Excerpts from THE PIONEER OHIO NEWSPAPERS 1793-1810
by Karen Mauer Green
Frontier Press; Galveston 1988
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Excerpts from The Centinel of the NW Territory
Vol. II- Number 65 Sat 7 Feb 1795 Cincinnati Area
Isaac Mills arrived in Cincinnati with news of an Indian attach near the mouth of the Great Miami. They killed Benjamin Cox and Thomas Waller (or Walter?).
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Excerpts from The Freeman's Journal
from July 1796-Oct 1799
Vol I #22 Saturday 12 Nov 1796. Cincinnati Area
Daniel C Cooper, of Cincinnati, has land for sale near Cox's Tavern on the road to Hamilton.
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Excerpts from The Cincinnati Ohio "The Western Spy" and "Hamilton Gazette"
from 1793-1810 THE PIONEER OHIO NEWSPAPERS May 1799-Dec 1810
pg 41 - Vol I Number 33 Tuesday 7 Jan 1800
Jacob Powers near Cox's Tavern
pg 41 of 1793-1810 book-
Nicholas Jones, living one mile from James Cox's tavern on the Big Hill, found some stray hogs.
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from THE PIONEER OHIO NEWSPAPERS 1802-1818
by Karen Mauer Green
Frontier Press - Galveston 1988
Excerpts from The Cincinnati Ohio "The Western Spy"
Vol I. Sat 9 Mar 1811 #26
(pg 76)
Daniel Synnes has land for sale and mentions among many others: Daniel Moore, Benjamin Schooler, John Cox.
John Ludlow, in Mill Creek twp. reports that Thomas Risk and Andrew Cox have appraised a horse found by Thomas Cooper.
Vol II Sat 9 Nov 1811 No 61 Symmes has land for sale of Joseph Cox
22 Nov 1811 pg 90 John Cox appraised a mare.
Vol. II- 4 Jan 1812 No. 69 pg 91
Omsby & Stanley, at Cincinnati have land for sale and mention Yellow Springs, Malyne Baker (on Mad River), Laughery Creek, Oliver Ormsby at Pittsburgh, Big Hill farm (formerly the residence of James Cox), Col. Hunt's mill on Little Miami, Wm Stanley of Cincinnati.
Vol II 18 Jan 1812 letters in Cincinnati for Joseph Cox
11 Jul 1812 Letter at post office in Hamilton for John Cox.
Vol. III 20 Feb 1813 No 128
(pg 118)
Obituary: John Cox, for some years a resident of Cincinnati, died in Dayton on Saturday last on his return home from the army where he'd served six months in the Cincinnati Comany of Artillery. A carpenter, Cox was originally from Monmouth Co. NJ.
Vol III Sat 7 Aug 1813 #153
(page 130)
A notice to the brethren of the Novae Caesarae Lodge to attend the funeral ceremoney of John Cox. dec'd, at Dayton. 12 Aug 1813
VOL IV. Sat 13 Nov 1813 No. 167
(pge 137)
Symmes has land for sale of Gabriel Cox.
Vol IV Sat 12 Mar 1814
Symmes has land for sale and mentions John Cox among others.
Vol IV Sat 11 June 1814 In Miami township, Hamilton Co, John Cox appraised a mare.
2 June 1815 (pg 171) Robert Guthrie and Garrett Cox have appraised a horse found by Abraham Lindley.
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Excerpts from The Chillicothe Ohio "Scioto Gazette"
Vol III #198 Mon 2 Apr 1804
Military divisions in Ohio are outlined and mention- In Scioto Co: Alexandria, Thomas Waller, Cox's Run, Bear Creek, Henry Phillips
Vol VI #286 thurs 9 Jan 1806
list of letters at Chillicothe post office includes: Amer Cox, Conner Doud at Salt Creek near Samuel Cox's.
Vol VI, Thursday 27 Mar 1806 No.297
Notes about the Ohio Canal Company mentions Benjamin Hovey, Mr Floyd, Samuel Gwathney, Daniel Hudson, Josiah Stephens, William Craghan, Davis Floyd, Gen. John Patterson, James Glover, James Wilkinson, Dr. Stephens, Jared Mansfield, Albert Gallatin.
list of letters left at post office- Nathaniel Cox, Thomas and Elijah Chenoweth (these three on Walnut Creek), Lucas Hockins, Caleb Huff, Jesse Hughes, John Hauer (blacksmith), Jonathan Hains at the head of Darby..., Uriah Lowther on Walnut Creek, and Abraham Rhodes, Eli Sargent, Snowden Sargent on the north fork of Paint Creek.
William Stump, Joseph Wickton, Cornelius Westfall.
Vol II Sat 8 Aug 1807 #5 Shereden Cox appraised horse.
Vol VIII #370 Thurs 20 Aug 1807
John Greave, in Jefferson township, reports that Benjamin Cox found a stray mare. She was appraised by John Miller and Amos Brewer.
Vol VIII #456 Mon 11 Sep 1809
John Greave, In Jefferson township, Ross Co, reports that Benjamin Cox and Joseph Moffitt have appraised a horse found by Robert Wilkinson.
Vol VIII #478 Wed 14 Feb 1810
Curtiss Cannon reports that Henry Franklin and Jacob Cox have appraised a mare found by Solomon Mershon, in Meigs Twp, Adams Co.
