Davis Shackelford Cox
b. 19 September 1850, d. 21 January 1921
- Father: William Shackelford Cox b. 18 July 1805, d. 3 September 1861
- Mother: Julia Ann Rush b. January 1816, d. January 1877
- 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 Davis Shackelford Cox, Josiah James Cox, Margaret E. Cox, William S. Cox, George W. Cox, Richard S. Cox, Charles R. Cox and David Charles Rush. Also in the household was James W. Posey.
- Davis Shackelford Cox was born on 19 September 1850 in Mississippi.
- 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 Davis Shackelford Cox, William S. Cox, George W. Cox, Richard S. Cox, Charles R. Cox, Julia A. Cox and Sarah J. Rush. Also in the household were miller Henry S. Bonner, overseer Thomas J. Crouch, and Mariah Hodges (age 55).
- Julia Ann Rush appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1870 in Columbus PO, Lowndes County, Mississippi. Other members of the household included Davis Shackelford Cox, Charles R. Cox and Julia A. Cox.
- He was employed as a clerk in a store, according to the 1870 census.
- He married Kate L. Myrick, daughter of Goodwin Theophilus W. Myrick and Catherine L. Bailey, on 30 October 1877 in Lowndes County, Mississippi, and Kate's sister Mattie married Davis' brother Charles.
- Davis Shackelford Cox became a widower at the 23 August 1917 death of his wife Kate L. Myrick.
- Davis Shackelford Cox died on 21 January 1921 at age 70.
- He was interred at Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi.
- Last Edited: 23 Jul 2014