Rodney Robert Cox

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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]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]

Living married Living [Group Sheet]