Cox, Samuel bio

History of Fulton County, Illinois; together with Sketches of its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chas. C. Chapman & Co., Peoria, Illinois, 1879, page 911, Vermont Township
Samuel Cox, agriculturist, sec. 12; P. O., Vermont. Forty-two years ago Jesse Cox, the father of Samuel, moved from Chester Co., Pa., to this county. He married Theodosia, sister of Joab Mershon, of Vermont, and came to this township, where he now resides. Samuel was 4 years of age when his parents came here. He grew to manhood upon the farm, received a good common-school education. In Sept., 1854, he married Abigail Freeman, daughter of Minshall G. F., who bore a prominent part in the early history of the county. Like nearly all of the leading farmers, Mr. C. began life poor. His children are Ann J., Jesse, Eben and Melvina.