Elijah Andrew Fox
1860 - 1949 (88 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
Generation: 4
1. Elijah Andrew Fox was born on 19 May 1860 in Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Elijah Andrew Fox and Caroline Boswell); died on 13 Feb 1949 in Farmington, St. Francis County, Missouri; was buried on 15 Feb 1949 in Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer; store owner
- Census: 1910, Belleview, Washington County, Missouri
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5265787/elijah-andrew-fox
Died:
Missouri death certificate
https://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1949/1949_00005878.PDF
2. Elijah Andrew Fox was born on 19 Oct 1829 in Cocke County, Tennessee (son of Ransom Fox and Pernelope Talley); died on 26 Aug 1864 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia. Other Events:
- Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
- Census: 1860, Cocke County, Tennessee
Notes:
Elijah Fox and two brothers, B. Carter Fox, and Robert M. Fox enlisted Jan 1, 1863 and fought for the Union Army during the Civil War. Elijah, ‘mustered in' May 13, 1863, into Tennessee's Eight Infantry Regiment, Company C. Fighting under Maj. General William T. Sherman, he was wounded at Peachtree Creek, near Atlanta on July 21, 1864. He died of wounds on August 26, 1864.
Source: "Report of the Adjutant General of the State of Tennessee of the Military Forces of the State from 1861 to 1866"
Application for Civil War Pension
Elijah Fox, for his widow Caroline Fox
31 March 1865
Co. 8 Tennessee Infantry
Civil War Roll of Honor
Name: Elijah Fox
Death Date: 26 Aug 1864
Burial Place: Marietta, Georgia, USA
Cemetery: Marietta and Atlanta National Cemetery
Rank: Private
Regiment: 8th Infantry
Relationship to Draftee: Tennessee
Company C
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3949352/elijah-andrew-fox
Plot: G, 7994Elijah married Caroline Boswell. Caroline was born on 27 Jun 1837 in South Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1907; was buried in Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Caroline Boswell was born on 27 Jun 1837 in South Carolina; died on 8 Mar 1907; was buried in Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- Census: 1870, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee
- Census: 1900, Cocke County, Tennessee
Notes:
Name:
also spelled as Bauslin
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/142327144/caroline-foxChildren:
- Guilford Fox was born on 3 Oct 1851 in Tennessee; died on 23 Jul 1915 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Josephs Chapel Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Ransom Fox was born on 12 May 1853 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 27 Jun 1921 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried on 28 Jun 1921 in Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Carter Benoni Fox was born on 12 Jul 1858 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 8 Aug 1926 in Rankin, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried on 21 Aug 1926 in Rankin Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Rankin, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- 1. Elijah Andrew Fox was born on 19 May 1860 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 13 Feb 1949 in Farmington, St. Francis County, Missouri; was buried on 15 Feb 1949 in Caledonia Methodist Cemetery, Caledonia, Washington County, Missouri.
Generation: 3
4. Ransom Fox was born on 18 Jul 1807 in North Carolina; died on 4 Mar 1862 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- Occupation: farmer
- Census: 1830, Cocke County, Tennessee
- Census: 1850, Cocke County, Tennessee
- Census: 1860, Cocke County, Tennessee
Notes:
LKH notes:
In the 1850 US census, Ransom Fox, age 48 is head of household which includes his wife, Pernelope, age 52, and six children ranging in age from 9 to 18 years. He is listed as a farmer and owns $400 of real estate. Next door is his oldest son, Rufus Fox, age 24, and his wife Lavina who were married in January of 1850.
In the 1860 US census, Ransom, age 56 and wife Pernelope, age 62, have two sons still living at home, Carter, age 20, and Robert, age 16. Ransom, Penelope, and Carter are listed as unable to read or write. Robert is listed as attending school.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18687615/ransom-foxRansom married Pernelope Talley. Pernelope (daughter of Benoni Carter Talley and Martha Patsy Gaulding) was born in 1797 in Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1872 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Pernelope Talley was born in 1797 in Tennessee (daughter of Benoni Carter Talley and Martha Patsy Gaulding); died on 1 Dec 1872 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee. Other Events:
- Census: 1870, Cocke County, Tennessee
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18688710/pernelope-foxChildren:
- Jeremiah James Fox was born on 4 Nov 1824.
- Rufus Morgan Fox was born on 4 Sep 1826 in Tennessee; died on 30 Oct 1859 in Tennessee; was buried in Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Lucinda Fox was born on 2 Jan 1828; died on 30 Jul 1898 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Smith's Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- 2. Elijah Andrew Fox was born on 19 Oct 1829 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 26 Aug 1864 in Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia.
- John McDuggal Fox was born on 15 Nov 1831 in Tennessee; died on 15 Jan 1923 in Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Six Forks Church Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Elizabeth Talitha Fox was born on 19 Mar 1833 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 3 Sep 1881 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried in burial details unknown.
- Susannah Adaline Fox was born on 5 Aug 1835 in Tennessee; died on 3 Sep 1900; was buried in Smiths Cemetery, Parrottsville, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Dorcas Elizabeth Fox was born on 13 Apr 1837 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 16 May 1903 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Bybee, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Carter Benoy Talley Fox was born on 23 Dec 1839 in Tennessee; died on 31 Oct 1914 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in New Home Free Will Baptist Church Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- Robert Martin Fox was born on 22 Feb 1841 in Cocke County, Tennessee; died on 18 Jun 1890 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Point Pleasant Baptist Church Cemetery, Point Pleasant, Cocke County, Tennessee.
Generation: 4
10. Benoni Carter Talley was born in Oct 1770 in Hanover County, Virginia; died in Oct 1848 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Talley Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29067359/benoni-carter-talleyBenoni married Martha Patsy Gaulding on 17 Dec 1788 in Campbell County, Tennessee. Martha was born in 1765 in Virginia; died in 1850 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried in Talley Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. Martha Patsy Gaulding was born in 1765 in Virginia; died in 1850 in Jefferson County, Tennessee; was buried in Talley Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44267142/martha-patsy-talleyChildren:
- John M. Talley was born in 1790 in Tennessee; died on 15 Oct 1872; was buried in Talley Cemetery, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee.
- 5. Pernelope Talley was born in 1797 in Tennessee; died on 1 Dec 1872 in Cocke County, Tennessee; was buried in Slate Creek Cemetery, Centerview, Cocke County, Tennessee.