Rev. Jesse T. Cox was born in Tippah County, Mississippi, now Benton County, 5 February 1854. He was the son of Matthew Jesse Cox and Mary M. Elliott. He was married four times and had ten children. He married Mary A. "Mollie" Westbrook, 13 September 1874. They had three children; C. Fannie, Mary E. "Bettie", and Anna Cox. He married Lavinia F. Peeler Simpson, widow of John T. Simpson, 6 March 1886. They had two children; Charlie Edward and Lottie M. Cox. He married Jenetta N. Simpson Autry, widow of John Thomas Autry, 19 July 1890. They had five children; Jessie J. "Jack", Emmaline, John Thomas "Tom", Robert Mack and Ruby Cox. He married Fannie Gresham Lewis, 10 February 1916.
Jesse Cox was president of the Hickory Flat Bank, ran a saw mill and was a farmer. He also, was a Baptist minister. He was licensed to preach in 1875. He baptized 2000 persons, conducted 900 funerals and married 500 couples.
He died 20 February 1941 at the age of 87.
Below are some of the marriages performed by Rev. Jesse Cox, indexed first by groom and then by bride. He lived in Hickory Flat in Benton County near the Union and Marshall County lines and performed marriages for couples from all three. The last column gives the county in which the license was issued.
GROOM BRIDE DATE COUNTY
BAKER, Alvie
LATHAM, Lucy
14 MAR 1909 UNION
BAKER, E. G.
BROWNLEE, Dena 25 NOV 1909
MARSHALL
BAKER, S. P.
LOLLET, Hettie 01 DEC 1907
UNION
BEARD, J. A.
BAKER, Etta
12 SEP 1909 UNION
BOATNER, Descar BOATES,
Luctie 26 APR 1908
UNION
BRENTS, Joe D.
SCOTT, Donnie Lucille 22 DEC 1918 UNION
BROWNLEE, C. D. BOATNER,
Heeter 24 DEC 1907 UNION
BROWNLEE, Dewite CHURCHILL,
Josie 09 SEP 1917 UNION
BUMPASS, Dudley TICE,
Lucille 11 JUN 1928
BENTON
CARTER, Grover
CHURCHILL, Anie 27 MAR 1912
UNION
CHADWICK, Albert MCCLELLEN,
Kate 02 SEP 1917 UNION
CHURCHILL, Elbert BAKER, Willie May
06 JUN 1924 UNION
CHURCHILL, J. O. LALLICK, Jocie
11 DEC 1910 UNION
COX, J. L.
GARNER, Viola 21
JAN 1903 BENTON
CRAWFORD, Melvin EDDINGS, Ella
11 JAN 1914 BENTON
CROUCH, Earnest WILKERSON,
Mary 09 NOV 1920 UNION
CRUMP, L. H.
BAKER, Lura
24 OCT 1909 MARSHALL
DAY, Lonnie
HARRIS, Rheudel 19 FEB 1925
UNION
EDWARDS, Sam A. STROUP,
Annie 09 SEP 1906
BENTON
GADD, Earnest
HARDY, Eunice 27
OCT 1923 TIPPAH
GADD, T. M.
FERNOR, Amanda 21 DEC 1924
UNION
GOODE, Grover
WHITESIDE, Emma 25 DEC 1912
UNION
GRAY, Walter
REYNOLDS, Berlin 15 JAN 1908
MARSHALL
HALL, W. H.
BAKER, Mattie 05
NOV 1916 UNION
HANCOCK, Isom
SANDERSON, Berlin 07 AUG 1909 UNION
HAYDEN, Birnee Edward SMITH, Bessie Lee
16 JAN 1910 BENTON
HOWELL, Luther
PRINCE, Lillie 15 MAR 1924
MARSHALL
HUNSUCKER, Oscar MEADOWS, Vera
03 DEC 1916 BENTON
HUNTER, J. W.
BURCHETT, Beulah 21 FEB 1917
UNION
JAIRETT, M. L.
HAIRER, M. M. 12
JAN 1908 UNION
MCNEELY, E. H.
SMITH, Emma
25 DEC 1913 UNION
MOARHEAD, W. B. SCOTT,
G.
07 NOV 1909 UNION
NOLEN, Lonnie
BIRGE, Jewell 01
DEC 1930 UNION
NOLIN, E. J.
STACKS, Maud
05 SEP 1909 UNION
PERKINS, George SMITH,
Linnie 09 MAR 1905
BENTON
PERKINS, Jim
CROUCH, Mattie 13 FEB 1903
BENTON
RAINS, H. A.
STACKS, Jenie 25
OCT 1908 MARSHALL
RANDALL, J. R.
PERKINS, Ophelia 28 MAY 1932
UNION
REES, W. Frank
COX, L. Rhoda 21
NOV 1903 BENTON
RHEA, A. B.
BATEMAN, Mattie 15 JAN 1908
MARSHALL
RHEA, Alex
HANCOCK, Odeary 01 DEC 1918
UNION
RHOWES, Slim
BEAN, Cora
28 SEP 1919 UNION
ROYSTON, C. H.
