Cox, Archibald (Jr.) Return to INDEX

Born: 1820 (SC)
Died: After December 31, 1884 (he sold his land on this date)
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Biographical Sketch:

Married Elizabeth Cribb; they had 7 children.  One son was Charles Henry Cox.

As in the case of his father, Archibald Jr.'s middle name is not known, although the middle initial is listed as "J" in the 1840 census; perhaps James or John, given the names of his sons.  His signature is seen in a highway petition from 1842.  

Other children:

Solomon C. (ca 1843 – af Jan 25 1864).

John F. (1845 – ?).

Mary E. (June 1855 - 1908) + W.T. Thomas Cribb (Aug 1858 - 1920).  Unmarried in 1870, but living with husband and 2 year old daughter Annie near Archibald Cox, Jr. in 1880.  Also see 1900 and 1910. Note-- SC DHEC could not locate her death certificate (search 1915-1934).   Gravestone (Trinity Cemetery, Florence County SC) and 1900 Census provides dates.  Children: Annie (Mar 30 1877 - May 9 1945), Mamie V. (Mar 25 1886 - Aug 15 1973) and William T. (June 1891 -  ?).  Need to correct census data for Thomas Cribb.1920

Richard James (May 21 1848 – Jan 24 1898) + Sallie Martha Adieu Johnson (May 25 1853 – Dec 23 1922)  = 9 children.  Died in Florence County, SC and is buried with his wife in Trinity Cemetery (gravestone).  Living with family near Archibald Cox, Jr. in 1870.  Bertha Cox Chandler was one granddaughter.  Also see 1880 1900 1920a1920b.  He was a magistrate who was shot to death.  Sallie Johnson was daughter of William Johnson and Margaret Stone.  Sallie Johnson's death certificate.   

Nelson and (Oct 19 1851 – May 15 1934) + Lougenia Powell (Sep 26 1852 – Oct 28 1922).  Died in Decatur County, GA.  Said to both be buried in unmarked graves in Mount Olive Baptist Church Cemetery, Decatur County, Georgia.   Living with family near Archibald Cox, Jr. in 1870.  See 1880 1900 1910 1920 and 1930.  Also see.  Children: Beatrice Bridget, Walter, Fletcher, Walker McCall, Minnie, Fulton B.).

Frances Adaline (1845 – Nov 15, 1936) + Francis John Poston (Mar 1846 – Jul 1927)  =  9 children (Mary Elizabeth, John Wesley, James Preston, Lewis, Metta Magnolia, Stella, Wardie Davis, Joseph Lonzo, Ida Jane).  Married by 1870.  See 1880 1900 1910 1920 and 1930.  Died in Florence County, SC.   Her birth (estimated) & death dates are obtained from her death certificate.  Francis John Poston was son of  Josiah R. Poston (born 1817) and Elizabeth Daniels.  Photo of Frances Adaline Cox gravestone; photo of Francis John Poston gravestone.  They are both buried in Prosser Cemetery (N latitude= 33d 54m 00s; W longitude=  79d 32m 30s).
Census Data:

1830a1830b  -- living with his parents
1840a1840b -- "Archy J. Cox" (age 20-30) and wife (age 15-20) was living near older brothers Robert and William.
1850 -- Archibald (age 30), Elizabeth (age 25), Solomon (age 7), John F. (age 5), Mary A. (age 3), R.J. (age 1)
1860 -- Archibald (age 40), Elizabeth (age 35), Solomon (age 16), John (age 15), Mary (age 13), James (age 12), Nelson (age 10), Francis (age 8), Archibald (age 6/12 m)
1869 -- SC Marion County.  "Cox, Archibald" with 1 male child between 6 and 16 (Charles), 3 males over age 21 (Archibald, Richard, Nelson), and 3 females of all ages (Elizabeth, Mary, Frances).
1870 -- Archibald, Elizabeth, Mary and (Charles) Henry.  Richard & Nelson live nearby with their wives.
1880  -- this census notes that Archibald, Elizabeth and Henry can read and write, and that all of their parents were born in South Carolina.
1882 May 19th -- voter registration + Charles Henry Cox   


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Notes:  He is said to have died after 1884 at Lynches Creek, Marion County, SC.  He is said to be buried in the Old Cox Cemetery (Lynches Creek).  According to a letter of Mrs. Bertha Cox Chandler (dated Feb. 22, 1988), Archibald and Elizabeth Cox lived on the lands of Archibald Cox, Sr. until Dec 31, 1884 when Archibald Jr. sold the lands.

1840 census
1 male (20 & under 30)
1 female (15 & under 20)
1850 census (August 20?)
Archibald Cox: age 30
Elizabeth: 25
Sol: 7 (male)
John F.: 5
Mary A: 3
R.G. (male): 1 -- probably Richard James
1860 census (August 2):
Arch. Cox: 40
Elizabeth Cox: 35
Solomon Cox: 16
John Cox: 15
Mary Cox: 13
James Cox: 12
Nelson Cox: 10
Frances Cox (female): 8
Arch. Cox: 6/12 -- probably Charles Henry
1870 census (August 26)
Archibald Cox: 55
Elizabeth Cox: 45
Mary Cox: 24
Henry Cox: 12
1880 census (June):
Archibald Cox: 65
Elizabeth Cox: 60
Henry Cox: 21
More Notes:
Carl B. Skinner claims (August 2006) the following:
"It is believed that Archibald Jr. is buried in the graveyard where his ancestors are also buried because a cousin, Bertha Cox Chandler told me as a child she went with her father, Robert Harlee Cox Sr, to visit the graveyard that was located on the dirt road that today is know as Sand Pit Road and is the location of the Cox property that was bounded by the Johnson and Witherspoon properties. The Johnson graveyard is still there but the Cox burying ground cannot be found and is believed to have been taken over by time, farming and the excavation of the area for dirt to make roads thereby forming very large ponds now in existence.
A document in the court house in Marion County shows where 230 acres of land, bordering on the south west by Witherspoon property and the south east by Timmons Property was conveyed to Henry Eaddy in 1871 and further states the property is located on the north side of Lynches River and that the property was the 230 acres that was originally surveyed for William Cox in 1798. This is further proof that William was the line of Coxes that Archibald descended from. Archibald testified to the fact that he knew the signatures on the document were is fact who they represented."
See:
http://awt.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=301&id=I0097&ti=4317