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- Kentucky Birth Records, 1852-1910
Name: Moses L Craft
Birth Date: 27 Sep 1878
Birth County: Letcher
Ethnicity: White
Gender: Male
Mother's name: Lydia Cox
County of Residence: Letcher
[wonder why she gave the last name as Craft?]
1880 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Moses Cox
Home in 1880: Rock House, Letcher, Kentucky
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
BirthPlace: Kentucky
Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship
Father's birthplace: KY
Mother's birthplace: KY
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Occupation: Ward
Marital status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
William Bowens 65
Lydia Cox 36
Jason Cox 7
Zilda Cox 4
Moses Cox 1
It is believed by the family that William Bowens was the father of Moses and several other of Lydia's children.
Grandpa Mose had just been released from the Jenkins Hospital. Dad (Stanley Milich), me (Sharon) and my sister, Sarah, went to get him. We hadn't driven very far when he passed away. I can remember dad asking him if that was too much air coming in on him (the window was down a tiny bit). Grandpa said "Naw" and his head went back and his hat fell in my lap and he fell over on dad. Dad turned the car around and the returned to the hospital. A doctor was going in the door and he came over to the car and pronounced him dead. I had to hold grandpa upright until we got to the funeral home. Since he didn't die in the hospital they wouldn't transport him. I'll always remember that day.
Granny and Papaw Cox lived in Neon with us before they died. Granny Cox for about 6 months before she died. Grandpa lived a year with us. I believe I was in the 8th grade when he died. Sarah in the 7th grade and Ann would have been a Freshman.
Apparently grandpa Mose Cox didn't have a birth certificate, thus the reason for the following letter:
Affidavit
State of Kentucky
County of Letcher
The affiant, William Cox, a citizen and resident of Knott County, Kentucky, upon oath states as follows to wit: That I was born in the year 1871, and am of the age of 69 years 11 months old. That M. L. Cox stayed with me during the year 1894, and at that time he was about the age of 15 years old, taken it back from 1894, until the year of 1940, he would about 62 years of age at his last birthday in September 1940.
Signed William Cox
Subscribed and sworn to before me by William Cox, this the 28th day of December 1940. Signed J. M. Johnson, Notary Public..My Com Ex August 19th 1944
1943
Grandpa Mose Cox retired from the L&N Railroad Oct. 31, 1943 as evidenced by the following:
Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company
Office of the Superintendent at Ravenna, Ky, Oct. 27, 1943
(to) Mose Lee Cox
Section Laborer
Neon, Ky.
Dear Sir:
Your letter of October 23, addressed to Supervisor Miller, expressing the desire to terminate your service with our company to make application to the Railroad Retirement Board for annuity, has been referred to me.
Your resignation is hereby accepted, to take effect October 31, 1943, and I am furnishing you an extra copy of this letter, which you may forward to the Railroad Retirement Board as evidence of the fact that you have severed your employement relationship with our company.
Yours truly,
J. Othuston x(can't make out signature) ccs: Mr. Arch Miller and Mr. J. C. Wilcox
1966
Obituary
Moses Lee (M. L.) Cox, son of Lydia Cox was born in Letcher County, Ky., Sept. 28, 1878, passed from this life at Jenkins, Ky. June 8, 1966 being 87 years, 8 months and 10 days of age at his death. Mr. Cox has been in declining health for the past 3 years. For the past 8 months he has made his home with his daughter and son-in-law Maude and Stanley Milich. His wife, Sarah Margaret passed away Dec. 14, 1965.
He is survived by the following children: W. B. (Bill) Cox, of Hazard, Sherman Cox, Owensboro, James of Jackson, Ohio, Shirley of Beattyville, Mrs. Myrtle Harrington, Toledo, Ohio, Mrs. Cora Collier, Chicago, and Mrs. Maude Milich of Neon, 28 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, one brother Jason Cox of Indiana, two sisters Cora Black of Blackey and Rebecca Spencer, Pine Ridge, Ky. He was a member of the First Church of God, Torrent Lodge No. 711, retired Railroader after 33 years with the L&E and L&N R.R.
Funeral services for M. L. Cox held at Kincaid Chapel - Route 2, Beattyville, Ky. Saturday, June 11, 1966-11 a.m. Burial in Family Plot of Spencer Cemetery. Torrent Lodge No. 711 F. & A.M. will have charge of Graveside Services. Banks and Craft Funeral Home,Neon, Kentucky in charge of arrangements.
- Not proven to be same Moses Cox:
1900 United States Federal Census Record
Name: Moses Cox
Home in 1900: Barboursville, Cabell, West Virginia
Age: 21
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
BirthPlace: Kentucky
Relationship to head-of-house: Lodger
Race: White
Occupation: View Image
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Household Members: Name Age
Frank Cain 45
Charles James 29
George R Green 23
Taylor Eles 19
Frederick Landes 21
Moses Cox 21 boarder
King Shoemaker 21
- 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Mame Cox
[Mose Cox]
Home in 1920: Fincastle, Lee, Kentucky
Age: 41 years
Estimated birth year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Sarah M
Father's Birth Place: Kentucky
Mother's Birth Place: Kentucky
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Home owned: Own
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Image: 130
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Household Members: Name Age
Mame Cox 41
Sarah M Cox 35
William B Cox 18
Sherman Cox 19
Ila M Cox 11
Cora A Cox 8
James F Cox 6
Sherley Cox 4
Lula E Cox 2
1930 United States Federal Census
about Mare Cox
Name: Mare Cox
[Mose Cox]
Home in 1930: Neon, Letcher, Kentucky
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Age: 51
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1879
Birthplace: Kentucky
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Sarah
Race: White
Occupation:
Education:
Military service:
Rent/home value:
Age at first marriage:
Parents' birthplace: View image
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Household Members: Name Age
Mare Cox 51
Sarah Cox 45
Myrtle Cox 21
James Cox 16
Shirley Cox 14
Lula Mae Cox 12
Maud Cox 10
Woodrow Cox 7
Edward Cox 5
- Social Security Death Index
Name: Mose Cox
SSN: 704-07-2421
Last Residence: 41311 Beattyville, Lee, Kentucky, United States of America
Born: 28 Sep 1878
Died: Jun 1966
State (Year) SSN issued: Railroad Board (Issued Through) (Before 1951 )
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