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Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox".

John, oldest son of Adam For and Elizabeth Derrick was born in Shenandoah County, Virginia, shortly before the family moved to what later became Sevier County, Tennessee, The Baptismal record of: Johannes, son of Adam and Elizabeth FUX is in Pine Church records in Shenandoah County. John married Nancy Patterson and farmed near Harrisburg; Sevier County. John died about 1852 and Nancy apparently died later in the 1850's Their children were.
+A. Adam ca 1803
+B. Rebecca 1807Aug 15
+C. Cornelius ca 1807-1809
+D. Christina 1810-1813
+E. Nancy ca 1815
+F. Eda 1817 Apr 05
+G. Elizabeth ca 1818
+H. Matilda ca 1826
+I. William Wesley ca 1829
Based on the 1830 and 1840 census, there may also have been one or two sons born 1820-25.
1830 Census of Sevier County:
Men 40-50 John 46
Men 20-30 Adam 27
Men 20-30 Cornelius 21-23
Men 05-10 ?a (1820-25)
Men 00-05 Wesley 3
Women 40-50 Nancy 44
Women 15-20 Tisha 20
Women 10-15 Nancy 15
Women 05-10 Eda 13 ?
Women 05-10 Elizabeth 12 ?
Women 00- 05 Matilda 4
1840 Census of Sevier County
Men 50-60 John 46
Men 15-20 ?a (1820-1825) Men 15-20 ?b (1820-25)
Men 10-15 Wesley 13
Women 50-60 Nancy44
Women 15-20 Eda 23 ?
Women 10-15 Matilda 14
1850 Census of Sevier County
John 66
William 15 (a grandson)
Nancy 64
Jane 12 (a granddaughter)
Adam 47 (listed as insane)
Sevier County Survey Book
John Fox, Entry No. 33, 160 acres on the Little East Fork of Little Pigeon River, Thomas Hill line, cross Newport Highway, 15 Apr 1824, Chain Carriers Thomas Hill and George Fox.
John Fox, Entry No. 373, 50 acres on the Little East Fork of little Pigeon River, 5 Oct 1826, Chain carriers Ira Hill and Cornelius Fox. John Fox, Entry No. ,20 acres, 14 Sep 1836 Sevier County Deed book H Page 120: 12 Oct 1846. Jesse Stafford to John Fox, $62.50, Dist ·1, 50 ac adj sd Fox heirs of Benjamin Manning dec'd, heirs of Barnabas Thurman dec' d. Witnesses: A. Lawson Jr. M.W. McCown Sevier County Will Book I Page 28-29: I John Fox do make and publish this my last Will and testament hereby revoking and making void all other wills by me at any time made.
First I direct that my funeral expenses and all my just debts be paid as soon after my death as possible out of any moneys that I may die possessed of or may first come into the hands of my Executors.
Secondly I give and bequeath to my wife Nancy Fox all my Estate both real and personal except a Sucking Colt of my little roan mare for and during that term of her natural life.
Thirdly At the death of my Said wife I give and bequeath all the remainder of my Estate both real and personal my two Sons William Wesley and Cornelius Fox except Said Sucking Colt upon the terms and conditions herein after enumerated to be equally divided between them, my two Said Sons am to pay to my Children and grand Children below enumerated as follows to wit. to my daughter Eliza Mitchell, Matilda Benson, Eda Silver (Alley) and Christina Sutton the Sum of one hundred dollars each one half in money and the other half in good property at a fair valuation within four years after the death of my Said wife. to the children of my daughter Rebecca Renfro, dec, and to the children of my daughter Nancy Tunis, dec. except William Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifteen Dollars each as they respectively come of age and to my-two little grand Children William Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifty dollars each as they respectively coming of age and half in money and the other half in good property at a fair valuation and in consideration of my two Sons Cornelius and William Wesley and my Nancy getting the greater part of my Estate I require of: them or the survivor or Survivors of them to take care of and cloth and feed decently and comfortly my deranged Son Adam Fox.
Fourthly I give and bequeath to my little grandson, William Tunis the Sucking Colt of my little roam mare in addition to what I have given him above.
Lastly I do hereby nominate and appoint my two Sons Cornelius and William Wesley and my wife Nancy Fox Executors of this my last Will and Testament this 8th day of June 1851. John (X) Fox (Seal) Signed, Sealed, and Published in our Presence and we have signed our names hereto in the presence of the Testator the day and date above written.
Witnesses: Emanuel Fox, George (X) Fox, Cornelius(X)Patterson; State of Tennessee Sevier County I P.H. Toomey, Clerk of the County Court of Said County do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and perfect copy of the Original Will now of record and on file in my office. Given under my hand at office in Sevierville this 25th October 1852. P.H. Toomey, CLK.
The foregoing is a True Copy of a certified Copy of the last Will and testament of John Fox, Dec. which is recorded by order of the County Court, the original Will and the record book containing the Copy of the Same having been destroyed by the burning of the County Clerk' s office this 4th day of August 1857. B.M.Chandler.

