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Mary Jane Slaton

Female, born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975

Partner: John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)

Daughter	Mildred Frances Cox+ (born 3 January 1908, died 10 February 1983)
Daughter	Hazel Loretta Cox (born 30 July 1910, died 14 November 2004)
Daughter	Anna Laura Cox (born 16 September 1913, died 27 August 1923)
Daughter	Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox+ (born 30 December 1916, died 27 June 1982)
Son	George Marion (Little George) Cox (born 15 June 1919, died 21 November 1924)
Daughter	Ollie Elizabeth Cox (born 18 November 1921, died 20 December 1922)
Daughter	Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox (born 18 November 1921, died 10 December 2003)
Son	William Vern (Vern) Cox (born 16 September 1926, died 11 January 2006)
Daughter	Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox (born 16 September 1926, died 8 April 2003)
Son	John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr. (born 15 February 1929, died 10 September 1929)

General Sources	Mary Jane Slaton.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}
Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. I do want to write a few words about John's wife, Mary Slaton Cox, one of the finest. She is one of the finest women I have ever known, good, conscientious, hard working, and kind. You could never go to their home without a real welcome. Next to my mother, Mary Slaton Cox could bake the finest biscuits (I don't mean this self-rising stuff either) that I have ever eaten. John and Mary were married around 1908. The now living children are as follows: Mildred, Hazel, Dorothy, Ethel, Vern, and Fern (twins).
Birth	16 October 1886; Jefferson County, Tennessee. The birth record for Hazel Cox in Jefferson County Vital Statistics lists her mother's birth place as Jefferson County.^2,8,9
Parents	Francis Marion (Frank) Slaton and Mary Anne Moore.^1,2
Census	1900; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mary J. 13 daughter, female, single, white, May 1886 TN NC TN.
Marriage	9 December 1906; Mary Jane Slaton and John Anderson Franklin Cox; Flat Gap, Jefferson County, Tennessee. page 206, Record of Marriages, Jefferson County, Tennessee. License #1837, married Dec. 9 06, John Cox to Mary Slaton, E. A. Carpenter, J. P., recorded Dec. 13 07 (sic, it was surely recorded 13 Dec 1906). The following is oral family history from Hazel Cox. They were married at Flat Gap by Mr. Sam Carpenter. They lived over on Cline Road when Grandpa Slaton died April 10, 1919 so in the fall of that year, Sept. 1919, they bought the place at the corner of Goose Creek Road and Green Hill Road, where Hazel Cox was still living in 1999 from the heirs so that they could take care of Grandma. Hazel Cox was 9 years old when they moved to Goose Creek Road. Before they moved to Goose Creek, Mildred and Hazel went down the lane behind their house and over the hill to the Nursery Road and went to Oakland School. They just went over there two years. Hazel doesn't know exactly. She remembers two different teachers Girtle Latham and Miss Hazel Stepp, taught the lower grades. Miss Ida Jane Franklin was the principal and taught the upper grades.^1,10
Birth of Child	3 January 1908; Mildred Frances Cox; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee.¹²
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mary 23 wife, female m1-4 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, 1 child, 1 living.
Birth of Child	30 July 1910; Hazel Loretta Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	16 September 1913; Anna Laura Cox; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	30 December 1916; Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	15 June 1919; George Marion (Little George) Cox; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mary 33 wife, female married white, TN NC TN can R/W.
Birth of Child	18 November 1921; Ollie Elizabeth Cox; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹²
Birth of Child	18 November 1921; Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox; Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	16 September 1926; William Vern (Vern) Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	16 September 1926; Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Birth of Child	15 February 1929; John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr.; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹²
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mary 43 wife, female m@18 w born in TN, father born in TN, mother born NC.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her husband John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940. page 27a.. Mary 53 wife, female married white 5 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹³
Death	17 December 1975; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,8,9
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Mary Cox Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 16 Oct 1886 Died: Dec 1975 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1965). Tennessee Death Index Information: Cox Mary J died 12-17-1975, age 89, died in Jefferson County resided in Jefferson County TN widow, female, white, file #38081.

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 1.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 2.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Death Certificate, John Cox, Jr
Marcia Prince, SLATON-L E-Mail 19 Mar 1999
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio), p.71
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Mary Cox
Tennessee Death Index 1949-2005, http://register.shelby.tn.us/, Cox Mary J
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), John Cox to Mary Slaton

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
William Jackson Bryan
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.

