28. Documentation for John L.

Fox
(18 October 1818 to 06 January 1899)
father of Daniel Alexander Fox
(13 January 1860 to 29 July 1932)
John L. Fox was born October 18, 1818, near Miamisburg, Ohio.(1) He was the
son of George Fox and Elizabeth Ann Link.(2)
John L. Fox married Susannah Hiligass on November 11, 1845, in Miami
Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, by the Reverend George Long.(3) Susannah
Hiligass was the daughter of Michael Hiligass and Anna Yeakel(Weikel). She was born
November 30, 1819, in Montgomery County, Ohio .(4)
John L. Fox and Susannah Hiligass were the parents of seven children: Anna
Elizabeth, Mary Susannah, Catherine Florence, Martha Jane, Margaret Persilla, John
Adam, and Daniel Alexander Fox. All of the children were born in Ohio except Daniel,
who was born in Vermillion County, Indiana.(5)
Susannah Hiligass Fox died August 11, 1894, in Gessie, Highland Township,
Vermillion County, Indiana.(6) John L. Fox died January 6, 1899, probably in Highland
Township, Vermillion County, Indiana.(7) Both Susannah (Hiligass) Fox and John L.
Fox are buried in Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington, Indiana.(8)
The will of John L. Fox lists the following children: Margaret Ricketts, John A.
Fox, Anna E. Goff, Mary Burnett, and Daniel A. Fox.(9) Martha Jane was not mentioned
in the will of her father, John L. Fox. She was listed as deceased on page 94 of The Fox
Genealogy, which was compiled between 1911 and 1914 by Daniel Gebhart Fox.
Catherine Florence is not mentioned in the will of her father, John L. Fox, and it is not
known when she died. Catherine Florence Fox married John Kiley Wilenmeyer and she
is listed as married on page 94 of The Fox Genealogy. Daniel Gebhart Fox, the author of
The Fox Genealogy, did not update any births, deaths, or marriages after 1914, when he
first presented the book for publication.
John L. Fox is listed under the U. S. Census of Ohio, 1850, Miami Township,
Montgomery County, as age 32 value of real estate = $2,500. Also listed with him are
Susannah age 30, Ann age 2, and Mary Fox age 8 months. All are listed as born in
Ohio.(10) John L. Fox and family moved to Vermillion County, Indiana about 1857.
John L. Fox appears in the U. S. Census of Indiana, 1860, Highland Township,
Vermillion County, Indiana. His real estate was valued at $6,560 and his personal
property was valued at $1,500. Also listed in the household is: Susannah Fox, age 40,
born in Ohio; Ann E. Fox, age 12, born in Ohio; Mary S. Fox, age 10, born in Ohio;
Catherine F. Fox, age 8, born in Ohio; Margaret P. Fox, age 6, born in Ohio; John A. Fox,
age 3, born in Ohio; Daniel A. Fox, age 5/12, born in Indiana; and Allen Rager, age 45, a
laborer, who was born in Indiana.(11)
John L. Fox is listed under the U. S. Census of Indiana, 1870, Highland Township,
Vermillion County, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated June 21, 1870, by A. J. Adams,
pages 14 and 15, dwelling number 94, family number 94. John L. Fox is listed as age 53,
real estate value = $6,780 and personal estate value = $1,400. Susannah is listed as age
50.(12)
John L. Fox is listed in the U. S. Census of Indiana, 1880, Highland Township,
Vermillion County, dwelling 16, family 16, age 60, a farmer, living with Susannah Fox
and Daniel Fox.(13).
 For a Biographical Sketch of John L. Fox, see Biographical and historical record of
Vermillion County, Indiana, page 491. The article indicates John L. Fox owned 331 acres of
choice land at one time in Highland Township. He was farming 186 acres at the time the
book was published in 1888.(14) Also see The Peoples' Guide, a business political and
religious directory of Vermillion County, Indiana, by Cline and McHaffie, 1874. A listing
includes John L. Fox, farmer, 1 1/4 miles north east of Gessie, born in OH, 1818, settled
in Vermillion Co., IN, 1858.(15)

Children (Fox):
i. Anna Elizabeth, born February 25, 1848, in Miamisburg, Montgomery
County, Ohio
ii. Mary Susannah, born January 1850 in Ohio
iii. Catherine Florence, born in 1852 in Ohio
iv. Martha Jane born in Ohio (deceased by 1914)
v. Margaret Persilla, born in 1854 in Warren County, Ohio
vi. John Adam, born in July 1857 in Warren County, Ohio
vii. Daniel Alexander, born January 13, 1860, in Highland Township, Vermillion
County, Indiana

ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIAL to support the RELATIONSHIP between

