Jack Cox Cemetery
Located in the Regency Park subdivision off of Highway 23 in the Colonial Heights area of Sullivan County. There are what appear to be fieldstones piled up against a tree.
Near this location, on the site of the Rock Heritage Church a grave was found in the 1970s while excavating for the subdivision. The grave reportedly was a woman and a baby. This story was told to me in the 1970s by the family of the developer. In 2004, I was contacted by a member of the Cox family who indicated their family had a cemetery near this area. The woman and baby in the grave were Lucretia Hale Cox, wife of Noah Cox and their stillborn infant. The cemetery was cared for by a descendant until his death in 1973. He was reportedly the only one who knew where the graves were. I have been unable to determine if the graves were moved. Noah and second wife Evaline are both buried at the Fordtown Baptist Church Cemetery. ~ Donna Briggs
Map Location: 5376A Boone Dam Quad
There is only one marker that reads:
Erected 1953
In Memory of Deceased
In Jack Cox Cemetery
Additional information
1860 Census of Sullivan County, 14th District, page 503, household # 14
COX, Noah 32
Lucretia 34
James 10
Wilbern 8
Cordelia 6
Elizabeth 5
Virga 3
Mary A. 1
Good Afternoon: First of all, I cannot thank you enough for the service you are doing to this entire community by maintaining this website.
I am the great-grandaughter of Noah Cox and wife Evaline. [Noah> Noah Dayton> Burl Dayton> Linda Cox (Story)] Noah is indeed buried at Fordtown Baptist, and I have been told that Evaline is buried there as well, though she has no headstone. The old Cox homeplace was in the area where the subdivision is now. I knew that we had family members buried there, but did not know that Noah’s first wife, Lucretia, was buried there. The graves were never moved. The piled-up stones are the original headstones, none of which apparently had inscriptions. There were a number of others buried there from Noah’s first family as well.
I’m the great-grandson of Noah Cox. George Golden Sr. was my grandfather. I remember when the graves were moved but I do not know their present location.
I agree–Sharon does a wonderful job with this website!
I am very interested to know if you have any idea of other persons who might have been buried in this cemetery. Also, any idea why it is called the “Jack Cox Cemetery?” Do you have any knowledge about the destruction of the cemetery? I was told that it was a property owner in the area that took up the stones and when he was caught red-handed, he was asked to erect the marker that was shown in the photo. Can you confirm this? If you wish to contact me privately, my email is dcoxbriggs@charter.net.
Well, obviously, it has been quite some time since I have visited this site, so sorry for the late response. With regard to the Jack Cox Cemetery, I do not know why it is so named unless possibly it was named for one of Noah’s son’s, Andrew Jackson Cox. He preceded Noah in death, and to my knowledge is not buried at Fordtown Baptist Church Cemetery with other family members.
I suspect that two of the graves in the old cemetery behind the old home place are those of James and Elizabeth Cox, the parents of Noah. My father, Burl Dayton Cox, was born in the old home place as was his father, Noah Dayton. Noah, my ggrandfather inherited the home place from James, and I have never been able to locate a grave for James and Elizabeth. My father told me many times that there were several very old graves in that cemetery and that he believed that Noah’s parents were there. It is even possible that James’ father, Jeremiah is also there as both James and Jeremiah received land grants in this part of Sullivan County. I do know that Jeremiah received a land grant because I have the original document.
Well, obviously, it has been quite some time since I have visited this site, so sorry for the late response. With regard to the Jack Cox Cemetery, I do not know why it is so named unless possibly it was named for one of Noah’s son’s, Andrew Jackson Cox. He preceded Noah in death, and to my knowledge is not buried at Fordtown Baptist Church Cemetery with other family members.
I suspect that two of the graves in the old cemetery behind the old home place are those of James and Elizabeth Cox, the parents of Noah. My father, Burl Dayton Cox, was born in the old home place as was his father, Noah Dayton. Noah, my ggrandfather inherited the home place from James, and I have never been able to locate a grave for James and Elizabeth. My father told me many times that there were several very old graves in that cemetery and that he believed that Noah’s parents were there. It is even possible that James’ father, Jeremiah is also there as both James and Jeremiah received land grants in this part of Sullivan County. I do know that Jeremiah received a land grant because I have the original document.
Additionally, I have some information which might explain why the grave of Lucretia Hale Cox, Noah’s first wife, and her infant son were located on the hill to the right of the home place where the preset church sits. I was contacted via Ancestry.com by a descendant of the Hale Family. The story goes that there was bad blood between Noah and the Hale family; the reason is not known. At Lucretia’s death, she and the infant were placed on the hill in the woods rather than in the family cemetery behind the home place so that the Hale family would not know where the graves were. This of course may or may not be true.
Hi,i’ve been looking for my great grandfathers grave site for awhile now and can’t get much information on the location.All i know is that he is buried at Iron Mountain in Sullivan Co.His name is Aris Richard Cox.Any information would be appreciated .Thanks.