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Isom J. Cox, son of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born October 7, 1815 in Ross County, Ohio.  He was married to Elvira Weber, a native of Ohio, November 6, 1842 in Livingston County, Missouri.  She died in 1846.  He was remarried in 1849 to Elizabeth D. Littlepage, a native of Alleghany County, Virginia.

He was enumerated in the 1850 census of Livingston County as the head of Household 96-96 listed as:

 "Cox,  Isom          36, born in Ohio
              Elis D.       25, born in Virginia
              Harriett E. 4,  born in Missouri"

She died September 15, 1899, and he died January 4, 1909.  They were buried in Macedonia Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri.

Children born to Isom J. Cox and Elvira Weber Cox include:

 Harriette Elizabeth Cox born January 11, 1845

Children born to Isom Cox and Elizabeth D. Littlepage Cox include:

 Jane M. Cox                         born August 30, 1855
 Sterling Price Cox (twin)   born November 17, 1861
 Charles Lee Cox (twin)      born November 17, 1861
 Joseph Beverly Cox            born September 1865

Harriette Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Isom J. Cox and Elvira Weber Cox, was born January 11, 1845.  She was married January 14, 1864 in Livingston County to Nathan Gibbons.  She was remarried about 1872 to William Burrel Wilson who was born December 6, 1846.  She died January 12, 1899, and he died in 1932.

Children born to Nathan Gibbons and Harriette Elizabeth Cox Gibbons include:

 Elvira Gibbons       born about 1865
 Louella Gibbons     born December 6, 1866

Children born to William Burrel Wilson and Harriette Elizabeth Cox Gibbons Wilson include:

 Edward Harvey Wilson     born March 18, 1874
 Dora Wilson                         born about 1875
 Charles William Wilson      born May 3, 1876
 James Henry Wilson            born September 6, 1881
 John Isaac Wilson                born April 2, 1878
 Benjamin Franklin Wilson born February 8, 1888

Jane M. Cox, daughter of Isom J. Cox and Elizabeth D. Littlepage Cox, was born August 30, 1855 in Livingston, County.  She was married about 1885 to C. H. Burns.  She died in 1937.

Children born to them include:

 Raymond Isom Burns   born November 22, 1887
 Ruth Burns                     born October 31, 1890

Sterling Price Cox, twin son of Isom J. Cox and Elizabeth D. Littlepage Cox, was born November 17, 1861 and named after the popular Confederate general.  He was married March 20, 1899 to Maud Viola Knaus in Chillicothe, Missouri.  He died November 17, 1943, and she died April 13, 1975 at age 98.
Children born to Sterling Price Cox and Maud Viola Knaus Cox include:

 Eugenia Elizabeth Cox    born January 29, 1902
 Ruth Cox                            born April 23, 1909
 Manford Sterling Cox      born August 17, 1915

Eugenia Elizabeth Cox, daughter of Sterling Price Cox and Maud Viola Knaus Cox, was born January 29, 1902.  She was married May 10, 1925 to Everett Wiley Anderson.

Children born to them include:

 Reba Jean Anderson           born March 9, 1928
 Ronald Everett Anderson   born October 25, 1939

Ruth Cox, daughter of Sterling Price Cox and Maud Viola Knaus Cox, was born April 23, 1909.  She was married March 24, 1945 to Clyde Hargrave.

One son was born to them:

 Charles Wesley Hargrave born April 1, 1948

Manford Sterling Cox, son of Sterling Price Cox and Maud Viola Knaus Cox, was born August 17, 1915.  He was married June 7, 1939 to Eva Christinson.

Children born to Manford Sterling Cox and Eva Christinson Cox include:

 John Sterling Cox    born May 5, 1942
 Norma Jean Cox      born January 28, 1949

Charles Lee Cox, twin son of Isom J. Cox and Elizabeth D. Littlepage Cox, was born November 17, 1861 in Livingston County.  He was married January 19, 1896 to Mary Raymond Manning.  He died August 6, 1951.

