(1) Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 via Ancestry.com
- Groom Name: Willison Cox
- Bride Name: Susan Laughlin
- Date: 15 January 1807
- County: Washington
(2) 1850 United States Census for Missouri, Mercer Co.: Page 8;
September 30, 1850.
Willison Cox is head of household, married to Susannah [Laughlin] Cox.
He is 65 years, born in Maryland and is a carpenter. Burton Cox, 25
years old and a farmer born in Tennessee is also a resident.
(3) 1860 United States Census for Missouri, Mercer Co., Summersett Twp.
(Summersett Post Office): Page 102; June 20, 1860.
Willison Cox is head of household, married to S. M. C. Cox. He is 77
years old, born in Maryland and is a farmer. Other residents include J.
W. B., M. J., and J. M. Cox.
(4) Mostert family records, August 4, 2000.
"Birth: Family records
1850 U.S. Census, Missouri, Mercer County says he was born in Baltimore,
Maryland.
In 1810 Census he is in Washington Co., VA, age group 26-45 years and is
listed as the head of a family with one child.
The 1820 and 1830 census for Rutherford Co., TN show him as the head of a
family with the appropriate number of children in each age group.
The 1850 Census shows him living in Mercer Co., MO.
Marriage: [LDS?] Microfilm #908181, Married by Stephen Bovel, a
Presbyterian minister.
His name is shown on some censuses as William Cox."