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David Phillips, "Rooster" Cox 1808 – 1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 March 1808

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 14 September 1883

Death Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Fleet Cox

Mother: Rachel Cox

Spouse(s): Martha DUNN

Children(s): Sarah Johnson, William Cox, Julia Johnson

It was in 1808 that David Phillips "Rooster" Cox was born in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA, a child of Fleet Cox and Rachel Cox. David Phillips "Rooster" Cox went on to marry Martha C "Patsy" DUNN and had children such as Sarah Ann Johnson, William Lee "Charnock" Cox and Julia Adelaide Johnson. David Phillips "Rooster" Cox was deceased by 1883 in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA.

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Parents

Fleet Cox
1778 – 1850
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
FC
Rachel Cox
1782 – 1840
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, United States of America
RC

Spouses(s)

Martha DUNN
1806 – 1844
Birth Location: Mecklenburg Co, North Carolina, USA
MD

Children(s)

Sarah Johnson
1831 – 1912
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
SJ
William Cox
1834 – 1915
Birth Location: Paw Creek, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
WC
Julia Johnson
1840 – 1919
Birth Location: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
JJ

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 4 March 1808
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Certificates, 1909-1976, U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 14 September 1883
    Event Place: Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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