Cox, George Thomas

1888 - 1944  (55 years)

• Name	Cox, George Thomas
  Birth	10 Feb 1888	Ipswich, Edmunds, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Male
  Birth - Civil Record	10 Feb 1888
  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	1900	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  ED 112., page 06a
  on Clark Ave. Listed living with parents age 11
  Military Service	Bef 1919
  WWI - Cpl. C o. B. 1 FS BN 2 DIV W I S S
  World War I - US Army. World War I - Served in France during the war and in Germany after the arm istice.
  1920 Census	1920	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  ED 130., page 04b
  at 282 Liberty St.; Listed livi ng with parents age 31, born in South Dakota, occupation Dispatcher RR, listed as George T.
  1930 Census	1930	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  6224/4584642_00035/69
  Listed living with wife and 1 child; age 43, occupat ion Train Master RR; Pearl 29, Mary 5
  Residence	1930	Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  1930 Listed as brother George in his sister's wedding newspaper article da ted 2/20/1930.
  Occupation	Bef 2 Feb 1944
  Railroad Engineer, Dispatcher
  Railroad Engineer, Dispatcher
  Death	2 Feb 1944	Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
  Obituary	3 Feb 1944
  Freeport Journal Standard
  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.
  	Cox, George Thomas Obituary
  Burial	Calvary Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  	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
  		Cox, George Calvary Cemetery, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I17765	1FamilyTree | HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	25 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Cox, Patrick,   b. 1 May 1849, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 21 Jul 1922, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA (Age 73 years)
  Mother	McGinn, Mary,   b. Abt Apr 1855, , , Wisconsin, USA d. 5 Jan 1934, Freeport, Stephenson, Illinois, USA (Age ~ 78 years)
  Family ID	F7155	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Griffith, Pearl,   b. Abt 1900, , , Iowa, USA d. Bef 2000 (Age ~ 99 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922
  Children	+ 1. Cox, Patricia
  Family ID	F11238	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 May 2010