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Cox, Riley Rilda

Female 1830 - 1901  (71 years)


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  • Name Cox, Riley Rilda 
    Birth 16 Mar 1830  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Census 1860  Town District, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Death 18 Aug 1901  Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I334684  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 

    Father Cox, Jesse B,   b. 1792, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1884, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years) 
    Mother Harper, Thursey,   b. 1790, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1870, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 27 Jul 1815  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F132970  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Dancy, Neal Alexander,   b. 16 Dec 1820, Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Feb 1889, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Marriage 6 Aug 1846  Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4
    Children 
     1. Dancy, Mary Jane,   b. 1848, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Dancy, John Thomas,   b. 1850, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F132984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Mar 1830 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 Aug 1846 - Wilkes, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Town District, Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 18 Aug 1901 - Ashe, North Carolina, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S167794] Riley Dancy in household of Niel Dancy, "United States Census, 1860".

    2. [S167795] Riley Rilda Cox Dancy, "Find A Grave Index".

    3. [S167792] Neil Dancy, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ".

    4. [S167793] Riley Cockes, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ".