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Working on Israel Cox (1750-c1830) this week. I’m fairly confident that the Israel Cox who provided the deposition in November 1830 in Morgan County, OH was originally from Ohio/Brooke County, VA. I also believe the land entry records for Muskingum County, OH belong to this Israel. Muskingum County borders Morgan County. I’d like to find the actual deed transaction record to try and determine where exactly in Muskingum County these parcels are.

A Full Text Search on FamilySearch returned the following documents from the 1820s in Ohio:

  • An Israel Cox held the position of Township Treasurer in Wells Township, Jefferson County in 1834, 1835, 1845-1853. Not likely the Israel Cox I’m looking for.
  • An Israel Cox purchased land in Jefferson County from Cornelious Sammons in 1823.
  • An Israel Cox was the defendant against the State of Ohio in Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas in 1820. Found guilty of burglary and sentenced three years.
  • An Israel Cox was named as an ineligible voter in a voter fraud complaint in Morgan County in 1825. The complaint stated he was not a resident of Morgan County.
  • An Israel Cox married Margaret Fellows in Jefferson County in 1825.
  • An Israel Cox purchased earthenware from an estate sale in 1822 in Columbiana County.
  • An Israel Cox Jr was the defendant for a breach of marriage contract in Jefferson County in 1821.

There are more documents for Israel Cox in Ohio, however, they are limited access documents. I will need to return to the library to access them.

In the History of Muskingum County, Ohio by JF Everhart and AA Graham, published in 1882, there are numerous mentions of brothers Horatio, Samuel, and Ezekiel Cox. Were they Israel’s sons? grandsons? No relation? This book can be found on archive.org, Hathitrust and FamilySearch.

In the History of Morgan County, Ohio by Charles Robertson, published in 1886, there is little mention of any Coxes.

In the Muskingum County Land Deed Records, there were a few that caught my eye.

  • Elzy, Jonathan & Friend Cox to Israel Dunlap, 6 Oct 1852. Volume 23, page 15.
  • Ruth Cox to Israel Dunlap, 6 Oct 1852, Volume 23, page 16.
  • Joseph Cox to Israel Dunlap, 14 Nov 1855, Volume 29, page 545.
  • Israel, Sarah & Peter Cox to Israel Dunlap, 24 Apr 1857, Volume 32, page 306.

These transfers represent the land that was purchased in February 1831 on patent #2574. These are the grandchildren of Israel Sr, children of Israel Jr. Was this land that Israel Sr left to his son or did Israel Jr buy this land originally? It would seem from the language in the agreement, that Israel Jr did not reside in Muskingum County. Israel Jr’s will has not yet been located in Brooke County, VA.

Error resolution. The last available update: I have 4904 errors in the tree–388 possible duplicates, 4068 with no documents, 448 other errors.

  • My first error to fix was a distant cousin on my mom’s side of the family who needed a source. While I was updating hers, I also updated several of her family members.
  • The second error was also a distant cousin needing a source, however, this one was on my dad’s side. After some investigation, it was determined that he was not a blood relative, but a stepson of a cousin. I have removed him.
  • The last error was another distant cousin. The error finder proposed that she was a duplicate entry, which was not the case. Multiple documents indicated that there were indeed two separate women who were sisters.

Goals and progress…
Beginning of Week: 27,209 people
End of Week: 27,215 people
Change = +6 persons
Tasks for coming week:

  • Continue research on Isaac Cox, “The Immigrant” and his wife Susannah Tomlinson.
  • Review Coxes of Cox Creek
  • Run newspaper search, especially for articles recounting local history
  • Review the Cox package of information from Sweden
  • Look for documents in Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky