BIO: DR. EDWARD W. COX of Claiborne Parish, Louisiana By: Charles E. Cox (great grandson) DATE: 12 Oct 2004 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Dr. E. W. Cox, born July 5th 1822 in Pike County Alabama (now Barbour County). Died 28 October 1904 in Claiborne Parish Louisiana. Buried in Mount Paran Cemetery out of Homer Louisiana. Grandparents of Dr. E. W. Cox were part of the Scotch-Irish migration that left Scotland and settled in Ulster (modern-day Northern Ireland) during the seventeenth century. Both sides of Dr. E. W. grandparent were Cox and have Scotch-Irish decent and migrated to North Carolina around 1750. E. W. Cox was the eighth child of Edward Cox and Nancy Cox (same surnames) that moved from South Carolina to Georgia and on to Alabama near Pea River. E. W. Cox had three brothers and five sisters. E. W. Cox and a brother, Henry W Cox, moved to Texas around 1841 where he settled in Harrison County and Henry in Cherokee County. Dr. E. W. Cox also had a sister, Mary Ann (Poly) Pugh that moved to Harrison County Texas with her husband around 1841 and his other two brothers latter moved to Texas also. E. W. meet and married Frances R. Browning 3 July 1844 in Harrison County Texas. Frances the daughter of John Radford Browning and Nancy Peebles was born 17 June 1829 in Alabama and died 24 July 1878 in Claiborne Parish Louisiana and is buried in Mount Paran Cemetery, Homer Louisiana. E. W. Cox studied medicine while in Texas and is believed to have practice same around Jefferson, Texas where he and Frances had three children before moving to Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, in 1851. They moved near Harris School in the Langston Community where he lived as a farmer and Doctor. They had six more children. Also living with Dr. and Mrs. E. W. was her mother Nancy Browning until her death. She is now buried in the Mt. Paran Cemetery. Mt Paran Baptist Church memorial states that there were 12 children born to this union. Only nine are known and have been proven. (1) Nancy Cordelia Cox, 3 Jul 1845, Texas, (2) Mary C Cox, 17 May 1847, Texas, (3) Henry D. Cox, 25 Sep 1849, Texas, (4) James F Cox, 31 Dec 1851, Louisiana, (5) Isabell Virginia Cox, 1857, Louisiana, (6) A. A. Cox, 1859, Louisiana, (7) Charles C Cox, 15 Apr 1861, Louisiana, (8) Mardra Sara (Dora) Cox, 1863, Louisiana, (9) A. Rebecca Cox, 1868, Louisiana. After moving to Claiborne Parish Dr. E. W. Cox purchasing near 1000 acres of land from the government in 1853 and 1854. He donated land for Mt. Paran Baptist Church and the Mt. Paran Cemetery, which was at one time called "Cox Grave Yard". His heirs later donated more land to the cemetery. Church records show Dr. E. W. Cox join the church Dec 24th 1854 and was ordained deacon of Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church June 28th 1856. He served as deacon and clerk for many years. He served his parish as police jury member and as police jury president. He also served as Parish School Director. Dr. Cox lost his beloved wife July 1878 and never remarried. On file a UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA - PARISH OF CLAIBORNE - AMNESTY OATH signed by E. W. Cox 12 Oct 1868 shows he never disfranchise himself during the Civil War between the states. He never signed any document tying him to either the Union or Confederate states. Stories handed down through his children and grand children tell of Dr. Cox leaving his wife and children for long period of time to travel though North Louisiana, South Arkansas and Mississippi to provide medical assistance to both military and civilian, North and South. As a great-grandson, I hope this is why he never signed allegiance to either side. In 1900 E. W. Cox made his only return trip to his home to visit his two younger sisters in Ozark, Alabama and died shortly after on 28 Oct. 1904 and was laid to rest in the Mount Paran Cemetery beside his beloved wife. Dr. E. W. Cox, born July 5th 1822 in Pike County Alabama (now Barbour County). Died 28 October 1904 in Claiborne Parish Louisiana. Buried in Mount Paran Cemetery out of Homer Louisiana. Grandparents of Dr. E. W. Cox were part of the Scotch-Irish migration that left Scotland and settled in Ulster (modern-day Northern Ireland) during the seventeenth century. Both sides of Dr. E. W. grandparent were Cox and have Scotch-Irish decent and migrated to North Carolina around 1750. E. W. Cox was the eighth child of Edward Cox and Nancy Cox (same surnames) that moved from South Carolina to Georgia and on to Alabama near Pea River. E. W. Cox had three brothers and five sisters. E. W. Cox and a brother, Henry W. Cox, moved to Texas around 1841 where he settled in Harrison County and Henry in Cherokee County. Dr. E. W. Cox also had a sister, Mary Ann (Poly) Pugh that moved to Harrison County Texas with her husband around 1841 and his other two brothers latter moved to Texas also. E. W. meet and married Frances R. Browning 3 July 1844 in Harrison County Texas. Frances the daughter of John Radford Browning and Nancy Peebles was born 17 June 1829 in Alabama and died 24 July 1878 in Claiborne Parish Louisiana and is buried in Mount Paran Cemetery, Homer Louisiana. E. W. Cox studied medicine while in Texas and is believed to have practice same around Jefferson, Texas where he and Frances had three children before moving to Claiborne Parish Louisiana, in 1851. They moved near Harris School in the Langston Community where he lived as a farmer and Doctor. They had six more children. Also living with Dr. and Mrs. E. W. was her mother Nancy Browning until her death. She is now buried in the Mt. Paran Cemetery. Mt Paran Baptist Church memorial states that there were 12 children born to this union. Only nine are known and have been proven. (1) Nancy Cordelia Cox, 3 Jul 1845, Texas, (2) Mary C Cox, 17 May 1847, Texas, (3) Henry D. Cox, 25 Sep 1849, Texas, (4) James F Cox, 31 Dec 1851, Louisiana, (5) Isabell Virginia Cox, 1857, Louisiana, (6) A. A. Cox, 1859, Louisiana, (7) Charles C Cox, 15 Apr 1861, Louisiana, (8) Mardra Sara (Dora) Cox, 1863, Louisiana, (9) A. Rebecca Cox, 1868, Louisiana. After moving to Claiborne Parish Dr. E. W. Cox purchasing near 1000 acres of land from the government in 1853 and 1854. He donated land for Mt. Paran Baptist Church and the Mt. Paran Cemetery, which was at one time called "Cox Grave Yard". His heirs later donated more land to the cemetery. Church records show Dr. E. W. Cox join the church Dec 24th 1854 and was ordained deacon of Mt. Paran Primitive Baptist Church June 28th 1856. He served as deacon and clerk for many years. He served his parish as police jury member and as police jury president. He also served as Parish School Director. Dr. Cox lost his beloved wife July 1878 and never remarried. # # #