Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameAnn “Annie” Eliza COX 1
Birth Date15 Dec 1839
Birth PlaceJackson, Indiana
Death Date31 May 1907 Age: 67
Death PlaceLeonardville, Riley County, Kansas
Burial PlaceLoenardville, Riley County, Kansas
FatherAndrew COX (1803-1871)
MotherClarissa Emily WILLIAMS (1808-1862)
Spouses
Birth Date3 Oct 1840
Birth PlaceJackson, Jackson, Indiana
Death Date7 Apr 1911 Age: 70
Death PlaceRandolph, Riley County, Kansas
Burial PlaceLeonardville, Riley County, Kansas
OccupationCivil War Union Soldier, Wagon Master 24th Indiana Infantry
FatherWilliam SWEANY (1819-1867)
Family ID6661
Marr Date2 Oct 1865
Marr PlaceJackson, Indiana
Marr MemoIndiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
ChildrenEdmund Everett (1866-1941)
 Iolia V. “Ida” (1869-1906)
 William Andrew (1872-1925)
 Solomon Orville (1873-1933)
 Harley Victor (1879-1957)
 Frank Leslie (1882-1954)
Notes for Ann “Annie” Eliza COX
Ann Eliza "Annie" Cox is the 5th of 10 children born to
Andrew Cox and Clarissa "Clara" Crossers Cox.

Born and raised in Jackson County, Indiana, Annie married Joshua Morris Sweany on 3 Oct 1865. Joshua immediately left to enter the Civil War.

Upon Joshua's return, they settled in Riley County, Kansas and started their family. They had six children: Edmund Everett "Ed", Iolia V "Ida", William Andrew "Will", Solomon Orville, Harlie Victor and Frank Leslie.

Annie shares the stone with her daughter, Iolia "Ida" V. Sweany Butler.

From Find A Grave

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Notes for Joshua Morris (Spouse 1)
Joshua Morris Sweany is the oldest of seven children born to William and Elizabeth H "Eliza" Stephens Sweany. On 3 Oct 1865, he married Anne Eliza "Annie" Cox. This union produced six children: Edmund Everett "Ed", Iolia V "Ida", William Andrew, Solomon Orville, Harley Victor and Frank Leslie Sweany.

Obituary - JOSHUA SWEANY

Joshua Morris Sweany died at his home in this city Friday afternoon, April 7., 1911, of tuberculosis. He had not been sick long, being up town a month ago, but when the disease took hold of him he failed rapidly.

The funeral services were held in the M. E. Church Monday afternoon, conducted by Rev. Janssen. The church was draped with the Stars and Stripes, and a quartet composed of Messrs (sp). Shellenbauer and Schroetter and Misses Bryde Osbourne and Esther Holtman sang a few war songs. The body was laid to rest in the Randloph Cemetery, being borne by six of his old comrades, Samuel Hal, Co C, 91 Ill., David Parsons, Co H, 17 Ohio, William Peterson, Co A 112 NY, M.E. Boles, Co I, 6 Ind Cav., Herman Toburen of the Kansas 11. *

Joshua Morris Sweany was born in Jackson County, Indiana, October 3, 1840 and lived there until he enlisted in Co. G 24 Indiana Infantry July 19, 1862, before he was twenty-two years old. He served three years unil the close of the war, being most of the time wagon master of his regiment, and his record shows that he always had the supplies where wanted and never lost a wagon to the enemy. He was discharged from the army at Galveston, Texas, July 19, 1865, and returned to his Indiana home and on October 3, 1856, was married to the sweetheart whom he left to enter the service of his county, Ann Eliza Cox. They came to Kansas soon after and endured and enjoyed all the trials and privations of pioneer life. There were born to them six children, one daughter, Ida, and five sons, Ed., Will, Orville, Harley and Frank. The daughter was married and had two sons and died about five years ago and her husband died shortly afterward leaving the two boys with their grandparents. Mrs. Sweany died about four years ago and since that time Mr. Sweany has cared for the boys as tenderly and carefully as he did his own children in his younger years, they were his constant companions and they are heartbroken at the loss of the dearest friend they have known, one who was grandfather, father and mother to them when they could not care for themselves. The three years he devoted to the service of his country was as brave and gallant service as any man could give, he offered himself and did his duty as directed by his commanding officiers, but that service is outdone and overshadowed by the greater service in his declining years. Had he loved his country less he could not have the children more. As his body lay in statae at the church the casket covered with the flag of his county, the quartet sange, "We're Tenting Tonight on the Old Camp Ground," and the sun shininig through the G.A.R. memorial window cast a shadow of Old Glory over his bier and kissed him a last good night.

*The newspaper listed only 5 of the 6 comrades.

The Randolph Enterprize April 1911
Randolph, Kansas

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