Individual Details

Ranger Book 1817-1860; Copied under WPA by Mrs. Maude McGlasson, Jun 1936
Taken up by William Fox. 2 head of hogs on Flins Creek. 12 Dec 1825 Transmitted 7 Feb 1825.
Taken up by Alexander Boles. 7 hogs, Valued $14. 24 Sep 1842. Paid to William Fox $7 March the 19th, Alexander Boles.
Taken up by Lemuel G. Rose, bay mare 13 1/2 hand high. 3 years old, a bell on with a double buckle Valued $10 24 Sep 1842. Paid $5 which is one half of appraised value to William Fox on 24 Sep 1843.


Land Entry Book in Jackson Co Land Office
William Fox entered 50 acres on S side of Cumberland on the waters of Flynn's Crk. Begin N side of Flynn's Crk near the mouth of the Cub hollow; includes part of said Fox improvement. 24 Jul 1833.

Tennessee Land Grants, Vol. I, Sistler.
William Fox, Jackson Co, Mountain District
1825, 50 acres, Bk 1, p.175 Grant #726 [his father had #725]
1838, 25 acres, Bk L, p.156 Grant #6537
1839, 50 acres, Bk L, p.525 Grant #6864
1840, 50 acres, Bk S, p.6 Grant #8028

1836 Tax List for Jackson Co, TN shows William Fox, Bartlett A., Fox, Elizabeth Fox. William had 200 acres of land; Elizabeth, 588 acres; no land listed for Bartlett.

1840 Census. Jackson Co TN
2m -5, 3m 5-10, 1m 10-15, 1m 15-20, 1m 30-40 [William]. 1f -5, 1f 5-10, 1f 10-15, 1f 15-20. 1f 30-40. Next to Henry & Bartlett Fox.

William Fox was a farmer and shoemaker. He lost a leg in a hay bailing accident on 29 Sep 1836. This family is the connection of researcher Lora Tindall.

1850 Census, Dist 11, Jackson Co TN, p.387b, Household 726. William Fox, age 46 and b. in TN. Engaged in Shoemaking. Jane age 47. Mary age 27, William age 18, John age 16, Almira age 14, Richard age 12, Marion age 9, Joseph age 8, Margaret age 7, Winfield age 3 and Lethy age 1. A note in the margins says "Room house" - presumably the next two are also part of the household. Henry Carter age 75 & born in Alabama, a mulatto, marked "Deaf". And Lydia Savage age 30, born in NC marked "Idiotic".

1860 Census. Dist 3, Jackson Co TN, Hh 65.
William Fox, age 55. Jane, age 55.
Mary, age 37, deaf & dumb. William, 25. Almira, 23. Marion, 20. Margaret, 17. Joseph, 15.
Johnson, 13. Emelia age 11.

1870 Census, Dist 1, Jackson Co TN, Hh 208. William gave his age as 70, Jiney's as 64. Mary age 40, marked "Deaf & Dumb". Emeline age 18.

Probably buried Fox Cemetery, Jackson Co, TN

Birth	21 Jul 1804	Jackson County, Tennessee
Marriage	Abt 1822	Jackson County, Tennessee - Jane "Jenny" Birdwell
Death	15 Apr 1875	Jackson County, Tennessee

Spouse	Jane "Jenny" Birdwell (1807 - 1888)
Child	Pollie Simpson FOX (1823 - 1904)
Child	Elizabeth Ann FOX (1824 - 1826)
Child	Bartlett Anderson "Bart" FOX (1825 - 1925)
Child	Sarah Ann FOX (1827 - 1902)
Child	Nancy Jane FOX (1829 - 1903)
Child	Benjamin Henry FOX (1831 - 1838)
Child	William Anderson FOX (1832 - 1897)
Child	John W. FOX (1834 - 1852)
Child	Alvira Matilda FOX (1836 - 1903)
Child	Richard FOX (1838 - 1857)
Child	Francis Marion FOX (1840 - 1864)
Child	Margaret Kendrick FOX (1842 - 1937)
Child	Joseph Dock FOX (1843 - 1915)
Child	[Infant] FOX (1845 - 1850)
Child	Johnson Winfield Scott FOX (1847 - 1929)
Child	Mary Aletha Emily FOX (1849 - 1908)

Father	BENJAMIN FOX (1770 - 1833)
Mother	ELIZABETH ANDERSON (1776 - 1846)
Sibling	Bartlett Anderson FOX (1806 - 1878)
Sibling	John Kendrick FOX (1808 - 1878)
Sibling	Elizabeth FOX (1810 - 1887)
Sibling	SARAH ANN FOX (1811 - 1860)
Sibling	Richard FOX (1817 - )
Sibling	Henry FOX (1819 - )
Sibling	Benjamin FOX (1823 - )