Jul-28-2018
Husband: John Albert Fox
Born: ca 1855 1,2 (see note 1) Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 3 Father: Seber H. Fox (1828 - 1893) Mother: Charlotte Pinell (1823 - 1910)
Wife: Mary E. Pierce 4,5
Born: ca 1855 6 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Mother: Notes
M Child 1: John Gilbert Fox Born: Sep-13-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: Mar-30-1951 in Wood Co, WV 8 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 2: Ella Florence Fox Also known as: Florence E. Fox 9 Born: Feb-14-1874 in Preston Co, WV 9,3,10,11 Died: Apr-13-1915 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12,11 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 13,14 Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Husband: William Fauber Wildman b. Mar-21-1869 d. Nov-11-1935 Also known as: B. F. Wildman Married: Mar-17-1895 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 3: S. Agnes Fox Census name: Agness Fox Born: Sep-14-1876 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1930, 1940 at Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 4: Benjamin Ellsworth Fox Born: Oct-12-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,16,3,10 Died: Oct-16-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8,16 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 8,14 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Hope Gas Co. 8 Occupation: 1910 oil field worker 17 Wife: Laura Eliza Swiger b. Feb-12-1896 d. Oct-21-1938 Married: Mar-17-1912 in Doddridge Co, WV 10
F Child 5: Alice Minerva Fox Census name: Alyce Fox Born: Aug-10-1882 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,3 (see note 2) Died: Mar- 7-1952 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 8
M Child 6: James Blaine Fox Census name: James E. Fox Born: Sep- 2-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,19,9,20 (see note 3) Died: Aug-27-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 21 Cause of death: ruptured appendix, peritonitis 21 Census: 1930 at Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: Sep- -1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 19 Resided: Apr- -1918 in Kanawha Co, WV 20 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 8,19 Occupation: 1910 oil field worker 17 Wife: Matilda Jane Matthews b. May- 5-1892 d. Jul-16-1968 Married: Apr- 1-1918 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 20
M Child 7: Frank Porter Fox Census name: Franklin P. Fox Born: Sep-27-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,3,11,22 (see note 4) Died: 1976 11 Buried: in Spring Hill Cemetery, Riggs Chapel, Josephs Mills, Tyler Co, WV 23,14 Resided: 1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1910 oil field worker Wife: Renna Mercer b. Oct- 5-1894 d. Feb-10-1991 Also known as: Rena Mercer 22 Married: May-29-1911 at Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (2) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (4) Birth record of son. (5) Death record of son. (6) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (7) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (8) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (9) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (11) Headstone (year only) (12) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (13) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (14) Findagrave.com. (15) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (16) Headstone. (17) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (19) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (20) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. (21) Obituary. (22) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (23) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Feb 1857. Note (2) Birth date given in death record as Aug 12 1883. But her birth record indicates Aug 10 1882. The 1900 Census also shows it as Aug 1882. Note (3) Birth date given as Oct 1884 in 1900 Census. Note (4) Age in marriage record would put birth in about 1889, and age in 1930 Census puts it in about 1888. But date on headstone is 1886.Name Index