Harrison County Iowa Genealogy

HISTORY OF HARRISON COUNTY, IOWA, 1891
BIOGRAPHIES
Page 483
MORGAN B. COX

Morgan B. COX, editor and proprietor of the Woodbine Courier came to Harrison County, August 1888, and established the Missouri Valley Eye, which he edited until January 1, 1890, when he sold to R. J. MILLER, and came to Woodbine, as an employee of the Courier, for J. D. De Tar, who a month later, leased the paper to E. H. WILLS. Mr. COX bought the plant November 1, 1890.

Mr. COX was born in Shelby County, Iowa, November 29, 1866, and remained at home until fifteen years of age, when he left school and went to Oakland, Pottawattamie County, to learn the printer's trade with his brother, who was running the Oakland Acorn. He remained there until July, 1885, at which time he established the Lewis Independent at Lewis, Cass County, Iowa. He conducted the journal, until July, 1887, at which time he sold the paper, returned to Harlan, and with his brother, A. T. COX, established the Industrial American, with which paper he was connected until he went to Missouri Valley in July, 1888.

Mr. COX was united in marriage December 25, 1888 to Miss Minnie M. PARKS. They are the parents of two children -- Edward L., born Oct 18, 1889, and Fred P., Feb 18, 1891.

Our subject's father was James M. COX, born in Jamestown, Indiana, in 1821, and his mother was Mary P. (TROTTER) COX, who was born in Jamestown, Indiana, in 1824. Mr. and Mrs. COX were the parents of nine children of whom our subject was the youngest. Politically, Mr. COX is an independent.

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