Genesee-Macomb-Montcalm County MI Archives Biographies.....Jacox, Elias 1837 - ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com December 24, 2007, 1:54 am Author: Chapman Bros. (1892) ELIAS JACOX. This progressive and enterprising gentleman owns the excellent farm located on section 17, Flint Township, Genesee County. He is a native of the Wolverine State, having been born in Sterling, Macomb County, May 17, 1837. His parents, David and Huldah (Spaulding) Jacox, were natives of New York. The father was brought to Michigan by his parents in 1813, when eight years of age and was reared in Wayne County, becoming one of the very early settlers in Macomb County. He died in Kent County, Mich., when eighty-five years of age. He and his wife were the parents of three children, of whom our subject is the second. He came with his father to Clayton Township, Genesee County, when he was four years of age and here grew to manhood. He has ever since resided in Clayton and Flint Townships, with the exception of two years spent in Greenville, Montcalm County, and having been reared on a farm has always followed agricultural pursuits. April 2, 1863, Mr. Jacox was married in Flint Township, to Miss Adelaide Bump, who was born July 29, 1843, in Flushing, this State. She is descended from sturdy, patriotic ancestry. Her great-grandfather, who was a soldier in the Revolutionary War, was taken prisoner by Gen. Burgoyne who, however, showed him especial favor on account of assistance he had given the General's sister. The parents of Mrs. Jacox were Elias J., and Nancy (Stewart) Bump, natives of Oneida County, N. Y., and old settlers in Flint Township. The father engaged in the mercantile business in Flushing and also operated an ashery. Farming, however, was his chief business and at one time he was the owner of four hundred acres of land. He died in Flint, January 8, 1884, while his wife passed away in the same city, November 30, 1890, aged seventy-two years and two months. The names of the six children which comprise the family of Mr. and Mrs. Jacox are as follows: Albert L., Leon H., William G., Howard E., Adelaide L. and Stanley F. The farm which Mr. Jacox owns and operates comprises one hundred and ninety acres, which are carefully cultivated and made very productive. A good class of buildings has been erected on the estate, suitable for the storage of grain and shelter of stock, while the family residence, a view of which is shown in another portion of this volume, is an attractive abode, reflecting in its interior the taste of the inmates. Mr. Jacox is an adherent of the Democratic party, and believes in the soverignty of individual power. He has served as School Director and is greatly interested in educational matters. Mrs. Jacox is a model matron, having the cares of her household uppermost in her mind, but in her the interests at large find an appreciative and ready co-worker. An intelligent and amiable lady, she is a worthy representative of an excellent family and is well fitted to be the life companion of a man of such sterling qualities as our subject. Additional Comments: Extracted from: Portrait and Biographical Record of Genesee, Lapeer and Tuscola Counties, Michigan, Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies of all the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States Chicago: Chapman Bros. 1892 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/genesee/bios/jacox965gbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 3.8 Kb