Julia Cox, 1852-1919

COX, HOLLENBECK

Posted By: Emmet County IAGenWeb Coordinator (email)
Date: 1/28/2009 at 12:05:15

DEATH OF A BELOVED PIONEER LADY

MRS. SPENCER COX CAME TO ESTHERVILLE ABOUT TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS AGO
RESIDED HERE UNTIL SHE PASSED AWAY ON FEBRUARY 4TH [1919]

With a feeling of sadness we heard of the death of Mrs. Spencer Cox last Tuesday afternoon, February 4th [1919]. The coming of the death messenger was not unexpected as Mrs. Cox had been in poor health for the past year.

Mrs. Spencer Cox was born June 11, 1852 in Grundy County, Seneca, Illinois. Her maiden name was Julia Ann Hollenbeck, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Justus Hollenbeck. Her parents were born in New York.

She grew to young womanhood in Seneca. On August 15, 1870 she was united in marriage to Spencer J. Cox at Morris, Illinois. To this union eight children were born. They were Mae, James, Ellry, Jesse, Viola, George, Spencer and Chauncey Lee. She is survived by her husband, Spencer J. Cox, four sons, Jesse of Estherville; George and Spencer of Spencer, Iowa; and Chauncey Lee of Des Moines; a sister, Mrs. Emma Diebold of Seneca, Illinois; her twin brother, Ferdinand Hollenbeck of Morris, Illinois; and twelve grandchildren. Two sons and two daughters were awaiting her in her Heavenly home.

She and her husband united with the Methodist church at Seneca in 1880, and up to the time of her death she always took an active part in the affairs of the church. She was also an active member of the Woman's Relief Corps at the time of her death.

She with her husband moved to Estherville in 1891 and have continued to reside in this city from that time.

Almost a year ago her health began to fail. She was taken to the Methodist Hospital at Des Moines last May where she remained for some time. Later she was brought home and on July 10th entered the City Hospital in this city where she underwent an operation. She was relieved of her sufferings last Tuesday afternoon at four o'clock, when her soul took flight to be at rest in her Heavenly home. She died at the age of 66 years, 7 months and 23 days of cancer of the stomach.

Contributed by: Ruth M. Hackett. Sources: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, February 12, 1919; Emmet County, Iowa Death Record Book 1A, page 74.