Richard S. Cox
b. 12 October 1844, d. 20 May 1893
- Father: William Shackelford Cox b. 18 July 1805, d. 3 September 1861
- Mother: Julia Ann Rush b. January 1816, d. January 1877
- Richard S. Cox was born on 12 October 1844 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 Richard S. Cox, Josiah James Cox, Margaret E. Cox, William S. Cox, George W. 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 Richard S. Cox, William S. Cox, George W. 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 married Kate Peoples on 11 November 1865 in Lowndes County, Mississippi.
- Richard S. Cox and Kate Peoples appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Columbus PO, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Also in the household was daughter Minnie L. (age 2).
- He was a farmer, according to the 1870 census.
- Richard S. Cox and Kate Peoples appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1880 in Milam County, Texas, enumerated next to Richard's cousin Shackelford Cox. Also in the household were children Minnie (age 10), Maud (8), Corine (6), Shackelford (4), Clyde (2) and Carrie (6 months), and one farm worker.
- He was a farmer and justice of the peace, according to the 1880 census.
- Richard S. Cox became a widower at the 18 February 1888 death of his wife Kate Peoples.
- Richard S. Cox died on 20 May 1893 at age 48 in Milam County, Texas.
- He was interred at Gause Cemetery, Gause, Milam County, Texas, and there is a is a cenotaph monument for him at Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi, which also serves as a memorial to his brother William who died in 1864 during the Battle of Atlanta.
- Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014