Published in The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington VT); Thursday, December 18, 1941; Page 8
Walter Cox Services Held Wednesday
Goshen, N.Y. — Walter Cox, who won his first race down the main street of Manchester, N.H., to settle an argument with a rival, died today after building up a national reputation as a driver and trainer of trotters and pacers.
Mr. Cox occasionally came to Bennington to visit friends here.
He was born at Epsom, N.H., September 8, 1868, and raced horses during the early part of his life over New England half-mile tracks. Before joining forces with Cane in 1921 he drove two years for Laurel Hill farm of Indianapolis.
The funeral service was held from the home at noon Wednesday.
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SOURCES: New Hampshire birth and death records; Pine Grove Cemetery record #19,864
Name: Walter Randall Cox
Birth Date: 08 Sep 1868
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Death Date: 15 Dec 1941
Death Place: Goshen, Orange, New York
Gender: Male
Ethnic Group: White
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis [inflammation of the heart muscle]
Place of Interment: Manchester, New Hampshire
Cemetery: Pine Grove Cemetery
Date of Interment: 18 Dec 1941
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SOURCE: New Hampshire marriage records
Bride: Emma Abigail Putney
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birthplace: Hamburg, Iowa
Father: William A Putney
Mother: Mary Augusta Fuller
Groom: Walter R Cox
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1869
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Father: Charles E. Cox
Mother: Evelyn M. Randall
Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Walter Cox Services Held Wednesday
Goshen, N.Y. — Walter Cox, who won his first race down the main street of Manchester, N.H., to settle an argument with a rival, died today after building up a national reputation as a driver and trainer of trotters and pacers.
Mr. Cox occasionally came to Bennington to visit friends here.
He was born at Epsom, N.H., September 8, 1868, and raced horses during the early part of his life over New England half-mile tracks. Before joining forces with Cane in 1921 he drove two years for Laurel Hill farm of Indianapolis.
The funeral service was held from the home at noon Wednesday.
______________________________
SOURCES: New Hampshire birth and death records; Pine Grove Cemetery record #19,864
Name: Walter Randall Cox
Birth Date: 08 Sep 1868
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Death Date: 15 Dec 1941
Death Place: Goshen, Orange, New York
Gender: Male
Ethnic Group: White
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis [inflammation of the heart muscle]
Place of Interment: Manchester, New Hampshire
Cemetery: Pine Grove Cemetery
Date of Interment: 18 Dec 1941
______________________________
SOURCE: New Hampshire marriage records
Bride: Emma Abigail Putney
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birthplace: Hamburg, Iowa
Father: William A Putney
Mother: Mary Augusta Fuller
Groom: Walter R Cox
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1869
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Father: Charles E. Cox
Mother: Evelyn M. Randall
Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Published in The Bennington Evening Banner (Bennington VT); Thursday, December 18, 1941; Page 8
Walter Cox Services Held Wednesday
Goshen, N.Y. — Walter Cox, who won his first race down the main street of Manchester, N.H., to settle an argument with a rival, died today after building up a national reputation as a driver and trainer of trotters and pacers.
Mr. Cox occasionally came to Bennington to visit friends here.
He was born at Epsom, N.H., September 8, 1868, and raced horses during the early part of his life over New England half-mile tracks. Before joining forces with Cane in 1921 he drove two years for Laurel Hill farm of Indianapolis.
The funeral service was held from the home at noon Wednesday.
______________________________
SOURCES: New Hampshire birth and death records; Pine Grove Cemetery record #19,864
Name: Walter Randall Cox
Birth Date: 08 Sep 1868
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Death Date: 15 Dec 1941
Death Place: Goshen, Orange, New York
Gender: Male
Ethnic Group: White
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis [inflammation of the heart muscle]
Place of Interment: Manchester, New Hampshire
Cemetery: Pine Grove Cemetery
Date of Interment: 18 Dec 1941
______________________________
SOURCE: New Hampshire marriage records
Bride: Emma Abigail Putney
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birthplace: Hamburg, Iowa
Father: William A Putney
Mother: Mary Augusta Fuller
Groom: Walter R Cox
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1869
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Father: Charles E. Cox
Mother: Evelyn M. Randall
Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
Walter Cox Services Held Wednesday
Goshen, N.Y. — Walter Cox, who won his first race down the main street of Manchester, N.H., to settle an argument with a rival, died today after building up a national reputation as a driver and trainer of trotters and pacers.
Mr. Cox occasionally came to Bennington to visit friends here.
He was born at Epsom, N.H., September 8, 1868, and raced horses during the early part of his life over New England half-mile tracks. Before joining forces with Cane in 1921 he drove two years for Laurel Hill farm of Indianapolis.
The funeral service was held from the home at noon Wednesday.
______________________________
SOURCES: New Hampshire birth and death records; Pine Grove Cemetery record #19,864
Name: Walter Randall Cox
Birth Date: 08 Sep 1868
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Death Date: 15 Dec 1941
Death Place: Goshen, Orange, New York
Gender: Male
Ethnic Group: White
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Cause of Death: Chronic myocarditis [inflammation of the heart muscle]
Place of Interment: Manchester, New Hampshire
Cemetery: Pine Grove Cemetery
Date of Interment: 18 Dec 1941
______________________________
SOURCE: New Hampshire marriage records
Bride: Emma Abigail Putney
Race: White
Age: 19
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birthplace: Hamburg, Iowa
Father: William A Putney
Mother: Mary Augusta Fuller
Groom: Walter R Cox
Race: White
Age: 20
Birth Date: abt 1869
Birthplace: Epsom, New Hampshire
Father: Charles E. Cox
Mother: Evelyn M. Randall
Marriage Date: 19 Jun 1889
Marriage Place: Manchester, New Hampshire
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