Marty, It is a good possiblity that Mary Cox and Susannah Cox are sisters but I have not found proof. Susannah had a sister Mary Elizabeth, b. Jul 10 1789. See below; Leon Descendants of James Cox 1 James Cox b: February 24, 1763 d: April 17, 1842 .. +Sarah Fieldon b: August 09, 1778 Father: Dennis Fieldon *2nd Wife of James Cox: .. +Elizabeth Terrill b: February 24, 1753 m: May 15, 1782 d: November 01, 1814 2 James Robert Cox b: June 02 .... +Elizabeth Belcher *2nd Wife of James Robert Cox: .... +Sarah Fielder 2 John Cox b: March 04, 1784 .... +Jadah Sexton 2 Susannah Cox b: December 01, 1785 2 Joshua Cox b: July 10, 1788 .... +Mary Elizabeth Cannady 2 Mary Elizabeth Cox b: July 10, 1789 2 Catharine Cox b: June 01, 1792 in Grayson County VA d: January 20, 1864 in Alleghany Co. NC .... +Young Edwards b: May 28, 1781 in Orange County North Carolina m: Abt. 1811 in Virginia d: January 22, 1864 in Alleghany County N.C. Father: Young Edwards Mother: Cates 2 Hiram Cox b: April 08, 1794 2 Solomon Cox b: December 14, 1795 .... +Ann Saxton ----- Original Message ----- From: "Marty" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 5:39 PM Subject: Re: [INLAWREN] Lawrence County Indiana Surnames > Hello, Linda: > > I just checked your web site and it is very impressive. I have not tried to > follow the Isom line, I do have information sent by Mrs. James E. Yount of > Florrisant, MO. She sent family group sheets on Spencer Isom and Susannah > Cox, and Spencer Greer and Irene (Serena) Edwards. Also some biographical > information on John Isom b. ca 1750 in VA. They seem to tie in with your > Isoms. > It was especially interesting to find where Posey Greer fits into the > family. My grandmother Grace G. Edwards Robinson talked about him when I > was a child, I had not found him. We thought she may have been mixing > families in her stories, she did that sometimes. > I have been concentrating on the Greer, Edwards, Tanksley and Barnhill > families in Lawrence Co. There seems to be marriage connections among all > of them. My ancestor is George W. Greer who m. Nancy Isom. Their daughter > Elizabeth "Betsy" Greer married 1851 in Lawrence Co., Allen Edwards, son of > Edward "Neddy" Edwards and Mary Cox. I wonder if she was related to > Susannah Cox. > > This is my Greer connection, which would also be an Isom connection: > George Greer/Nancy Isom > Elizabeth "Betsy" Greer/Allen Edwards > Solomon Edwards/Susan Geneva Mathers m in Daviess Co., IN > Grace Gertrude Edwards/Rhuel Benton Robinson His mother was Jane Tanksley, > dau. of William Tanksley. They m. in Lawrence Co. > Warren Edward Robinson/Helen E. Shaney (Harrison Co. family) > Martha Robinson/William C. Fehr > > I have the children of Solomon Edwards and Susan Geneva Mathers, also the > children of Allen Edwards and Betsy Greer. > I have the names of the children of George Greer and Nancy Isom, and have > found most of them with the exception of David. I last found him on the > 1850 census age 23 at home. Catherine Greer and John V. Coulter lived in > the Spice Valley area. I think she is listed as Sarah C. Coulter on the > 1880 census. Spencer Greer and Serena (Irene) Edwards are in Liberty, > Schuyler Co., MO on the 1880 census. Their eldest child is age 20, born MO, > so they must have left Indiana between 1850 and 1860. There were probably > other children between 1850 and 1860. > > I thought Biddy Greer must have died as a child. Could her name have been > Belinda? > > Do you know of a connection to Joel Greer b.1807 N.C. age 43 1850 census > Lawrence Co., wife Margaret B., daughter Susanna age 19 b. N.C. Other > children b. Indiana. > Also, Thomas Greer, b 1816, N.C. wife Elizabeth, b. KY. four children on > the 1850 census, Marion township of Lawrence Co. > Also, Jesse Greer, age 52, b KY wife Jennie age 48, b IN. four children, > 1850 census, a mixed family with James Lee and Jas. Howlett. All New > Albany, Floyd Co., IN. which is about 50 miles south of Lawrence Co. > Perhaps brothers of George W. Greer? > > One other bit of confusing information, perhaps you have seen this, on > rootsweb. Grayson Co. VA board, George W. Greer aka George W. Reeves, this > in a deed in Grayson Co. I had not heard of a Reeves connection prior to > this. > > I would be interested in your thoughts on these people, would like to > compare notes with you. > > Thanks, > > Martha Fehr [email protected] > > > > > > >