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Born 1841
From 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)
FOX MARTHA, Clark township; postoffice, Helmick; widow of Ira Fox; was born in Ireland, June 13, 1841; daughter of Thomas and Jane Buchannan, who came from Ireland, in 1847. She was married to Ira Fox, August 21,1861; son of Ely and Louvina (Andrews) Fox; born January 25, 1816; died, February 8, 1879. She is the mother of seven children, viz: James H., born December 14, 1862; Thomas L,born July 6,1864; Isabel J., born June 6, 1866; Cora E., born January 9, 1869; Joseph D., born January 9, 1872; Wilmer M., born July 18, 1874; George, born April 26,
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.
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