Fox Family Files
John Fox
HUSBAND: John FOX
BORN: abt 1819, TN
MARRIAGE: 7 Oct 1841, Marshall Co., TN
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DIED: probably 1863
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: John FOX, 6 Mar 1784, NC
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Martha (Patsy) HARRIS, b. 8 Jul 1786,
NC
NOTES: John was a blacksmith.
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WIFE: Mary L. MARTIN
BORN: 2 Sep 1826, TN
MARRIAGE: 7 Oct 1841, Marshall Co., TN
OTHER MARRIAGES: (2) Thomas Finley FIELDS, m. 21 Mar. 1864, Obion Co.,
TN
OTHER MARRIAGES: (3) James Jackson LANE, aft. 1870
DIED: 14 Dec. 1903, Bertrand, Mississippi Co., MO
FATHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Thomas W. MARTIN, b. 1788, VA
MOTHER’S NAME AND DATE OF BIRTH: Nancy CARR, b. 1794, NC
NOTES: Moved to Mississippi Co., MO, between 1870-1875.
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CHILD 1: Harris D. FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 1843, Marshall Co., TN
MARRIAGE: Date unknown, Martha J. (Mattie) BEARD
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MILITARY SERVICE: Civil War, Confederate (Cpl., C Co., 27th Inf.; also
Co. B)
DIED: 1889, Obion Co., TN
NOTES: On 11 Oct. 1889 Martha J. Harris was appointed administrator of
the estate of H. D. Harris.
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CHILD 2: William T. FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 1844, Marshall Co., TN
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MILITARY SERVICE: Civil War, Confederate (Pvt. C Co., 27th Inf.; also
Co. K)
DIED: date unknown
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CHILD 3: John FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 1846, Marshall Co., TN
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DIED: bef 1860
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CHILD 4: James Levi FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 8 Aug. 1849, Marshall Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 8 Oct. 1869, Mary Ann LANE
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DIED: 1 Apr. 1926, Bertrand, Mississippi Co., MO
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CHILD 5: Jerome FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 1851, Marshall Co., TN
MARRIAGE: Date unknown, Dixie BUSH
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DIED: 1877, Mississippi Co., MO
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CHILD 6: Columbus A. FOX
SEX: M
BORN: 12 Apr. 1854, Marshall Co., TN (probably)
MARRIAGE: 25 Feb. 1890, Mississippi Co., MO., Inez RUSHING
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DIED: 14 Mar. 1927, Indianapolis, Marion Co., IN
NOTES: Columbus (Lum) Fox was a merchant for a number of years in
Bertrand, MO.
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CHILD 7: Martha Fauntella FOX
SEX: F
BORN: 30 Sep. 1856, Obion Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 1875 or 1876, Evans JONES
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DIED: 30 Apr. 1904, East Prairie, Mississippi Co., MO
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CHILD 8: Belle Morgan FOX
SEX: F
BORN: 1862, Obion Co., TN
MARRIAGE: 18 Feb. 1879, Mississippi Co., MO., Rice GREEN
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DIED: date unknown
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SUBMITTED BY: Sandra Thompson Baither
DATE: 21 August 1999