John Franklin Cox

1842 - 1896  (54 years)

• Name	John Franklin Cox
  Birth	14 May 1842	Missouri
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jul 1896	Fannin Co., Texas
  Person ID	I27788	CMW Most Recent 2026_0429
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Robert Stanhope Cox,   b. 21 Apr 1807, North Carolina d. 16 May 1895, Fannin Co. (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Louisa McFarland,   b. 17 Nov 1815, Missouri d. 17 Aug 1903, Fannin Co., Texas (Age 87 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	9 Mar 1836	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [1]
  Married	9 Mar 1836	St. Francois Co., Missouri   [1]
  Family ID	F5502	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth E,   b. 12 Oct 1848, Missouri d. 7 May 1888, Fannin Co., Texas (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Mary L. Cox,   b. Abt 1868, Texas d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. John W. Cox,   b. Jan 1876, Texas d. UNKNOWN  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F7024	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Not sure of the death date. Hard to tell from the tombstone whether this is a 5 or a 6.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1689] St. Francois Deed Records, Vol. B, p. 47. Certificate of Marriage. Lorenzo Waugh, ordained minister of Methodist Episcopal Church on March 9, 1836: "I joined in matrimony Robert S. Cox of Perry Co., to Louisa McFarland of St. Francis Co."