John William Cox, Jr.
1861 - 1915 (53 years)
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Name John William Cox Suffix Jr. Born 3 Aug 1861 Mosheim, Bosque County, Texas 
[1] Gender Male Died 11 May 1915 Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico [2] - John William Cox, Jr
Birth: Aug. 3, 1861
Mosheim
Bosque County
Texas, USA
Death: May, 1915
Socorro
Socorro County
New Mexico, USA
In 1883 John William Cox Jr. and Noah McCuistion drove 1000 head of cattle from Lanes Chapel Bosque Co. TX. to the Datil area of western New Mexico where he started a big ranch in the Datil and Mangas mountains. The ranch was known as the slash JL. The ranch was located between the Alegres , Crosby and Mangas Mountains. Cox Peak which is between the Alegres and Crosby,was named for him. The main ranch house was at the foot of the Alegres Peak. In may of 1915 while hauling a wagon of barbed wire to his place at the Mangas mountains, a spool rolled off and caught his spur and dragged him off the wagon, spooked the mules and was dragged by the wagon. He died from his injuries the next day. The area was one of the last open ranges in New Mexico. The story of his ranches last roundup is told in the March 1975 issue of The True West Frontier Times Magazine. It was said at the time of his death that he had 6000 head of cattle and 250,000 in the bank. In 1918 John's wife Ettie McCuistion married Zeb Brooks one of his ranch hands they went through the money sold the ranch and moved to Pine Top, Arizona where Ettie died in destitute conditions.
Family links:
Parents:
John William Cox (1837 - 1924)
Eliza Tennessee Keese Cox (1837 - 1919)
Siblings:
Louisa Elinor Cox McCuistion (1859 - 1934)*
John William Cox (1861 - 1915)
Matilda Isabell Cox Turner (1866 - 1946)*
Thomas J Cox (1871 - 1960)*
Laura Vatress Cox Sowell (1874 - 1966)*
Sowyel Cox (1876 - 1949)*
Burial:
Socorro Cemetery
Socorro
Socorro County
New Mexico, USA
Maintained by: Larry Turner
Originally Created by: A.Firefly
Record added: Nov 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 43826968
Buried Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico [1] Person ID I33510 Family Last Modified 7 Feb 2023
Father John William Cox, b. 1837, d. 1924 (Age 87 years) Mother Eliza Tennessee Keese, b. 1837, d. 15 Oct 1919 (Age 82 years) Family ID F11653 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Etta McCuistion, b. Abt 1869, Missouri , d. Yes, date unknown Married 1 Jan 1895 Magdalena, Socorro County, New Mexico [3, 4] - Entry Reads:
Territory of New Mexico
County of Socorro Marriage
I, W. M. Borrowdale, Justice of the Peace in and for Precinct No. 12, County of Socorro and Territory of New Mexico have in the presence of witnesses hereinafter named on this the first day of January A. D. 1895 joined in marrige in the town of Magdalena N.M. John W. Cox and Miss Ettie McCuistion.
Witnesses
Jno A. Bain
Mrs Jno A. Bain
W. M. Borrowdale
Justice of the Peace
Precinct No. 12
McCuistion-Cox Marriage Record 1895 Last Modified 23 Apr 2024 Family ID F11654 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- John William Cox, Jr
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Event Map 
Born - 3 Aug 1861 - Mosheim, Bosque County, Texas 
Died - 11 May 1915 - Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico Buried - - Socorro, Socorro County, New Mexico = Link to Google Earth
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Photos John and Ettie Cox
John and Ettie Cox, provided by Larry Turner
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Sources - [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 July 2015; John W. Cox Jr.
John William Cox, Jr
Birth: Aug. 3, 1861
Mosheim
Bosque County
Texas, USA
Death: May, 1915
Socorro
Socorro County
New Mexico, USA
In 1883 John William Cox Jr. and Noah McCuistion drove 1000 head of cattle from Lanes Chapel Bosque Co. TX. to the Datil area of western New Mexico where he started a big ranch in the Datil and Mangas mountains. The ranch was known as the slash JL. The ranch was located between the Alegres , Crosby and Mangas Mountains. Cox Peak which is between the Alegres and Crosby,was named for him. The main ranch house was at the foot of the Alegres Peak. In may of 1915 while hauling a wagon of barbed wire to his place at the Mangas mountains, a spool rolled off and caught his spur and dragged him off the wagon, spooked the mules and was dragged by the wagon. He died from his injuries the next day. The area was one of the last open ranges in New Mexico. The story of his ranches last roundup is told in the March 1975 issue of The True West Frontier Times Magazine. It was said at the time of his death that he had 6000 head of cattle and 250,000 in the bank. In 1918 John's wife Ettie McCuistion married Zeb Brooks one of his ranch hands they went through the money sold the ranch and moved to Pine Top, Arizona where Ettie died in destitute conditions.
Family links:
Parents:
John William Cox (1837 - 1924)
Eliza Tennessee Keese Cox (1837 - 1919)
Siblings:
Louisa Elinor Cox McCuistion (1859 - 1934)*
John William Cox (1861 - 1915)
Matilda Isabell Cox Turner (1866 - 1946)*
Thomas J Cox (1871 - 1960)*
Laura Vatress Cox Sowell (1874 - 1966)*
Sowyel Cox (1876 - 1949)*
Burial:
Socorro Cemetery
Socorro
Socorro County
New Mexico, USA
Maintained by: Larry Turner
Originally Created by: A.Firefly
Record added: Nov 01, 2009
Find A Grave Memorial# 43826968 - [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 July 2015; John W. Cox Jr.
http://mml.stparchive.com/Archive/MML/MML04261983P06.php - [S3472] 1910 Census for Socorro County, New Mexico, 255; p. 1A, line 44; dwelling 12, family 12; John W. Cox; 6 February 2023.
- [S4506] Find My Past - United States Marriages, 7 February 2023; McCuistion-Cox Marriage Record 1895.
- [S2927] Find a Grave, 18 July 2015; John W. Cox Jr.