An American Family History

Magdalene Smith Cox was born about 1790 in Tennessee. Her parents were Henry and Mary Smith.

She married Godfrey Cox.

From census records, it appears they had at least 3 children.

Godfrey was a private in Bayle's 4th Regiment of the East Tennessee Militia during the war of 1812.

According to her father's will, after her mother died or remarried, she was to inherit

one hundred dollars ... in money and the other half in good trade, also such a part of the household furniture as their mother in her lifetime may think proper to give them.

In 1830 the Godfrey Cox household appeared in Sullivan County, Tennessee. They were living near Magdalene's sister, Catharine Smith. The household consisted of

a woman between 60 and 69,
a woman between 40 and 49 - Magdalen
a man between 30 and 3-Godfrey,
a woman between 20 and 29,
a boy between 15 and 19,
and a boy between 10 and 14.