Life History

Notes

• William's middle name is uncertain.  His memorial on Find a Grave has his name as William D Cox.  In the 1920 census he was William M Cox.  In 1910, simply Wililam.  In the 1926 Comanche census, the middle initial is filled out when he is reported as William Murry Cox, still at home with his parents, with his brother James Monroe Cox.
  
  1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 14 May, Zella Township, District 67, Indian Population, page 13B, Hse #4, Fam #5
  Cox, Emmet E Head M Ind 57 [b abt 1885] Marriage 2 Married 17 yrs White/MO White/KY White/VA Farmer Full blood White English mother tongue Owns No allotment
  Cox, Nam-mah-ka Wife F Ind 27 [b abt 1883] Marriage 2 Married 17 yrs 9 children/6 living Comanche/TX Unknown/TX Comanche/TX 3/4 blood Comanche mother tongue Recd allotment 1900
  Cox, William Son M Ind 1 [b abt 1909] Single Comanche/OK White/MO Comanche/TX 3/8 blood [No mother tongue rptd] Recd allotment 1900
  
  1920 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 27 January, Zella, District 141, page 3B, Hse #36, Fam #54
  Cox, Emmet E Head Owns M W 67 Married MO KY KY Farmer
  Cox, Mary N Wife F W 48 Married TX TX TX
  Cox, William M Son M W 11 OK MO TX
  
  1926 Indian Census Rolls, Oklahoma, no date, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 35
  #1164 Emmett Cox Head b 1851 m Household #473
  #1165 Nau noc ca  wife b 1873 f
  #1166 William Murray Cox son b 1908 m
  #1167 James Monroe Cox son b 1914 m
  
  1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma, 10 April, Lawton Township, District 16-24, page 6A, Hse #87, Fam #88
  Naunocca, [Unreadable writeover] Head Owns $500 F W 54 Widow OK OK OK No Occupation
  Cox, William Son M W 21 Single OK OK OK Odd Jobs
  Cox, James Son M W 15 Single OK OK OK
  
  His name on his grave is William D Cox.
  
  William D. Cox
  Birth Feb. 8, 1908
  Death Apr. 9, 1939
  Parents:
  Emmet Earl Cox (1852 - 1927)
  Cynthia Ann Parker Cox (1873 - 1946)
  Siblings:
  Mildred Nell Cox Wilson (1882 - 1926) (Half-sibling)
  Nora Cox Davis (1895 - 1984)
  Joseph William Cox (1899 - 1966)
  James Monroe Cox (1914 - 1996)
  Burial Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  Created by Trapper John Jun 15, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #71381136, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=71381136

Sources

• 1. 1910 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  • 14 May, Zella Township, District 67, Indian Population, page 13B, Hse #4, Fam #5
• 2. Find a Grave Memorial Registry
• 3. 1920 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  • 27 January, Zella, District 141, page 3B, Hse #36, Fam #54
• 4. 1926 Indian Census Rolls, Comanche Tribe, Oklahoma
  • no date, Kiowa Agency, Comanche Tribe, Page 35
• 5. 1930 Federal Census, Comanche County, Oklahoma
  • 10 April, Lawton Township, District 16-24, page 6A, Hse #87, Fam #88