The Cox family book by Ruth Anna Hicks and Bill Utermohlen was published in May 2007. The book covers all descendants of John and Catherine (Cull) Cox that could be traced, the bulk of whom are through their oldest son, Joseph Cox, and his wife, Mary Rue. Accordingly, the book is entitled “Descendants of John Cox of Abington, Indiana and Joseph Cox of Hampton, Illinois.”

Most of the book is made up of more than 1,200 genealogical sketches of individual descendants. Separate sketches are provided for substantially all family members who are known to have had children, as well as a few others. Sketches name all known children and provide whatever information is available concerning them or cross-reference the separate sketch provided for the child. Total Cox family members covered exceed 3,000. Citations to over 400 sources of vital data for family members have been provided, with notations of any conflicting data. The sketches range in length from a quarter of a page to more than 20 pages. Wherever possible, they go beyond mere names and dates to provide biographical information. Particularly for the early generations, it has often been possible to provide some sense of the lifestyles and difficulties faced by the family members.

More than 300 family photographs and 100 signatures of family members have been incorporated, together with a variety of early letters, Bible records and other family documents.

In addition to the genealogical section, more than 200 pages of appendices provide family stories, letters and other material pertinent to the family. Several appendices address Richard Rue, the father of Mary (Rue) Cox, and his family. The appendices include:

	Old Settlers of Wayne County, Indiana (by Sandford Cox)
	Cox Family Stories from an early Cox reunion
	The Cox Family in the Civil War
	Truman Freeland’s Settlement in Nebraska (by C.J. Tetschner & T. Freeland)
	Wagons East to Arizona (by Eleanor Antes); Kirby Family Letters
	Cox Family Reunions
	Richard Rue’s Captivity (by Sandford Cox)
	The Ancestry of Richard Rue and His Holman and Vansant Connections
	Descendants of Richard Rue

The book is fully indexed as to names and places and includes a number of maps that illustrate the appendices or help identify the locations where early family members lived. In 8½ by 11 inch hardcover format, the book is about 1200 pages in length. It will be printed on acid-free paper in a limited edition, through a respected genealogical book publishing company.

Those wishing to order one or more copies should forward the attached order form to Bill Utermohlen, with payment. The price has been reduced to $45 per copy, plus postage and handling of $5, for a total of $50. Copies will be available until the supply is exhausted.
 

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