This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/lh.2ADE/2210.1.2.2.1.1 Message Board Post: Hi "Donna, I agree about the middle name ... I always wondered if it was the maiden name of his mother, but apparently not. Per the Cox family Bible, the dates for John's birth and death are: 6 June 1820 - 29 March 1893. Thanks, Judy