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Mildred Frances Cox

Female, born 3 January 1908, died 10 February 1983

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Partner: Lloyd Eugene Miller (born 21 September 1906, died 13 January 1976)

Daughter	Lois Ruth Miller (born 18 November 1925, died 24 June 2017)
Daughter	Mabel Opal Miller+ (born 25 November 1927, died 13 July 2013)

Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Mildred, oldest daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, has a disposition much like the Nichols. She enjoys a good hearty laugh about as well as anyone I know. Mildred married Lloyd Miller. He is a very good man and a fine farmer, one of his chief crops is raising tobacco. Lloyd and Mildred have five children, namely, Lois, Mabel, Majorie, Janice, and Vivian.
General Sources	Mildred Frances Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Photographs
Birth	3 January 1908; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee. She was born in the West Cox house the John Ellison Place (now on the Asheville Highway).^1,6
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.¹
Census	1910; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mildred 2 son m s s, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, (the census incorrectly listed her as a male son rather than as a female daughter).
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mildred 12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school, can R/W.
Marriage	10 August 1924; Mildred Frances Cox and Lloyd Eugene Miller; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,8,2,3
Marriage Record	Marriage book Vol. 8, page 39. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Know all Men, That we, Loyd Miller princ., of said County and State of Tennessee, are held and firmly bound unto the State of Tennessee in the sum of Twelve Hundred and Fifty Dollars, to which payment, well and truly to be made, we bind our heirs, executors, and administrators, and each and every one of us and them, both jointly and severally by these presents. The Condition of the above Obligation is Such: That whereas, Loyd Miller, age 18, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Mildred Cox, age 18; Now, if there shall not hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Loyd Miller and Mildred Cox should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands and seals, this 17 day of Feby, 1924. (signed) Loyd Miller, J. C. Moore. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Personally appeared before me, C. S. Rainwater, Clerk of the County Court of said County, Loyd Miller, who made oath in due form that He / Loyd Miller and Mildred Cox are known to him, and that they are each over eighteen years of age. (Signed) Loyd Miller. Sworn and subcribed before me this 9 day of Aug., 1924, C. S. Rainwater, County Court Clerk. State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. To any regular Minister of the Gospel having the care of Souls, Jewish Rabbi or any Justice of the Peace of said County, Judge or Chancellor - Greeting: These are to authorize, you or either of you to solemnize the Rite of Matrimony between Loyd Miller and Mildred Cox of your County, agreeably to the direction of the Act of Assembly un such case made and provided: Provided always, that the Rite of Matrimony be solemnized in this County; otherwise these shall be null and void, and shall not be accounted any license or authority to you, or either of you, for the purpose aforesaid, more than though the same had never been prayed or granted, etc. Given at the Clerk's office of said County, this 9 day of Aug., 1924, C. S. Rainwater, County Court Clerk. I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 9th day of Aug., 1924. J. E. Swann, J. P.⁸
Birth of Child	18 November 1925; Lois Ruth Miller; Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹
Birth of Child	25 November 1927; Mabel Opal Miller.¹
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Mildred F. 22 wife, female m@16 w, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her husband Lloyd Eugene Miller, Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940 page 27a. Mildred 31 wife, female married white 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.⁹
Death	10 February 1983; Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Mildred Miller Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 3 Jan 1908 Died: Feb 1983 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1954).

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Obituary: Moore, Mabel Miller; Knoxville News Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 14 Jul 2013, page B8.
Wyatt M Nichols, Sr., The Nichols Book, Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories (First Edition, 1962, To Be Copyrighted, Bloch Printing Company, Cleveland 5, Ohio), p.71
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
William Jackson Bryan
Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1924; Book 8, page 39; Miller, Loyd and Mildred Cox, ancestry.com, viewed 13 Sep 2020.
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.

