BIO: John COX, Huntingdon County, PA

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Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of the Juniata Valley: 
Comprising the Counties of Huntingdon, Mifflin, Juniata and Perry, 
Pennsylvania, Containing Sketches of Prominent and Representative 
Citizens and Many of the Early Settlers.  Chambersburg, Pa.: J. M. 
Runk & Co., 1897, pages 299-300.
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  JOHN COX, farmer, Cornpropsts Mills, Huntingdon county, Pa., was born 
in the parish of Tamlaught, O'Kelley, county of Londonderry, Ireland, 
March 10, 1823. He is the only child of Edward and Mary (Cahan) Cox, 
natives of Ireland. Edward Cox was a farmer, and in the winter a 
distiller. He came to America in 1824, but Mrs. Cox did not come until 
her son John had reached his majority. Mr. Cox died February 9, 1863, 
and Mrs. Cox January 31, 1886, both on their homestead in Miller 
township.
  John Cox received his education in the Irish common schools. He has 
been all his life a farmer; for fifty-three years he has been a citizen 
of Huntingdon county. Mr. Cox would have served his adopted county in 
the army during the war of the Rebellion, but objection was made to him 
on account of the loss of his front teeth, which had been broken by 
accident. He was formerly a Whig, and is now a Republican. He has 
served the township as school director, supervisor and tax collector. 
Mr. Cox is connected with no secret societies, but is a member of the 
Farmers' Grand, P. of H.
  John Cox was married in 1852 to Rachel Gamble, who was Irish by 
birth, and came to this country in 1849. Their children are: Edward, 
married Elizabeth Blair, and died in Huntingdon, leaving three 
children; Mary Jane, resides in Philadelphia; Rachel G. (Mrs. Martin 
Wallace), of Wyandotte, O.; J., resides in Nebraska; Catherine Amelia 
(Mrs. George McCool, Jr.), of Miller township; Sarah A., of Huntingdon; 
Nancy J., at home; William; and John, Jr. Mr. Cox is a member of the 
Protestant Episcopal church of Huntingdon.