DeWitt Walker Cox, Sr

1885 - 1963  (78 years)

• Name	DeWitt Walker Cox  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18]
  Suffix	Sr
  Birth	5 Apr 1885	Maxwell, Caldwell, Texas, USA   [3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Superintendent  [5]
  Residence	1910	San Saba, San Saba, Texas, USA   [17]
  	Ward 3
  Residence	1920	Crowell, Foard, Texas, USA   [12]
  Residence	1930	Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA   [5]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA   [6]
  Residence	1942	Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA   [10]
  Residence	1950	Texas, USA   [1]
  Burial	1963	Houston, Harris, Texas, USA   [11]
  Death	11 Dec 1963	Houston, Harris, Texas, USA   [7, 8, 9, 11]
  Person ID	I13306	MontyHistNotes_2014
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

  Father	William Calvin Cock,   b. 17 May 1852, San Marcos, Hays, Texas, USA d. 9 Mar 1921, Crowell, Foard, Texas, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Lavina Owens,   b. 15 May 1858, Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA d. 22 Mar 1940, Miles, Runnels, Texas, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	16 Oct 1878	Hays County, Texas, USA   [19]
  Family ID	F1336	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Orlena Maria Wiley,   b. Whitesboro, Grayson, Texas, USA d. 16 May 1963, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
  Children	> 1. DeWitt Walker Cox, Jr,   b. 23 Sep 1919, Crowell, Foard, Texas, USA d. 22 Feb 1999, Houston, Harris, Texas, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Lucile Cox,   b. 30 May 1922, Burleson, Johnson, Texas, USA d. 28 Feb 1928, Burleson, Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 5 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 3. Graham Grover Cox,   b. 4 May 1924, La Pryor, Zavala, Texas, USA d. 5 Jan 1977, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, USA (Age 52 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 4. Thomas Wiley Cox,   b. 10 Mar 1927, Burleson, Johnson, Texas, USA d. 12 Mar 1927, Burleson, Johnson, Texas, USA (Age 0 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 5. Betty Ruth Cox,   b. 19 Jul 1928, Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA d. 2 Apr 1998 (Age 69 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1406	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Apr 1885 - Maxwell, Caldwell, Texas, USA Residence - Ward 3 - 1910 - San Saba, San Saba, Texas, USA Residence - 1920 - Crowell, Foard, Texas, USA Residence - 1930 - Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA Residence - 1942 - Somerville, Burleson, Texas, USA Residence - 1950 - Texas, USA Burial - 1963 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA Death - 11 Dec 1963 - Houston, Harris, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S618] Obituary_CoxIrene, Obituary for Irene Cox Rainey Courtesy of Vickie Jacobsen. [S3723] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Betty Ruth Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=20750114&indiv=try [S3054] Ancestry.com, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Betty Ruth Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TxBirthCerts&h=1998858&indiv=try [S3723] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;). Record for Dewitt Walker Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=Numident&h=34878942&indiv=try [S4007] Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2002;), Year: 1930; Census Place: Somerville, Burleson, Texas; Roll: 2302; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0014; Image: 525.0; FHL microfilm: 2342036. Record for Dewitt W Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1930usfedcen&h=65240253&indiv=try [S3849] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;), Year: 1940; Census Place: Somerville, Burleson, Texas; Roll: T627_3995; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 26-16. Record for D W Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1940usfedcen&h=155592776&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Dewitt Walker Cox Senior http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=23064833&indiv=try [S4088] Ancestry.com, Texas Death Index, 1903-2000, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;). Record for Dewitt Walker Cox Sr http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeath1964&h=6598214&indiv=try [S3478] Ancestry.com, U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), Number: 451-54-0944; Issue State: Texas; Issue Date: 1951. Record for Dewitt Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=12829428&indiv=try [S2958] Ancestry.com, U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), The National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Fourth Registration for Texas, 04/27/1942 - 04/27/1942; NAI Number: 576252; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147. Record for De Witt Walker Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=WWIIdraft&h=12129591&indiv=try [S3453] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for DeWitt Walker Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=FindAGraveUS&h=8657789&indiv=try [S3572] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1920; Census Place: Crowell, Foard, Texas; Roll: T625_1804; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 87; Image: 23. Record for D W Cock http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=62766761&indiv=try [S3054] Ancestry.com, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Deunlt Walter Cock http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TxBirthCerts&h=2044152&indiv=try [S3054] Ancestry.com, Texas, Birth Certificates, 1903-1932, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Thomas Wiley Cocke http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TxBirthCerts&h=1113419&indiv=try [S3480] Ancestry.com, Texas, Death Certificates, 1903–1982, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2013;). Record for Thomas Whiley Cooke http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=txdeathcerts&h=30299397&indiv=try [S2986] Ancestry.com, Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Record for Thomas Wiley Cocke http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TXbirthindex&h=2129708&indiv=try [S3398] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2006;), Year: 1910; Census Place: San Saba, San Saba, Texas; Roll: T624_1584; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0214; FHL microfilm: 1375597. Record for W C Cocks http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1910USCenIndex&h=28509201&indiv=try [S2991] Ancestry.com, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2011;), The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 325. Record for Dewitt Walker Cox http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2238&h=20548991&indiv=try [S2933] Ancestry.com, Texas, Marriage Collection, 1814-1909 and 1966-2011, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;). Record for Lavinnia Owens http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=TXmarriageindex&h=392544&indiv=try