Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: S1S6-D8

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1898 BIRTH: ID: Rodney Robert Cox born April 12, 1898

1921 MARRIAGE: Rodney Robert Cox married Eileen Catherine Edgerton Sept 14th 1921, children: Audrey Catherine, Rodney Edgerton Cox...," no places shown

1930 CENSUS:WA,King-Seattle, Anc.com Img 49/87,sh 25-A,pg 205-Line 1-5,9 Apr Dw311/3114:
COX, Rodney R-head 33/ID (WA,OR)md fireman for fire dept-22 1st mg,
own home-value $4500; Aileen C-wife 23/Mich (Eng-Can,Eng-Can)
md-21 1st mg, no occ; Audrey C-dau 7/WA (ID,Mich) in school;
Leona YELTON-lodger 22/WA (US,IL) single, no occupation;
Cora COX-sis/law 29/VA (US,VA)single bookkeeper-food products

1947 HIST: VA-Norfolk: June 1954 letter from Elsie Johnson Hosmer doc #58: "Rodney now at Norfolk VA, has one girl & 1 boy."

1954-55 HIST,OCCUPATION: WA,King Co-Seattle: 1954 letter from Iva Wegner Royce Pound to Mary Marks, EAds doc#87b: "Mother's sisters Ora's boy his name is Rodney Cox and lives at Seattle."
Tiny slip paper, Eads doc #51: "Rodney R Cox, Eileen C Cox % Earl Edgerton, 1826-38 Ave North, Seattle 2, Wash."
June 1954 letter from Elsie Johnson, dau of Alice Pearson to Mary Marks, Eads doc #58: Rodney now of Norfolk, Va...1 girl & 1 boy." "5th Naval Division: Leutenant, lived on base, 8 years 1947-1955. Retired and became fire Marshall 1955 in Seattle. Retired as Captain, to Napa CA."
Feb 1955 letter from Ray C. Cox, Napa CA: "My oldest brother Rodney... just retired from the 5th Naval Dist, Headquarters at Norfolk VA, after living on base for past 8 yrs. He will be 57 in April. He retired from the Seattle Fire Dept., during the last war as a Capt, then entered the Navy as a Lt. He left the Navy in 1947 as a Lt. Commander to take the job of Fire Marshal for the 5th Naval Dist. ...He was able to build up another pension to add to what he gets from Seattle.
Rodney & his wife bought a house trailer, taking delivery at Tulsa OK... first of Feb this yr

Rodney married Eileen Catherine Edgerton 14 Sep 1921. Eileen was born Abt 1900; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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c1907 BIRTH: MICH: Eileen Catherine Edgerton born about 1907

1921 MARRIAGE: Rodney Robert Cox married Eileen Catherine Edgerton Sept 14th 1921 , children: Audrey Catherine, Rodney Edgerton Cox

1930 CENSUS:WA,King-Seattle,9 Apr Dw311/3114: Aileen C Cox 23/MICH, wife of Rodney R Cox, no occupation

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• AFN: S1S6-BW

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c1875: Bert J Cox born about 1875, estimated birth year based on wife Orofino's birth year. No relation to James (Jim) Cox, who married Orofino's sister, Elnora.

1896 MARRIAGE #1: ID,Nez Perce Co-Lewiston: Orofino [shows Ora F] Pearson md Bert J Cox [shows Jay B Cox] on 12 Aug 1896 [family letter shows 1897], children: Rodney Robert, Ray Courtney and Earl Audrey

Bert married Orofino Pearson 12 Aug 1896, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States. Orofino (daughter of Joseph Nathaniel Pearson and Eletha Eads) was born 23 Jun 1879, Sheridan, Yamhill, Oregon, United States; died 3 Sep 1943, King, Washington, United States; was buried Sep 1943, United States. [Group Sheet]

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• AFN: S1S6-JX

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1879 BIRTH: OR: Orofino Pearson born 23 June 1879, called Ora or Oro

1880 CENSUS: OR,Umatilla Co-Alta: 6-17,Dw 172: Orofino Pearson 11months/OR-bn June, dau of Joseph N & Eletha Pearson

1896 MARRIAGE-D #1: ID,Nez Perce Co-Lewiston: Orofino [shows Ora F] Pearson md Bert J Cox [shows Jay B Cox] on 12 Aug 1896 [family letter shows 1897], children: Rodney Robert, Ray Courtney and Earl Audrey, DIV, re 1955 letter from Iva Wegner Royce Pound to Mary Gray Marks
June 1954 letter from Elsie Johnson Hosmer to Mary doc#58: "Ora had 3 boys, all living."

MARRIAGE #2: Orofino Pearson Cox md Thomas Shanley McMahon, no date or place shown. No children.

HIST: WA,King-Seattle: July 1954 letter from Elsie to Mary Marks, Eads doc #59: "Ora & Bert Cox left Lewiston & went to Seattle when boys small, later separated, md again and lived there the rest of her life."

1943 DEATH: WA,King Co-Seattle: Orofino Pearson McMahon died 3 September 1943 of a heart attack [no place shown-probably Seattle WA-CK]
1946 letter from Iva Pound to Grace Michael Smith: "Walter says that Aunt Ora was dead and has been dead for some time... I guess Aunt Nora is the only one that's left to tell the story."