Robert Cox, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1835 - 1908

• Suffix	Sr.
  Born	7 May 1835	North Carolina   [4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	15 Sept 1908  [4]
  Buried	Dover, Craven County, North Carolina
  Person ID	I1130	Main
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2008

  
  

  Mother	Affie,   b. approx. 1820, North Carolina ,   d. unknown
  Family ID	F373	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Amanda,   b. approx. 1838, North Carolina
  Children	> 1. Moses Cox,   b. approx. 1870, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   2. Robert Cox, Jr.,   b. approx. 1871, North Carolina ,   d. unknown   3. Joseph Cox,   b. approx. 1872, North Carolina ,   d. unknown > 4. Edward Cox, Sr.,   b. Jan 1875, Craven County, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Dec 1934, Dover (Craven County, NC) > 5. Cora Cox,   b. 03 Mar 1876, North Carolina ,   d. 23 Nov 1949, Craven County, North Carolina
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2006
  Family ID	F372	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Rachel,   b. approx. 1839, North Carolina ,   d. unknown
  Married	approx. 1887
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2006
  Family ID	F376	Group Sheet

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		1870 NC Census: Robert Cox (Head) Enumeration Location: Township 9, Craven County, NC Page: 28 Robert - Head, age 31 Amanda - age 21 Chapman, Clarissa - age 25 Chapman, Martha - age 10 Chapman, Ellis - age 2
  		1880 NC Census: Robert Cox (Head) Enumeration Date: 14 Jun 1880 District: 44 Location: Township 9, Craven County, NC Robert - Head, age 45 Amanda - Wife, age 30 Moses - Son, age 12 Robert - Son, age 10 Joseph - Son, age 8 Edward - Son, age 6 Cora - Daughter,age 4 Affie - Mother, age 60 Benders, Phoebee - Grandmother, age 90 Benders, Matilda (?) - Niece, age 6 Benders, Gertrude - Niece, age 4 Note: Moses' age is not correct because he was not yet born in 1870.
  		1900 NC Census: Robert Cox (Head) Enumeration Date: 8 Jun 1900 Enumeration District: 45 Sheet: 7 Location: Township 3, Craven County, NC Robert - Head, age hard to read, married 13 years Rachel - Wife, age 60, married 13 years Raquel - Granddaughter - age 12 John(??) - Grandson, age 10 Duffie (??) Grandson - age 8 ??? - Granddaughter, age 6

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone: Robert Cox

  
  

• Notes

  Born: Birth year reported in 1900 is December of 1831; early census records place around 1835. The tombstone says 1823 but I belive this must be incorrect given his age and age of mother Affie on the 1880 census. Tombstone says birth date is 7 May so I'll use that for now.

  
  

• Sources

  [S24] 1880 NC Census: Craven County (Twp 9), 30 Jun 2006. [S53] 1900 NC Census: Craven County (Ft. Barnwell), 30 Jun 2006. [S185] 1870 US Census. 1870 United State Census, Township 9, Craven County, North Carolina; Roll: M593_1132; Page: 317; Image: 85, Family 251, Dwelling 251; August 2, 1870. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2003. Original data: 1870. [S34] Alum Springs Church Cemetery , Eastern NC Genealogical Society.