John — Nancy PATTERSON. Nancy was born 1787; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Adam was killed by Confederate raiders during the Civil war. Adam was the eldest son of John and Nancy. He was listed as a tax-payer in the 1837 Sevier County tax list, but was not in the 1840 census. At the time of the 1850 census, Adam was in John's household and was listed as insane. In the 1860 census (after John's death), Adam was living with his brother, Cornelius.
From "In the Shadow of the Smokies": Adam Fox was the son of John Fox and Nancy Patterson Fox. He was said to have been somewhat feeble-minded. During the Civil War he was killed by a group of raiders, while the women and children begged them to let him go All of the men of the neighborhood had scattered to the woods to escape the raiders. The women of the vicinity dug the grave and buried Adam there. This burial is not known.

ADAM FOX (Son of John and Nancy)
I.A. ADAM FOX
B: ca 1803 Sevier County
D: 1861-1864 (During Civil War)

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Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox".
Cornelius Fox and family were a members of Jones Chapel Baptist Church and first mentioned in the minutes of 1860.
"The Church of Christ met at Jones Chapel. 1st A sermon by Elder John Russell. 2nd Upon the testimony of Brethren Cornelius Fox and John Atchley, the church exclude Bro. Robert Richards for the sins of drunkenness and swearing. Called for further business and being none, adjourned &c.
John Russell, Mod.
H. S. Blair, Clk.
State of Tennessee) November the 4th Saturday 1860
Sevier County"

I.C. CORNELIUS FOX (Son of John & Nancy)
I.C. CORNELIUS FOX
B: ca 1807-1809 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Evaline Mungal
D: Unknown

Cornelius was the second son of John and Christena. His
children were:
+ a. Tennessee ca 1833
b. Malissa 1830-1835
+ John ca 1835
+ d. Minerva ca 1837
+ e. Leonidus Decater ca 1839
+ f. Nancy ca 1841
+ g. Wilson 15 Jul 1844
h. Rebecca ca 1847
i. Stewart ca 1851
+ j. Martha ca 1855

1840 Sevier County 110001-11001
Men 30-40 (Cornelius 33)
Men 05-10 (Tennessee 7)
Men 00-05 (John 5)
Women 20-30 (Evaline 27)
Women 05-10 (Malissa 6)
Women 00-05 (Minerva 3)

1850 Sevier County
Cornelius 43, Evaline 37, Tennessee 17, Malissa 16, John 15,
Minerva 13, Decater 11, Nancy 9, Wilson D. 6, Rebeccah 3

1860 Sevier County
Cornelius 51, Eveline 46, Tennessee 26, Leonidus 19, Nancy 17,
Wilson 16, Stuart 9, Martha 5, Adam 49

Cornelius married Evaline MUNGAL 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee. Evaline was born 1813, Virginia; was buried Carpenters Methodist Church In Blount Co., Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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I.D. CHRISTINA FOX SUTTON (d/o John & Nancy Fox)
I.D. CHRISTINA FOX
B: 1810-1813 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Joseph Sutton
D: Unknown

Tisha, second daughter of John and Nancy, married Joseph
Sutton and settled on Walden’s Creek. Descendants, living in
Sevier County in 1924, included Rev. Russell M. Huff and
Esq. J.A. Sutton. The children of Tisha and Joseph Sutton
were
+ a. John W. ca 1832
b. Russell ca 1834-1835
c. Elizabeth ca 1835
d. Susannah ca 1837
e. George ca 1837-1840
f. Nancy ca 1842
g. Angeline ca 1841-1843
h. Cornelius F. ca 1844 d. 9 Jan 1914 Walden’s Creek Cem

1830 Sevier County Census
John Fox 1100201-1211001 (Christina 17-20)

1850 Sevier County Census
Joseph Sutton 43, Ticey 40, John 18, Russell 16, Elizabeth
15, Susannah 13, George 10, Nancy 8, Angeline 7, Cornelius
6

1860 Sevier County Census
Joseph Sutton 54, Christena 47, Angeline 18, Cornelius 16

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I.H. MATILDA FOX BENSON (d/o John & Nancy Fox)
I.H. MATILDA FOX
B: ca 1826 Sevier County, TN
M: Spencer Benson (28 Mar 1818-17 Jul 1892)
D: Before 1853

Matilda was the youngest daughter of John and Nancy. She
lived on Walden’s Creek. Matilda died at an early age and
Spencer married Nancy Patterson (1 Oct 1832-4 Jun 1898) on
20 Oct 1853.

