Third Generation
17. Horton Cox11,16 was born on 16 May 1842 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. His Civil War pension application states that he was born on 16 May 1842 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. His tombstone states that he was born 15 May 1843. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Caldwell County, North Carolina. Horton 5 m w NC He appeared in the census in 1860 in Greene County, Tennessee. Horton 15 m w farmer NC Horton died on 18 March 1913 in Greene County, Tennessee. He was buried about 19 March 1913 in Mt. Sinai Cemetery, Mosheim, Greene County, Tennessee.29 Service and Pension file of Horton Cox and widow Lucinda Hendry Cox
Records 1-10 of 22. Transcribed by Tara Painter, finished 1 May 2002 Documents:
1. Copy of Marriage License, 25 September 1865.
2. [Service Record of Horton Cox] Adjutant General's Office, 8 July 1867.
3. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, letter, 6 July 1889.
4. Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, correction, 20 July 1889.
5. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, questionaire regarding wife and family, Oct 21st, 1897.
6. PHYSICIAN'S AFFIDAVIT, undated.
7. Claimant's Appeal to the Secretary of the Interior, 19 March 1899.
8. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Pensions, increase of pension, 21 August 1903.
9. DECLARATION FOR THE INCREASE OF AN INVALID PENSION, 19 February 1907.
10. DECLARATION FOR PENSION, 24 May 1912.
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[1.]
State of Tennessee, Greene County. ************** To any Regular Minister of the Gospel having the)
care of Souls, or Judge or Justice of the Peace for) Greetings:
said County, or Jewish Rabbi. ) You are hereby authorized and empowered to solemnize the Rites of Matrimony between Horton Cox and Lucinda A. Hendry
of said County, and the time of such marriage, with your name signed officially there-
to, you shall indorse on the back of this License, and return the same to my office
within the next six months thereafter. WITNESS my hand, at office, in Greeneville, this 25th day of Sept
1865 E.W. Headrick Clark.
By [this is blank] D.C.
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[2.]
Adjutant General's Office,
Washington D.C.
July 8th, 1867 Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt from your Office
of application for Pension No. 107614, and to return it
herewith, with such information as is furnished by the files of this
Office. It appears from the Rolls on file in this Office, that
Horton Cox was enrolled on the 12th
day of Augt, 1862, at Cum: Gap in Co. D,
1st Regiment of Tenn Cavy Volunteers, to
serve 3 years, or during the war, and mustered into
service as a Private on the 6 day of Dec
1862, at Camp Dennison Ohio in Co. D, 1st
Regiment of Tenn Cavy Volunteers, to serve 3
years, or during the war. On the Muster [carroted in the word: out] Roll of Co. D
of that Regiment, [crossed out: for the months of] Dated 15 April
1865, he is reported Transferred - -
Muster Out 'roll Co "K" same regiment
Dated 5th June 1865 reports Horton
Cox not mustered out at that date with remark
"Transferred from Co "D" 12 April 1865 discharge furnished" I am, Sir, very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
[stamped signature] Sam. Breck
Assistant Adjutant General
The Commissioner of Pensions,
Washington, D.C.
Memoranda.
Name of applicant, [left blank]
Address, [left blank]
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[3.]
S.E. Division DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
M.A. L.
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, WASHINGTON, D.,C., July 6th, 1889.
The Adjutant General,
U. S. Army. Sir; All papers including report from your office in claim No. 169,615, of Horton Cox, private Co. I, 1st Tenn Cav., having been destroyed in wreck on N & W R. R., on the 2nd, instant, I have the honor to request duplicate transcript of all records in your office, bearing on the service of the above named soldier while serving in the aforesaid organization. Please make special. Very respectfully, [Signed] Herman Smith Actg. Commissioner. ______________________________________________________________________ _____
[4.] (3-464) S.E. Division Department of the Interior,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS, Washington, D.C., July 20, 1889 Respectfully returned to the
Adjutant General USA.
with the information
that the statement con-
tained in enclosed
letter from this Bureau
bearing the date of July
6, 1889, as to within
named soldier hav-
ing served in Co.
I 1st Tenn. Cav. is
erroneous, and that
he served as private
in Co D. said regi-
ment.
It is desired that
the information
relative to the said
soldier's service
be furnished as
requested. No. 169.615 Horton Cox, Co. D. 1st Tenn. Cav. James Tanner
Commissioner Mr. Shannon's desk.
[Stamped seal, partially off the page: Adjutant Generals Office Received
JUL 23 1889 (illegible) Pension Branch]
[Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office F JUL 25 1889]
[Stamped seal: Spl. Exm. Division U.S. Pension Bureau Chief JUL 26 1889]
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[5.]
