Vinton County OhArchives Obituaries.....COX, Alfred Sanford  January 15, 1920
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Republican Tribune Newspaper  Jan 21, 1920

Alfred Sanford Cox aged 60 years 2 months and 23 days, died  at The Will 
House, where he lived with his brothers Dr. O.S. Cox and M.S. Cox  for a 
number of years.

He was born in Richland Township, Vinton county on October 23, 1859. He was 
the 3rd son of James G Cox and Nancy Graves Cox. As a child he was a victim of 
Scarlet Fever which left him speechless and destroyed his hearing. He was 
educated in Columbus at the Institution for the Education of the Deaf.
As a young man he joined the Christian Church at Union, near his home in 
Richland township.

Surviving are his  four brothers; T.S. Cox, teacher at Richland,
L.S. Cox a teacher at Hawk, Dr. O.S. Cox of McArthur and M.S. Cox 
Superintendent of McArthur Schools. His parents, one brother and only sister   
preceeded him in death many years ago. 

Funeral services were held in the Christian Church with Rev R.E. Stevens 
officiating. Burial was in the Elk cemetery. P Gaskill was the funeral 
director. The pall bearers were John Cole, IIber Fri, Levi Trainer, Miles 
Dawson, Sidney Landman and Andrew J Martindill.

Additional Comments:
T.S. Cox = Thomas Seth Cox,  L.S. Cox = Lewis Seneca Cox. 
O.S. Cox = Oscar Silas Cox,  M.S. Cox = Milton Shed Cox.
Deceased brother and sister are: Benson Cox( 1860-1861) and
 Martha Mattie Cox( 1870-1892)

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