Matilda’s children were:
a. John born 1843 (a J.H. Benson m. S.E. Trotter 9 Apr 1878)
+ b. Sarah born 1845
c. Nancy born 1847

The children of Spencer and Nancy were:
- Willis born 18 Aug 1854, m. Mary E. Murphy (27 Apr
1847-15 Apr 1920). They are buried at Walden’s Creek
Methodist Cemetery.
- Cornelius born 1856
- Winney born 1859
- James Alexander born 20 Oct 1870. He m. Martha Jane Fox
(II.A.b.7.)

Sevier County Deed Book H:
pages 121-122, 12 Oct 1846. Jesse Stafford to Spencer Benson,
$400, Dist 3, #1, 113 acres less 2 1/4 ac where Cornelius Fox
orchard now is; #2, 50 ac; #3, tract grant to Jesse Stafford assn
of Perry Breeden cont 58 ac adj Job Manning, Jesse Stafford,
Job Lovedy, Fox; #4, tract grant to Jesse Stafford, 100 ac entry
1403 on waters of Manning Branch adj Henry Lovedy, Job
Lovedy. Witnesses: A. Lawson Jr. & M.W. McCown.

1830 Sevier County Census:
James Benson 0011001-3121101, John Benson
1100001-121101, John Fox 1100201-1211001 (Matilda 4)

1850 Sevier County Census:
Spencer Benson 31, Matilda 24, John 7, Sarah 5, Nancy 3

1830 Sevier County Census:
Spenser Benson 42, Nancy 29, John 17, Sarah 15, Nancy 13,
William 6, Cornelius 4, Winney 1

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I.B. REBECCA FOX RENFRO (d/o John & Nancy Fox)
I.B. REBECCA FOX
B: 15 Aug 1807 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Mark Renfro
D: 2 Jan 1847 Copper County, Missouri

Rebecca was the oldest daughter of John and Nancy. She
married Mark Renfro and moved to Moniteau County, later
Cooper County, Missouri in the summer of 1841. Rebecca died
in 1847 and is buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, Prairie
Home township. Mark remarried after Rebecca’s death.

1830 Sevier County, Tennessee:
John Renfro 32001-010001
Mark Renfro 00001-10001
John Fox 1100201-1211001
Jessee Renfro 00001-20001

1850 Moniteau County, Missouri
Mark Renfro 47 M farmer $1000 TN, ? 36 F MO, Thomas 17
M laborer TN, Jeremiah 16 M MO, Nancy 15 F TN, Susan 14 F
MO, Harriett 11 F MO, Mary 9 F MO, Mark 6 M MO, John 1
M MO, Coleman 8 M MO (living with George Holt family.)

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I.E. NANCY FOX TUNIS (d/o John & Nancy Fox)
I.E. NANCY FOX
B: ca 1815 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: John Toones/Tunis
D: Before 1850

Nancy was the third daughter of John and Nancy Fox. She
died before the 1850 census and two of her children were
living with their grand-father. Based on the wording of John
Fox’s will, there were probably other children ... “and to the
children of my daughter Nancy Tunis, dec. except William
Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifteen Dollars each as they
respectively come of age and to my two little grand Children
William Tunis and Jane Tunis the Sum of Fifty dollars each as
they respectively coming of age and half in money and the
other half in good property at a fair valuation ...”

a. William Toones ca 1835
b. Matilda Jane Toones 15 May 1837

1830 Sevier County Census
John Fox 1100201-1211001 (Nancy 15)
William Tunis 0012001-1010101 (John ?)

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I.F. EDA FOX (daughter of John and Nancy)
I.F. EDA FOX
B: 5 Apr 1817 Sevier County, TN
M: (1) Isaac Aley
(2) William Adair 9 Jul 1857
D: 27 Nov 1893 Cooper County, MO

Eda, daughter of John and Nancy, married Isaac Aley, son of
Jacob Ailey and Susannah Bare. The Aileys moved to
Moniteau (later Cooper) County, Missouri, along with Eda’s
sister, Rebecca Fox Renfro. Eda’s second husband was
William Adair. He died about two months before their son
was born.

Eda and Isaac Aley’s children:
a. Martha Jane Aley, born in Sevier County in 1836. She
married John Burke in Missouri on 6 Mar 1855. Her
second husband was a Deatherage. Martha Jane’s
daughter, Nellie Deatheridge, married a Glenn. She
died when her second child was born.
b. George Aley, born in 1838 in Sevier County.
+ c. Nancy Lee Aley, born 4 Jun 1840.
d. Barbara Aley, born 1842 in Moniteau County, Missouri.
e. John Edward Aley, born 1844 in Moniteau County,
Missouri.
g. Sarah Elizabeth Aley, born 24 Feb 1849 in Moniteau
County, Missouri. She married James Preston Adair
(7 Aug 1853-1 Jan 1918) in 1874. Sarah died 14 Jul
1935 in Prarie Home Township, Cooper County,
Missouri and is buried in Providence Cemetery.

