Walter Scott Cox1

#14956, (circa 1840 - )
Relationship2nd cousin 1 time removed of Nelle Belle Bridges
Father*Horatio F Cox1 (c 1803 - b 1873)
Mother*Rebecca Johnson1 (c 1808 - 1889)

Family 1
Child 1.Winfield Cox5 (c 1869 - )

Family 2

Louisa A Powell b. c 1852
Children 1.Clarence B Cox10 (c 1873 - )
 2.Velma Cox6 (1879 - )
Birth*circa 1840He was born circa 1840 at OhioG.1 
24 September 1850He appeared on the census of 24 September 1850 in the household of Horatio F Cox and Rebecca Johnson at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG, as Walter, age 10, b. OH; nei. W W, fam. 852.1 
20 June 1860He appeared on the census of 20 June 1860 in the household of Horatio F Cox and Rebecca Johnson at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG, as W Scott, age 18; neis. Lemon and Harriet Cox, fam. 368; Walter R Johnson (37), fam 369.2 
between 10 September 1861 and 27 October 1864He was between 10 September 1861 and 27 October 1864.3,4 
24 June 1870He appeared on the census of 24 June 1870 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; neis. Horatio and Rebecca Cox, fam. 384; Walter R Johnson, fam. 387; Lemon and Harriet Cox, fam. 380. HH of Walter (27) and Jennie (25) Curtis.5 
Marriage*circa 1871He married Louisa A Powell, daughter of Abram Powell and Susan _____, circa 1871.6 
17 July 1872He was mentioned in the will of Horatio F Cox on 17 July 1872 at Hamilton Co., OhioG.7 
11 June 1880He and Louisa A Powell appeared on the census of 11 June 1880 at Anderson Twp., Hamilton Co., OhioG; nei. George (54) and Rachael (45) Sheldon, fam. 247.8 
1890He appeared on the census of 1890 at Cedar Point, Hamilton Co., OhioG.4 
30 September 1890In Louisa J Cox's will dated 30 September 1890, Walter Scott Cox was named as an heir, with John Coffey, in trust for "brother W S Scott", one-third of money on hand.9

Citations

  1. [S20] 1850 U.S. Federal Census. Horatio Cox (47), b. VA, farmer, real estate value $4000; Rebecca (42), b. OH.
  2. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. H F (57), b. VA, farmer; Rabecca [sic] (54), b. OH.
  3. [S524] U.S. Civil War Soldier Records and Profiles, 1861-1865, online Ancestry.com, Walter S Cox; commissioned an officer in Co. D, Ohio 70th Infantry Regiment, 10 Sep 1861, age 21; promoted to Full 1st Lieut. 23 Jan 1863; mustered out 27 Oct 1864, Chattanooga TN. Source: Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio.
  4. [S1327] Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War, 1890, Microfilm Publication M123; 118 rolls, Record Group 15, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, online FamilySearch.org, OH, Hamilton Co., Anderson Tshp., p. 3, img. 3/17, line 40. Walter S Cox, fam. no. 236; 1st Lieut., Co. D, 70th OH Inf.; enlistment 10 Sep 1861, discharge 27 Oct 1864; address Cedar Point, Hamilton Co. OH.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Walter S (30), b. OH, farmer, real estate value $3000.
  6. [S419] Ohio County Marriages, 1789-1994/1997/2013, index and images, online FamilySearch.org.
  7. [S1678] Ohio, Wills and Probate Records, 1786-1998, index and images, online Ancestry.com, Hamilton Co., Wills, Vol 37-38, 1873-1874, img. 318/699. Will and probate record of Horatio F Cox. Will dated 17 Jul 1872; names "beloved wife" executrix and heir to the farm for her natural life; at her death all to be sold and proceed distributed to children Pannell T Cox, Lemon M Cox, Louisa J Cox and Walter S Cox. Witn. Charles and R L Wright, proved 24 Apr 1872.
  8. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Scott (43), b. and parents b. OH, commission merchant; Louisa (28), b. KY, mother b. PA [father b. blank], keeping house.
  9. [S714] Hamilton County Ohio Probate Court, Will Index and Books (1791- ), online www.probatect.org/courtrecordsarchive/willindex.htm, Vol. 53, pp. 254-257. Mentions brother Lemon, and gives all personal effects to her sister-in-law Harriet G Cox (unless otherwise devised), including a gold watch and chain, and a gold ring with "my sister's initial thereon"; to niece Fanny Wood, a set of silver spoons with "my sister's initial (S.J.C.) thereon" and one pair of gold earrings; to Marshall P Cox, a gold ring; to niece Alice Cox, one lamp; to niece Jesse Cox, "my bible" at the old homestead; to Harriet A Cox, widow of Panel, "the feather bed in the upstairs bed room of the old homestead"; to John Coffey, in trust for brother W S Scott, one-third of money on hand; to brother Lemon M Cox, one-third of all money and real estate; to the children of brother Panel, one-third of all money and real estate; to nephew Edwin C Cox, a set of silver spoons. "I cannot suffiently acknowledge my love and gratitude to me dear sister-in-law Harriet G Cox for the kind and devoted care and attention received at her hands and the hands of my brother Lemon and his family." Names friend C C Johnson of Forestville executor. Signed 30 Sep 1890. Witnesses Ida May Cox and Josie Homan [Howan?].
  10. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census.