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Emma Burgess Kennedy Cox

Birth
Fairfield County, South Carolina, USA
Death
Jan 1895 (aged 29–30)
Sumter County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Burial Details Unknown. Specifically: Probably buried near or in Sumter, South Carolina Add to Map
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Her parents were Arthur Burgess Kennedy (September 30, 1826 - October 9, 1884) and Emma Louise Watts (September 30, 1837 - October 2, 1915), as proved by SC Census data 1870 and 1880.

In 1870 she and her parents were living in Winnsboro (Fairfield County, SC). In 1880 she was living with her parents in Shiloh Township (Sumter County, SC). Some details about the family are recorded in the privately-printed "My Kennedy Ancestors of Fairfield County SC" (August 12, 1969) by Gayle Marie Kennedy (ID 201904122).

Emma had a twin sister named Caroline (aka Carry). This is supported by the census of 1870 and the census of 1880, where she and sister Carry are designated as twins. Carry's birth date is used to establish Emma's birth date.

Emma married Charles Henry Cox probably between 1881-82. They had two children, John William Cox and Alma Irene Cox. A third child, an infant daughter, died on January 27, 1895; Emma had died several weeks earlier, in early January 1895 or late December 1894, as proved by a very brief entry in the Sumter, SC "The Watchman and Southron" (January 30, 1895).

After her death, Charles is said to have left his children with his wife's widowed mother (Emma Louise Watts Kennedy) and departed to live near his brother Nelson Cox in Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA.

Relationship to Emma has been proved as a basis for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Her parents were Arthur Burgess Kennedy (September 30, 1826 - October 9, 1884) and Emma Louise Watts (September 30, 1837 - October 2, 1915), as proved by SC Census data 1870 and 1880.

In 1870 she and her parents were living in Winnsboro (Fairfield County, SC). In 1880 she was living with her parents in Shiloh Township (Sumter County, SC). Some details about the family are recorded in the privately-printed "My Kennedy Ancestors of Fairfield County SC" (August 12, 1969) by Gayle Marie Kennedy (ID 201904122).

Emma had a twin sister named Caroline (aka Carry). This is supported by the census of 1870 and the census of 1880, where she and sister Carry are designated as twins. Carry's birth date is used to establish Emma's birth date.

Emma married Charles Henry Cox probably between 1881-82. They had two children, John William Cox and Alma Irene Cox. A third child, an infant daughter, died on January 27, 1895; Emma had died several weeks earlier, in early January 1895 or late December 1894, as proved by a very brief entry in the Sumter, SC "The Watchman and Southron" (January 30, 1895).

After her death, Charles is said to have left his children with his wife's widowed mother (Emma Louise Watts Kennedy) and departed to live near his brother Nelson Cox in Bainbridge, Decatur County, GA.

Relationship to Emma has been proved as a basis for membership in the Daughters of the American Revolution.

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She is probably buried in or near Sumter, SC (where her parents and siblings are buried); however, her grave site has not been located as of July 2022.

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  • Created by: JWC Relative Great-grandchild
  • Added: Feb 10, 2021
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222567481/emma_burgess-cox: accessed ), memorial page for Emma Burgess Kennedy Cox (10 Jan 1865–Jan 1895), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222567481; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by JWC (contributor 47889231).