Eda and William Adair’s child.
+ g. William Price Adair, born 22 Apr 1862 at Prarie Home
township, Cooper County, Missouri.

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I.G. ELIZABETH FOX MITCHELL (d.o John & Nancy Fox)
I.G. ELIZABETH FOX
B: ca 1818 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Nelson Mitchell
D: Unknown

Elizabeth was the daughter of John and Nancy. Her children
based on the 1850 Sevier County census:
a. Elender 1837
b. John 1839
c. Thomas 1841
d. William 1844
e. Nancy 1848
f. Spencer 1850

1830 Sevier County Census:
John Mitchell 11000001-3201001
Dennis Mitchell MB 10001-00001
John Fox 1100201-1211001 (Elizabeth 12)

1840 Sevier County Census:
John Mitchell 011100001-00320001
John Fox 00120001-00110001

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I.I. WILLIAM WESLEY FOX (Son of John & Nnacy)
I.I. WILLIAM WESLEY FOX
B: 1827-1829 Sevier County, Tennessee
M: Jane McClure 11 Feb 1848
D: 1860’s Kentucky

Wesley was the youngest child of John and Nancy. He moved to
Kentucky. After his death, Jane and the children returned to Sevier
County. Their children were:

a. John F. born 1848 in Sevier County. He married a Hodges and
moved to Oklahoma.
+ b. Rebecca born 17 Sep 1850.
c. Thomas G born 1857.
d. Joseph W. born 1858. He m. Julia E. Connatser 2 May 1891
and moved to Alabama.
e. Mary B born 1861.
+ f. Elizabeth E. born 1863.
+ g. William W. born 1865.

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• Alt. Birth: 1837, Sevier County, Tennessee; Alt. Birth
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Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox".
Children of Lee & Evaline Fox
1. Maynard Fox, b. Abt 1863, Tennessee
2. Stuart G. Fox, b. 10 Mar 1867, Tennessee , d. 3 Jul 1933
> 3. Augusta D. "Gus" Fox, b. 22 May 1869, Tennessee , d. 21 Jan 1957
4. Comely Fox, b. Abt 1871, Tennessee
> 5. Walter F. Fox, b. 6 Dec 1873, Sevier County, Tennessee , d. 26 Jul 1954
6. Sam Tilton Fox, b. 24 Aug 1876, Tennessee , d. 13 Jun 1974
7. William Fox, b. Abt 1879, Tennessee
8. Tebe A. Fox, b. 7 Nov 1887, Tennessee , d. 9 Jan 1958
9. Ottis Fox

Decatur married Evaline (Evelyn) JENKINS 3 May 1862, Sevier Co TN. Evaline (daughter of William JENKINS and Mahala JENKINS) was born 4 Jan 1842, Sevier Co TN; died 10 Oct 1926, Sevier Co TN; was buried Boyds Creek Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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Augusta — Mary RANDLES. Mary was born 30 Oct 1874; was christened 8 Jun 1947; died Yes, date unknown. [Group Sheet]

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Walter — Helen C. FOX. Helen was born 1877, Sevier Co TN; died 1943, Sevier Co TN; was buried Boyd's Creek Cemetery. [Group Sheet]

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Originally from German heritage "Fux" translated into English "Fox", when Mattie's GGG-grandfather Adam Fox settled in Pennsylvania in 1750's.
then moved to Shenndoah Valley, VA, then to Sevier county, TN.
She married James at age 14! Jame was in his 30's, Mattie lived to ripe old age living with her son Oda Ray and daughter in law Hester Viola Lafollette, on the Smith farm. the Smith farm is said to be north of Sevierville, Tennessee and a little west on 141 or 411...I can't remember. The 1900 census states that Martha E. has been married for 21 years and had 6 children and only 4 are still livig in 1900.

Martha married James A SMITH 31 Dec 1878, Sevier Co TN. James (son of James A SMITH and Mary SMITH) was born 9 Apr 1854, Tennesse; died 3 Jul 1909, Sevier County, Tennesse; was buried McMahan Cemetery (Riverside), Sevier County, Tennesse. [Group Sheet]

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Tebe — Cornelia M. COWAN. Cornelia was born 8 Oct 1896, Sevier Co TN; died 10 Apr 1970, Sevier Co TN; was buried Boyd's Creek Cemetery. [Group Sheet]