Family: Charles Henry COX / Roxanna BIGNELL (F55)

• Father | Male Charles Henry COX

  
  

  Born	23 Mar 1879	Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
  Died	23 Sep 1949	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	26 Sep 1949	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Married	30 Aug 1899  [1]	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington  [1]
  Father	William Albert COX | F67 Group Sheet
  Mother	Anne Roulston JOHNSON | F67 Group Sheet

  
  

  Mother | Female Roxanna BIGNELL

  
  

  Born	4 Dec 1879	Porcupine, Pepin, Wisconsin
  Died	3 Oct 1942	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	9 Oct 1942	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Father	Richard A. BIGNELL | F66 Group Sheet
  Mother	Rhoda Ann HOYT | F66 Group Sheet

  
  

  Child 1 | Male + Richard William Henry COX

  
  

  Born	2 Jun 1900	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	19 Jun 1972	Quesnel, North Cariboo, British Columbia, Canada
  Buried	23 Jun 1972	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	Doris Mulford SCHENCK | F56
  Married	10 Apr 1926	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

  
  

  Child 2 | Female + Florence ‘DeEtte’ COX

  
  

  Born	4 Feb 1902	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	7 Mar 1983	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	11 Mar 1983	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	Clinton Harrison PARK | F57
  Married	16 Oct 1920	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

  
  

  Child 3 | Male + Charles Albert COX

  
  

  Born	25 Sep 1903	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	14 Jul 1986	Seattle, King, Washington
  Buried	Aft 14 Jul 1986	Evergreen-Washelli Memorial Park, Seattle, King, Washington
  Spouse	Opal Olive GREENE | F58
  Married	7 Jun 1924	Seattle, King, Washington

  
  

  Child 4 | Male + Leonard Rudolph (Moses) COX

  
  

  Born	8 Mar 1905	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	25 Apr 1968	Yakima Valley Regional Center, Yakima, Yakima, Washington
  Buried	Abt Apr 1968	West Hills Memorial Park, Yakima, Yakima, Washington
  Spouse	Cora ‘Rose’ Mildred WARRINER | F59
  Married	4 Dec 1930	Grandview, Yakima, Washington

  
  

  Child 5 | Male + Walter ‘Lee’ COX

  
  

  Born	10 Jul 1906	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	15 Dec 1991	Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California
  Buried
  Spouse	Evelyn Margaret JENSEN | F60
  Married	27 Jul 1930	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	Virginia (Vy) OSMOND | F443
  Married	Abt Oct 1960

  
  

  Child 6 | Male Clifford Clayton COX

  
  

  Born	18 Jun 1908	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	16 Dec 1931	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	31 Dec 1931	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington

  
  

  Child 7 | Female + Letitia (Letty) Maude COX

  
  

  Born	27 Apr 1910	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	15 Dec 2002	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	19 Dec 2002	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	William Clarence WOOD | F62
  Married	8 Jul 1929	Everett, Snohomish, Washington

  
  

  Child 8 | Female + Rhoda Janette COX

  
  

  Born	24 Mar 1912	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	28 Jul 1997	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Buried	31 Jul 1997	Greenacres Memorial Park, Ferndale, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	Rolland Cozier LYLE | F63
  Married	15 Feb 1934	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Spouse	George Wilson WHEELER | F253
  Married	20 Jun 1992	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

  
  

  Child 9 | Male Glen Edgar COX

  
  

  Born	29 Aug 1913	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	12 Nov 2001	Catonsville, Baltimore, Maryland
  Buried	16 Nov 2001	Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
  Spouse	Elizabeth Tyson BENNETT | F64
  Married	17 Jun 1939	Arlington Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland
  Spouse	Lucille Ann TYSON | F448
  Married	19 Apr 1952	Arlington Presbyterian Church, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland

  
  

  Child 10 | Male + Russell Gordon COX

  
  

  Born	21 Jun 1915	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	12 Feb 1970	Everett, Snohomish, Washington
  Buried	16 Feb 1970	Bleitz Funeral Home, Seattle, King, Washington
  Spouse	Vivian Margaret JOHNSON | F65
  Married	25 Sep 1942	Brighton Presbyterian Church, Seattle, King, Washington

  
  

  Child 11 | Female + Ruby Carol COX

  
  

  Born	9 Jun 1917	Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
  Died	18 Oct 1996	Hemet Valley Hospital, Hemet, Riverside, California
  Buried	22 Oct 1996	Fairhaven Memorial Park, Santa Ana, Orange, California
  Spouse	Rev. Cyril Irving REID | F4
  Married	22 Jun 1941	Cox Backyard, Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington

  
  

• Photos		Cox, Charles H.-1879 & Family (~1914) Back Row: Florence DeEtte-1902, Charles Albert-1903, Richard William-1900 Middle Row: Leonard Rudolph-1905, Charles Henry-1879, Letitia Maude-1910 (sitting on table), Roxey Ann-1879 Front Row: Glen Edgar-1913 (on Charles’ lap), Clifford Clayton-1908, Walter Lee-1906, Rhoda Janette-1912 (on Roxey’s lap) Picture taken in early 1914.
  		Cox, Charles H.-1879 & Family (~1920) This Family of Thirteen Deserves Crown from Tulip Town Back Row: Florence DeEtte-1902, Charles Albert-1903, Leonard Rudolph-1905, Walter Lee-1906, Clifford Clayton-1908 Front Row: Rhoda Janette-1912, Charles Henry-1879, Glen Edgar-1913, Richard William-1900, Letitia Maude-1910, Roxey Ann-1879 Small Children seated in very front: Ruby Carol-1917, Russell Gordon-1915 Since the Bellingham Herald a few weeks ago made a survey of Bellingham’s “big families”, showing that Charles Cox, popular driver at the Hotel Leopold, is the father of the largest Bellingham family, the suggestion has been made that Mr. Cox and his family be presented to the readers of The Herald. It is with considerable satisfaction that The Herald is able to comply with the implied request, and herewith presents Mr. and Mrs. Cox and their eleven children, all of whom were born in Bellingham. It also offers the suggestion that they deserve to be crowned as the champion family of Tulip Town.

  
  

  Documents

  Cox, Charles H. & Bignell, Roxana Marriage Record

  
  

• Notes

  Married: Rev. J. W. Miller

  
  

• Sources

  [S421] Washington, Marriage Records, Image #787.