Children born to Charles Lee Cox and Mary Raymond Manning Cox include:

 Frank Leslie Cox     born September 11, 1898
 Maude Alice Cox     born July 17, 1901
 Roy Lee Cox             born September 30, 1903

Frank Leslie Cox, son of Charles Lee Cox and Mary Raymond Manning Cox, was born September 11, 1898.  He was married December 18, 1919 to Sadie Berry.

Children born to Frank Leslie Cox and Sadie Berry Cox include:

 Charles Leslie Cox     born March 26, 1925
 William Earl Cox        born October 30, 1926
 Vernon Lee Cox          born February 20, 1928

Charles Leslie Cox, son of Frank Leslie Cox and Sadie Berry Cox, was born March 26, 1925.  He was married to Olive Fern Cook April 7, 1947, and was remarried December 11, 1953 to Nina Grace Bowe Lewis.  She died January 25, 1969, and he was remarried February 5, 1970, wife's name Mable.  Children born to him and Mable Cox are unknown.

Children born to Charles Leslie Cox and Olive Fern Cook Cox include:

 Carolyn Sue Cox born July 11, 1948

Children born to Charles Leslie Cox and Nina Grace Bowe Lewis Cox include:

 David Cox         born October 1, 1955
 Lou Ann Cox    born October 19, 1963

William Earl Cox, son of Frank Leslie Cox and Sadie Berry Cox, was born October 30, 1926.  He was married July 17, 1948 to Doris Maxine Ireland.

Children born to William Earl Cox and Doris Maxine Ireland Cox include:

 Randy Tim Cox         born May 23, 1952
 Marilyn Joyce Cox   born December 13, 1955
 Terry Joe Cox           born December 13, 1967

Marilyn Joyce Cox, daughter of William Earl Cox and Doris Maxine Ireland Cox, was born December 13, 1955.  She was married June 7, 1974 to Charles Brown.

Vernon Lee Cox, son of Frank Leslie Cox and Sadie Berry Cox, was born February 20, 1928.  He was married June 22, 1951 to Virginia Elaine Wood.

Children born to Vernon Lee Cox and Virginia Elaine Wood Cox include:

 Stephen Lee Cox    born September 30, 1953
 Ricky Don Cox        born January 3, 1956
 Glenda Bea Cox      born January 24, 1957

Stephen Lee Cox, son of Vernon Lee Cox and Virginia Elaine Wood Cox, was born September 30, 1953.  He was married June 30, 1973 to Nancy Watkins.  Children born to Stephen Lee Cox and Nancy Watkins Cox are unknown.

Maude Alice Cox, daughter of Charles Lee Cox and Mary Raymond Manning Cox, was born July 17, 1901.  She was married about 1924 to Lowell F. Forbis.

Children born to them include:

 James Russell Forbis     born January 14, 1926
 Robert Eugene Forbis    born June 17, 1935

Joseph Beverly Cox, son of Isom J. Cox and Elizabeth D. Littlepage Cox, was born in September 1865.  He was married in Chillicothe March 31, 1896 to Lee A. Gill.  He died about 1908 and was buried in Jones Cemetery in Livingston County.

Children born to Joseph Beverly Cox and Lee A. Gill Cox include:

 Archie Cox born August 10, 1899

Archie Cox, son of Joseph Beverly Cox and Lee A. Gill Cox, was born August 10, 1899 in Chillicothe.  He died in 1918 in military service in World War I.

Abel Cox, son of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born March 19, 1818 in Ross County, Ohio.  He was brought to Missouri by his parents. He was married March 9, 1843 to Sarah M. Caldwell who was born July 7, 1823 in Ohio.  He died February 25, 1904 and was buried in Anderson Cemetery in Chillicothe.  She died March 13, 1909.

