Life History

Notes

• James is identified in the 1926 Coamnche census and his memorial on Find a Grave as James Monroe Cox.  The 1920 census has his name as James E Cox.
  
  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, James E Son M W 15 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
  
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  James Monroe Cox, Sr
  Birth Dec 23, 1914
  Death Ma. 18, 1996
  
  Midwest City, OK.--Funeral services for James M. Cox, Sr., 81, Midwest City, will be at 2:00 PM Thursday in the Comanche Reformed Church with Elder Bob Chaat, Jr. and Rev. Charles Spencer officiating.
  
  Mr. Cox died Monday in a Midwest City Hospital following a brief illness. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Becker Funeral Home. A prayer service will be held at 7:00 PM Wednesday in the funeral home chapel.
  
  Mr. Cox was born December 23, 1914 in Lawton to Edward E. and Namakuh Parker Cox. He is the grandson of Quanah Parker, the last chief of the Comanche Tribe. He was married to Marie Cerday on June 6, 1938 in Lawton. He is a veteran of WW II having served in the US Navy. Following his discharge he worked for civil service in the field of civil engineering. He retired from civil service at Tinker Air Force Base.
  
  He had served as a representative to the Anadarko Indian Agency and to the National Congress of American Indians. He was one of the first seven Business Committee members elected by the tribe and was subsequently elected Chairman of the tribe. During his terms in office the tribal headquarters and complex was built to establish a seat of government for the Comanche Nation.
  
  He also served the Haskell Indian Junior College as a member of the Board of Regents and was a member of the American Indian Scholarship group and the American Indian Graduate Center. He worked tirelessly during his active life to try and better the lives and circumstances of all Native Americans, especially the people of the Comanche Nation.
  
  Survivors include his wife, Marie Cox, of the home; a son, James M. Cox, Jr. and his wife Patricia, Midwest City, OK; a grandson, Scott A. Cox, Midwest City; a granddaughter, Ann Marie Passarella, Midwest City; and a great grandson, Derek A. Clanton, Midwest City. (The Lawton Constitution, Wed., Mar. 20, 1996, p. 6).
  
  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)
  William D Cox (1908 - 1939)
  Burial Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma, Plot: Indian Section
  
  Created by Trapper John Feb 01, 2011
  --  Find A Grave Memorial #64999342, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64999342
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Sources

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