Hardin Cox Family Cemetery
Grayson County, Virginia
Location: South of Independence
Directions: From the junction of New River Pkwy (US Hwy 21/221) and Hardin Rd (Rt 703) go west 0.8 mile on Hardin Rd to Bethany Rd (Rt 702). Then go left (west) 0.7 mile on Bethany Rd to the cemetery on right side of the road. The cemetery is approximately 200 ft off rd, on a knoll and is visible.
GPS Coordinates: N36.593238 W81.179032
Surveyed by: Ginger Ballard and Rich Ballard on 23 Apr 2003
Comments: A sign on the road indicates the entrance to this cemetery. The road leading up to the cemetery is in good shape and the cemetery is beautifully maintained. A sign over the entrance again identifies the cemetery and it is complete with a picnic shelter and outhouses.
| Name | Birth | Death | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Row 1 | |||
| COX, Joseph Clay | 1913 | [2 Oct] 1975 | PFC U.S. Army World War II; [s/o Elbert, Jr. and Amelia Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Willie Osborne | 3 Oct 1919 | 19 Mar 1996 | [d/o Earl & Byrd Osborne; w/o Joseph Clay Cox] |
| CONKLIN, Jerry C. | 5 Oct 1959 | 17 Jan 1995 | [Jerry Clinton, s//o J.C. & Kayrus Cox Conklin] |
| Row 2 | |||
| RUSH, Richard G. | 25 Jan 1914 | 12 May 1990 | [Richard Gray, s/o George Rush]; double stone with next |
| RUSH, Stella R. | 14 Mar 1922 | 3 Nov 1990 | [Stella Ruth, d/o Aaron L., Sr. and Leona Cox Murray] |
| MURRAY, Aaron L., Jr. | 8 Sep 1924 | [s/o Aaron L., Sr. and Leona Cox Murray]; double stone with next | |
| MURRAY, Patsy V. | 27 Sep 1933 | 20 Jun 1984 | [d/o Lester and Clara Cornett Anderson] |
| MURRAY, Beulah O. | 20 Jul 1902 | 18 Jul 1982 | [Beulah Otis, d/o Aaron L., Sr. and Leona Cox Murray] |
| MURRAY, Aaron L. | 31 Dec 1879 | 17 Aug 1952 | [Aaron Linnie]; double stone with next |
| MURRAY, Cynthia Leona Cox | 8 May 1883 | 3 Oct 1952 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Martha Jennings Cox; w/o Aaron L. Murray, Sr.] |
| COX, Bays O. | 28 Oct 1907 | 13 Jul 1972 | [s/o Grover C. and Pearl Edwards Cox; m1 Ruby Haga, m2 Ora Collins] |
| COX, Ora Collins | 19 Mar 1901 | 1 Oct 1971 | [nee Collins: w/o Bays O. Cox] |
| COX, Russell | 29 Aug 1922 | 4 Nov 1993 | [s/o Grover C. and Pearl Edwards Cox] |
| Row 3 | |||
| STAMPER, Arnold E. | 17 Mar 1915 | 19 Nov 1944 | double stone with next |
| STAMPER, Virgie Cox | 13 Sep 1920 | 14 Dec 1999 | |
| ROYAL, Clyde O. | 23 Mar 1930 | 13 Feb 1999 | |
| COX, E. Worth | 1913 | 1973 | [s/o John A. and Mae Poe Cox] |
| MARTIN, Viola C. | 13 Nov 1918 | 26 Jun 1968 | [d/o John A. and Mae Poe Cox; thought to have been w/o Roscoe Martin] |
| COX, J. Wayman | 2 Oct 1919 | 29 May 1946 | [s/o John A. and Mae Poe Cox] |
| COX, John A. | 1872 | 1942 | [s/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Mae P. | 1887 | 1972 | [nee Poe] |
| COX, Isom Clay | 6 Jun/Nov 1887 | 22 Dec 1907 | [s/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox] |
| COX, Landers Ward | 15/16 Mar 1874 | 3 May 1902 | [s/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox] |
| COX, E[noch] W[ard] | 12 Jul 1838 | 13 Oct 1903 | age 65 yr 3 mo 1 day; [s/o John and Eleanor Ward Cox] |
| COX, Nancy | 12 Sep 1846 | 21 Mar 1916 | [d/o Stephen Ward; w/o Enoch Ward Cox] |
