Ely Fox

As printed in 1881

FOX ELY, Clark township; farmer; postoffice, Helmick; born May 8, 1827, in Clark township, on the farm where he now resides; son of Ely_ and Louvina (Andrews) Fox. His father and mother were both born in Hartford, Connecticut, his father in 1789, and his mother in 1794. They moved to Clark township in 1822, entering a tract of land of one thousand acres, two hundred and fifty of which is now owned by the subject of this sketch, and on which he now lives. His father was a ship carpenter, and lived in Zanesville, Ohio, in 1812, and assisted in building the first (Buckingham) bridge. His grandfathers were both soldiers of the revolutionary war. He was married February 17, 1849, to Elizabeth Mc- HISTOfiY OF COSHOCTON COUNTY.

Coy, daughter of John and Sarah McCoy, from whom he was divorced. He was married again May 17, 1862, to Ann M. Bills, daughter of William A. and Almira (Fulton) Bills, and granddaughter of Allanson Bills and Sampson and Elizabeth (Quigly) Fulton, who was born in Wheeling, West Virginia,' July 18, 1832. They are parents of seven children, viz: Ivey I., born

March 7,; Mary, February 23, 1868; William

A., June 19, 1864; James E., September 24, 1865, deceased; Hannah A., July 20, 1867; Edwin G., December 16, 1868; and Martha J., December 29, 1876. Mr. Fox was a soldier in the late war, belonged to Company E, One Hundred and Forty- Second O. N. G., and served about four months.

As printed in History of Coshocton County, Ohio: its past and present, 1740-1881. Containing a comprehensive history of Ohio; a complete history of Coshocton County ... a history of its soldiers in the late war ... (1881). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.