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Jonathan Francis Wilcox

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Jonathan Francis Wilcox

Original Name
Jonathan F. (veteran)
Birth
Lexington, Greene County, New York, USA
Death
30 Sep 1915 (aged 92)
Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA
Burial
Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA Add to Map
Plot
A-61-1
Memorial ID
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aka Jonathan Ferris Wilcox

Son of Henry Wilcox and Susanna Miller

Married Ida Anna Rice, 1 Feb 1881, Farmington, Davis, Utah

Children - Edith Wilcox, Francis Dorvil Wilcox, Valeria Wilcox, Gilbert Harvey Wilcox, Guy Wilcox, Rosette Dorothy Wilcox, Myrtle W. Wilcox, Reuben Brooks Wilcox, Sherman Miller Wilcox

History - Jonathan F. Wilcox was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Civil War and was always proud that he was permitted to shake the hand of President Abraham Lincoln, with his soldier companions. After the war, he wended his way to Utah. As a young man, he made and lost a fortune panning gold in California in 1849. He settled at Farmington, Utah, taking up a one-half section of land, up by the hills and although he was nearly three times the age of Ida Anna, he fell in love with her and after two years of courtship they were married in 1883. They settled on his land, where he had planted a wonderful orchard and vineyard. Here they spent their life together.
aka Jonathan Ferris Wilcox

Son of Henry Wilcox and Susanna Miller

Married Ida Anna Rice, 1 Feb 1881, Farmington, Davis, Utah

Children - Edith Wilcox, Francis Dorvil Wilcox, Valeria Wilcox, Gilbert Harvey Wilcox, Guy Wilcox, Rosette Dorothy Wilcox, Myrtle W. Wilcox, Reuben Brooks Wilcox, Sherman Miller Wilcox

History - Jonathan F. Wilcox was a veteran of the Civil War. He enlisted in the Civil War and was always proud that he was permitted to shake the hand of President Abraham Lincoln, with his soldier companions. After the war, he wended his way to Utah. As a young man, he made and lost a fortune panning gold in California in 1849. He settled at Farmington, Utah, taking up a one-half section of land, up by the hills and although he was nearly three times the age of Ida Anna, he fell in love with her and after two years of courtship they were married in 1883. They settled on his land, where he had planted a wonderful orchard and vineyard. Here they spent their life together.

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  • Created by: SMS
  • Added: Feb 1, 2000
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135673/jonathan_francis-wilcox: accessed ), memorial page for Jonathan Francis Wilcox (27 Sep 1823–30 Sep 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 135673, citing Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis County, Utah, USA; Maintained by SMS (contributor 46491005).