William S. Cox
b. circa 1841, d. 22 July 1864
- Father: William Shackelford Cox b. 18 July 1805, d. 3 September 1861
- Mother: Julia Ann Rush b. January 1816, d. January 1877
- William S. Cox was born circa 1841 in Mississippi.
- 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 William S. Cox, Josiah James Cox, Margaret E. 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 served as a private in Company H, 11th (Perrin's) Mississippi Cavalry Regiment. He enlisted 5 September 1863 at Columbus, Mississippi.
- William S. Cox died on 22 July 1864 in Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, in the Battle of Atlanta.
- He was interred at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, or perhaps this is a cenotaph monument, which also serves as a memorial to his brother Richard who died in 1893 in Milam County, Texas, and is buried there.
- Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014