Cox Family Collection
Scope and Content
This collection includes of letters and correspondence, documents, journals, and diaries, manuscripts, printed matter, photographs, Vinton County deEds, tax records, wills, and administrators' letters of the Cox and Martindill families. The collection also includes some records of the Cox Brothers Oil and Gas Company.
Dates
- Creation: 1846-1944
Creator
- Cox family (Family)
- Martindill family (Family)
Language of Materials
The records are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Ohio University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Use
Ohio University retains all property rights to the collection.
Ohio University retains all copyrights unless retained by the donor, other correspondents, or other artists.
Biography of the Cox and Martindill family
James A. Martindill born around 1825 in Creola, Gallia County, Ohio. His parents were Moses Martindale and Matilda Claypool. He married Sarah Shrek on March 16, 1848, in Vinton County, Ohio. He was a justice of the peace and had his teaching certificate from Vinton County, Ohio. He died December 3, 1915 in Vinton County, Ohio.
Eliza Martindill Cox was the daughter of James A. Martindill. She was born January 22, 1864 in Vinton County, Ohio. She married Lewis Seneca Cox on June 10, 1884 in Vinton County, Ohio. She died around 1945.
Lewis Seneca Cox was born around 1857. He was a farmer and school teacher. He taught from 1878 to 1912 in Vinton County, Ohio. He died after 1920.
Nora Ethel Cox was the daughter of Lewis S. and Eliza Cox. She was a school teacher from 1910 to at least 1911.
Cox Brothers Oil and Gas Company was founded in 1916. It leased 270 acres in Richland Township, Vinton County, Ohio and 2413 acres in Madison Township, Scioto County, Ohio. There was a contract between the company and The Ohio Fuel and Supply Company for the entire production through winter and one-third of the production through the summer. It was still in operation in 1917.
Extent
1 cubic feet
Abstract
Letters and correspondence; documents, journals, and diaries; manuscripts, printed matter and photographs pertaining to Lewis Seneca Cox and Eliza Martindell Cox. Includes Vinton County deeds, tax records, wills, administrators' letters, and records of the Cox Brothers Oil & Gas Co. Inventory in the repository.
Statement of Arrangement
These records are organized into the following series:
- Series I: Letters and Correspondence
- Series II: Documents
- Series III: Journals and Diaries
- Series IV: Manuscripts
- Series V: Printed Matter
- Series VI: Photographs
- Series VII: Memorabilia
- Series VIII: Miscellaneous
Other Finding Aid
A paper copy of the folder list is available.
Acquisition Information
The Ohio University Archives received the collection in 1969 as a gift from Max D. Cox.
Existence and Location of Copies
Ohio University will entertain requests to photocopy reasonable amounts of material from the collection for the convenience of individual researchers.
Description Note
Original, legacy collection inventories may contain inaccuracies or be incomplete. Collection descriptions may change or be updated as they are verified. Please contact Mahn Center staff if you note any errors or discrepancies.
Subject
- Cox, Lewis Seneca (Person)
- Cox, Eliza Martindill (Person)
- Cox, Nora Ethel (Person)
- Martindill, James A. (Person)
- Cox Brothers Oil and Gas Company (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Finding aid for the Cox Family Collection
- Author
- UKN
- Date
- 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
- Sponsor
- The finding aid was converted into EAD with funding support from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Revision Statements
- 5 January 2024: Subjects and other notes added from ALICE MARC records and Mahn Center Microsoft Office finding aids by Ohio University Libraries Metadata Services Department Python scripts.
Repository Details
Part of the Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections Repository