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Hazel Loretta Cox

Female, born 30 July 1910, died 14 November 2004

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Note	Hazel never married. She graciously provided a family history of her family. We had a wonderful visit in December 1999. The family moved from Cline Road to her present house in 1919 after Hazel's Grandpa Slaton died in April 1919. (RGB) The following information is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Hazel, second daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is truthfully one of the finest girls of East Tennessee. She never married. A fine business woman and truly you could call her the Miss Milkmaid of Tennessee, if not the entire United States. They have a large dairy farm and many dairy cows and for a good number of years since her father's health has been bad, Hazel has managed to a large extent the dairy farm. She is much like my oldest brother John. They both were very thrifty and John Cox and I might call her a little stingy. She is a fine Christian woman and she and her father and mother (John and Mary Cox) help keep up some missions in Africa as well as being strong supporters of their own church there near their home. I can only say this about Hazel, she is one of the best.
General Sources	Hazel Loretta Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	30 July 1910; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was born at the Moore place. The attending physician was J. M. Caldwell.^2,4,8,6
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.²
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Hazel 9 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN, attended school, can R/W.
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Hazel 19 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940, page 27a. Hazel 29 dau female single white 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.⁹
Death	14 November 2004; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^4,6
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Hazel L. Cox Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 30 Jul 1910 Died: 14 Nov 2004 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (1963).
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page B6. Hazel Loretta Cox, age 94, of Dandridge, TN passed away Sunday, Nov. 14, 2004 following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late John F. and Mary Slaton Cox and was preceded in death by her sisters, Dorothy Blackburn, Mildred Miller, Fern Sherrod and Ethel Delozier. Hazel was a charter member of the Green Hill Baptist Church. She is survived by her brother and sister in law, Vern and Effie Cox; brother in law, Jim Delozier; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services Monday, Nov. 15, 2004 at 8 p.m. from the Farrar Dandridge Chapel with Rev. Len McElyea officiating. Interment graveside services Tuesday, 11 a.m. at Mt. Zion Cemetery. Family will receive friends Monday evening from 6 until 8 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge, is in charge of arrangements.⁴
Burial	16 November 2004; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com), Hazel L. Cox
William Jackson Bryan
Jefferson County Vital Statistics, Hazel Cox
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.

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Anna Laura Cox

Female, born 16 September 1913, died 27 August 1923

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Burial	Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Before leaving the family of John and Mary Slaton Cox, their third child whose name was Ann, died when she was four or five years old. remember her so vividly, her beautiful face and the most beautiful eyes on any child that I have ever seen and as I remember her, she had such a fine and sweet disposition. As long as I live, it will always be a fond memory to remember little Ann.
General Sources	Anna Laura Cox.^1,2,3,4
Birth	16 September 1913; Jefferson County or Sevier County, Tennessee. She was born when they lived up at the County Farm. Papa (John Franklin Cox) worked for them then. (Hazel Cox).²
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.²
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Anna 6 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death	27 August 1923; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].²
Death Record	None There is no Tennessee death certificate.

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), p.254
William Jackson Bryan

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Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox

Female, born 30 December 1916, died 27 June 1982

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Partner: Conley Otis (Con) Caton (born 12 February 1914, died 1 July 2002)

Son	Conley Otis (Connie) Caton, Jr (born 25 November 1937, died 30 November 1937)
Daughter	Mary Lou Caton (born 3 July 1940, died 22 July 2015)

Partner: Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn, Sr., (born 7 July 1911, died 2 March 1985)

