Individual Details
Benjamin Bartlett Fox
(Dec 1838 - 13 Feb 1919)
There is a death certificate for Ben B. Fox that could be this man. His age was estimated as about 82, or born 1837 and he was said to have been married at the time of his death, 13 Feb 1919. Newton Fox was the informant and didn't know the name of his father but said his mother was a Carter. He was supposed to have paralysis of some kind - he was sick about two weeks but had no doctor. He was buried Fox GraveYard.
First married to Jane M. Hailey about 1870 - she died 1881.
Jackson Co Marriage: Ben B. Fox to Sarah A. Billingsley, 29 Apr 1885.
1900 Census, Jackson Co TN
Benjamin B. Fox Sr, b. Dec 1838, age 61, married for 15 years
Sarahann V., wife, b. Aug 1860, age 39, has had 5 children, 4 are living
John W. B., son, b. Sep 1888, age 11
Sarah D., dau, b. Mar 1893, age 7
James D. P., son, b. Jul 1895, age 4
Richard N., son, b.Jun 1899, age 11 months
Mary L., dau, b. May 1877, age 22 [obviously born from an earlier marriage of Benjamin's]
In the same census is
Benjamin B. Fox Jr, b. Feb Feb 1840, age 60 his wife Malinda and family. This is such a good example of the terms Sr & Jr from this time period. These two Benjamins were actually first cousins and only slightly apart in age.
1910 Census, Putnam Co TN, Cookeville
Benjamin B. Fox, age 71, married 2 times, this last time for 24 years.
Sirah A., wife, age 48, has had 6 children, 5 are living
Sirah D., dau, age 17
James D., son, age 15
Richard N., son, age 10
Lillie M., dau, age 7
His grave marker gives a birth as Dec 1838.
FindAGrave Memorial #101079591 lists two wives:
Jane M. Haile
and Sarah Ann Billingsley
and two sons: Henry lewis Fox and Richard Newton Fox.
Events
| Birth | Dec 1838 | Jackson County, Tennessee |  | ||
| Death | 13 Feb 1919 | Cookeville, Putnam County, Tennessee | |
Families
| Father | John Kendrick FOX (1808 - 1878) |
| Mother | Margaret Jane Carter (1814 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Rachel FOX (1832 - 1908) |
| Sibling | Mary FOX (1834 - ) |
| Sibling | Jane Margaret FOX (1836 - 1900) |
| Sibling | Meredith FOX (1836 - ) |
| Sibling | Arthur A. FOX (1840 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth FOX (1841 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Parazetta Frances "Pear" Fox (1846 - 1899) |
| Sibling | Aletha Mary Catherine "Pollie" Fox (1848 - 1911) |
| Sibling | Nancy Ann FOX (1849 - 1936) |
| Sibling | Mary FOX (1851 - ) |
| Sibling | Eletta FOX (1852 - ) |
| Sibling | Franklin Pierce FOX (1853 - 1924) |
Endnotes
1. Lora B. Tindall, Fox family research. She is a member of the National Society of Colonial Dames and the DAR through ancestor of this line..
2. U.S. Federal Census - Digital Images Online by Subscription (Ancestry.com); 1790-1940.
3. Death Certificate, State of Tennessee, #312.