Children born to Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox include:

 Joseph Alonzo Cox      born February 15, 1844
 Malissa Jane Cox         born June 27, 1846
 Sarah Ann Cox             born August 6, 1848
 John Cornelius Cox     born September 28, 1850
 Nancy Cordelia Cox    born October 10, 1852
 Mary Louisa Cox         born August 25, 1856
 Susan Alice Cox           born November 6, 1860

Joseph Alonzo Cox, son of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born February 15, 1844.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

Malissa Jane Cox, daughter of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born June 27, 1846.  She was married December 24, 1879 to Callahill Burns.

Sarah Ann Cox, daughter of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born August 6, 1848.  She was married to John W. Shotwell, son of Jasper Shotwell, July 12, 1866 in Livingston County.  He was born February 9, 1845 in Clearmont County, Ohio.

Children born to them include:

 Lillie Mae Shotwell               born September 9, 1867
 George Wesley Shotwell      born January 2, 1869
 Susan Cordelia Shotwell      born June 4, 1872
 Abel Smith Shotwell              born September 18, 1874
 Artie Christian Shotwell        born December 20, 1876
 Ethel Millander Shotwell        born October 2, 1882

John Cornelius Cox, son of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born September 28, 1850 in Livingston County.  He was married there February 27, 1876 to Amanda Minerva Squires.  She was born November 25, 1854.

Children born to John Cornelius Cox and Amanda Minerva Squires Cox include:

 William Leslie Cox     born November 21, 1876
 Isom Walter Cox        born October 3, 1878
 Abel Cornelius Cox    born November 8, 1880
 Virgil Smith Cox         born September 18, 1884

William Leslie Cox, son of John Cornelius Cox and Amanda Minerva Squires Cox, was born November 21, 1876 in Livingston County.  He was married April 7, 1917 to Jessie Snowden who was born February 11, 1880.  He died July 20, 1959, and she died November 18, 1972. No children were born to William Leslie Cox and Jessie Snowden Cox.

Isom Walter Cox, son of John Cornelius Cox and Amanda Minerva Squires Cox, was born October 3, 1878 in Livingston County.  He was married about 1910 to Grace Gallatin who was born September 6, 1886.

Children born to Isom Walter Cox and Grace Gallatin Cox include:

 Max Abel Cox born July 13, 1914

Max Abel Cox, son of Isom Walter Cox and Grace Gallatin Cox, was born July 13, 1914.  He was married about 1940 to Mary Jane Phelps.  In 1954 they lived in Dallas, Texas.

Children born to Max Abel Cox and Mary Jane Phelps Cox include:

 Douglas Phelps Cox born October 31, 1951

Abel Cornelius Cox, son of John Cornelius Cox and Amanda Minerva Squires Cox, was born November 6, 1880 in Livingston County.  He was married November 11, 1911 to his second cousin, Della Leota Cox, daughter of Isaac A. Cox and Amanda N. White Cox.

Children born to Abel Cornelius Cox and Della Leota Cox Cox include:

 Leota Ruth Cox   born September 25, 1913
 Eldon A. Cox         born February 11, 1917

Leota Ruth Cox, daughter of Abel Cornelius Cox and Della Leota Cox Cox, was born September 25, 1913.  She was married November 24, 1944 to Dr. Jack W. Triplett.

Eldon A. Cox, son of Abel Cornelius Cox and Della Leota Cox Cox, was born February 11, 1917.  He was married in September 1934 to Mary Hiatt.  He was remarried July 17, 1947 to Alma Jean Johnson.

Children born to Eldon A. Cox and Mary Hiatt Cox include:

 Mary Patricia Cox born December 19, 1935

Children born to Eldon A. Cox and Alma Jean Johnson Cox include:

 Gary Eldon Cox   born January 22, 1951
 Daryl Lee Cox      born November 11, 1954

Mary Patricia Cox, daughter of Eldon A. Cox and Mary Hiatt Cox, was born December 19, 1935.  She was married January 18, 1958 to John Townsend.

