Cox, George Thomas

Other Events:

• Birth - Civil Record: 10 Feb 1888
• 1900 Census: 1900, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA; ED 112., page 06a
• Military Service: Bef 1919; WWI - Cpl. C o. B. 1 FS BN 2 DIV W I S S
• 1920 Census: 1920, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA; ED 130., page 04b
• 1930 Census: 1930, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA; 6224/4584642_00035/69
• Residence: 1930, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
• Occupation: Bef 2 Feb 1944; Railroad Engineer, Dispatcher
• Obituary: 3 Feb 1944; Freeport Journal Standard

Notes:

Birth - Civil Record:
1888 South Dakota Online Birth records George Thomas Cox; State File Numbe r: 612054) File Date: 09/21/1942 Sex: Male Birth Date: 02/10/1888, City/C ounty: EDMUNDS Mother's Name: MARY MCGINN Father's Name: PATRICK E COX

1900 Census:
on Clark Ave. Listed living with parents age 11

Military Service:
World War I - US Army. World War I - Served in France during the war and in Germany after the arm istice.

1920 Census:
at 282 Liberty St.; Listed livi ng with parents age 31, born in South Dakota, occupation Dispatcher RR, listed as George T.

1930 Census:
Listed living with wife and 1 child; age 43, occupat ion Train Master RR; Pearl 29, Mary 5

Residence:
1930 Listed as brother George in his sister's wedding newspaper article da ted 2/20/1930.

Occupation:
Railroad Engineer, Dispatcher

Obituary:
See Image George T. Cox obit.George T. Cox, 55, veteran of World War I and for many years an Illinois C entral dispatcher and trainmaster, passed away at Hines Hospital Chicago l ate yesterday after and extended illness. Funeral services will be he ld at the Schwartz funeral home, South Galena Ave. at 9 o'clock Saturday m orning with a requiem mass at St. Mary's Catholic church at 9:30 o'cloc k. Rt. Rev. C.F. Conley will celebrate the mass. The Knights of Columbus w ill meet at the funeral home at 7 o'clock Friday night to recite the rosar y. Mr. Cox was born at Ipswich, S.D. Feb 10, 1888, the son of Patick E. a nd Mary Cox. He attended St. Mary's parochial school and Freeport High sch ool. At the age of 17 he entered the employ of the Illinois Central Railro ad company and through diligent efforts worked his way up to the post of d ispatcher. He later became trainmaster. He was one of the first men from t his county to enlist in the armed services in the first World War, servi ng in France during the war and in Germany after the armistice. He was unt ied in marriage in 1922 to Miss Pearl Griffith. He is survived by one daug hter, Mrs. Francis (Patricia ) Bear, Freeport. Four sisters and two brothe rs also survive; Mrs. Robert J. Burns, Mrs. Arthur Murphy, Freeport; Mr s. Miles Doran, Beloit, Wis.; Mrs. Hugh Kleckner, Aurora; J. Edward Cox, O maha, Neb.; William P. Cox, Chicago. He was a member of the Knights of Col umbus.

Buried:
Cemetery Inscriptions Stephenson County, Illinois Calvary Cemetery Page 6 1, COX, Mary E. (Mother) 1855 - 1934 bur. Jan. 8, 1934 Partrick 1849 - 1922 bur. July 24, 1922, George T. 1888 - 1944Page 60; COX, George
Thomas Feb. 10, 1888 - Feb. 2, 1944, Ill. Cpl. C o. B. 1 FS BN 2 DIV W I S S

George married Griffith, Pearl Abt 1922. Pearl was born Abt 1900, , , Iowa, USA; died Bef 2000. [Group Sheet]

Patricia married Bear, Francis [Group Sheet]

Patricia married Balthazor, Francis [Group Sheet]