Individual Details

Omer C. Fox

(27 Jan 1909 - 10 Dec 1945)



Had been married two years by 1930, but he and his wife were living with his parents. Likely James K. Fox, age 6/12, listed as a son of Obed, was actually a grandchild and their child.

Buried Grangeville Cemetery, Armona, Kings, CA, with his son James Kenneth, b. 29 Sep 1929, Jackson Co TN, died 10 Dec 1945.

Omer C. Fox was born to Mary Etta Pippin and Obed Nathan Fox in Tennessee. He married Eula Mae Mayberry September 15, 1928 in Jackson, Tennessee. Omer and Eula Mae moved to Cookeville, Tennessee when Gilbert was 1 1/2 years old. Omer worked off and on in Detroit and when he came back, he bootlegged. Raymond and Donald were born on Chestnut Street in Cookeville, Tennessee.
In 1944 they moved to Coalinga, California looking for work and because of Gilbert's health. Grandma and Grandpa Fox lived there already and they moved into their garage until the could find a house to rent. Omer and Eula Mae had 5 children.
Omer and his son James Kenneth were killed in a car accident December 10, 1945 in Coalinga, California. Omer was 36 years old, and his son James Kenneth was 16.

Events

Birth27 Jan 1909Jackson County, Tennessee
Death10 Dec 1945Coalinga, Fresno County, California

Families

FatherObed Nathan Fox (1881 - 1956)
MotherMary Etta Pippin (1890 - 1984)
SiblingNathan Clyde Fox (1910 - 1990)
SiblingVestal Lee Fox (1912 - 1980)
SiblingJames Willard Fox (1917 - 1979)
SiblingLucille Fox (1920 - )
SiblingVida Marie Fox (1922 - 1992)
SiblingRuby Nell Fox (1931 - )

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