Children born to them include:

 John Keith Townsend         born December 20, 1959
 Thomas Dale Townsend      born October 11, 1960
 Diane Patricia Townsend    born May 16, 1965

Gary Eldon Cox, son of Eldon A. Cox and Mary Hiatt Cox, was born January 22, 1951.  He was married Mary Foddrell June 27, 1975.  Children born to Gary Eldon Cox and Mary Foddrell Cox are unknown.

Daryl Lee Cox, son of Eldon A. Cox and Mary Hiatt Cox, was born November 11, 1954.

Virgil Smith Cox, son of John Cornelius Cox and Amanda Minerva Squires Cox, was born September 18, 1884 in Livingston County.  He was married about 1905 to Edith Davis.

Children born to Virgil Smith Cox and Edith Davis Cox include:

 Gregory Cox    born about 1907
 Dennis Cox       born about 1909
 Dale Cox           born about 1912
 Don Cox            born about 1914
 Lenora Cox      born about 1917
 Lorraine Cox   born about 1920

Lenora Cox, daughter of Virgil Smith Cox and Edith Davis Cox, was born about 1917.  She was married about 1936, husband's name Carter.

Lorraine Cox, daughter of Virgil Smith Cox and Edith Davis Cox, was born about 1920.  She was married about 1938, husband's name Gibson.

Nancy Cordelia Cox, daughter of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born October 10, 1852.  She was married April 5, 1871 to William E. Myers.

Children born to them include:

 Minnie Myers born about 1874

Mary Louisa Cox, daughter of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born August 25, 1856.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

Susan Alice Cox, daughter of Abel Cox and Sarah M. Caldwell Cox, was born November 6, 1860.  She was married May 1, 1879 to William D. Adams.

Zeamri Cox, son of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born October 30, 1820.  Of this individual nothing more is known.

Malinda Cox, daughter of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born October 10, 1822 in Ray County, Missouri, according to "Joseph Cox, Ancestors and Descendants."  She was married December 17, 1846 in Livingston County to Isaac Shriver who was born August 20, 1824 in Ohio.  He was a son of George Shriver and Catherine Shriver who were born in Pennsylvania.

They accompanied her father and brothers in a move to Bell County, Texas in 1851.  She died there February 12, 1894 and was buried in Pleasant Hill Cemetery.  He was also buried there.

Children born to Isaac Shriver and Malinda Cox Shriver include:

 Joseph Valentine Shriver                    born October 4, 1847
 Amy Catherine Shriver                        born April 23, 1849
 Mary Jane Shriver                                born March 21, 1851
 Lafayette Shriver                                  born March 18, 1854
 Johnnie Baker Shriver                          born March 10, 1856
 Washington Franklin Shriver (twin)   born July 5, 1858
 Matilda Frances Shriver (twin)            born July 5, 1858

Hiram Washington Cox, son of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born January 26, 1824.  He was married February 11, 1849 in Hopkins County, Texas to Nancy Allard, who was born August 14, 1836, according to "Joseph Cox, Ancestors and Descendants."  She, the daughter of Aaron Hardin Allard and Polly Weaver Allard, was born in northern Missouri.

They moved to Erath County, Texas in 1856 when the county was organized.  In 1874 they moved to San Juan County, Territory of New Mexico with 30,000 head of cattle in a trip that took four months.  They lost so many cattle to rustlers during the territorial days that Hiram Washington Cox offered a $10,000 reward for the rustler leader dead or alive.  One of his confederates killed him for the reward according to "Allard Family History."

He died December 16, 1888, and she died January 28, 1900.  Both were buried at Cedar Hill, New Mexico.

