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Alfred Edward Cox (son of Edward Cox and Hannah Williams) was born November 21, 1833 in Missouri, and died February 23, 1913.He married Martha Ann "Little Grandma" Bills on August 29, 1853 in Hopkins, Texas, daughter of Daniel Baxter Bills and Martha Walker.
 Includes NotesNotes for Alfred Edward Cox:
In addition to the children listed for Alfred and Martha BILLS Cox, the couple had three children that died.
See "History of Texas" (Lewis Publishing Co., 1896) for a biography on Alfred Cox.This volume is owned by Evelyn Cox Gildner.Alfred was a teenager when his parents moved to Texas.As a youth, he spent lots of time "in the saddle" caring for his father's livestock & received but little education.He left home in 1853 when he married, eventually buying enough land to comprise a farm of 277 acres.Alfred Cox was a Populist politically.Religiously, when the Christian Church split over the use of instrumental music in worship service, the Cox family sided against what became the First Christian Church with what became the Church of Christ, preferring a capallo music in church.
More About Alfred Edward Cox:
Occupation: Farmer and stockman.
Religion: Christian Church (now Church of Christ).
More About Alfred Edward Cox and Martha Ann "Little Grandma" Bills:
Marriage: August 29, 1853, Hopkins, Texas.
Children of Alfred Edward Cox and Martha Ann "Little Grandma" Bills are:
  1. +Luther Reed Cox, b. 1866, Texas, d. 1937.
  2. Daniel Baxter Cox, b. December 25, 1855, d. February 26, 1947.
  3. Edward Cox, b. November 22, 1863, d. December 10, 1950.
  4. Violet Walker Cox, b. 1869, Texas, d. 1941.
  5. Hannah Elizabeth Cox, b. January 16, 1858, d. January 14, 1934.
  6. Robert Houston "Bob" Cox, b. 1871, Texas, d. 1947.
  7. Martha A. M. Cox, b. 1860, d. 1860.
  8. William Brown Cox, b. January 07, 1873, Texas, d. July 25, 1959.
  9. Susan Irene Cox, b. 1862, d. date unknown.
  10. Mary C. Cox, b. 1875, Texas, d. 1875.
  11. Isaac Cox, b. 1877, Texas, d. 1877.
  12. Ellen Cox, b. October 16, 1878, d. date unknown.
  13. Cyrus Alfred Cox, b. December 31, 1879, d. July 20, 1920.
  14. Hall Cox, d. date unknown.