Below is a transcription of a letter from Joseph Henderson Fox to Susie Bright that was in the possession of her daughter Donie Dunn:
Winsboro, Wood Co. Texas
Jan 14 1884
Dear Susie
I am happy to
inform you that we have
reach the land of our journey.
We have had some very
cold weather, if winter dont
break, I am going to follow
your example, stop and make
a fire on the road side.
Just a few more days
and I will be homeward
bound. Tell my Dearest Girl,
I left my heart, warmest
love and strongest hope in
her gentle keeping. I hope she
will never betray my trust.
Allow me to sign myself,
Yours, J. H. Fox
He married Susan Bright 17 Jan. 1885 in Choctaw County Mississippi. They had 11 children, 3 daughters and 8 sons. The photograph is of the family of Joseph H. Fox and his wife, Susie, about 1904. Their children behind them from left to right: Zolie, Ethel, Hester, and Ophie. In front of their parents are Shelby, Susie, and Donie. The youngest, Coy, was born in 1905.
Joseph was a farmer and operated a country store and a cotton gin. He and his family were living on a farm near McCurtain's Creek Baptist Church in the late 1800's - early 1900's.
Below is a transcription of a letter from Joseph Henderson Fox to Susie Bright that was in the possession of her daughter Donie Dunn:
Winsboro, Wood Co. Texas
Jan 14 1884
Dear Susie
I am happy to
inform you that we have
reach the land of our journey.
We have had some very
cold weather, if winter dont
break, I am going to follow
your example, stop and make
a fire on the road side.
Just a few more days
and I will be homeward
bound. Tell my Dearest Girl,
I left my heart, warmest
love and strongest hope in
her gentle keeping. I hope she
will never betray my trust.
Allow me to sign myself,
Yours, J. H. Fox
He married Susan Bright 17 Jan. 1885 in Choctaw County Mississippi. They had 11 children, 3 daughters and 8 sons. The photograph is of the family of Joseph H. Fox and his wife, Susie, about 1904. Their children behind them from left to right: Zolie, Ethel, Hester, and Ophie. In front of their parents are Shelby, Susie, and Donie. The youngest, Coy, was born in 1905.
Joseph was a farmer and operated a country store and a cotton gin. He and his family were living on a farm near McCurtain's Creek Baptist Church in the late 1800's - early 1900's.
Family Members
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Nehemia James Hester Fox Sr
1886–1967
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Dr Victor Ethel Fox
1887–1947
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Ophia Elizabeth Fox Reed
1890–1954
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Joseph H. Fox
1891–1894
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Thomas L Fox
1892–1895
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Alonzo Ealie Fox
1893–1951
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Susia Fox Blanton
1896–1991
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George Dewey Fox
1899–1900
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Edward Shelby Fox
1901–1976
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Caldona Fox Dunn
1903–1970
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Coy Allen Fox
1905–1949
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