General Sources	Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7}
Birth	30 December 1916; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was born in the house where Ramon McSpadden lives (1999).^1,4,5,6
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.¹
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dorthy 3 1/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Dortha 13 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Marriage	26 December 1933; Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Conley Otis (Con) Caton; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,8
Marriage Record	State of Tennessee, Jefferson County, application 507. Conley Caton and Dorothy Cox. To C. S. Rainwater, Clerk of the County Court of Jefferson County, Tennessee, 12/20/1933. Conley Caton, age 20, Sevierville and Dorothy Cox, age 17, Dandridge. Female's Parents - J. T. Cox, Dandridge, Mrs. J. T. Cox, same. The undersigned Conley Caton & Dorothy Cox being duly sworn, makes oath that the statements made in the foregoing applications are true, and that they sign(s) and makes oath hereto and for as an application (consented by girls parents) for a marriage license as above set out (signed) Conley Caton, (signed) Dorothy Cox. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 20 day of Dec, 1933. C. S. Rainwater, Clerk. I solemnized the Rite of Matrimony between the above-named parties on the 26 day of Dec, 1933. License returned the 26 day of Dec, 1933. A. E. Fox, J.P.⁸
Birth of Child	25 November 1937; Conley Otis (Connie) Caton, Jr.¹
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940, page 27a. Caton Dorothy 23 dau f m7 w 1 year high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.⁹
Birth of Child	3 July 1940; Mary Lou Caton; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹
Divorce	Between 1941 and 1944; Conley Otis (Con) Caton.
Marriage	1 May 1944; Dorothy Gladys (Dot) Cox and Lynn Nathaniel Blackburn, Sr..^1,10
Death	27 June 1982; UT Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^1,10
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Dorothy Blackburn Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 30 Dec 1916 Last Benefit: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Died: Jun 1982 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951). Tennessee Death Index Information: Blackburn Dorothy C died: 06-27-1982, age 65, died Knox County resided Jefferson County, Tennessee married, female, white, file #19207.
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6. Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox - age 65, of Dandridge, passed away 11:30 p.m. Sunday at UT Hospital in Knoxville, results of a heart attack. Member of First Baptist Church of Dandridge. Former employee of EPCO Co. of Dandridge. Survivors: husband, Lynn N. Blackburn Sr., Dandridge; daughters, Mrs. Barbara Clark, Dandridge, Mrs Mary Lou Slover, Atlanta, Ga; sons, John R. Blackburn, Knoxville. Lynn N. Blackburn Jr., Guam; 7 grandchildren; sisters, Mrs Lloyd (Mildred) Miller, Miss Hazel Cox both of Dandridge, Mrs James (Ethel) Delozier, California & Mrs Victor (Fern) Sherrod, Knoxville; brother, Vern Cox. Greenville; several nieces and nephews. Funeral service 4 p.m. Wednesday First Baptist Church of Dandridge, Rev. Robert McCray officiating. Interment Hillcrest Cemetery. The body will be moved to the church 1 hour before service. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Tuesday at Farrar Funeral Home, Dandridge.¹⁰
Burial	30 June 1982; Hillcrest Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹⁰
Narrative	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Dorothy, third daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is quite a gal. She is quite a talker, when she and I get together we really have a talk-fest. Dorothy's first marriage was to Conley Caton. They had two children, Barbara and Mary Lou. Barbara married Bill Clark of Chicago, Illinois, who is a career man in the United States Navy. They have one child, but at this time I do not know what its name is A few years after Dorothy divorced her first husband she married Lynn Blackburn from Knoxville, Tennessee. He is a fine man. To this union two children were born, namely Lynn Jr. and John. They now reside in Jefferson County near Dandridge, Tennessee.¹¹

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
Tennessee Death Index 1949-2005, http://register.shelby.tn.us/, Blackburn Dorothy C
Tennessee State Marriages, 1765-2002 (ancestry.com), Conley Caton and Dorothy Cox

Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 43.
Issued December 4th 1865. William Cole to Vestey England.
Anderson County, Tennessee, Marriage Book 3, page 44.
Solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the above named parties on the 5 day of December 1865. John Gambel J.P.
William Jackson Bryan
Marriage Record: Jefferson County, Tennessee, 1933; page 507; Caton, Conley and Dorothy Cox, ancestry.com, viewed 29 Aug 2020.
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.

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George Marion (Little George) Cox

Male, born 15 June 1919, died 21 November 1924

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Burial	Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
General Sources	George Marion (Little George) Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	15 June 1919; Cline Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was born in the house where Ramon McSpadden lives. (Hazel Cox).¹
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.¹
Census	1920; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Marion 7/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Death	21 November 1924; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Death Record	None There is no Tennessee death certificate.

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), p.254
William Jackson Bryan

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Ollie Elizabeth Cox

Female, born 18 November 1921, died 20 December 1922

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Burial	Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee; no date.
Note	She was a twin of Minnie.
General Sources	Ollie Elizabeth Cox.^1,2,3
Birth	18 November 1921; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.¹
Death	20 December 1922; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].¹
Death Record	None There is no Tennessee death certificate.

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), p.254
William Jackson Bryan

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Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox

Female, born 18 November 1921, died 10 December 2003

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Note	She was a twin of Ollie. The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Ethel, fourth living daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is one of the most beautiful and fine girls that has ever been my privilege to know. She is a typical Nichols in stature. She is a graduate of Carson-Newman College in Jefferson City, Tennessee. She taught school two or three years in Washington, D.C. She married Dr. James De Lozier, a fine physician from Sevier County, Tennessee. To this union four children were born, namely Marie, Andrea, Cynthia, and James Jr. They now reside in California.
General Sources	Minnie Ethel (Ethel) Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9}
Birth	18 November 1921; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^2,6,8
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.²
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Ethel 8 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940, page 27a. Ethel 17 dau female single white 2 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹⁰
Death	10 December 2003; [Fullerton, Orange County], California.^6,8
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: Ethel C. Delozier Last Residence: 92833 Fullerton, Orange County, California Born: 18 Nov 1921 Died: 10 Dec 2003 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).
Obituary	Orange County Register [Orange County, Tennessee], 11 Dec 2003. Ethel C. DeLozier, 82, of Fullerton, a retired teacher, died Dec. 10, 2003, of cancer. Services: 11 a.m. Saturday, First Lutheran Church of Fullerton. Arrangements by McAulay & Wallace Mortuary, Fullerton. Husband, James; daughters, Marie DeLozier, Andrea Pecora, Cynthia Orysh; son, James Jr.; brother, Vern Cox; sister, Hazel Cox; seven grandchildren; one great-grandchild.
Burial	13 December 2003; [Fullerton, Orange County], California.⁶

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 4.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Obituary, Ethel C. DeLozier
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
William Jackson Bryan
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.

