Mary Slayden Cox

Painting

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NSCDA-TN

Name/Title

Mary Slayden Cox

Entry/Object ID

Cox, Mary Slayden

Description

Subject is an older woman wearing a dark high-collared dress. She is wearing a brooch on the collar. The gilt frame has an oval surround and is considered to be in excellent condition

Artwork Details

Medium

Oil on Canvas

Collection

Tennessee State Museum, 1000 Rosa L. Parks Blvd Nashville, TN 37208

Made/Created

Artist

Calvert, Ebenezer, 1850-1924

Date made

1909

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Frame

Height

30 in

Width

25 in

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

Mary "Mollie" Slayden was born on May 9, 1841, in Mississippi to Thomas Slayden and Jane Lewis Slayden. In 1859, she married Nicholas Cox, an attorney, in Hickman County, Tennessee. Cox joined the Confederate Army, serving as colonel in the 10th Tennessee Cavalry. After the war he and Mollie lived in Franklin, Tennessee, where he practiced law until he was elected to Congress in 1891, serving 5 terms. Mollie died on June 12, 1925, and is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery.

Created By

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Create Date

March 25, 2026

Updated By

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Update Date

March 25, 2026