3-173.
So Div. W.L.P., Ex'r.
Mo. Ctf No. 484.642
Horton Cox Department of the Interior
Co. D, 1st Reg't Tenne Vol Cavy Bureau of Pensions
Washington, D.C., Oct 21st, 1897
Sir: Will you kindly answer, at your earliest convenience, the questions enumerated below? The
information is requested for future use, and it may be of great value to your family. Very respectfully, Mr Horton Cox
Marvin [Illegible stamped signature] Commissioner
Greene Co Tenn
No. 1. Are you a married man? If so, please state your wife's full name, and her maiden name.
Answer: Lucinda A Cox. Maden Name (Hendrey)
No. 2. When, where, and by whom were you married? Answer: Oct 1st 1865
By E M Moore, Esq No. 3. What record of marriage exists? Answer: Record of Marige
at Greeneville Tenn No. 4. Were you previously married? If so, please state the name of your former wife and the
date and place of her death or divorce. Answer: No [The question and the answer have both been hand underlined -tkp] No. 5. Have you any children living? If so, please state their names and the dates of their
birth. Answer: W A Cox Born Oct " 5 day 1866. B R Cox
Born August 24" 1871. J R Cox born Feb "24" 1873.
Mary A Cox Was Born May "22" 1885. J. E. Cox
Was Born Oct 20" 1877 M. D. Cox Was Born
Feb "17" 1880 E. A. Cox Was Born May "30" 18[cut off copy]
T R Cox Aug "11" 1886 S L Cox Was Born Oct
188[cut off copy]. Date of reply, Nov" 4", 1897 Horton Cox
(Signature)
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[6.]
PHYSICIAN'S AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee County of Greene In the Pension Claim No 486.642 of Horton Cox, [crossed out: Co.] late of
Co. D. 8th [sic] Dept Tennessee Vol. Cav Personally came before me, a County Court Clerk in and for the aforesaid
County and State [illegible signature, possibly C.P. Fox, over phrase: Greene County] a citizen of Greeneville
whose Post Office is Greeneville Tenn
well known to me to reputable and entitled to credit, and who; being duly sworn, declares in relation to aforesaid
case as follows: That he is a Practicing Physician, and that he has been acquainted with said soldier for about [left blank] years, and
that [Here embody all the facts known to the affiant in accordance with the marginal instructions. No erasures or interlineations will be permitted
unless the magistrate certifies in his jurat that they were made before excuting the paper.
Upon examination I find the
aforesaid soldier to be still
suffering from Deafness to such
a degree as not to be able
to hear the ticking of a watch
when placed in contact with
the ear the deafness being
considerably worse in right than
left ear - When examined with
opiculeur the membrana Tympani
has an opaque appearance indicative
of inflamatory Thickening - There
is also some obstruction to the
eustachean Tubes - so as not to
allow perfect inflation of the middle
Ear - This Trouble seemes
to date from an attack of measles
which left a chronic Naso Pharyngeal
Catarrh with catarrh of the ear +
Eustachean Tubes. [In left hand margin:
Extent of
[missing] to which
claimant has been
unable to perform
manual labor dur-
each year from
discharge to the
present time.
Expressed 1/4, 1/2
or 3/4 etc.]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[7.]
[No. 60.]
Claimant's Appeal to the Secretary of the Interior
State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: ON THIS 19th day of March, A.D. one thousand eight hundred
and 99. In the matter of Claim for Increase Pension No. 486642
Horton Cox, Claimant. Personally came before me, a Justice of the Peace in and for
aforesaid County and State Horton Cox
aged 56 years, late private Company D. 1st
Regiment Tenn Cav, County of Greene, State of
Tennessee, well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who
being duly sworn, declares in relation to the aforesaid case as follow: That his claim for Increase Pension No 486642 having been rejected for
the following reasons: that the rate of pension $12 per month
is fully commensurate with the disability
from pensioned caus disease of chest + nasalpharyngeal
catarrh result of measles and fever
and that the extent of this disability is such that he cannot do
Scarcely any labot whatever on account of the
foregoing disabilities. The Claimant appeals for a Reconsideration of his said claim on the grounds
that his present reate $12 per month is not
commensurate with the disability from
pensioned cause as Shown by evidence
now on file in the Pension office and by
the report of the Board which shows that
that he is entitled to a higher rate on pensioned
cause He would therefore ask a reconsideration
of his claim that Justice may be done him.
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[8.]
