Hinds County MsArchives Cemeteries.....Cox Cemetery - Complete Survey ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/ms/msfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Dee Dee Womble Makanda13@aol.com and Lauren Womble DisStain@aol.com November 20, 2005, 9:20 pm Abstracted By: Dee Dee Womble Beautiful, small cemetery off of Cox's Ferry Road in Hinds county, very well kept with a few of the older stones having to be replaced with new stones. At least one stone is broken and you cannot tell who was buried there. Overall a lovely place. Last Name First Name Middle Name Birth Death Comment --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Johnson Jonathan Wayne Apr. 29, 1984 Apr. 24, 2000 Jonathan Wayne Johnson Jr. Cox Oliver Kirk Jul. 28, 1929 Sep. 1, 2002 Pfc U.S. Army WW II Cox Albert Benton 1921 1982 Pfc U.S. Army WWII Cox Laurence E. Sep. 7, 1884 Jan. 22, 1963 Double stone w/ Lillie B. Cox Cox Lillie B. May 29, 1898 June 23, 1973 Double stone w/ Laurence E. Cox Moyers Louis S. Jan. 15, 1904 Apr. 17, 1971 Double stone w/ Susie C. Moyers Moyers Susie C. Nov. 8, 1905 Jan. 17, 1987 Double stone w/ Louis S. Moyers Cox Claude Lawrence Sep. 27, 1919 Feb. 15, 1979 Double stone w/ Charlene Moore Cox, stone says 'Married March 7, 1943' Cox Charlene Moore Jan. 16, 1922 (None given) Double stone w/ Claude Lawrence Cox Cox Frederick Harlan Oct. 19, 1924 May 14, 1981 'Out, out, brief candle...' Macbeth, Act V, Scene V Cox Herbert M. Dec. 3, 1877 Aug. 3, 1974 Double stone w/ Clara Bell Cox Cox Clara Bell July 14, 1885 Aug. 18, 1966 Double stone w/ Herbert M. Cox Cox Lowrey W. Feb. 24, 1896 July 27, 1977 Double stone w/ May B. Cox Cox May B. May 28, 1898 June 20, 1989 Double stone w/ Lowrey W. Cox Cox Jesse L. Aug. 30, 1884 Jan. 24, 1959 Double stone w/ Elmira A. Cox Cox Elmira A. Sep. 20, 1883 Nov. 7, 1966 Double stone w/ Jesse L. Cox Cox Robert L. Aug. 13, 1914 Apr. 15, 1998 Double stone w/ Helen L. Cox Cox Helen L. Nov. 12, 1913 Apr. 29, 1989 Double stone w/ Robert L. Cox Cox Carroll P. Jul. 23, 1921 Dec. 17, 1997 Double stone w/ Helen Shelton Cox, 'Married Aug. 9, 1946' Cox Helen Shelton Mar. 30, 1922 May 26, 1997 Double stone w/ Carroll P. Cox Cox Susie A. Sep. 18, 1854 Dec. 10, 1947 Wife of J.L. Cox Cox John L. Oct. 25, 1851 Apr. 16, 1924 Cox Andrew B? Dec. 14, 1886 Aug. 19, 1888 Son of J.L. and S.A. Cox Cox Infant son May 16, 1904 May 16, 1904 Infant son of J.A. and Susie Cox Cox J. H. May 22, 1841 Apr. 13, 1888 Cox Joseph H. Sep. 23, 1879 Aug. 13, 1881 Son of J.H. & M.E. Cox Top of stone: 'Gone Home' Bottom of stone: 'Gone but not forgotten' Cox Mary Elizabeth Dec. 23, 1847 Mar. 17, 1883 Wife of J.H. Cox McCarty Elizabeth Lucretia Sep. 29, 1818 June 22, 1836 Original stone replaced with new stone. McCarty Andrew H. Ca. 1783 Nov. 6, 1827 Original stone replaced with new stone. McCarty Ruth Reese Ca. 1788 Oct. 10, 1836 Original stone replaced with new stone. Crack Sarah W. Aug. 4, 1877 Aug. 15, 1878 Dau. of R.J. & E. Crack 'Our little girl sleeps sweetly here.' McKee Mary Elizabeth Cox Nov. 25, 1854 Sep. 29, 1877 New stone, but original stone still there. Cox James S. Jan. 6, 1806 Apr. 8, 1861 'River Boat Pilot' New stone, original stone still there. Cox Ruth Lavinia Dec. 4, 1815 Oct. 24, 1870 New stone. Original stone says 'Wife of James S. Cox' and states birth date as Dec. 7. Cox Susan A. Nov. 25, 1854 Circa 1867 (No names, broken) (Partial Headstone) (Broken, no dates) Weeping willow at top Cox Effie L. Jan. 6, 1867 Oct. 14, 1868 Daughter of A.H. & J.S. Cox. Cox Ella J. Aug. 27, 1869 July 14, 1870 Daughter of A.H. & J.D. Cox 'Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.' Cox Robt' Earnest Dec. 28, 1882 Oct. 15, 1888 Son of A.H. & J.D. Cox 'Here Sleeps Our Boy' Cox Joe Lee Sep. 1, 1874 Feb. 16, 1889 Son of A.H. & J.D. Cox 'Gone Home' Cox Robert Eugene May 2, 1881 Mar. 24, 1951 'We shall meet again who have loved each other' Cox Sallie Feb. 28, 1882 Nov. 29, 1922 Wife of R. E. Cox 'Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot heal' Cox Andrew H. June 30, 1839 Oct. 25, 1900 'Too good for Earth, God called him Home' Mason's symbol on stone Cox Eugene E. Sep. 11, 1879 Dec. 25, 1900 'Budded on Earth to bloom in Heaven' Richardson Averil A. Jul. 25, 1898 Dec. 31, 1900 'It was an angel that visited the green Earth and took the flower away' Richmond Robert F. Oct. 10, 1907 Aug. 2, 1910 'Only Sleeping' Sheppard Irma Cox Apr. 25, 1916 June 24, 1997 Cox Andrew Houston Aug. 3, 1913 June 26, 1976 U.S. Army, World War II Cox Eugene E. Jan 6. 1909 Nov. 21, 1973 PFC U.S. Army Richardson Oscar Dec. 26, 1874 Jan. 8, 1947 'Father' Cox Musa Feb. 15, 1877 Feb. 10, 1942 Wife of Oscar Richardson 'Mother' O'Brien M. Rivers Richardson 1901 1926 Watson Sallie C. Feb. 29, 1869 Dec. 31, 1952 Reggin Adele Richardson February 14, 1903 January 15, 1987 Additional Comments: The partial headstone and the stones of Effie Cox and Ella Cox are propped up against a tree stump in the cemetery. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ms/hinds/cemeteries/coxcemet20gcm.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/msfiles/ File size: 8.2 Kb