| Name |
John Milton Cox |
| Born |
Nov 1865 |
Washington County, Ohio, USA  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
9 Mar 1924 |
Ohio River [2] |
| Buried |
Hall Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV |
| Notes |
Death Record
Name: John Milton/Cox
Sex: male
Death Date: 09 Mar 1924
Death Place: Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia
drowned at head of Neals Island in Ohio River
Age at Death: 58y3m20d
Cemetery: Hall Cem, City Rt 2
Birth Date: Nov 19, 1865
Birth Place: Fairmont, WV
Marital Status: M
Mother: Sarah/Myers
Father: Pernal/Cox
Father's Birth Place: WV
Informant: Emmett R Cox, Pinto MD
Parkersburg News - Murder is Hinted in Disappearance of Cox
Man who has been missing since Sunday has not been traced yet.
Believed the foul play was done and reward has been offered.
Three of the person he was with are being held in the county jail.
Fearing that their brother, JM Cox, who is said to be a resident of that section of Wood county near Belleville, had been murdered, induced his brothers ER Cox and CP Cox who are located at 212 1/2 Ann Street this city, to offer a reward of $50 for the recovery of the body. According to reports that have been circulated about the city, JM Cox, with a party consisting of two other men and a woman, had been on a drinking bout in the Ohio river near Warthmore and during the affair Cox is alleged to have disappeared.
Charles Buck Johnson, Louis Rose and Mabel Johnson, the men and woman who are said to have been with Cox during the party have been arrested and are now in the county jail where they will be held on a charge of having had liquor in their possession. They were arrested on the house boat where they have b been staying, near the upper end of Neal's Island, yesterday afternoon by State Troopers. The formal charge against is violation of liquor laws, but it was intimated last night that a more serious one may be place against them, following the investigation of the disappearance of Cox.
Drowning Victim is Buried Today - Parkersburg Sentinel, April 16, 1924
Services for J.M. Cox Held at Leavitt Undertaking Establishment
Relatives of deceased from Jackson County were here for funeral
J.M. Cox who was drowned in the Ohio river the night of Sunday, March 9, 1924 was buried in the Hall cemetery, near the city, this morning following funeral services held at the Leavitt & Co. undertaking establishment. The services wwere conducted by Rev. M. W. Yocom of the First Christian church.
The wife and other relatives of the deceased were here for the funeral, coming from their home in Jackson County. Mr. Cox's home was located a short distance from Ripley and at the time of his death he was only boarding in this city, being employed at the plant of the Parkersburg Iron & Steel Company. Two of his sons attended the inquest held Tuesday morning and other members of the family arrived in the city later.
The fneral services this morning ended an affair to which had been given much publicity and which for a time was somewhat of a mystery for it was not definitely established that he had bee drowned until the remains were found in the Ohio river Monday afternoon.
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| Person ID |
I23378 |
WVPioneers |
| Last Modified |
23 Aug 2010 |
| Father |
William Pernal Cox, b. Abt 1830, West Virginia, USA , d. 1900 (Age ~ 70 years) |
| Mother |
Sarah Jane Myers, b. Aug 1840, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Notes |
1880 Palatine, Marion, WV # 19-22
Cox, Wm P 45 WV Del Del
Sarah 38 WV
Mary 18 da
Clara 16 da
Lloyd 15 son
John 14 son
Ammara 12 da
Ella 9 da
Minnie 6 da
1900 Fairmont Wd 1, Marion, WV #118-130 all WVWVWV
Cox, Sarah 8/1840 Wd 11-8 children
Carrie da 1/1864 s
Lloyd son 4/1879 s
Charles gs 2/1892 s
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| Family ID |
F18460 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Elizabeth Malvina Harman, b. Sep 1866, Noble County, Ohio, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| Married |
31 May 1893 |
Jackson County, West Virginia, USA [1] |
| Notes |
Marriage Record
Date: 5/31/1893 at the Clerk's office, County Court
Place: Jackson, West Virginia, United States
John Milton Cox, 27, Washington OH, Gay
Elizabeth Malvina Harmon, 26, Noble OH, Elk Fork
1900 Paw Paw, Marion, WV
Cox, J M 11/1865 m 5y OH n/k n/k coal miner
Lizza M 9/1866 m 7y 5-5 children OH OH OH
Emmett son 2/1890 WV
Bessie da 1/1892 WV
Thomas son 3/1894 WV
Pernal C son 12/1896 WV
Cleo M son 8/1899 WV
1910 Washington, Jackson, WV # 109
Cox, John M 43 m1- 17y OH uk uk
Elizabeth M 42 m1- 17y 7-7 children OH OH OH
Emmett R son 19 WV
Thomas F son 16 WV
Charles P son 13 WV
Milton C son 11 WV
Dana H son 7 WV
James R son 5 WV
1920 Washington, Jackson, WV # 72-75 all WV WV WV
Cox, John M 54
Elizabeth M 53
Charles C son 23
Cleo M son 20
Danie H son 17
James R son 14
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| Children |
| | 1. Emmett Roy Cox, b. 14 Feb 1890, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 2. Bessie Victoria Phillips, b. 31 Jan 1892, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. 20 Jan 1983 (Age 90 years) |
| | 3. Thomas Franklin Cox, b. 5 Mar 1894, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 4. Charles Pernal Cox, b. 11 Dec 1896, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 5. Cleo Milton Cox, b. 30 Aug 1899, Jackson County, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 6. Dana H Cox, b. CA 1903, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
| | 7. James R Cox, b. CA 1905, West Virginia, USA , d. Yes, date unknown |
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| Family ID |
F7336 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
West Virginia Pioneers
1865 - 1924 (~ 58 years)
