milton B., 40, clerk of circuit court; Martha J., 35; Alice, 14; Burns, 12; Virginia S., 6; Florence M., 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 23 as family #194:
Cox, Milton B., 51, farmer; Jane, 47, wife; Burns, 22, son; Jinnia, 16, dau; Florance, 13, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 10A as family #190/192:
Cox, Milton B., 68 (corrected in pencil to 70), b. June 1829, farmer; Martha J., wife, 66, b. June 1833, married 45 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Florence, dau, 32, b. Aug 1867, single. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by their son Harvey.
Milton B. Cox, 30, b. Ky, farmer; Jane, 26, b. Ky; Zerelda A., 4, b. Ky; Harvey B, 2, b. Ky; Gardner Perry, 22, b. Ky; Jacob C. Packett, 20, b. Va.
1870 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 23 Aug, lists on p. 1 as family #3:
Cox, Milton B., 40, clerk of circuit court; Martha J., 35; Alice, 14; Burns, 12; Virginia S., 6; Florence M., 2. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1880 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 10 June, lists on p. 23 as family #194:
Cox, Milton B., 51, farmer; Jane, 47, wife; Burns, 22, son; Jinnia, 16, dau; Florance, 13, dau. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1900 census of Morgan Co., Ky, West Liberty precinct, enumerated 13 June, lists on p. 10A as family #190/192:
Cox, Milton B., 68 (corrected in pencil to 70), b. June 1829, farmer; Martha J., wife, 66, b. June 1833, married 45 years, mother of 4 children, 4 living; Florence, dau, 32, b. Aug 1867, single. All born Ky Ky Ky.
The next household is headed by their son Harvey.
