Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 79, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 April 1911 — HIGHLY ESTEEMED AGED . CITIZEN PASSES AWAY. [ARTICLE]

HIGHLY ESTEEMED AGED . CITIZEN PASSES AWAY.

Death Came to J. H. Cox Shortly Before Midnight Sunday—Devoted Church Worker. J. H. Cox, an old citizen and one who had the universal respect of all who knew him, died at 11:40 o’clock Sunday night at his home on North Van Rensselaer street. He had been ill for two or three years and had suffered several slight strokes of paralysis. The last of these occurred only a few days before his death. Deceased was 78 years of age on Feb. 11th, having been born in 1833. He was the - son of David F. and Elizabeth Cox, his parents being farmers and pioneers in Hendricks county, Indiana. His birthplace was Plainfield. He was married Oct. 3, 1855, to Esther L. Campbell, who with five children survives him. The children are Mrs. Ella Elizabeth Hornaday, of Plainfield; Mrs. Mary C. Dexter, of Jasper county; Edgar T. Cox, of Oklahoma; George G. Cox and Z. Anson Cox, of Rensselaer. In 1857 Mr. Cox and his wife moved to Illinois and they returned to Hendricks county in 1864 and remained there until 1891 when they located in Rensselaer, arriving here on Dec. 14th. He engaged in the feed and coal business, and the present firm of Maines & Hamilton is the outgrowth of the business founded by him. He later engaged in the news stand business, which he conducted until about four years ago when poor health caused him to retire. He enlisted in the train service in the U. S. army in March, 1863, and after serving for 6 months was discharged because of ill health. Mr. Cox was a devoted churchman and during most of his long life he was devoted to church and Sunday school. He was a member of the Christian church for 44 years. The funeral will take place at the Christian church at 2:30 o’clock Tuesday afternoon. Owing to the sickness of his wife, Edgar T. Cox, of Oklahoma, will not be here to attend the funeral.