Children born to Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox include:

 Elizabeth Frances Cox      born December 24, 1849
 Aaron S. Cox                      born October 6, 1851
 Emma Cox                          born April 10, 1853
 Andrew Cox                        born March 1, 1854
 George W. Cox                   born July 4, 1855
 John S. Cox                         born February 8, 1858
 Nancy Belle Cox                 born April 17, 1860
 James Allard Cox               born April 23, 1864
 Isaac Hiram Cox                 born March 8, 1870
 William A. Cox                    born February 25, 1872

Elizabeth Frances Cox, daughter of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born December 24, 1849.  She died in 1861.

Aaron S. Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born October 6, 1851.  He died in the same year.

Emma Cox, daughter of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born April 10, 1853.  She died in the same year.

Andrew Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born March 1, 1854.  He died in the same year.

George W. Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born July 4, 1855.  He is believed to have disappeared in early life and his family did not hear from him again, however "Allard Family History" records his death in 1932.

John S. Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born February 8, 1858.  He was married in 1877 to Jennie Campbell.  She died in 1882, and he was remarried about 1890 to Jane Smith who died in 1893.  He died April 9, 1927.

Children born to John S. Cox and Jennie Campbell Cox include:

 Jane Cox       born November 16, 1878
 Elic Cox         born April 25, 1880
 Lizzie Cox     born in 1882

Childlren born to John S. Cox and Jane Smith Cox include:

 Clara Cox born in 1892

Jane Cox, daughter of John S. Cox and Jennie Campbell Cox, was born November 16, 1878.  She was married in 1897 to Hugh A. Larson.  He died in 1912, and she was remarried, husband's name Morgan.

Children born to them include:

 Leland Leroy Larson    born April 29, 1908
 Dave Morgan                 born in 1913

Elic Cox, son of John S. Cox and Jennie Campbell Cox, was born April 25, 1880.  He did not marry.

Lizzie Cox, son of John S. Cox and Jennie Campbell Cox, was born in 1882.  She was married in September 1900, husband's name Sharp.  She died March 7, 1941.

Children born to them include:

 Henry Sharp    born about 1902
 Eddie Sharp     born about 1905
 Roy Sharp        born about 1908

Clara Cox, daughter of John S. Cox and Jane Smith Cox, was born in 1892.  She was married about 1908 to John Jackson.

Children born to them include:

 Annie Jackson born about 1909

Nancy Belle Cox, daughter of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born April 17, 1860.  She was married November 4, 1874 to Alfred Graves who was born January 1, 1852.  He died March 2, 1909, and she died May 4, 1933.

Children born to them include:

 Matilda Graves (twin)         born August 18, 1875
 Mary Jane Graves (twin)    born August 18, 1875
 John Davis Graves               born April 19, 1877
 Bruce Graves                        born August 11, 1879
 Laura Graves                        born April 7, 1881
 Washington Graves              born April 7, 1883

James Allard Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born April 23, 1864 in Erath County, Texas.  He was married June 18, 1892 to Georgie Byrd who was born October 14, 1871.

Children born to James Allard Cox Georgie Byrd Cox include:

 Mamie Cox born February 14, 1893

Mamie Cox, daughter of James Allard Cox and Georgie Byrd Cox, was born February 14, 1893.  She was married January 1, 1912 to Wilburn R. Merriam.

Children born to them include:

 Donald Merriam born July 23, 1917

Isaac Hiram Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born March 8, 1870.  He was married July 4, 1888 to Sarah Elizabeth Smith who was born August 22, 1869.  She died November 28, 1904.

Children born to Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox include:

 Leroy Oliver Cox         born June 7, 1889
 Pearl Henrietta Cox     born September 28, 1891
 Samuel Alfred Cox        born January 1, 1894
 Nellie Mary Cox             born May 7, 1898
 Hazel Cox                        born July 4, 1903

Leroy Oliver Cox, son of Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox, was born June 7, 1889.  He was married July 13, 1923 to Hazel Marshall.

Children born to them include:

 Dale Edward Cox           born June 25, 1924
 James Lawrence Cox    born September 9, 1930

Dale Edward Cox, son of Leroy Oliver Cox and Hazel Marshall Cox, was born June 25, 1924.  He died Sepember 7, 1924.

