Benjamin Franklin Fox
(1839-1924)
Virginia Boggs
(1848-1936)
Henry Camden Fox
(1868-1951)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Iva Edna Fast

Henry Camden Fox 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 2 June 1868, West Virginia 1 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Iva Edna Fast on 23 April 1924 in Braxton County, WV 1 2 3
  • Died: 10 June 1951, Frametown, WV at age 83 5 6
  • Buried: 12 June 1951, Fox Cemetery, Glendon, WV 6
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bullet  General Notes:


Henry's first wife was Susan Melvina McMorrow who he married in 1889.
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bullet  Birth Notes:


Name: Henry Camden Fox
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 02 Jul 1868
Event Place: Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Sex: Male
Race: White
Father's Name: Benjamin Franklin Fox
Mother's Name: Virginia Fox
Reference ID: v 1 p 59

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PC-F6J : 21 November 2018), Henry Camden Fox, 02 Jul 1868; citing Braxton, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 573,797.
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Henry Camden Fox
Event Date: 10 Jun 1951
Event Place: Frametown, Braxton, West Virginia
Gender: Male
Age (Expanded): 82 years
Birth Date: 02 Jul 1868
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Name: B. F. Fox
Mother's Name: Virginia Boggs
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records
Reference ID: yrs 1948-1958 p 64

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM6S-VML : 21 November 2018), Henry Camden Fox, 10 Jun 1951; citing Frametown, Braxton, West Virginia, County Records, yrs 1948-1958 p 64, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 572,705.
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1930 US Census in Birch District, Braxton, WV on 4 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 3, Family 22, Roll 2527
Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Home owned;
Comden H. Fox..Head..61..West Virginia..first married at age 21..Farmer, General Farm

(Living with 2nd wife and widowed mother.)
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• He appeared on the 1940 US Census in Birch District, Braxton, WV on 28 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 4-2, Family 187, Roll 4395
Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
H. Camden Fox..Head..71..West Virginia..8th grade..Farmer

(Living with wife.)
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• He resided in Frametown, WV in 1951.
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• He was buried after 10 June 1951 in the Fox Cemetery in Glendon, WV.

Find A Grave Memorial #89067425
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• His obituary was published in The Charleston Gazette on 12 June 1951 in Charleston, WV.

Henry C. Fox Dies At Home in Glendon - GASSAWAY, June 11- (Special)

Henry Camden Fox, 82, Glendon, Braxton County, died Sunday morning at his home. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Iva Fast Fox; three sons, Howard of California, Harry of Uhrichsville, O., and Tom of Akron, O.; three daughters, Mrs. Bessie Cook of Frametown, Mrs. Mattie Douglas of Massillon, O., and Mrs. Ethyl Auman of Akron, O.; one brother, French Fox of Gassaway and three sisters. Mrs. Emma Carney of Leavenworth, Kan., and Mrs. Caroline Rose and Mrs. Sisie Rose of Rosedale.

Service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the residence, Rev. E. H. Lafon officiating. Burial will be in Tate Creek cemetery under direction of Bartlett Mortuary of Gassaway.

(Source: The Charleston Gazette Charleston, West Virginia,12 June 1951, Page 8)
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Henry married Iva Edna Fast, daughter of Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry, on 23 April 1924 in Braxton County, WV.1 2 3 (Iva Edna Fast was born on 26 January 1880 in Clinton District, Monongalia, WV,1 2 3 7 8 9 10 died on 13 July 1965 in Huntersville, NC 10 and was buried on 14 July 1965 in Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, NC 10.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1930 US Census in Birch District, Braxton, WV on 4 April 1930. 2

1930 US Census
Sheet 1B, District 3, Family 22, Roll 2527
Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
Home owned;
Comden H. Fox..Head..61..West Virginia..first married at age 21..Farmer, General Farm
Iva E. Fox..Wife..50..West Virginia..married at age 44
Virginia Fox..Mother..81..West Virginia..Widowed
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• They appeared on the 1940 US Census in Birch District, Braxton, WV on 28 May 1940. 3

1940 US Census
Sheet 12A, District 4-2, Family 187, Roll 4395
Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States
H. Camden Fox..Head..71..West Virginia..8th grade..Farmer
Iva Fox..Wife..60..West Virginia..8th grade
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bullet  Marriage Notes:


Name: H.C. Fox
Event Type: Marriage
Event Type: marriage
Age: 55 years
Age: 55y
Age: 55
Age: 55y
Birth Year (Estimated): 1869
Birthplace: , Braxton, W Va
Marriage Date: 23 Apr 1924
Marriage Place: Braxton, West Virginia
Spouse's Name: Iva E. Fast
Spouse's Age: 44 years
Spouse's Age: 44y
Spouse's Age: 44
Spouse's Age: 44y
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1880
Spouse's Birthplace: , Braxton, W Va
Source Reference: County Records
Record Number: 356
Reference ID: Volume 14

Citing this Record
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRXQ-3V3 : 11 February 2018), H.C. Fox and Iva E. Fast, 23 Apr 1924; citing Braxton, West Virginia, Volume 14, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 573,812.
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Sources


1 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FRXQ-3V3 : 11 February 2018), H.C. Fox and Iva E. Fast, 23 Apr 1924; citing Braxton, West Virginia, Volume 14, county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 573,812.

2 1930 U.S. census, population schedule, Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 3, sheet 1B, family 22, Henry Camden Fox and Iva Edna Fast; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T626, roll 2527.

3 1940 U.S. census, population schedule, Birch Magisterial District, Braxton, West Virginia, United States, enumeration district (ED) 4-2, sheet 12A, household 187, Henry Camden Fox and Iva Edna Fox; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 January 2021); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T627, roll 4395.

4 "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 January 2021); (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1PC-F6J : 21 November 2018), Henry Camden Fox, 02 Jul 1868; citing Braxton, West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 573,797.

5 "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999," database, FamilySearch (accessed 28 January 2021), (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NM6S-VML : 21 November 2018), Henry Camden Fox, 10 Jun 1951; citing Frametown, Braxton, West Virginia, County Records, yrs 1948-1958 p 64, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 572,705.

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 13 Jul 2015), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89067425.

7 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

8 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Clinton District, Monongalia County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 94, p. 178A, dwelling 41, family 41, Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 11 Nov 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1409.

9 1900 U.S. census, population schedule, Birch District, Braxton County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 2, sheet 13B, 14A, dwelling 231, family 231, Waitman Melancthan Fast and Delia Elizabeth Stansberry; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 2 Jul 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T623.

10 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ ); accessed 28 January 2021, memorial page for Iva Edna Fast Fox (26 Jan 1880-13 Jul 1965), Find a Grave Memorial no. 89067789, citing Forest Lawn West Cemetery, Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA


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