Oscar Cox

A lot of my research has focused on the older generations of the Cox Family (Jesse and Benjamin Cox). Recently, I have put more effort into my more recent relatives. I started with a general search on Ancestry.com. I found my Great-grandmother, Beatrice Ora Cox. She was born in 1903, a few months after her father, Oscar Myron Cox, died. Finding Beatrice and her mother, Ella Ora Burchell Cox, wasn't easy since Oscar (head of household) had died. The 1905 Wisconsin Census listed Ella and Beatrice as living with Ella's parents, Alma and Urban Burchell (also of Vernon County, Wisconsin). Later on Ella marries John Watson. I was able to find this information by using an advanced search on Ancestry to link Ella and Beatrice Cox together. This lead me to them in John Watson's household in 1910. With this new information it was much easier to find Ella and Beatrice in the 1920 Census.

Beatrice was found in the 1930 US Census in Marinette, Marinette, Wisconsin, with her husband, Oscar E Anderson. My grandfather, Donald Anderson, is also listed in this census. I am excited for the release of the 1940 Census to see more information on this family.

A general search on Ancestry also led to some good pictures. I found one picture of my Great-grandfather, Oscar Elwyn Anderson. I wasn't sure that the picture was of him so I sent a copy to my mom to confirm it. She promptly replied back that it was her grandfather. Seeing a picture of him was a big help to putting a face to the information that I have.

   This is my Great-grandpa, Oscar Elwyn Anderson.

Bunker Quaker Map and Lewis Cox

I finished the Google Map, tracing the movement of the Bunker Family. The map can be seen below.



View Indiana Quaker Sites in a larger map

I also tried a new approach to research this week. Instead of focusing on my direct ancestor, Benjamin Cox, I researched his brother, Lewis Cox. I have made a big push to link Benjamin Cox with his father, Jesse Cox. The research has been unsuccessful. I have found a few insights and new records to search that say that Lewis Cox is the son of Jesse Cox. Now I hope that those records will lead to more information on Benjamin Cox.