hmtl5 William Josiah Fox b. 11 Nov 1878 Tennessee d. 12 May 1935 Paris, Lamar County, Texas: Gritton Genealogy
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William Josiah Fox

Male 1878 - 1935  (56 years)

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  • Name William Josiah Fox 
    Birth 11 Nov 1878  Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1920  Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2] 
    Death 12 May 1935  Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Burial 14 May 1935  Hopewell Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4] 
    Person ID I2831  Gritton
    Last Modified 31 Mar 2023 

    Father Rufus Morgan Fox,   b. 21 Aug 1859, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Mar 1944, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Mother Mary Jane Fox,   b. 21 Dec 1855, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Mar 1935, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 27 Nov 1877  Cocke County, Tennessee Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Family ID F853  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Jane Kirkdoffer,   b. 27 Sep 1898, Arkansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1980, Muleshoe, Bailey County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F1170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2019 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Nov 1878 - Tennessee Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 12 May 1935 - Paris, Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 14 May 1935 - Hopewell Cemetery, Paris, Lamar County, Texas Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Notes 
    • W.J. Fox Called By Death Sunday
      Funeral services to be held here Tuesday afternoon
      W.J. Fox, of Caviness, 56 years old, died at Lamar hospital Sunday afternoon at 4:40 o’clock after an illness. The funeral will be held Tuesday afternoon at 2 o’clock at Emberson-Brown-Roden funeral chapel, conducted by the Rev. Homer T. Fort of First Methodist church: Interment will be made at Hopewell cemetery, J. W. Gibson, Gordon Hargrove, C. Hopkins, Charlie Powell, Harry Curtis and Adel Hopkins being pallbearers.
      Mr. Fox is survived by his wife Mrs. Sarah J. Fox, two daughters Pauline and Gladys Fox of Caviness; his father, R.M. Fox and a brother, C.A. Fox of Paris, and two sisters, Mrs. Dora Henley of Paris, and Mrs. Nellie Clark of Frisco.
      The Paris News, Paris, Texas. Monday, 13 May 1935, page 5.
      [4, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Find a Grave.

    2. [S19] Death certificate.

    3. [S6] 1900 US census.

    4. [S17] Obituary.

    5. [S104] marriage record.

    6. [S102] Newspaper article, newspapers.com.


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