Elisha and Lucinda Cox family papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2052
Scope and Contents
This collection consists primarily of tax receipts and promissory notes of Elisha and Lucinda Cox ranging from 1819 to 1850. The collection also includes a poem about a January 10, 1820 dual in Lawrenceburg, Indiana; a September 3, 1824 indenture between Cox and David Shook for property in Lawrenceburg; a January 9, 1847 Probate Court document appointing Lucinda guardian of her children John A.J., Malinda, and Elisha William, the heirs of Elisha; and pages from a October 1860 pattern book. The collection also includes the account book of Stephen Liddle with entries ranging from 1839 to 1848 and handwritten copies of War of 1812 militia rolls for companies under Captain James McGuire (volunteers) and Captain Frederick Sholtz (mounted rangers) recorded on form no. 141 of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury (circa 1888).
Dates
- 1819-1860; circa 1888
Creator
- Cox family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
Elisha and Lucinda Sherrill Cox were early settlers of Dearborn County, Indiana. They were married in Kentucky in February 1820 and they became the parents of eight children. They moved to Dearborn County, Indiana in the early 1820s and there their oldest son, Lafayette, was born on October 30, 1824. Elisha died on January 26, 1835 at the age of 39. Lafayette married Melissa Blasdel in November 1845 and they moved to Piatt County, Illinois around 1855. Lucinda moved to Illinois to be with Lafayette and his family and passed away there at the age of 86 on June 7, 1886. Lafayette's wife, Melissa, was the daughter of Jonathan Blasdel and the sister of Betsie Blasdel Ewbank. Betsie and her husband, John W. Ewbank, were the parents of a number of children, including Loebo J. Ewbank, the donor of this collection.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Lucinda Cox." 1840 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 16, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com.
"Death of an Aged Resident." Farmer City Journal (Ill.), January 13, 1899. https://www.newspapers.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Elisha Cox." Find a Grave Memorial no. 74224690. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74224690/elisha-cox.
FindaGrave.com. "Jonathan Blasdel." Find a Grave Memorial no. 65396996. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65396996/jonathan-blasdel.
FindaGrave.com. "Lucinda Sherrill Cox." Find a Grave Memorial no. 70880384. Assessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70880384/lucinda-cox.
"Two Old Residents Dead. Lafayette Cox and Mrs. C.H. Hoffman, of Farmer City." The Weekly Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), January 19, 1900.
Sources:
Ancestry.com. "Lucinda Cox." 1840 United States Federal Census. Accessed October 16, 2020. https://www.ancestry.com.
"Death of an Aged Resident." Farmer City Journal (Ill.), January 13, 1899. https://www.newspapers.com.
FindaGrave.com. "Elisha Cox." Find a Grave Memorial no. 74224690. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74224690/elisha-cox.
FindaGrave.com. "Jonathan Blasdel." Find a Grave Memorial no. 65396996. Accessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65396996/jonathan-blasdel.
FindaGrave.com. "Lucinda Sherrill Cox." Find a Grave Memorial no. 70880384. Assessed October 20, 2020. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70880384/lucinda-cox.
"Two Old Residents Dead. Lafayette Cox and Mrs. C.H. Hoffman, of Farmer City." The Weekly Pantagraph (Bloomington, Ill.), January 19, 1900.
Extent
0.03 Cubic Feet (3 folders)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation from Loebo Ewbank on 1966/08/18.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2020/10/20 by Laura Eliason. EAD finding aid created 2020/10/20 by Laura Eliason.
Creator
- Cox family (Family)
- Title
- Elisha and Lucinda Cox family papers
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
