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Page 10 of Cox Album
Again assuming the theme that this is a Cox family album, the early position of
this photo in the album suggests that this is an important person. The
Potter album identifies this man as Alonzo Cox, and
the 1860 census reveals that Alonzo was
born 1860, but the death certificate of Henry Cox
states Henry was born February 1860, which implies that Alonzo and Henry are
either twins or the same person. The obituary of
his mother Emeline states that she bore six children, of whom two "died
in infancy", and 3 sisters (Marie, Ella, and Alice) are fairly well documented
and all had children. The natural conclusion is that "Henry A. Cox" (middle name
usually hidden) is actually "Henry Alonzo Cox" and the names "Henry" and "Alonzo"
describe the same person. This deduction was born out in 2005 when
an obituary from the Sandwich Free Press revealed
that "Alonzo" was the middle name of Henry Cox. A possible later
photo of Henry
exists ; Henry lived to age 67 and had one daughter.
This photo is alone on Page 10, but there is an empty space to its left for
another photo, and both openings on page 9 are empty. It is possible that the
empty spaces are symbols of Emeline's 2 lost sons, Samuel Dodge and Albert
Garret? On the facing page are photos of Maria Emma Cox and Walter G. Adams.
Clothing style is dated early 1870's. |
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