Lois, the daughter of Jesse & Thursey, married George Mash, the son of William and Rhoda Miller Mash. They had three children. Sarah, Mary Ann, and William. George soon died of illness shortly after joining the Confederate Army in 1862. Sometime before 1865 Lois married a younger George W. Mash, cousin to her first husband. George and Lois moved to Russell County, Virginia sometime between 1867 and 1870. (They appear as the George "Nash" household in the 1870 census.)
Lois kept a Bible which was apparently passed down to her daughter Sarah Mash Addison, then to her daughter Maude Addison Pippin, then to her daughter Evelyn Pippin Fognano who gave it to Mark Christian who has it in his possession. The Bible is small, about 5 x 7 ½ inches. While the binding remains tight, the pages are deteriorating. All of the empty pages had writing on them. Some of it was very faded and difficult to read. The writing appears in at least two hands, and shows some sign of illiteracy.
The following has been transcribed from that Bible. You may view an page image by clicking on the page name. (It will take some time to download a page image.)
| Page | Transcription | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Inside front cover. | Wilson Cox Was Born January the 14th day 1818 | Wilson was the son of Jesse and Thursey. | Eliza Cox was Born May the 1st ? day 1823 | Eliza Hubbard Cox was the wife of Wilson Cox. |
| John Cox was Born May the 16th 1841 and died February 3rd day 1842 in Misorori State Wright County | There is a Wright County in Missouri which was founded in 1841. This was Wilson and Eliza's first child, who died in Missouri where they lived a year before going back east to Russell Co. | |
| Alfred Cox was bornd March the 24 1821 | Alfred was the son of Jesse and Thursey. | |
| Alfred Cox | ||
| 1900 1904 1814 1810 86 94 | Obviously age calculations, perhaps based on dates death. | |
| 1907 1825 82 | Another age calculation written sidewise on page. There are other numbers there that couldn't be made out. | |
| Opposite inside front cover. | ||
| Lowry Cox Was Born February the 28th 1843 | Lowry the son of Wilson & Eliza Cox. | |
| Mary Cox was Born March the 25th 1845. | Mary was the daughter of of Wilson and Eliza Cox. | |
| Lowis Cox was Born Janua ry the 15 1858 | Lois was the daughter of Wilson and Eliza Cox. | |
| Gerg W. Cox was Born June the 19 1850 | George W. Cox was the second husband of Lois Cox. | |
| Lilbern Cox was Born January the 17th 1853 | Lilbern was the son of Wilson and Eliza Cox. | |
| Martha Cox was Born September the 28th ? 1856 ? | Martha was the daughter of Wilson and Eliza. | |
| Calvin Colvard Was Bornd November the 3 1854 | The son of William Colvard and Martha Mash. Martha was the sister of Lois Cox Mash's second husband George W. Mash. | |
| Third blank page. | ||
| Nephew Colvard was bornd th 25th day of May 1869 | Probably Lewis was the son of William Colvard and Martha Mash. He was the nephew of Lois' second husband, George W. Mash. | |
| Cosbey Malica Jackson Was Bornd March the 16th 1887 | ||
| Fourth blank page. | ||
| Alfred Cox was Born March the 24 21 | Alfred was the son of Jesse and Thursey. | |
| George Mash was Bornd Jan the 17th 1836 | George was Lois' first husband who died 1862. | |
| Lois Mash was Bornd Jan the 20th 1833 | Lois was the daughter of Jesse and Thursey. | |
| Salley Mash was Bornd May the 21st 1855 | Sarah Mash Addison was the daughter of Lois Cox Mash and her first husband, George Mash. | |
| Maryan Mash was Bornd Sept. the 25th 1857 | Mary Ann Mash Jackson was the daughter of Lois Cox Mash and her first husband, George Mash. | |
| Wiliam Mash was Bornd May the 10th 1860 | William was the son of Lois Cox Mash and her first husband George. | |
| Mirey Elisabeth Mash was Borned Jan the 6th 1867 | Mary Elizabeth was the daughter of Lois Cox Mash and her second husband, George W. Mash | |
| George Mash was Bornd Jan the 22th 1847 | George W. Mash, Lois Cox's second husband, son of Henry Mash and Nancy Patrick. | |
| Fifth blank page. | ||
| William Albert Cole was Borned Jan 23 1906 | ||
| William Albert Cole was Bornd Jan 23, 1906 | ||
| George Payne Was Born Aug 19, 1888 | Son of D. Robert Payne and Mary Elizabeth Mash and grandson to Lois. | |
| Title page. | ||
| George Payne was Born Aug 19 1888 | ||
| this Bible Belongs to Louis Mash of Rosedale | George W. and Lois Mash lived at Rosedale in Russell County, Virginia. | |
| Back of title page. | ||
| 1902 1902 1818 1847 84 55 55 29 | More year calculations. Wilson Cox was born in 1818. Might he have died in 1902? | |
| First blank page in back. | George Louis Cox f ? here had ? Lewis ? Cox There had ? | |
| Wilson Cox Was Bornd March the 7 ? of 1848 | Wilson Cox was the son of Alfred and Mary Hubbard Cox. | |
| Eliza an Cox was Bornd March the 19th 1850 | Eliza Ann was the daughter of Alfred and Mary Hubbard Cox. | |
| Jesse Granvil Cox Was Bornd Oct the 25, 1851 | Jesse Granville was the son of Alfred and Mary Hubbard Cox. | |
| Second blank page in back. | George Elsa Payne was borned august 18 1888. | George was the son of D. Robert Payne and Mary Elizabeth Mash. |
| alfred alfred a alfred cox | ||
| Inside back cover. | Will Son Lowis ? Love ? Son ? Lois Lowis Cox |
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