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Samuel “Big Sam” Cox Sr.

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Samuel “Big Sam” Cox Sr.

Birth
Death
8 Nov 1864 (aged 91)
Burial
Peach Bottom, Grayson County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
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Sheriff Sam Cox

Son of Margaret Ann "Peggy" McGowan and David Cox Sr. Married Rebecca Osborne 16 April 1812.
Samuel was also known as Squire and Sheriff Sam Cox.

Samuel Cox lived for a few years in North Carolina and was elected High Sheriff of Ashe County, which at the time comprised the three present counties of Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga; later, he returned to Virginia and became Sheriff of Grayson County.

Samuel Cox was one of eleven sons of David Cox and his wife, "Miss McGowan" of Grayson County, VA.

Two of his daughters married brothers: John Blevins and Samuel Blevins.
Three of his sons married sisters: Alexander married Polly Osborne: Calloway married Nancy Osborne; Samuel, Jr., married Phoeba Osborne.
Sheriff Sam Cox

Son of Margaret Ann "Peggy" McGowan and David Cox Sr. Married Rebecca Osborne 16 April 1812.
Samuel was also known as Squire and Sheriff Sam Cox.

Samuel Cox lived for a few years in North Carolina and was elected High Sheriff of Ashe County, which at the time comprised the three present counties of Ashe, Alleghany, and Watauga; later, he returned to Virginia and became Sheriff of Grayson County.

Samuel Cox was one of eleven sons of David Cox and his wife, "Miss McGowan" of Grayson County, VA.

Two of his daughters married brothers: John Blevins and Samuel Blevins.
Three of his sons married sisters: Alexander married Polly Osborne: Calloway married Nancy Osborne; Samuel, Jr., married Phoeba Osborne.


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