Individual Details
Obed Nathan Fox
(13 Oct 1881 - 22 Dec 1956)
Obed is a first cousin to brothers Leslie & Gilman who married Mary Etta's sisters Hattie & Ova.
1900 Census. Found still at home with parents. Age 18.
1910 Census, Jackson Co TN, District 12, p.145B, Household 150. Obed N. Fox, age 28, married 2 years. Mary E., wife, age 19, 1 child. Omer C. age 1 year 2 months.
World War I Draft Registration. Obed Nasor Fox, of Gainesboro, Jackson, TN. was age 37, born 13 Oct 1881. Farming. Etter Fox was his nearest relative. Signed O. N. Fox. Not filed out on back with date, description.
Jackson Co TN 1920 Census with Mary E. & first 4 children.
1930 Census. Dist 10, jackson, TN, Hh 114
Obed Fox, age 48, married at age 26.
Etta, wife, 39, married at 18
Omer C., son, age 21, married at 19
Uler, dau-in-law, age 17, married at 15
Vestal, son, 17, married at 15
Lara C., dau-in-law, 17, married at 15
Willard, son, 13.
Luceel, dau, age 9.
Vida, dau, age 7
James K., son, age 6 months. I believe James is a grandson, probably son of Omer..
1940 Census. Cookeville, Putnam, TN, Hh 133
Live at 208 Chestnut Street - lived in the same place in 1935
Obed Fox, age 58, 8th grade education, employment is odd jobs, any place
Etta, wife, 49, 8th grade education, seamstress, shirt factory
Vida, dau, 17. Ruby, dau, 8.
1949 Fresno, California, City Directory
Fox, Obed N. (M. Etta) Home 494 N. 4th
Fox, Ruby N., residence, 494 N. 4th
1950 Census. Coalinga, Fresno Co, CA, Hh 195
494 E. Dirck
Obed N. Fox, 68, b. TN
Mary E., wife, 59, b. TN, Kitchen Helper, Cafe
Ruby N., dau, 18, b. TN, Saleslady, Music Shop
Buried Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, CA
Events
Birth | 13 Oct 1881 | Jackson County, Tennessee | |||
Marriage | 29 Dec 1907 | Jackson County, Tennessee - Mary Etta Pippin | |||
Death | 22 Dec 1956 | Coalinga, Fresno County, California |
Families
Spouse | Mary Etta Pippin (1890 - 1984) |
Child | Omer C. Fox (1909 - 1945) |
Child | Nathan Clyde Fox (1910 - 1990) |
Child | Vestal Lee Fox (1912 - 1980) |
Child | James Willard Fox (1917 - 1979) |
Child | Lucille Fox (1920 - ) |
Child | Vida Marie Fox (1922 - 1992) |
Child | Ruby Nell Fox (1931 - ) |
Father | Meredith Anderson Fox (1847 - 1932) |
Mother | Aletha Mary Catherine "Pollie" Fox (1848 - 1911) |
Sibling | Bartlett N. Fox (1868 - ) |
Sibling | Pollie A. Fox (1869 - 1938) |
Sibling | Thomas Franklin Fox (1870 - 1924) |
Sibling | John Kendrick Fox (1891 - 1944) |
Sibling | Merideth Anderson Fox (1873 - 1941) |
Sibling | Peggie Jane Fox (1875 - ) |
Sibling | Miram Fox (1877 - 1914) |
Sibling | Bransford Fox (1879 - ) |
Sibling | Jefferson Stone Fox (1883 - 1914) |
Sibling | Dudley W. Fox (1884 - 1917) |
Sibling | Living |
Sibling | Living |
Endnotes
1. edited by Denise Young, Jackson Co Tennessee 1920 Census (Orem UT Ancestry 1999), D12-38.
2. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources
3. Martin Dunville, "Descendants of Joseph Howell Pippin" (Manuscript published for family - 20 Nov 1990 - 8th Revision).
4. Rootsweb or USGenWeb Online Sources