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Pvt Sylvester Cox

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Pvt Sylvester Cox Veteran

Birth
Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
6 Sep 1872 (aged 37–38)
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA
Burial
Whitemarsh, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Gopsill's 1860 Philadelphia Directory:
Cox, Sylvester, laborer, Armat (Gtn)

29 June 1860 Census:
1st Division, 14th Ward [10th - Broad, Poplar to Vine]
Emanuel Cox, 21, Paper Hanger
Marg Cox, 48
Saluther [Salathial] Cox, 28, Bricklayer
Sylvester, 26, Cab Maker
Julia A, 23
Anna M. Cox, 17
Albert Cox, 15
Malinda Cox, 13
All born in Penna.

Gopsill's 1865 Philadelphia Directory:
Cox, Sylvester, cabinetmaker, 1232 Heath

14 June 1870 Census:
14th Ward, 47th District
Sylvester Cox, 36, Cabinet Maker, Montg. Co., Pa.
Elizabeth Cox, 29, House Keeping, Jackson, Miss.
Ida Cox, 10, Phila.

Next door:
Salathial Cox, 38, Brick Layer, born Montg. Co., Pa.
Emma Cox, 35, House Keeping, born Phila.
Emma V., 16, born Phila.
Annie F., born Chicago
William S., 12, Phila.

There is a Sylvester Cox listed in Union Church records, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County. His death is listed as 9-9-1871... "from Philadelphia."

His obituary proves that the correct death date was September 6, 1872.
Gopsill's 1860 Philadelphia Directory:
Cox, Sylvester, laborer, Armat (Gtn)

29 June 1860 Census:
1st Division, 14th Ward [10th - Broad, Poplar to Vine]
Emanuel Cox, 21, Paper Hanger
Marg Cox, 48
Saluther [Salathial] Cox, 28, Bricklayer
Sylvester, 26, Cab Maker
Julia A, 23
Anna M. Cox, 17
Albert Cox, 15
Malinda Cox, 13
All born in Penna.

Gopsill's 1865 Philadelphia Directory:
Cox, Sylvester, cabinetmaker, 1232 Heath

14 June 1870 Census:
14th Ward, 47th District
Sylvester Cox, 36, Cabinet Maker, Montg. Co., Pa.
Elizabeth Cox, 29, House Keeping, Jackson, Miss.
Ida Cox, 10, Phila.

Next door:
Salathial Cox, 38, Brick Layer, born Montg. Co., Pa.
Emma Cox, 35, House Keeping, born Phila.
Emma V., 16, born Phila.
Annie F., born Chicago
William S., 12, Phila.

There is a Sylvester Cox listed in Union Church records, Whitemarsh, Montgomery County. His death is listed as 9-9-1871... "from Philadelphia."

His obituary proves that the correct death date was September 6, 1872.


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