| COX, Bob Walker | 5 Oct 1906 | 27 May 1909 | [s/o Harve L. and Mary Ellen Taylor Cox] |
| COX, Lucy Rebecca | 11 Oct 1909 | 8 Oct 1910 | [d/o Harve L. and Mary Ellen Taylor Cox] |
| COX, Joe E. | 12 May 1890 | 7 Apr 1914 | age 23 yrs 10 mos 25 ds; [s/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox] |
| COX, Jettie N. | 5 Mar 1891 | 13 Dec 1976 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Martha Jennings Cox; w/o Joe E. Cox] |
| COX, Zila V. | 2 Oct 1913 | 27 Apr 1915 | [s/o Harve L. and Mary Ellen Taylor Cox] |
| COX, Maston J. | 5 Sep 1904 | 26 Jan 1928 | [s/o Harve L. and Mary Ellen Taylor Cox] |
| COX, Harve L. | 24 Feb 1879 | 13 Sep 1935 | [s/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Mary Ellen | 20 Jun 1879 | 22 Jan 1952 | [nee Taylor] |
| COX, Sally Fina | [Aug] 1884 | 1948 | [d/o Enoch and Nancy Ward Cox] |
| Row 4 | |||
| COX, Robert F. | 1872 | 1965 | double stone with next |
| COX, Maude C. | [6 Apr] 1898 | [24 Oct] 1982 | [Ollie Maude, d/o Ephraim M. and Bessie Boyer Cox; m1 Joe Boyer, m2 Robert F. Cox] |
| COX, J. Wayne | 4 Oct 1903 | 13 Nov 1970 | [John Wayne, s/o Ephraim M. and Bessie Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Infant | 6 Oct 1902 | 4 Nov 1902 | [child of Ephraim M. and Bessie Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Ephriam M. | 31 Jan 1871 | 19 Oct 1924 | [s/o Enoch R. & Elizabeth Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Bessie B. | 7 Feb 1876 | 28 May 1962 | [d/o Harve & Sallie Boyer] |
| COX, Mollie Clyde | 5 Jan 1902 | 25 Jan 1998 | [d/o Ephraim M. and Bessie Boyer Cox] |
| Row 5 | |||
| COX, Eugene | 5 Sep 1912 | 24 Aug 1990 | [Eugene Dwight, s/o Grover Cleveland and Pearl Edwards Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Mazy P. | 26 Feb 1915 | 26 Sep 1987 | [nee Parsons] |
| COX, Joseph C. | 21 Dec 1938 | 15 Jan 1948 | [s/o Eugene and Mazy Parsons Cox] |
| COX, Grover C. | 5 Nov 1885 | 16 Mar 1944 | [s/o Enoch Reeves and Martha Jennings Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Pearl E. | 22 Aug 1886 | 29 Jun 1969 | [nee Edwards] |
| COX, Martha Jennings | 14 Nov 1850 | 30 Jan 1931 | [3rd w/o Enoch Reeves Cox] |
| COX, Enoch R. | 14 Jun 1825 | 18 Jul/Aug 1898 | [Enoch Reeves, s/o Hardin and Nancy Reeves Cox; m1 Susannah Thomas, m2 Elizabeth Boyer, m3 Martha Jennings] |
| COX, Elizabeth | 10 Jan/Jun 1827 | 17 Dec 1879 | [nee Boyer; 2nd w/o Enoch Cox] |
| COX, Susanah | 28 Apr 1829 | 18 Jun 1869 | [d/o William and Violet Thomas; 1st w/o Enoch R. Cox] |
| unknown | illegible stone | ||
| COX, Hardin | 5 Jan 1796 | 13 Oct 1865/67 | age 71 y 9 m 8 d; [s/o Joshua and Ruth Osborne Cox] |
| COX, Nancy P. | 23 Apr 1804 | 14 Dec 1891 | [d/o George, Jr. and Jane Osborne Reeves; w/o Hardin Cox] |
| COX, David N. | 1823 | 1865 | Co C 8th Va, CSA; [David Nathan]; killed in the Valley of Virginia during retreat after fall of Richmond |
| COX, Biddie | 15 Jan 1827 | 27 Dec 1911 | age 84 y 11 m 12 d; [d/o Zachariah and Jincy Burton Osborne; w/o David Nathan Cox] |
