Cox, Benjamin

Flourished: McLean County, Illinois

Cox moved from Ohio to McLean County, Illinois, with his siblings and their widowed mother in 1826. Cox later engaged in livestock dealing, droving, and land speculation. In 1843, he married Elizabeth Depew.

The History of McLean County, Illinois (Chicago: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879), 307-8, 887; Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, McLean County, 5 October 1843, Illinois State Archives, Springfield, IL.