COOK, Eavelie 16
FEB 1909 BENTON
ROYSTON, Odell
TABOR, Doshie 31
MAR 1911 BENTON
THOMPSON, Archie EDWARDS, Nina
14 APR 1918 BENTON
WESTBROOKS, J. E. BAKER, Vada
20 JUL 1924 BENTON
WILSON, E. D.
WILKERSON, Georgielee 01 JUN 1929 UNION
WRIGHT, Dewy
WRIGHT, Gertie Lee 21 FEB 1927 BENTON
WRIGHT, W. T.
HOWARD, Ollie 18
APR 1910 BENTON
BRIDE GROOM DATE COUNTY
BAKER, Etta
BEARD, J. A.
12 SEP 1909 UNION
BAKER, Lura
CRUMP, L. H.
24 OCT 1909 MARSHALL
BAKER, Mattie
HALL, W. H.
05 NOV 1916 UNION
BAKER, Vada
WESTBROOKS, J. E. 20 JUL 1924 BENTON
BAKER, Willie May CHURCHILL, Elbert
06 JUN 1924 UNION
BATEMAN, Mattie RHEA,
A. B.
15 JAN 1908 MARSHALL
BEAN, Cora
RHOWES, Slim
28 SEP 1919 UNION
BIRGE, Jewell
NOLEN, Lonnie 01
DEC 1930 UNION
BOATES, Luctie
BOATNER, Descar 26 APR 1908
UNION
BOATNER, Heeter BROWNLEE,
C. D. 24 DEC 1907 UNION
BROWNLEE, Dena
BAKER, E. G.
25 NOV 1909 MARSHALL
BURCHETT, Beulah HUNTER, J.
W. 21 FEB 1917
UNION
CHURCHILL, Anie CARTER,
Grover 27 MAR 1912
UNION
CHURCHILL, Josie BROWNLEE,
Dewite 09 SEP 1917 UNION
COOK, Eavelie
ROYSTON, C. H. 16 FEB 1909
BENTON
COX, L. Rhoda
REES, W. Frank 21 NOV 1903
BENTON
CROUCH, Mattie
PERKINS, Jim
13 FEB 1903 BENTON
EDDINGS, Ella
CRAWFORD, Melvin 11 JAN 1914
BENTON
EDWARDS, Nina
THOMPSON, Archie 14 APR 1918
BENTON
FERNOR, Amanda
GADD, T. M.
21 DEC 1924 UNION
GARNER, Viola
COX, J. L.
21 JAN 1903 BENTON
HAIRER, M. M.
JAIRETT, M. L. 12 JAN 1908
UNION
HANCOCK, Odeary RHEA,
Alex
01 DEC 1918 UNION
HARDY, Eunice
GADD, Earnest 27
OCT 1923 TIPPAH
HARRIS, Rheudel DAY,
Lonnie
19 FEB 1925 UNION
HOWARD, Ollie
WRIGHT, W. T. 18
APR 1910 BENTON
LALLICK, Jocie
CHURCHILL, J. O. 11 DEC 1910
UNION
LATHAM, Lucy
BAKER, Alvie
14 MAR 1909 UNION
LOLLET, Hettie
BAKER, S. P.
01 DEC 1907 UNION
MCCLELLEN, Kate CHADWICK,
Albert 02 SEP 1917 UNION
MEADOWS, Vera
HUNSUCKER, Oscar 03 DEC 1916
BENTON
PERKINS, Ophelia RANDALL, J.
R. 28 MAY 1932 UNION
PRINCE, Lillie
HOWELL, Luther 15 MAR 1924
MARSHALL
REYNOLDS, Berlin GRAY, Walter
15 JAN 1908 MARSHALL
SANDERSON, Berlin HANCOCK, Isom
07 AUG 1909 UNION
SCOTT, Donnie Lucille BRENTS, Joe D.
22 DEC 1918 UNION
SCOTT, G.
MOARHEAD, W. B. 07 NOV 1909
UNION
SMITH, Bessie Lee HAYDEN, Birnie
Edward 16 JAN 1910 BENTON
SMITH, Emma
MCNEELY, E. H. 25 DEC 1913
UNION
SMITH, Linnie
PERKINS, George 09 MAR 1905
BENTON
STACKS, Jenie
RAINS, H. A.
25 OCT 1908 MARSHALL
STACKS, Maud
NOLIN, E. J.
05 SEP 1909 UNION
STROUP, Annie
EDWARDS, Sam A. 09 SEP 1906
BENTON
TABOR, Doshie
ROYSTON, Odell 31 MAR 1911
BENTON
TICE, Lucille
BUMPASS, Dudley 11 JUN 1928
BENTON
WHITESIDE, Emma GOODE,
Grover 25 DEC 1912
UNION
WILKERSON, Georgielee WILSON, E. D.
01 JUN 1929 UNION
WILKERSON, Mary CROUCH,
Earnest 09 NOV 1920 UNION
WRIGHT, Gertie Lee WRIGHT, Dewy
21 FEB 1927 BENTON
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