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William Vern (Vern) Cox

Male, born 16 September 1926, died 11 January 2006

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Vern, the only living son of John and Mary Slaton Cox, was a twin to Fern. He has always been more or less a businesslike man instead of a farmer. He never cared to much for the farm and was in the trucking business. Also, for quite a few years he would go into Indiana and Illinois and buy up used farm machinery and bring it into Tennessee and sell it. He married Effie Walker who at the time of their marriage her father was the Sheriff of Jefferson County. They have two children, namely,Mary Louise and David.
General Sources	William Vern (Vern) Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8}
Birth	16 September 1926; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was born in the house in which Hazel Cox was still living in 1999.^2,7
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.²
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Fern 3 3/12 daughter, female, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of his father John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940, page 27a. Vern 13 son, male, single, white, 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.⁹
Death	11 January 2006; [Jefferson County], [Tennessee].^10,7
Death Record	Social Security Death Index Information Name: William V. Cox Last Residence: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Born: 16 Sep 1926 Last Benefit: 37725 Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee Died: 11 Jan 2006 State (Year) SSN issued: Tennessee (Before 1951).
Obituary	Farrar Funeral Home Web Site. William Vern Cox, born September 16, 1926, passed on to be with the Lord Jesus on January 11, 2006. Preceded in death by parents, John and Mary Cox; sisters, Mildred Miller, Hazel Cox, Dorothy Blackburn, Ethel Delozier and twin sister, Fern Sherrod. Survived by wife, Effie Walker Cox; daughter, Mary Cox Haynes and husband, Jimmy; son, David Cox and wife, Joyce; grandchildren, David Haynes, Brian Cox and Lisa Haynes Lovine; greatgrandchildren, Susanna, Landri, Bowden Haynes and Jonathon Lovine; numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 14, 2006 at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church with Rev. John Thompson and David Haynes officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillcrest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. Friday at Farrar Funeral Home in Dandridge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church building fund, c/o Virginia Holbert, 622 Ross Drive, Dandridge, TN 37725.
Burial	14 January 2006; Hillcrest Cemetery, Dandridge, Jefferson County, Tennessee.¹⁰

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 4.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Obituary, Cox, John F.
Social Security Death Index (ancestry.com)
William Jackson Bryan
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.
Obituary, William Vern Cox

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Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox

Female, born 16 September 1926, died 8 April 2003

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Partner: Victor Dale Sherrod (born 5 June 1920, died 18 September 2000)

Note	The following is from The Nichols Book by Wyatt Nichols. Fern, twin of Vern, daughter of John and Mary Slaton Cox, is a very fine girl and in disposition much like her mother. She married Victor Sherrod who is one of the nicest young men that I know in that area. They have four children, namely, Dale, the twins Jane and Jean, and Paul. Victor works at the Atomic Bomb Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and they live in that area near Knoxville, Tennessee.
General Sources	Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox.^{1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10}
Birth	16 September 1926; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. She was born in the house in which Hazel Cox was still living in 1999.^2,4,5
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.²
Census	1930; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Vern 3 3/12 son, male, single, white, born in TN, father and mother born in TN.
Census	1940; Jefferson County, Tennessee. Household of her father John Anderson Franklin Cox. Dist. 1, Enumeration District 45-3, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 17 Apr 1940, page 27a. Fern 13 dau female single white 6 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.¹¹
Marriage	15 June 1947; Wilma Fern (Fern) Cox and Victor Dale Sherrod.^3,6
Death	8 April 2003; Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.¹²
Obituary	Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee]. Thursday, April 10, 2003, page B7. Sherrod, Fern - age 76, of Knoxville, passed away on Tuesday, April 8, 2003. She was a long time member of the Grace Baptist Church. She dearly loved her Sunday School Class, will be remembered for her spiritual guidance to her family and friends, her caring nature, sweetness and affection for others, her love for gardening. She was truly loved and will be dearly missed as a Christian wife, mother, and grandmother. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton Cox, and her husband Victor Dale Sherrod. She is survived by her six children and families, Dale and Polly Sherrod, Jane and Sid Kelly, Jean Bramlett, Paul and Beverly Sherrod, Mark and Wilma Sherrod and Stanley and Angie Sherrod, all of Knoxville; 11 grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; one brother, Vern Cox of Dandridge and two sisters, Hazel Cox of Dandridge and Ethyl Delozier of Fullerton, Calif., several nieces and Nephews, and many other family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. til 8 p.m. on Friday, April 11, 2003, at the Weaver Funeral Home with the service to follow at 8 p.m. Rev. Alfred Royer will officiate. The family will go in procession from the funeral home for a 1 p.m. graveside service at the Highland Cemetery. The family will meet at the funeral home at 12 Noon. Serving as pallbearers will be the grandsons. Weaver Funeral Home, “A Tradition of Service Since 1921”, 5815 Western Ave. (865) 588-3838.
Burial	11 April 2003; Highland Memorial Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; Funeral Program: In Memory of Wilma Fern Sherrod age 76; Date of Birth: September 16, 1926; Date of Death: April 8, 2003; Funeral Services: Friday, April 11, 2003, Weaver Funeral Home Chapel 8:00 P.M.; Officiating: Rev. Alfred Royer; Interment: Highland Memorial Cemetery, 1:00pm Saturday; Pallbearers: Grandsons.