Vol VIII #479 Wed 21 Feb 1810
John Warth is re-elected agent for the Scioto Salt Works.
The legislature appointed the following associate judges:
Samuel Carpenter, James Quinn and Henry Abrams in Fairfield. Robert Hughes, Ephrain Quimby and Herman Canfield in Trumbell. Jesse Hughs, Peter Bure and Thomas Hickston in Clinton. Wm Seymour, Thomas Barr and Jacob Shoemaker in Pickaway.
Emmanuel Carpenter in Pettysburgh has applied to the Adams Co PA courts as insolvent debtor.
Vol X #487 Wed 11 Apr 1810
Letters left at Chillicothe post office include Benjamin Cox, Andrew Cooper, Daniel Chesnut, Moses Cox, George Fry, James Hughs, Mrs Joanna Hughs, Abraham Lucas.
Vol XI #514 Wed 24 Oct 1810
John Greave, in Jefferson Township, Ross Co. reports that Benjamin Cox and Adam Coon have appraised a mare found by Nathan COX
23 Jan 1811 John Cox appraised mare found by John Moore in Eagle township, Adams Co.
17 Apr 1811 Letter of John Cox left at post office.
Vol. XI Wed 27 Nov 1811 #570
(page 11)
William S. Hutt and Jesup N. Couch, in Ross Co. Supreme Court, about the suit of divorce of Solomon Cox against his wife, Nancy Cox, who left him five years ago.
Vol. III May 15, 1813 #141 (pg 123) War news mentions Mr. Cox of Illinois Terr.
Vol. VIII Thurs 7 Apr 1814 # 685
Letter at post office for Mary Cox. Also one for Nathan Cox
7 Apr 1814 Land for sale mentioned by Symmes of John Cox
Vol. XII, Thurs 28 Apr 1814 No 688
(pgs 19-20)
Letters in post office at Hillsborough include: Enoch Cox, Harriet Cox, Harrison Ratcliff, Abel M Serjent, David Kniseley.
Vol XIII Mon 6 Feb 1815 #726
John Greave reports that Jeremiah Cox and Samuel Correll have appraised a mare found by Wm. Rhoads in Jefferson township, Ross Co.
Vol. XV, Mon 1 May 1815 No 739 a left letter of Enoch Cox
Vol. XV Mon 15 May 1815 #740 Thomas Cox appraised horse.
25 May 1815 Jeremiah Cox appraised another mare
20 Jul 1815 Jeremiah Cox has mail.
New Series Vol I #7 Thurs. 21 Sept 1815 Whole number 781
Thomas Cox in Harrison twnship mentioned about polling place
5 Oct 1815 Letter left at Chillicothe post office of John Cox
New Series No 25 Bol 1, Thurs 25 Jan 1816 Whole Number 800
(pg 48)
Robert Cox has mail in Chillicothe.
New Series No 30 Vol I Thurs 29 Feb 1816
Benjamin Cox, administrator of the estate of Moses Cock, late of Walnut township, Pickaway County, dec'd, regarding the estate settlement.
26 Sept 1816 Thomas Cox in Harrison twnship mentioned about polling place
16 Oct 1807 Letter at Steubenville post office for William Cox
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Excerpts from The Steubenville "Western Herald"
Vol VIII 17 Aug 1815 #33
(pg 210)
Licenses bought in Jefferson County Christopher Cox. Tavern lic- Christopher Cox.
Vol. III 6 Oct 1815 #40 A list of letters left at post office includes Christopher Cox
Vol IX Fri 2 Feb 1816 #4
(pg 216)
Thomas Ford, in Wayne Township administrator of the estate of Jacob Cox, dec'd, regarding his land for sale in Wayne township, Jefferson Co.
Vol IX Fri 31 May 1816 #21
(pg 222)
Wm Loury regarding a sheriff's sale, in the town of Smithfield, of the furniture of Christopher Cox, taken at the suit of Julius Watkins.
Vol. IX Fri 26 Jul 1816 #29
(pg 226)
Jefferson County including the following receipts for tavern licenses: C. Cox
Vol IX Fri 20 Dec 1816 #50
(pg 235) John Hunter and Mary Cox, administrators of the estate of Christopher Cox late of Smithfield township, Jefferson Co, dec'd, about the settlement.
Vol X Fri 2 May 1817 #16
(pg 242) More work to be done on the road mentions: In Coshocton Co, C illiams, Joshua Leonard, S Meredith, Charles Miller, Thomas Butler, Martin Cox, David John, BR Wamsley, etc.
Vol. X Fri 25 Jul 1817 #27
(pg 247) Also that of Christopher Cox dec'd (land in Smithfield), taken at the suit of Aaron Shinn.
Vol. X 28 Nov 1817 #45
(pg 252)
Also that of Christopher Cox dec'd (house in Smithfield, occupied by Thomas Ford as a tavern) taken at the suit of Aaron Shinn.
Vol XI Sat 9 May 1818 #18
Thomas Orr regarding the sheriff's sale of the tavern of Smithfield now occupied by Thomas Ford, the properyt of John Hunter and Mary Cox, admin of estate of C Cox at the suit of Thomas Ford and James Chambers.