| ROBERTS, Anna Marie | 23 Aug 1902 | 7 Jun 1932 | [d/o Robert Lee and Zollie Mae Cox Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Vergie Lee | 6 Jan 1908 | 26 Jan 1936 | [d/o Robert Lee and Zollie Mae Cox Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Robert Lee | 25 Jul 1882 | 1 Jul 1943 | [s/o Jasper and Mary Sutherland Roberts] |
| ROBERTS, Zollie Mae | 22 Oct 1882 | 6 Dec 1950 | [d/o McGwyn and Cynthia Reeves Cox] |
| DELP, Della Mae | 16 Feb 1954 | 29 Oct 1955 | [d/o Charles H. “Kyle” and Imogene Roberts Delp] |
| DELP, Mack Reece | 28 Nov 1964 | 12 Mar 1965 | [s/o Charles H. “Kyle” and Imogene Roberts Delp] |
| DELP, Charles H. “Kyle” | 24 Mar 1916 | 12 Jun 1991 | [Charles Harvey, Jr., s/o Harve and Della Perkins Delp; h/o Imogene Roberts] |
| Row 6 | |||
| HALSEY, Fields Mack | [11 May] 1874 | [26 Mar] 1934/1954 | [Fields McTier, s/o Benjamin Franklin and Polly Cox Halsey]; double stone with next |
| HALSEY, Zenna C. | [12 Dec] 1882 | [22 Feb] 1960 | [Zennobia, d/o Elbert Franklin Sevier and Jane Hampton Cox] |
| COX, Rebecca A. | 6 Mar 1841 | 31 Jan 1864 | [d/o Mastin and Susan Perkins Hale; 1st w/o Elbert Franklin Sevier Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, E[lbert] F[ranklin] S[evier] | 5 Mar 1829 | 27 Jan 1909 | 45th Va Infantry CSA; [s/o Hardin and Nancy Reeves Cox; m1 Rebecca Hale, m2 Jane Hampton] |
| COX, Jane | 2 Jun 1842 | 17 Dec 1908 | [d/o Alexander and Jestin Fulton Hampton; 2nd w/o Elbert Franklin Sevier Cox] |
| COX, Guss D.B. | 26 Jan 1860 | 26 Jan 1864 | [s/o Elbert Franklin Sevier and Rebecca Hale Cox] |
| COX, Ambers H. | 12 Mar 1856 | 5 Nov 1862 | [Ambrose, s/o Enoch R. and Susanah Elizabeth Thomas Cox] |
| COX, Ludema G. | 4 Jun 1859 | 7 Oct 1862 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Susanah Thomas Cox; age six in 1860 census] |
| COX, Nancy E. | 2 Aug 1852 | 7 Mar 1855 | [d/o Enoch Reeves and Susanah Thomas Cox] |
| THOMAS, William | 1790 | 1886 | hand carved stone. [Although there is a stone here, William Thomas (17 Jan 1790 – 17 May 1866) is not buried here. Instead he is buried in an unmarked grave on his land near Volney. His was the first burial in what is now known as the Hall Cemetery.] |
| THOMAS, Violet | 2/20 Feb 1790 | 18 Sep 1859 | hand carved stone; [Violet Mary, d/o David and Sarah Greer Pugh; w/o William Thomas. Violet died while visiting her daughter Susan (w/o Enoch R. Cox) in this neighborhood and is buried here rather than where she and Bill lived. Hers is the oldest adult grave in this cemetery.] |
| COX, William Carlie | 16 Oct 1878 | 3 Feb 1881 | aged 2 yrs 3 mos __; [s/o Elbert Sevier and Martha Jane Sutherland Cox] |
| COX, Essie N.J. | 12 May 1888 | 17 Dec 1891 | [d/o Elbert Sevier and Martha Jane Sutherland Cox] |
| COX, Mattie I. | 26 Dec 1851 | 25 Oct 1905 | age 53 yrs 9 mos 29 ds; [w/o Elbert Sevier Cox; d/o Richard Henry and Ruth Jane Cox Sutherland] |
| COX, E[lbert] S[evier] | 8 Aug 1848 | 5 Nov 1917 | [s/o David Nathan and Biddie Osborne Cox; h/o Martha Jane Sutherland; His great-granddaughter, Rita Parks, used his bible as source for several dates in this inventory. Her info shows he was born in 1849.] |
| COX, Margaret R. | 1870 | 1942 | [nee Margaret Robena Walls; w/o Emmett Johnson Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Emmett J. | [18 Sep] 1871 | 18 Dec 1957 | [Emmett Johnson, s/o Elbert Sevier and Martha Jane Sutherland Cox] |
