!This information taken from "The History Of Kaufman County Texas" without proof:
"When Charles was 24 years old, his oldest brother, William G. Fox, died leaving behind a wife, child, and 320 acres of farm land. Eight months after his death, Charles assumed his duty to his brother's widow and child and married Esther M. Fox. They were wed on Nov. 21, 1855 at 12:00 noon in the presence of Nancy Spikes, Thomas W. Fox, and Samuel McCorkle. . . .
In July of 1861, Charles J. Fox enlisted as a Private in Captain John R. Johnson's Praireville Company, Kaufman County. This was not until March 10, 1862 that Charles J. Fox joined for duty to fight in the Civil War (sic). At the same time three of his brothers, Thomas Wade Fox, Joseph Henry Fox, and Benjamin Franklin Fox, enlisted. Their Captain was J.R. Johnson and was a part of the Bass' Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers 20th Texas Cavalry, Company C. A black man named Gabe Jones went through the war accompanying Charles Fox and taking care of his horse. The men fought in Indian Territory, Arkansas, and parts of Missouri. In Oct. of 1862 Charles was captured by the Yankees and then paroled on the 29th of that month. The brigade had become disorganized.
The men were sick and war-weary, especially those who had been opposed to secession. Major General Thomas C. Hindman's patience had run out for the 20th Texas. He ordered them to dismount and sent their ponies back to Texas. It was most likely the winter of that year that Charles Fox sent word to his wife in Kaufman County near Ola that he, his brothers, and the other men were in great need of food and supplies. Charles's wife Esther and Thomas' wife Betty Andrews loaded a wagon with supplies. Esther took her son Charles Rush and both women took a woman slave along on the journey.
The women made the rendezvous with their husbands at Boggy Depot in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), roughly 125 miles north. Along the way they found shelter in the homes of women whose husbands were also fighting in the war. After the war, Charles returned to the "Dog Trot" style log cabin on the "Rocky Branch" creek near Ola. There he continued farming. His other children married and moved away, only Marion remained to work the land.
Every morning Charles would hitch up his horse named "Selum" to his phaeton and go to Ola for the mail. On the way up from Rocky Branch he would stop by his son Marion's place to pick up his granddaughter, Lucille Fox. Eventually Charles became too old to live by himself. His children met and decided that he would live with his daughter, Mollie Fox Erwin in Van Zandt County. Marion helped pay for the expenses.
Charles soon grew tired of that arrangement and returned to Ola with Marion and Beulah. The reason he gave for his return was that Beulah made better biscuits. . . . In 1908, his wife Esther, died and he later married a woman whose last name was Jackson. She later left him after a dispute. Charles J. Fox died on June 1, 1914. His body was taken by wagon to the Fox family cemetery where he was buried."
"When Charles was 24 years old, his oldest brother, William G. Fox, died leaving behind a wife, child, and 320 acres of farm land. Eight months after his death, Charles assumed his duty to his brother's widow and child and married Esther M. Fox. They were wed on Nov. 21, 1855 at 12:00 noon in the presence of Nancy Spikes, Thomas W. Fox, and Samuel McCorkle. . . .
In July of 1861, Charles J. Fox enlisted as a Private in Captain John R. Johnson's Praireville Company, Kaufman County. This was not until March 10, 1862 that Charles J. Fox joined for duty to fight in the Civil War (sic). At the same time three of his brothers, Thomas Wade Fox, Joseph Henry Fox, and Benjamin Franklin Fox, enlisted. Their Captain was J.R. Johnson and was a part of the Bass' Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers 20th Texas Cavalry, Company C. A black man named Gabe Jones went through the war accompanying Charles Fox and taking care of his horse. The men fought in Indian Territory, Arkansas, and parts of Missouri. In Oct. of 1862 Charles was captured by the Yankees and then paroled on the 29th of that month. The brigade had become disorganized.
The men were sick and war-weary, especially those who had been opposed to secession. Major General Thomas C. Hindman's patience had run out for the 20th Texas. He ordered them to dismount and sent their ponies back to Texas. It was most likely the winter of that year that Charles Fox sent word to his wife in Kaufman County near Ola that he, his brothers, and the other men were in great need of food and supplies. Charles's wife Esther and Thomas' wife Betty Andrews loaded a wagon with supplies. Esther took her son Charles Rush and both women took a woman slave along on the journey.
The women made the rendezvous with their husbands at Boggy Depot in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), roughly 125 miles north. Along the way they found shelter in the homes of women whose husbands were also fighting in the war. After the war, Charles returned to the "Dog Trot" style log cabin on the "Rocky Branch" creek near Ola. There he continued farming. His other children married and moved away, only Marion remained to work the land.
Every morning Charles would hitch up his horse named "Selum" to his phaeton and go to Ola for the mail. On the way up from Rocky Branch he would stop by his son Marion's place to pick up his granddaughter, Lucille Fox. Eventually Charles became too old to live by himself. His children met and decided that he would live with his daughter, Mollie Fox Erwin in Van Zandt County. Marion helped pay for the expenses.
Charles soon grew tired of that arrangement and returned to Ola with Marion and Beulah. The reason he gave for his return was that Beulah made better biscuits. . . . In 1908, his wife Esther, died and he later married a woman whose last name was Jackson. She later left him after a dispute. Charles J. Fox died on June 1, 1914. His body was taken by wagon to the Fox family cemetery where he was buried."
