Della Louise Cox

Notes:

Buried at an unknown location in Harris County, Texas. Her last name at the time of her death was RUBY.

Notes:

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JDGC-R24
name: John Thomas Cox
death date: 17 Jan 1949
death place: Houston, Harris, Texas
gender: Male
race: White
death age: 51 years 4 months 22 days
estimated birth date:
birth date: 25 Aug 1897
birthplace: Galveston, Texas
marital status: Married
spouse's name:
father's name: John Thomas Cox
father's birthplace: Unknown
mother's name: Elizabeth Fagan
mother's birthplace: Unknown
occupation: President-Cox Lumber
place of residence: Houston, Harris, Texas
cemetery: Glenwood Cemetery
burial place: Houston, Texas
burial date: 19 Jan 1949
additional relatives: X
Informant Mrs. E A Blackburn
film number: 2223118
digital film number: 4031761
image number: 3336
reference number: cn 2196
Collection: John Thomas Cox, "Texas, Deaths, 1890-1976"

(Research):

Census Listings:

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One, East Mayfield Town
Enumerated 2 Jan 1920
SD 326 ED 168 Sheet 1A
Hemphill Pineland Road
45-8-9
Cox, John T Head M W 22 M Tx Ark Ark Shipping Clerk Lumber Mill
Cox, Della L Wf F W 21 M Tx Tx Tx
Cox, Elizabeth Mother F W 60 Wd Ark Ky Ky

1930 Census
Texas, Harris County, Houston, JP 1, Houston City
Enumerated April 4, 1930
ED 101-107 SD 26 Sheet 10A Stamped 275
Mount Vernon
3402
Cox, John T Head M W 32 m 22 Tx US US Salesman Lumber Co
Cox, Della H Wf F W 31 m 21 Tx Tx Tx
Cox, John T Jr Som M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Cox, Louise Dtr F W 1 S Tx Tx Tx

1940 Census
Texas, Harris County, Houston, JP 1
Enumerated April 2, 1940
SD 8 ED 258-239 Sheet 5B
Mt. Vernon
3402
Cox, John Thomas Head m W 42 m Tx Same House Harris Tx Proprietor Lumber
Cox, Della Louise Wf F W 41 m Tx Same House Harris Tx
Cox, John Thomas Son m W 17 S Tx Same House Harris Tx
Cox, Della Louise Dtr F W 11 S Tx Same House Harris Tx
Cox, Fagan Arnold Son M W 8 S Tx Same House Harris Tx
Arnold, Dolly Mother-in-law F W 66 Wd Tx Same House Harris Tx
Jackson, Clara Servant F Neg 46 Wd Tx Same House Harris Tx

John married Della L. Arnold before 1920. Della (daughter of William Carter Arnold and Dollie Went) was born on 1 May 1898 in Texas; died on 27 Jan 1984 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Houston, Harris County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Virgie Speight's wrote that William was a bookkeeper for Polk and Brooks in Beaumont. In 1916, he returned to Hemphill and became Sabine County Judge in 1920, a position he retained until his death in 1923.

His death certificate, an original copy of which can be viewed on FamilySearch.org, does not list his parents. It indicates the cause of death was a self inflicted gunshot wound, with apparent suicidal intent.

(Research):
Census Listings:

1910 Census
Texas, Jefferson County, JP 6
SD 2 ED 90 Sheet7B
Enumerated 23 April 1910
142-144
Arnold, William C. Hd M W 37 M1 16 Tx Ga Ala Stenographer C
ommercial
Arnold, Dollie Wf F W 36 M1 16 5/5 Tx Miss Ga
Arnold, Edith R Dtr F W 15 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, Winifred C Son M W 14 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, Della L Dtr F W 11 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, Fannie E Dtr F W 10 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, I. D. Son M W 7 S Tx Tx Tx
Therck, William Boarder m W 35 S Mo US US Lineman Oil Pipeline
Karel, Walter H Boarder M W 28 S WV US US Lineman Oil Pipeline
Lindholm, Axell Boarder m W 40 S Finland Finland Finland 1880 Na Lineman Oil Pipeline

1920 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP One
Enumerated 19 and 20 January 1920
SD 226 ED 168 Sheet 19B
388-410
Arnold, William C Hd M W 48 M Tx Ga Tx Farmer
Arnold, Dollie Wf F W 46 M Tx Miss Ga
Arnold, Winifred C Son M W 22 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer
Arnold, Francis E Dtr F W 19 S Tx Tx Tx
Arnold, I. D. Son M W 17 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 30 April 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 12 A Stamped 83
249-250
Arnold, Dollie Hd F W 56 Wd Tx Miss Ga
Arnold, Winfred Son M W 34 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer

William married Dollie Went on 11 Jul 1893 in Sabine County, Texas. Dollie (daughter of John E. Went and Frances "Fanny" Whitehead) was born on 6 Sep 1873 in Texas; died on 4 Sep 1966 in Houston, Harris County, Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

In Virgie Speight's "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas," a column originally written September 26, 1963 about Dolly Wente Arnold was published, on the occasion of Dollie's Ninetieth Birth Anniversary. Dolly remembered her mother spinning thread and weaving cloth, skills which she learned as a child, but did not have to use after growing up. She continues to knit, crochet and embroider. Mrs. Arnold and her two sisters attended a private school in Hemphill taught by Miss Margaret Weatherred, and later went to Hemphill public school. (Speights, p. 22)

At the time of the 1940 census, Dolly was living with her daughter and son-in-law, Della and John Cox, in Houston, Texas.



