. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. died in Jefiferson county, Ar-kansas, in February, 1869. He was raised inAthens, Alabama, and settled in Jefifersoncounty, Arkansas, where he owned 1120 acresof land and many slaves, and was a great cot-ton planter. For many years he was countyjudge, and he served in the legislature at theoutbreak of tlie civil war. Although he wasa Whig, he was srrongly opposed to secession,and made many speeches against the attemptto secede. He married, about 1847, AnnaEliza, daughter of James and Mary (Caldwell)Cox, who was born in Saline
. Genealogical and personal history of Fayette county, Pennsylvania. died in Jefiferson county, Ar-kansas, in February, 1869. He was raised inAthens, Alabama, and settled in Jefifersoncounty, Arkansas, where he owned 1120 acresof land and many slaves, and was a great cot-ton planter. For many years he was countyjudge, and he served in the legislature at theoutbreak of tlie civil war. Although he wasa Whig, he was srrongly opposed to secession,and made many speeches against the attemptto secede. He married, about 1847, AnnaEliza, daughter of James and Mary (Caldwell)Cox, who was born in Saline county, Ar-kansas, about 1829, and died in Jeffersoncounty, Arkansas, in October, 1867. Her fa-ther was a native of Kentucky, born and mar-ried in Kentucky: thence he went to Benton,Saline county, Arkansas, where he died. Atthat place he was a merchant. His widowlived afterward with their son-in-law, NoahD. English, and died in Jefferson county, Ar-kansas, about 1846. He was a Whig and asbve owner, yet he is said to have been aOuaker. Mrs. Cox was a
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