3-700 No. 486642 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Increase
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF PENSIONS It is hereby certified That in conformity with the laws
of the United States Horton Cox who
was a Private Co. "D" 1st Regiment
Tennessee Volunteer Cavalry is entitled
to a pension at the rate of Seventeen dollars
per month, to commence the twenty second day of
April one thousand nine hundred and three. This pension being for Disease
of chest and naso pharyngeal catarrh
result of measles and fever. Given at the Department of the Interior this
twenty first day of August
one thousand nine hundred and three
and of the Independence of the United States
of America the one hundred and twenty eighth Ethan R. Hitchcock
Secretary of the Interior Countersigned
J. L. Davenport
Acting Commissioner of Pensions [Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office H MAR 26 1913]
[Along left hand margin: Former payments covering any portion of the same time to be deducted.]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[9.]
DECLARATION FOR THE INCREASE OF AN INVALID PENSION.
Act July 14, 1862 State of Tennessee)
County of Greene ) SS: On this 19 day of Feb A.D. one thousand nine hundred
and seven personally appeared before me W.P. Craft
a Notary Public within and for the County and State aforesaid
Horton Cox aged 64 years, a resident of
Mosheim, County of Greene State of of
Tenn, who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he
is a pensioner of the United States, duly enrolled at the Knoxville Pension
Agency, at the rate of seventeen dollars per month, by certificate
No. 486642, for disability due to disease of chest and
nasopharyngeal catarrh result of
measles and fever
incurred in the service of the United States while serving as a private
D1 Tenn Cav
and he believes himself entitled to an increase of pension upon the ground that his present rating is
incommensurate with the degree of incapacity resultant from the disabilities named in his Pension
Certificate, and that there has been a material increase of disability since his last medical examination
by U.S. Examining Surgeons in consequence of which
he is disable to an extent equivalent
to the loss of a hand or foot He hereby appoints with full power of substitution and revocation, Taber & Whitman Co., of Washington, D.C., his true and lawful Attorneys, to prosecute his claim. That his Postoffice address is Mosheim Tenn Horton Cox
(Signature of claimant)
Also personally appeared M.E. Craft, residing at
Mosheim Tennessee, and J.S. Craft, residing at
Mosheim Tennessee, person whom I certify to be respectable and entitled to credit,
and who, being by me duly sworn, say they were present and saw Horton Cox
the claimant, sign his name, (or make his mark) to the foregoing declaration; that they have every reason
to believe, from the appearance of said claimant and their acquaintance with him, that he is the identical
person he represents himself to be; and that they have no interest in the prosecution of this claim.
Two attesting witnesses to signatures by X mark:
J.S. Craft
M.E. Craft
[Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office K FEB 25 1907]
[Stamped note: ATT'Y FILED]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[10.]
Act of May 11, 1912 3-014 DECLARATION FOR PENSION THE PENSION CERTIFICATE SHOULD NOT BE FORWARDED WITH THE APPLICATION. State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS On this 24th day of May, A.D. one thousand nine hundred and twelve, personally
appeared before me, a Notary Public within and for the county and State aforesaid,
Horton Cox who, being duly sworn according to law, declares that he is 70
years of age, and a resident of Mosheim, county of Greene,
State of Tennessee; and that he is the identical person who was ENROLLED at
[this part not filed in], under the name of Horton Cox
on the 12th Day of August, 1862, as a Private, in Co. K, 1st
Regt Tenn. Cavl. Vols.
in the service of the United States, in the Rebellion war, and was HONORABLY DISCHARGED
at Nashville, Tenn, on the 5th day of June, 1865.
That he also served in Co. D, Same Regt. That he was not employed in the military of naval service of the United States otherwise than as stated above. That his person
description at enlistment was as follows: Height, 5 feet 5 inches; complexion, fair, color of
eyes, blue; color of hair, light; that his occupation was farmer, that he
was born May 16, 1842, at Caldwell Co. N.C. That his several places of residence since leaving the service have been as follows: Greene Co. Tenn.
That he incurred in service, and in line of duty, Disease of chest
and Naso pharyngeal catarrh result of measles and fever, and he is
now unable to perform manual labor and claims rate of $30.
That he is a pensioner under certificate No. 486.642. That he has - applied for pension under original
No. - That he makes this declaration for the purpose of being placed on the pension roll of the United States under the provisions of
the act of May 11, 1912.
That his post-office address is Moshiem R.F.D.5, county of Greene,
State of Tennessee.
Attest: (1) Jno M. Piper Horton Cox
(2) L.D. Kenney (Claimant's signature in full.) SUBSCRIBED and sworn to before me this 24th day of May, A.D. 1912, and I hereby
certify that the contents of the above declaration were fully made known and explained to the
applicant before swearing, including the words
[L.S.] erased, and the words 3 Type written lines added:
and that I have no interest, direct or indirect, in the prosecution of this claim. W.H. Piper
(Signature)
Notary Public
(Official character) [Along left hand margin]
IF A PENSIONER, DO NOT FAIL TO GIVE CERTIFICATE NUMBER.
