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Chase County Kansas Obituaries
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Cox, George
Mr. George Cox died at his home November 14, 1911, in this city. Mr. Cox has lived in Strong for the last 25 years, and has had good health until about four weeks ago when he took sick and died of stomach trouble. He has relatives in Kentucky who were notified but it is not likely they will receive the word in time to be present at the funeral which will be at 1:30 Thursday afternoon at the 2nd Baptist church.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Nov. 16, 1911.
George Cox was born in Hopkinville, Kentucky May 18, 1838. He was a slave on the Merritt Cox plantation until the beginning of the civil war. He enlisted in the Sixth Regiment, company H, Colored INfantry. Here he served until the close of the war, finally being mustered out in Nashville.
One of the most important battles in which he took active part was the capture of Hood on Lookout Mountain.
Shortly after the war he married Susan Nance and lived on a farm a few miles from Hopkinville. To this union all the children that are now living were born, while his youngest child was just a few months old, his wife died. Shortly afterward he married a second time. His second wife died a few years later.
Then, selling out everything he came to Kansas in about 1885, when the Oklahoma land was opened for homesteads, he took up a claim, but afterwards gave it up. He located in Strong City and here he lived until his death. He was devout member of the Baptist church, having professed a hope in Christ while very young.
He was a member of the Knights and Ladies of the Orient, the Masons, and the Grand Army of the Republic, belonging to the Post held at Cottonwood. At the time of his death he was 83 years, 5 months and 28 days old. He was sick for about 4 weeks, receiving medical aid from four doctors, but all in vain.
He left to mourn his death, one son, two daughters, and six grandchildren, all of these residing at Strong City, and other relatives in Ky., also a host of friends in Chase county. The News-Courant extend their sympathies to the bereaved relatives.
Chase County Courant News, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, Nov. 14, 1911.
by your Chase County Host, Lorna Marvin.
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