!This information taken from "The History Of Kaufman County Texas" without proof:
"When Charles was 24 years old, his oldest brother, William G. Fox, died leaving behind a wife, child, and 320 acres of farm land. Eight months after his death, Charles assumed his duty to his brother's widow and child and married Esther M. Fox. They were wed on Nov. 21, 1855 at 12:00 noon in the presence of Nancy Spikes, Thomas W. Fox, and Samuel McCorkle. . . .
In July of 1861, Charles J. Fox enlisted as a Private in Captain John R. Johnson's Praireville Company, Kaufman County. This was not until March 10, 1862 that Charles J. Fox joined for duty to fight in the Civil War (sic). At the same time three of his brothers, Thomas Wade Fox, Joseph Henry Fox, and Benjamin Franklin Fox, enlisted. Their Captain was J.R. Johnson and was a part of the Bass' Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers 20th Texas Cavalry, Company C. A black man named Gabe Jones went through the war accompanying Charles Fox and taking care of his horse. The men fought in Indian Territory, Arkansas, and parts of Missouri. In Oct. of 1862 Charles was captured by the Yankees and then paroled on the 29th of that month. The brigade had become disorganized.
The men were sick and war-weary, especially those who had been opposed to secession. Major General Thomas C. Hindman's patience had run out for the 20th Texas. He ordered them to dismount and sent their ponies back to Texas. It was most likely the winter of that year that Charles Fox sent word to his wife in Kaufman County near Ola that he, his brothers, and the other men were in great need of food and supplies. Charles's wife Esther and Thomas' wife Betty Andrews loaded a wagon with supplies. Esther took her son Charles Rush and both women took a woman slave along on the journey.
The women made the rendezvous with their husbands at Boggy Depot in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), roughly 125 miles north. Along the way they found shelter in the homes of women whose husbands were also fighting in the war. After the war, Charles returned to the "Dog Trot" style log cabin on the "Rocky Branch" creek near Ola. There he continued farming. His other children married and moved away, only Marion remained to work the land.
Every morning Charles would hitch up his horse named "Selum" to his phaeton and go to Ola for the mail. On the way up from Rocky Branch he would stop by his son Marion's place to pick up his granddaughter, Lucille Fox. Eventually Charles became too old to live by himself. His children met and decided that he would live with his daughter, Mollie Fox Erwin in Van Zandt County. Marion helped pay for the expenses.
Charles soon grew tired of that arrangement and returned to Ola with Marion and Beulah. The reason he gave for his return was that Beulah made better biscuits. . . . In 1908, his wife Esther, died and he later married a woman whose last name was Jackson. She later left him after a dispute. Charles J. Fox died on June 1, 1914. His body was taken by wagon to the Fox family cemetery where he was buried."
"When Charles was 24 years old, his oldest brother, William G. Fox, died leaving behind a wife, child, and 320 acres of farm land. Eight months after his death, Charles assumed his duty to his brother's widow and child and married Esther M. Fox. They were wed on Nov. 21, 1855 at 12:00 noon in the presence of Nancy Spikes, Thomas W. Fox, and Samuel McCorkle. . . .
In July of 1861, Charles J. Fox enlisted as a Private in Captain John R. Johnson's Praireville Company, Kaufman County. This was not until March 10, 1862 that Charles J. Fox joined for duty to fight in the Civil War (sic). At the same time three of his brothers, Thomas Wade Fox, Joseph Henry Fox, and Benjamin Franklin Fox, enlisted. Their Captain was J.R. Johnson and was a part of the Bass' Regiment of Texas Mounted Volunteers 20th Texas Cavalry, Company C. A black man named Gabe Jones went through the war accompanying Charles Fox and taking care of his horse. The men fought in Indian Territory, Arkansas, and parts of Missouri. In Oct. of 1862 Charles was captured by the Yankees and then paroled on the 29th of that month. The brigade had become disorganized.
The men were sick and war-weary, especially those who had been opposed to secession. Major General Thomas C. Hindman's patience had run out for the 20th Texas. He ordered them to dismount and sent their ponies back to Texas. It was most likely the winter of that year that Charles Fox sent word to his wife in Kaufman County near Ola that he, his brothers, and the other men were in great need of food and supplies. Charles's wife Esther and Thomas' wife Betty Andrews loaded a wagon with supplies. Esther took her son Charles Rush and both women took a woman slave along on the journey.
The women made the rendezvous with their husbands at Boggy Depot in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma), roughly 125 miles north. Along the way they found shelter in the homes of women whose husbands were also fighting in the war. After the war, Charles returned to the "Dog Trot" style log cabin on the "Rocky Branch" creek near Ola. There he continued farming. His other children married and moved away, only Marion remained to work the land.
Every morning Charles would hitch up his horse named "Selum" to his phaeton and go to Ola for the mail. On the way up from Rocky Branch he would stop by his son Marion's place to pick up his granddaughter, Lucille Fox. Eventually Charles became too old to live by himself. His children met and decided that he would live with his daughter, Mollie Fox Erwin in Van Zandt County. Marion helped pay for the expenses.
Charles soon grew tired of that arrangement and returned to Ola with Marion and Beulah. The reason he gave for his return was that Beulah made better biscuits. . . . In 1908, his wife Esther, died and he later married a woman whose last name was Jackson. She later left him after a dispute. Charles J. Fox died on June 1, 1914. His body was taken by wagon to the Fox family cemetery where he was buried."
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