Citations

Wyatt M. Nichols Sr.; The Nichols Book: Some Early Nichols Families in America, Their Origins and Histories; Cleveland, Ohio; Block Printing Company, 1962; page 72.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 4.
Marriage Record: Knox County, Tennessee, 1983; License 1346; Sherrod, Paul Douglas and Beverly Diane Brewer.
Marriage Record: Knox County, Tennessee, 1980; License 55; Sherrod, Stanley Phillip and Kimberly Gay LLewellyn.
Obituary: Blackburn, Mrs. Dorothy Cox; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 29 Jun 1982, page C6, viewed at newspapers.com on 1 Sep 2022.
Obituary: Cox, Hazel Loretta; Knoxville News-Sentinel [Knoxville, Tennessee], 15 Nov 2004, page A6, viewed at www.newsbank.com on 30 Jun 2019.
Obituary, Victor Dale Sherrod
Obituary, Cox, John F.
William Jackson Bryan
U.S. Federal Census: 1940, Jefferson County, Tennessee, Dist. 1, E.D. 45-3, p.27a, Sheet 3a, ancestry.com (1940 U.S. Census) viewed on 31 Jan 2022.
Obituary, Fern Sherrod

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John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr.

Male, born 15 February 1929, died 10 September 1929

Father	John Anderson Franklin Cox (born 27 December 1888, died 4 July 1961)
Mother	Mary Jane Slaton (born 16 October 1886, died 17 December 1975)

Note	He was known as "Little Johnnie".
General Sources	John Franklin (Johnnie) Cox, Jr..^1,2,3
Birth	15 February 1929; Goose Creek Road, Jefferson County, Tennessee. He was born in the house in which Hazel Cox was still living in 1999. Family records list his birth date as 15 Feb 1929. His death certificate lists his birth date as 9 Feb 1929.^1,4
Parents	John Anderson Franklin Cox and Mary Jane Slaton.¹
Death	10 September 1929; Jefferson County, Tennessee.^1,4
Burial	11 September 1929; Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁴
Death Record	Death certificate: 22389 1. Place of death - Jefferson County, 1st Dist., Dandridge, Tenn. 2. Name - John Cox, Jr 3. Sex - male 4. Race - white 5. Status - single 6. Born - Feb 9, 1929 (written as March 9 and overwritten as Feb 9) 7. Age - 6 months, 1 day 9. Birthplace - Tenn 10. Father - John Cox 11. Father born - Tenn 12. Mother - Mary Slaton 13. Mother born - Tenn 14. Informant - John Cox, Dandridge 2 15. Filed - Oct 10, 1929, C. A. Reneau 16. Died - Sept 10, 1929 19. Buried - Shrader, 9/11/1929 20. Undertaker - J. W. Vance Co, Dandridge 2.

Citations

Cox, Hazel; Slaton and Cox Family History; unpublished manuscript; page 3.
David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, compiler, Stories in Stone, Jefferson County Cemeteries (Jefferson County, Tennessee: David H. Templin and Cherel Bolin Henderson, 1986-1999), p.254
William Jackson Bryan
Death Certificate, John Cox, Jr