(Research):
Census Listings:

1930 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 4
Enumerated 30 April 1930
ED 202-6 SD 19 Sheet 12 A Stamped 83
249-250
Arnold, Dollie Hd F W 56 Wd Tx Miss Ga
Arnold, Winfred Son M W 34 S Tx Tx Tx Farmer

Notes:

Married:
Virgie Speight's writes that she was married in 1893 to William Carter Arnold, also from a prominent pioneer family. Judge Henry C. Maund performed the ceremony at the home of the bride's parents, with many friends present.

Notes:

Served in the second Georgia regiment during the Civil War, and had been district or County Clerk of Sabine County, Texas for 10 or 12 years as of 1892.



(Research):Census Information:

1880 Census
Texas, Sabine County, Hemphill
Enumerated 1 July 1880
Page 19 SD 1 ED 85 Stamped 233
192-195
Arnold, William T W M 35 Deputy Sherrif Ga Ga
Arnold, Louisza W F 30 W Keeping House Ga Ala Ala
Arnold, William C W M 8 Son At School Texas
Arnold, Viola O W f 6 Dtr Tx
Arnold, Lula C W F 4 Dtr Tx
Page 20
Rhoads, Lucy W F 13 Dtr Tx
Rhoads, Florence W F 5 Dt Tx
Rhoads, Hamp Pratt W M 3 Son Tx
Adams, Williams W M 40 Farmer Laborer La

1900 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated June 1900
SD 8 ED 68 Sheet 15A Stamped 196
247-246
Arnold, Wm T Head W M Mar 1845 55 Wd Ga Ga Ga Merchant
Arnold, Martha E Dtr W F Nov 1877 22 S Tx Ga Ala
Arnold, Wm T Jr Son W Ma May 1880 20 S Tx Ga Ala Teacher
Arnold, Henry B Son W M July 1883 17 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Belva L Dtr W F Sept 1884 15 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Cora L Dtr W F Aug 1887 12 S Tx Ga Ala At School
Arnold, Leonidas E Son W M Feb 1893 7 S Tx Ga Ala

1910 Census
Texas, Sabine County, JP 1
Enumerated 7 May 1910
SD 2 ED 131 Sheet 17A Stamped 102
East Street
278-280
Arnold, William T Hd M W 65 Wd Ga Ga Ga Tax Collector Back Taxes
Arnold, Margaret E Dtr F W 31 S Tx Ga Ala
Arnold, Leon S M W 17 S Tx Ga Ala


The Sabine County Reporter
May 9, 2012

Myrtle Springs receives marker

An official Texas Historic Cemetery Marker was dedicated April 28, at Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery. The day was also the cemetery's annual homecoming......

The newly placed marker reads:
GENEVA MYRTLE SPRINGS CEMETERY

Situated North of the small, rural community of Geneva, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery serves as the primary resting place for pioneers, settlers of the area, and their descendants. Originally granted to Juan Ignatino Pifermo in 1794, the town of Geneva grew in the 1820s when pioneers began to settle there from the east. Geneva was first known as Shawnee village and later as Jimtown, after two early settlers of the are, Jim Halbert and Jim Willis. Originally surveyed for Daniel F. Renfro in 1838, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery is comprised of land granted by Levi T. ALLEN in 1879 for use as a church and cemetery. The Geneva Baptist Church was first located on the present day cemetery site, but later moved south of the area. In addition, a school was once located near the cemtery near Myrtle Springs, organized by William Thomas Arnold.

The general landscaping of the cemetery is traditional with brick, marble, sandstone, grantie, wood, and metal grave markers. The first marked grave is that of William J. JONE from 1888, but Bible records indicate that there were earlier unmarked graves, including that of Wiley William CROW (1845-1877). Among the many pioneer families interred at this cemetery, there are veterans of the Civil War, including Wiley CROW, Seth Marion LAYFIELD (1833-1906), and James T. MEADOR (1845-1933), as well as veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Iraq War. Burials for members of the fraternal organizations such as Woodmen of the World are present. Today, the Geneva Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association maintains and cares for the cemtery, while also serving the community of Geneva. Historic Texas Cemetery -2010.

William married Louisa Della Alford. Louisa (daughter of Isham Alford and Sylvia Ann Hodges) was born on 8 Oct 1849 in Alabama; died on 19 Nov 1900 in Texas; was buried in Hemphill City Cemetery, Hemphill, Sabine County, Texas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Appears on the Muster Roll of the Sabine County Volunteer Infantry, Capn J.M. Burroughs. All men enlisted at Hemphill, Texas by Drury Field for 3 months duty on January 15, 1863. "J.E. Went, Private; born Miss; dark eyes; light hair; light complexion; 5 ft 7 inches; farmer." He was Confederate Pension Application Number 16426

John married Frances "Fanny" Whitehead about 1871. Frances (daughter of Charles C. Whitehead and Missouri Amanda Loyless) was born on 13 Aug 1843 in Georgia; died on 10 Apr 1916. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
In Virgie Speight's "Old Timers of Sabine County, Texas," a column originally written September 26, 1963 about Dolly Wente Arnold was published, on the occasion of Dollie's Ninetieth Birth Anniversary. It was written that the Wente's had three daughters, only Mrs. Arnold surviving.