Eighth Generation

1074. Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan^{424,427,445,653,677,678,679,680,681,682,683,684}. Birth: 25 February 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee.^{424,427,679,682,684} She was usually known as Ethel, and was called Aunt Ethel by her nieces and nephews. But she was sometimes called Lyddie.

Census: 1910, Sevier County, Tennessee.⁴²⁷ Ethel L. 8 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated in the Household of her father William Harley (Harley) Bryan.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁶⁸⁵ Ethel 17 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated in the Household of her husband Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox.

Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁶⁸⁶ Ethel 28 wife female m@17 w, born TN, father and mother born TN, enumerated Household of her husband Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox.

Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee.⁶⁷⁹ L. Ethel 38 wife female married white, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, enumerated Household of her husband Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox.

Death: 19 June 1994, age 92, Brakebill Nursing Home, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.^682,684

Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 21 Jun 1994, p. D6.
Cox, Lydia Ethel (Polly) -- age 92, of Thorngrove community, passed away Sunday morning at Brakebill Nursing Home. Member of Huckleberry Springs United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by husband, Robert Elmer Cox. Survivors: Daughter, Kathleen Black of Knoxville; grandson and wife, John and Patricia Black of Gatlinburg; great grandchildren, Eric Black and wife, Michelle of Boulder, Colorado, Rachel Black of Knoxville; great, great, grandson, Ian Anthony Black of Colorado. Funeral service 2 p.m. Thursday, Huckleberry Springs United Methodist Church, Rev. Janice Cate, Rev. Priscilla A. Bryan officiating. Interment Mt. Zion Cemetery, Dandridge. Nephews will be pallbearers. The body will lie in state one hour before the service. Donations may be made to Huckleberry Springs United Methodist Church or Mt. Zion Cemetery Fund. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Mynatt's.

Burial: 23 June 1994, Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^682,684 The cemetery is also known as Schrader's Chapel and as Goose Creek.

Grave marker: Lydia Ethel Cox, Feb. 25, 1902 - June 19, 1994, married Aug. 10, 1919, same marker as Robert Elmer Cox.

Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan and Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox Marriage: 10 August 1919, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁶⁸⁷

Marriage bond: License 273, State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Know all Men, That we, Elmer Cox & Claude Rimmer, 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, firmly by these presents. The condition of the above obligation is such, That whereas, Elmer Cox, age 20, hath prayed and obtained a License to marry Ethel Bryan, age 18. Now, if there shall no hereafter appear any lawful cause why the said Elmer Cox and Ethel Bryan should not be joined together in Holy Matrimony as husband and wife, then this obligation to be void and of no effect; otherwise to remain in full force and virtue. Witness our hands the 9 day of Aug,1919. (signed) Elmer Cox, Claude (x) Rimmer.

Marriage Oath: State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. Personally appeared before me, C. S. Rainwater,Clerk of the County Court of said County, Claude Rimmer who made oath in due form that Elmer Cox and Ethel Bryan are known to him and they are each over 18 years of age. (signed) Claude (x) Rimmer. Sworn to and subscribed before me this 9 da of Aug, 1919. (signed) C.S. Rainwater.

Marriage License: State of Tennessee, Jefferson County. To any regular Minister of the Gospel having Care of Souls, Jewish Rabbi or Justice of the Peace of said County, Judge or Chancellor - Greeting: These are to authorize, you or either of you, to Solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between Elmer Bryan (sic) and Ethel Bryan of your County, agreeably to the direction of the Act of Assembly in 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 purposes 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 August, 1919. C. S. Rainwater, County Court Clerk.

Marriage license return: I solemnized the Rites of Matrimony between the within parties on the 10 day of Aug, 1919. G. A. Bettis, J.P.

Marriage narrative: The bondsman Claude Eugene Rimmer was Elmer's brother-in-law, being the husband of Elmer's sister Lelia Pearl Cox. Ethel was actually 6 months short of her 18th birthday when she was married. Ethel and Elmer married secretly. Their plan was to continue to live with their respective parents, and to get together secretly whenever they could. However, both families quickly figured it out. The families gave the newlyweds the equivalent of a wedding shower, gifting them with a few dishes, pots and pans, a table and chairs, and a few chickens. At that point, they road off together in Elmer's horse and wagon and set up a household together.

Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox^{445,653,679,680,681,682,684}, son of James Harmon Cox and Ola Maud Cline,. Birth: 14 March 1901, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^679,680,684

Census: 1910, Jefferson County, Tennessee. Elmer Robert 9 son, male, single, white, 9, born TN, father and mother born TN, can R/W, attended school, enumerated in the Household of his father James Harmon Cox.

Census: 1920, Jefferson County, Tennessee.⁶⁸⁵ Dist. 6, Enumeration District 74, Strawberry Plains Village, Jefferson County, Tennessee, 7th - 8th - 9th Jan 1920; page 120a, River Bend Road, dwelling number 22, family number 22; Cox Elmer 18 head male married white, farm laborer, born TN, father and mother born TN; Ethel 17 wife female married white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1930, Knox County, Tennessee.⁶⁸⁶ Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-94, Knox County, Tennessee, 16 Apr 1930; p.257b, Grant Road, dwelling number 184, family number 187; Cox R. Elmer 29 head male m@18 w laborer, hwy dept., rents $6/month, born TN, father and mother born TN; Ethel 28 wife female m@17 w, born TN, father and mother born TN; C. Kathleen 9 daughter, female, single, white, born TN, father and mother born TN.

Census: 1940, Knox County, Tennessee.⁶⁷⁹ Knoxville, Dist. 15, Enumeration District 47-42, Knox County, Tennessee, 14 May 1940; p.813a, Sheet 16a, dwelling number 277, Midway Road, rents $4/month; Cox Elmer R. 39 head male married white, farmer, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house, $152 income; L. Ethel 38 wife female married white, 8 years school, born TN, lived 1935 same house; Clara K. 19 daughter, female, single, white, 4 years high school, born TN, lived 1935 same house.

Death: 12 November 1981, age 80, at his home Knox County, Tennessee.^680,684

Obituary: Knoxville News-Sentinel, 13 Nov 1981, page C-6.
Cox, Robert Elmer - age 80 of Rt. 8, Cooper Rd., passed away 4 a.m. Thursday at his home. He was a member of Huckleberry Springs United Methodist Church. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Ethel Cox; daughter Kathleen Black, Knoxville; grandson, John Black of Milton, Tn.; 2 great-grandchildren, Eric and Rachel Black; Harold Cox of Dandridge; sisters, Neva Schrader and Lela Rimmer, both of Knoxville. Funeral service Saturday 2 p.m., Huckleberry Springs United Methodist Church, Rev. Pat Lummuka officiating. Interment Mount Zion Cemetery. The body will lie in state 1 hour before service. Pallbearers will be nephews. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Huckleberry Sprints United Methodist Church. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. at MYNATT'S.

Burial: 14 November 1981, Mt. Zion Methodist Church Cemetery, Jefferson County, Tennessee.^680,684 The cemetery is also known as Schrader's Chapel and as Goose Creek.

Grave marker: Robert Elmer Cox, Mar. 14, 1901 - Nov. 12, 1981, married Aug. 10, 1919, same marker as Lydia Ethel Cox.

Lydia Ethel (Ethel) Bryan-52 and Robert Elmer (Elmer) Cox-197 had the following children: