Alfred Cox (1938)
BREEDING, COX, CRISS, FARLOW, FARRIS, GREENWOOD, OLSON, WIGHT, YOUNG
Posted By: Pat Hochstetler
Date: 5/23/2007 at 17:39:44
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, January 5, 1938ALFRED COX DIED SUDDENLY MONDAY
Alfred Cox, a member of a pioneer family in Union township died Monday in Winterset at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Charles Breeding. Death came suddenly as a result of a heart attack. He was 78 years of age.
Alfred Cox was the son of Eli and Mary Cox, who settled in Section 36 of Madison township in 1856. The family came here from Ohio, making the trip overland. About a year later they moved to Union township. There, on what is still known as the Cox farm, seven miles northeast of Winterset, Alfred Cox was born on October 23, 1859.
Mr. Cox had lived practically all his life on the farm where he was born. His father had been one of the early carpenters and pioneer sawmill owners of the county, and the son retained a life-long interest in these trades. In addition to his regular farm work, he became one of the leading carpenters of the county, and in recent years had operated sawmills here.
Mr. Cox was married to Amanda Farris on January 14, 1883. They were the parents of two daughters, now Mrs. Charles Breeding and Mrs. W. S. Farlow, both of Winterset. His wife died on January 8, 1929.
In addition to the two daughters, he leaves six grandchildren: Mrs. Veva Young, Farris Breeding, James Breeding and Virginia Farlow, all of Winterset, Mrs. Evelyn Wight of Lincoln, Neb., and Mrs. Vanna Olson of Bethel, Alaska; a brother, Milton Cox of Riverside, Wash., and two sisters, Mrs. Ira Greenwood and Mrs. Martha Criss, both of Winterset; in addition to seven great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday from the Tidrick funeral home in Winterset, in charge of the Rev. M. R. Talley, pastor of the First Methodist church. Burial was made in the McDonald cemetery in Jefferson township.
(North McDonald cemetery)
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