Cox. Cyrenius C. Portrait Photo, c. 1870. b/w. Head/shoulders view of mature man with dark hair, full beard but no mustache. wearing dark 3-piece suite, with white tie. "Cyrenius C. Cox" hand written at bottom.
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" Identified as Cyrenius C. Cox at the reference room of the St. Joseph public library who came to Buchanan County in 1849 and engaged in the manufacture of brick. He had a son James who was born in Montgomery County, Missouri. He joined the gold rush to California in 1849 and returned to St. Joseph in 1861 after twelve years spent in gold mining. He joined the Confederate army and served four years receiving a captain's commission. Like his father he returned to become a manufacture of brick. At the time he married Mary T. Harris, daughter of William Harris, whose farm manor house still exists at 1423 Francis Street.'
Original digital scan located on History CD 01