[Seal stamp]
U.S. Pension Office, May 25, 1912
Service and Pension file of Horton Cox and widow Lucinda Hendry Cox
Records 11-22 of 22.
Transcribed by Tara Painter, 1 May 2002 Documents:
11. Declaration of Widow's Pension, 24 March 1913.
12. GENERAL AFFIDAVIT, Lucinda A. Cox, 24 March 1913.
13. GENERAL AFFIDAVIT, W.H. McLain, 26 March 1913.
14. GENERAL AFFIDAVIT, J.D. Johnson, 27 March 1913.
15. GENERAL AFFIDAVIT, A.W. Cooter, 28 March 1913.
16. GENERAL AFFIDAVIT, M.A. Hendry, 29 March 1913.
17. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS, FINANCE DIVISION, DROP ORDER AND REPORT, 8 April 1913
18. Letter regarding family bible record, 1O July 1913.
19. Request for increase, 10 September 1916.
20. Request for benefits, Dona Cox Bullington, 8 December 1939.
21. Acknowledgement of Dona Cox Bullington's letter, 4 January 1940.
22. Acknowledgement of Alice Cox Riddle's letter, 4 January 1940. ______________________________________________________________________ __
[11.] Declaration of Widow's Pension
ACT OF APRIL 19, 1908 State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: ON THIS 24 day of March A.D. one thousand nine hundred and thirteen
personally appeared before me, a Notary Public, within and for the County and State
aforesaid Lucinda A. Cox aged 69 years a
resident of 7th Civil District County of Greene
State of Tennessee who, being duly sworn according to law, makes the following declaration
in order to obtain pension under the provisions of the ACT OF CONGRESS APPROVED APRIL 19? 1908. That she is the widow of Horton Cox who was
enrolled under the name of Horton Cox
at [space left blank] on the 12th day of August 1862
as a Private in Co. D 1st Tenn. Cavl. Vols.
and honorably discharged June 5, 1865 having served ninety days or more during the late war
of the rebellion. That the soldier was not in the MILITARY OR NAVAL SERVICE of the United States except as stated above.
If any other service it should be stated in full [This section blank] That she was married under the name of Lucinda A. Hendry to said solder
at Greene County, Tenn, on the 1st day of October 1865
by E.M. Moore, JP for G.C.; that there was no legal barrier to the marriage;
that she had not been previously married; that the soldier had not been previously married.
[This section: "If there was a prior marriage of either, the date and place of death or divorce of former consort should be stated]
That he was a Pensioner by Cif No. 486.642 herewith ____
was Last paid 4, 1913 - ___ at $17.00 and had claim for That the said soldier died Mar. 18, 1913, at Greene County, Tennessee
that she was not divorced from him; that she has not remaied since his death.
That the NAMES and DATES OF BIRTH of all the children of the soldier now living and under SIXTEEN
YEARS OF AGE are as follows: (If the soldier left no children, the claimant should so state.)
None. [underlined] That she has not heretofore applied for pension, Application No. That she hereby appoints, with full power of substitution and revocation, - W.H. Piper of Greeneville, Tenn her true and lawful attorney to prosecute this claim, and directs that the sum of Ten Dollars, be paid him for his services. That her Post-Office address is Mosheim, R.F.D. #5
County of Greene, State of Tennessee
her
ATTEST: Lucinda x A. Cox
1 G.W. Craft mark
2 M.E. Craft [Seal: U.S. Pension Office MAR 26 1913]
______________________________________________________________________ __
[12.]
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: In the matter of Lucinda A. Cox widow of Horton Cox
Co. D. 1st Tenn Cavl. Vols. ON THIS 24 day of March, A.D. 1913, personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
Lucinda A. Cox aged 67 years, a resident of 7th Civil Dist
in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee
whose Post-Office address is Mosheim R.F.D. 5 Tennessee
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case as follows:
I am the claimant in above
case - I am unable to prove the fact or date
of the death of my husband by the produc-
tion of copy of a Public or Church record
for the reason that there is no such record
in existance-
I therefore ask that secondary evidence
of such facts be accepted -
her
1 G.W. Craft Lucinda x A. Cox
2 M.E. Craft mark
Signature of Affiant
If affiant sign by mark two witnesses who can write sign here
[Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office H MAR 26 1913]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[13.]
