Tags
DeMoss, Cox, Coppock, Kentucky, Genealogy, family-history, ancestry, Nelson County, Reed
DNA Updates
- LB, a distant cousin connected through John Coppock. Since I don’t have any of her line built out, I will tag her for another day.
- NP, a distant cousin connected through potential ancestor Sarah Reed. I haven’t done any work on this line, so I’ll tag and leave for later.
- AM, a distant cousin also connected through Sarah Reed. Again, I’ll have to defer until later.
Coxes of Cox Creek Footnotes
37. John H. Spencer, A History of Kentucky Baptists (1885), I, p. 22. This two volume set can be found on Internet Archive. This particular reference was only to quote a description of the settler’s clothing. The description was part of the early history of four churches in the area that formed an association in 1785. The minutes from the association indicate that the Baptist church established at Cox’s Creek started in April 1785 and there were 26 members. (p. 20).
38. Willard R. Jillson, ed. Filson’s Kentucke, The Filson Club Publications: No. 35 (1929), p. 32. This reference can be found on Hathitrust. It contains descriptions of the natural resources that were available to the early pioneers of the area, include sulfur and salt springs, limestone, and herds of buffalo.
39. The Register of the Kentucky Historical Society, XXXII, p. 169. This article can be found on JSTOR. It is a reprint of an article from The Bardstown Saturday Gazette by Major Thomas Speed, published on Saturday May 26, 1855. Interwoven with Major Speed’s narrative are additional references to court depositions and land records that are relevant to inhabitants of the area. Unfortunately, the May 26th issue of the newspaper is not available on newspapers.com.
Hughes op cit, Plate No. 38, facing p. 182. This is a sketched map of the area near Cox’s Station showing how the various settlers were located for best protection.
AI Tasks
None this week.
Error Resolution
| Per Ancestry’s Tree Checker | This Week | Last Week |
| Total Errors | 5011 | 5013 |
| Potential Duplicates | 513 | 513 |
| No Documentation | 4080 | 4079 |
| Other Errors | 418 | 421 |
- The wife of Charles DeMoss, who is a potential 6th great-granduncle, did not have any references. I did not have a name for her, only a supposed date of marriage. The Demoss Family in America by Edith Caughron (1952) gave her a name. Without seeing the letter Mrs. Caughron mentions as her source, it is difficult to evaluate the validity of this information.
- Edith H, a distant cousin is marked as a potential duplicate. This one is a bit unique. Edith’s middle name is Thomas. In the 1895 Kansas State Census, there is a Thomas listed who is about the same age as Edith, but Edith is not. This child is marked as a male. There is no other mention of a male child in this family by the name of Thomas. The 1900 Census also states that the mother of this family had birthed twelve children and nine were still living. Nine children were accounted for in 1895 and in 1900. I have to agree that Edith and Thomas are most likely the same person.
- SS, a distant cousin has no source records attached. I was able to find a Kentucky birth record and a census record. I was also able to update her family members with the census data.
Goals and progress
Beginning of Week: 28,025 people
End of Week: 28,028 people
Change = +3 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