James Lawrence Cox, son of Leroy Oliver Cox and Hazel Marshall Cox, was born September 9, 1930 in Roseville, California.  He was married December 31, 1952 to Violet Hasbrouck.

Children born to James Lawrence Cox and Violet Hasbrouck Cox include:

 Michael Lawrence Cox     born July 3, 1953
 Debra Lyn Cox                   born August 4, 1954

Pearl Henrietta Cox, daughter of Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox, was born September 28, 1891.  She was married April 15, 1913 to James Oscar Rich.  He died in October 1918, and she was remarried to John Thomas Wallace in 1920.  He died in 1926.

Children born to them include:

 Margaret Esther Rich       born in November 1914
 Roy Gillham Rich               born in 1916
 Wilbur Alfred Rich             born in 1917
 Charles Edward Rich         born in 1918
 Laura Berneice Wallace    born in 1921

Samuel Alfred Cox, son of Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox, was born January 1, 1894.

Nellie Mary Cox, daughter of Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox, was born May 7, 1898.  She was married December 25, 1919 to John Stuckey.  He died in 1961.

Children born to them include:

 John Whitney Stuckey born July 28, 1923

Hazel Cox, daughter of Isaac Hiram Cox and Sarah Elizabeth Smith Cox, was born July 4, 1904.  She was married in August 1925 to Carl Lind.  He died March 17, 1966 in Topeka, Kansas.

William A. Cox, son of Hiram Washington Cox and Nancy Allard Cox, was born February 25, 1872.  He died August 10, 1890, believed to be a victim of drowning while crossing a river.

 Andrew Baker Cox, son of Joseph Cox and Ama "Amy" Baker Cox, was born July 6, 1828 in Indiana, according to his 1850 census enumeration. He was married April 22, 1847 to Catherine Ann Shriver, daughter of George Shriver and Catherine Shriver and sister to Isaac Shriver who married Malinda Cox.  Catherine Ann Shriver was born in Indiana in 1831.

He appeared as the head of Household No. 95-95 in the 1850 census of Livingston County, Missouri.  The family was listed as:

 "Cox, Andrew      21, born in Indiana
             Catherine  19, born in Indiana
             William L.  2,  born in Missouri"

Andrew Baker Cox died in 1871 at age 43 and was buried in Jones Cemetery, Chillicothe, Missouri.  Catherine Ann Shriver Cox was remarried to Joseph Wolfskill in Chillicothe and removed to California.  She died in Sebastopol, California.

Children born to Andrew Baker Cox and Catherine Ann Shriver Cox include:

 William Alonzo Cox     born March 3, 1848
 George W. Cox             born January 21, 1850
 Joseph Allen Cox         born February 12, 1852
 Isaac A. Cox                  born June 3, 1854
 Mary Elizabeth Cox     born March 27, 1857
 Sarah E. Cox                 born June 27, 1859
 John H. Cox                   born August 12, 1861
 Martha J. Cox                born June 8, 1864

William Alonzo Cox, son of Andrew Baker Cox and Catherine Ann Shriver Cox, was born March 3, 1848 in Livingston County, Missouri.  He was married to married Eliza Ann Beasley March 25, 1869 who was born November 30, 1854.  He died April 21, 1921, and she died March 25, 1934.  Both are buried in Anderson Cemetery, Livingston County.

Children born to William Alonzo Cox and Eliza Ann Beasley Cox include:

 William Cox                 born in 1870
 Joseph Oscar Cox      born November 5, 1872
 Ira Beasley Cox          born April 15, 1875
 Charles Etna Cox       born December 16, 1877
 Altha May Cox           born May 6, 1884
 Alonzo Earl Cox          born February 5, 1890

William Cox, son of William Alonzo Cox and Eliza Ann Beasley Cox,