| COX, Earl S. | 3 Mar 1908 | 9 Oct 1994 | [Earl Sloane, s/o Isom and Della Wheatley Cox]; Mason; double stone with next |
| COX, Amma R. | 1 Sep 1902 | 26 Mar 1994 | [Amma Robena, d/o Emmett Johnson and Margaret Robenia Walls Cox]; Eastern Star |
| COX, Sarah Dunsmore | 29 Jul 1916 | double stone with next | |
| COX, J. Carl | 3 May 1908 | 15 Apr 1996 | [John Carl, s/o Emmett & Margaret Robena Walls Cox] |
| COX, Evelyn Haga | 6 Oct 1940 | 10 Mar 1990 | [Evelyn Doris, d/o Ernest and Virginia Moxley Haga; w/o Carl Alvin Cox] |
| Row 7 | |||
| COX, Munsey E. | [12 Feb] 1897 | [31 Jul] 1995 | [Munsey Eugene, s/o Preston M. & Cessa A. Boyer Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Eva B. | 1919 | ||
| COX, Preston M. | 19 Jun 1860 | 12 Aug 1933 | [Preston Mack, s/o Enoch R. and Susannah Elizabeth Thomas Cox]; double stone with next |
| COX, Cessa A. | 6 Jul 1868 | 16 Jul 1930 | [Cessa Agnes, d/o William and Catherine Greer Boyer] |
| COX, Robert Jackson | 15 Oct 1903 | 18 Feb 1908 | s/o P.M. and C.A. Cox |
| BOYER, Catherine(?) | 21 Jun 1827 | 14 Jan 1919 | w/o William Boyer |
| COX, Infant | [15 Dec 1896] | [15 Dec 1896] | [child of Preston and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Summet Willie | 2 Oct 1888 | 28 Jan 1896 | [s/o Preston and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] |
| COX, ____ | 17 Dec 1894 | __ Nov 1895 | [s/o Preston and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Infant | 24 Jun 1892 | [d/o Preston and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] | |
| COX, Infant | [26 Oct 1889] | [27 Oct] 1889 | s/o Preston and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox |
| unknowns | two uncarved stones | ||
| COX, ____ | field stone with small carved marker set immediately in front of the field stone | ||
| COX, Posey C. | 16 Jul 1895 | 10 Jun 1902 | [s/o Enoch Reeves and Martha Jennings Cox] |
| COX, Roby M. | 10 Feb 1902 | 10 Oct 1985 | [Roby Mack, s/o Zack D. and Bena Boyer Cox]; Freemason; double stone with next |
| COX, Mattie C. | 12 Nov 1900 | 8 Sep 1979 | [Mattie Cleo, d/o Troy and Sophronia Taylor Cox] |
| COX, Evelyn Joyce | 23 Jan 1932 | 20 Dec 1940 | [d/o Roby Mack and Mattie Cleo Cox] |
| COX, Bena Ennice | 6 May 1875 | 24 Jul 1959 | [d/o Isaac and Sarah Reeves Boyer]; double stone with next |
| COX, Zachariah D. | 1 Aug 1875 | 5 Mar 1970 | [Zachariah David, s/o Elbert S. “Bud” and Mattie Sutherland Cox] |
| COX, Olen B. | 28 Mar 1914 | 16 Aug 1998 | double stone with next |
| COX, Levon R. | 9 Mar 1919 | ||
| Row 8 | |||
| COX, Leota A. | 9 Jan 1899 | 1 Jul 1989 | [Leota Agnes, d/o Preston Mack and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Camet B. | 22 Nov 1893 | 8 Nov 1957 | Va Cpl Co A 317 Infantry World War I; [Camet Baron, s/o Preston Mack and Cessa Agnes Boyer Cox] |
| COX, Sallie Critz | 5 Jun 1904 | 30 Jan 1980 | [Sally Ware, d/o Samuel and Margaret Williams Critz; w/o Camet Baron Cox, Sr.] |
| COX, Camet Baron, Jr. | 4 Oct 1922 | 10 Feb 2000 | Sgt U.S. Army Air Corps World War II; double stone with next |
| COX, Willie Mac Roberts | 25 Jun 1924 | 10 Dec 1984 | [d/o E. Maiden and Essie Cox Roberts] |