This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Karen_Jorgensen Surnames: Cox, Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.green/17480/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Oakley Cox, 33, farmer near Mannsville, who couldn't swim, drowned in Robinson Creek, July 15, while his wife, daughter and sister-in-law tried frantically to save him. Cox, supported by an automobile innertube, was attempting to float across the creek when the innertube slipped out from under him, plunging him into water seven feet deep. None of the members of the family could swim. Obituaries of Green Co. Ky., Vol. 9, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 24 Kentucky Death Records, 1852-1953; Ancestry.com Name: James Oakley Cox Death Date: 15 Jul 1953 Death Location: Taylor Residence Location: Taylor Age: 33 Gender: Male Ethnicity: White Birth Date: 30 Aug 1919 Birth Location: Taylor Father's Name: Asby Cox Mother's Name: Melvina Cox Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.