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: IN THE MATTER OF Lucinda A. Cox widow of Horton Cox
Co. D 1st Tenn. Cav. Vols. ON THIS 26 day of March, A.D. 1913, personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
W.H. McLain aged 62 years, a resident of 7th Civil dist
in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee
whose Post-Office address is Mosheim Tennessee
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case as follows:
I knew the soldier Horton Cox
in his lifetime. I also know the claimant
his widow - Horton Cox died at his home in
the 7th Civil District of Greene County, Tenn.,
March 18, 1913. I was at his home and
saw his dead body and attended his funer-
al and burial - I am a near neighbor.
I FURTHER DECLARES that have no interest in said case and I am no
concerned in it prosecution.
W.H. McLain
Signature of Affiant
[Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office K APR 1 1913]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[14.]
GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: IN THE MATTER OF Lucinda A. Cox widow of Horton Cox
Co. D. 1st Tenn Cavl. Vols. ON THIS 27 day of March, A.D. 1913, personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
J.D. Johnson aged 56 years, a resident of 7th Civil dist
in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee
whose Post-Office address is Mosheim, Tennessee
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case as follows:
I know the claimant - and I knew
her husband Horton Cox in his lifetime -
I am a near neighbor-
Horton Cox died at his home in the 7th
Civil District of Greene County, Tennessee, on
the 18th day of March 1913 - I was at his
home and saw his dead body, and at-
tended his funeral and burial -
I FURTHER DECLARES that I have no interest in said case and I am no
concerned in it prosecution.
J.D. Johnson
Signature of Affiant
[Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office K APR 1 1913]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[15.] GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: IN THE MATTER OF Lucinda A. Cox widow of Horton Cox
Co. D. 1st Tenn. Cavl Vols ON THIS 28 day of March, A.D. 1913, personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
A.W. Cooter aged 71 years, a resident of
in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee
whose Post-Office address is Mosheim, Tennessee
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case as follows:
I know the claimant - I have known
her from her girlhood - Her maiden name
was Lucinda A. Hendry - She was never mar-
ried before her marriage to the soldier -
I also knew the soldier Horton Cox - knew
him from his boyhood - He was never mar-
ried before his marriage to the claimant -
Claimant and soldier lived together from
date of marriage until his death and were
never separated or divorced -
I FURTHER DECLARES that I have no interest in said case and I am no
concerned in it prosecution.
A.W. Cooter
Signature of Affiant [Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office K APR 1 1913] ______________________________________________________________________ _____
[16.] GENERAL AFFIDAVIT State of Tennessee, County of Greene, SS: IN THE MATTER OF Lucinda A. Cox, widow of Horton
Cox. Co. D. 1st Tenn Cavl. Vol ON THIS 29 day of March, A.D. 1913, personally appeared before me, a
Notary Public in and for the aforesaid County, duly authorized to administer oaths
M.A. Hendry aged 67 years, a resident of 7th civil dist
in the County of Greene and State of Tennessee
whose Post-Office address is Mosheim, Tenn.
well known to me to be reputable and entitled to credit, and who, being duly sworn, declares in relation to
the aforesaid case as follows:
I know the claimant - I have known
her from her girlhood and ever since she
was of marriageble age - Her maiden name
was Lucinda A. Hendry - She was never mar-
ried until she married the soldier Horton
Cox -
I also knew Horton Cox - knew him since
his boyhood - He was never married be-
for he married claimant -
Claimant and soldier lived together from
date of marriage until his death and
were never [crossed out: married] separated nor divor-
ced -
I FURTHER DECLARES that I have no interest in said case and I am no
concerned in it prosecution.
M.A. Hendry
Signature of Affiant [Stamped seal: U.S. Pension Office K APR 1 1913]
______________________________________________________________________ _____
[17.]
3-798
DROP ORDER AND REPORT. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR,
BUREAU OF PENSIONS,
FINANCE DIVISION Washington, D.C., APR 8 - 1913, 191
Horton Cox
(Pensioner.)
486.642
(Certificate number.)
INVALID.
(Class.)
[this is blank]
(Soldier.)
D1 Tenn Vol Cav
(Service.) U.S. Pension Agent,
Knoxville SIR: You are hereby directed to drop from
the roll the name of the above-described pen-
sioner who died Mar. 18, 1913 Horton Cox and Lucinda Adaline (Lucy) Hendry were married on 1 October 1865 in Greene County, Tennessee. Lucinda Adaline (Lucy) Hendry11,16 was born on 6 June 1846 in Greene County, Tennessee. She died on 29 March 1920 in Greene County, Tennessee. Horton Cox and Lucinda Adaline (Lucy) Hendry had the following children: |