William Shackelford Cox
b. 18 July 1805, d. 3 September 1861
- William Shackelford Cox was born on 18 July 1805 in North Carolina.
- Research Note: It is likely that he was a child of Josiah Cox ( -1810) and Margaret Elizabeth Shackelford c1776- ), of Onslow County, North Carolina.
- He married Julia Ann Rush, daughter of Charles George Rush and Elisabeth DeBardelaben, circa 1832.
- William Shackelford Cox and Julia Ann Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1850 in Lowndes County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Josiah James Cox, Margaret E. Cox, William S. Cox, George W. Cox, Richard S. Cox, Charles R. Cox, Davis Shackelford Cox and David Charles Rush. Also in the household was James W. Posey.
- William Shackelford Cox and Julia Ann Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1860 in Columbus PO, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included William S. Cox, George W. Cox, Richard S. Cox, Charles R. Cox, Julia A. Cox, Davis Shackelford Cox and Sarah J. Rush. Also in the household were miller Henry S. Bonner, overseer Thomas J. Crouch, and Mariah Hodges (age 55).
- He was a farmer, according to the 1860 census.
- William Shackelford Cox died on 3 September 1861 at age 56 in the Battle of Atlanta.
- His wife Julia Ann Rush became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
- Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014
Family: Julia Ann Rush b. January 1816, d. January 1877
- Charles R. Cox b. 2 June 1833, d. 6 July 1834
- Margaret E. Cox b. 10 October 1835, d. 6 July 1920
- Josiah James Cox b. 12 November 1835, d. 31 January 1884
- William S. Cox b. circa 1841, d. 22 July 1864
- George W. Cox b. circa 1843
- Richard S. Cox b. 12 October 1844, d. 20 May 1893
- Charles R. Cox b. circa December 1846, d. 25 April 1914
- Davis Shackelford Cox b. 19 September 1850, d. 21 January 1921
- Julia A. Cox b. 5 September 1852, d. 17 June 1917