JOHN L. FOX and his son DANIEL ALEXANDER FOX

1) Will of John L. Fox, Court House, Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, pages
520 and 521. Names Daniel A. Fox as a beneficiary.
2) John L. Fox obituary, The Hoosier State newspaper, Newport, Indiana,
Wednesday 11 January 1899, page 1, column 3. Lists Daniel as born after John L. and
Susannah Fox moved to Vermillion County, Indiana.
3) U. S. Census for Ohio, 1850, Montgomery County, Miami Township,
enumerated by J. Hokidry on August 4, 1850, dwelling number 473, family number 473.
Lists John Fox age 32, Susannah Fox age 30, Ann Fox age 2 and Mary Fox age 8.
4) U. S. Census for Indiana, 1860, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post
Office - Perrysville, enumerated by A. J. Adams on June 30, 1860, dwelling number 76,
family number 76. Lists John L. Fox age 41, Susannah Fox age 40 and Daniel A. Fox age
5/12 as well as other children.
5) U. S. Census for Indiana, 1870, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post
Office - Perrysville, enumerated by A. J. Adams on June 21, 1870, dwelling number 94,
family number 94, pages 14 and 15. Lists John L. Fox age 53, Susannah Fox age 50, and
Daniel Fox age 10 as well as other children.
6) U. S. Census for Indiana, 1880, Vermillion County, Highland Township,
enumerated June 8, by Joshua Lewis, dwelling number 16, family number 16. Lists John
L. Fox, Susannah Fox, and Daniel Fox.
7) John L. Fox and Daniel Alexander Fox are buried in adjacent cemetery plots at
Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington, Indiana.
8) John L. Fox and Susannah Hiligass, married November 11, 1845, in Miami
Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, by Reverend George Long; Susannah Hiligass
and John L. Fox marriage record, source #492.000, Yates Publications.
9) Tombstone of Susannah Hiligass, Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington
Indiana. The tombstone states, "Susannah Hiligass, wife of John L. Fox, died August 11,
1894, 74 years, 2 months, 11 days."
10) The Fox Genealogy including the Metherd, Benner, and Leiter descendants, giving
biographies of the first and second generations, with sketches of the third generation, compiled
by D. G. Fox, 1914. (n.p) 1924. 1 p. 1., (5)-172 p. 20 com. 37-9439 CS71.F79 1924 Library
of Congress. Information included in The Fox Genealogy was collected about 1914 and
was done at the time when Fox family members would have had first hand information
about John L. Fox and his son Daniel Alexander Fox. See Sketch of John L. Fox.
11) Estate Papers of George Fox, Warren County Genealogical Society, 300 East
Silver Street, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, includes a receipt in the amount of $50 signed by
Susannah Fox for John L. Fox.
12) Biographical Sketch of John L. Fox on page 491 of History of Vermillion County,
Indiana. The article indicates John L. Fox owned 331 acres of choice land at one time in
Highland Township. He was farming 186 acres at the time the book was published in
1888.
13) The Peoples Guide, a business political and religious directory of Vermillion
County, Indiana, by Cline and McHaffie, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Printing and
Publishing House 1874, page 310. Lists John L. Fox as born in Ohio in 1818 and settled
in Vermillion County, Indiana, in 1858.

REFERENCES
1. The Fox Genealogy including the Metherd, Benner, and Leiter descendants, giving
biographies of the first and second generations, with sketches of the third generation, compiled
by Daniel Gebhart Fox, 1914. (n.p) 1924. 1 p. 1., (5)-172 p. 20 com. 37-9439 CS71.F79
1924 Library of Congress, page 94; Tombstone of John L. Fox, Hopewell Cemetery west
of Covington, Indiana. Date of death is given as January 6, 1899. The tombstone
indicates he was 80 years, 2 months, 28 days old. Tombstone photograph taken by
Curtis L. Older.

2. Estate Papers of George Fox, Warren County Genealogical Society, 300 East Silver
Street, Lebanon, Ohio 45036, includes a receipt in the amount of $50 signed by
Susannah Fox for John L. Fox; The Fox Genealogy by D. G. Fox, p. 94.

3. The Fox Genealogy by D. G. Fox, p. 94; John L. Fox and Susannah Hiligass, married
November 11, 1845, in Miami Township, Montgomery County, Ohio, by Reverend
George Long; Susannah Hiligass and John L. Fox marriage record, source #492.000,
Yates Publications.

4. The Fox Genealogy by D. G. Fox, p. 94; tombstone of Susannah Hiligass, Hopewell

Cemetery west of Covington Indiana. The tombstone states, "Susannah Hiligass, wife of
John L. Fox, died August 11, 1894, 74 years, 2 months, 11 days."

5. The Fox Genealogy by D. G. Fox, p. 94; U. S. Census for Ohio, 1850, Montgomery
County, Miami Township, enumerated by J. Hokidry on August 4, 1850, dwelling
number 473, family number 473; U. S. Census for Indiana, 1860, Vermillion County,
Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated by A. J. Adams on June 30,
1860, dwelling number 76, family number 76; U. S. Census for Indiana, 1870, Vermillion
County, Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated by A. J. Adams on
June 21, 1870, dwelling number 94, family number 94, pages 14 and 15; U. S. Census for
Indiana, 1880, Vermillion County, Highland Township, enumerated June 8, by Joshua
Lewis, dwelling number 16, family number 16; will of John L. Fox, Court House,
Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, pages 520 and 521.

6. Tombstone of Susannah Hiligass, Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington Indiana.

The tombstone states, "Susannah Hiligass, wife of John L. Fox, died August 11, 1894, 74
years, 2 months, 11 days."

7. Tombstone of John L. Fox, Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington, Indiana. Date of

death is given as January 6, 1899. The tombstone indicates he was "80 years, 2 months,
28 days old".

8. Tombstones of John L. Fox and Susannah Hiligass at Hopewell Cemetery west of

Covington, Indiana.

9. Will of John L. Fox, Court House, Newport, Vermillion County, Indiana, pages 520
and 521.

10. U. S. Census for Ohio, 1850, Miami Township, Montgomery County, enumerated
August 4, 1850, by J. Hokidry, Dwelling 473, Family 473, John L. Fox, age 41, John Fox,
age 32, farmer, real estate value = $2,500, born in Ohio; Susannah Fox, age 30, female,
born in Ohio, Ann Fox, age 2, female, born in Ohio, Mary Fox, age 8 months, born in
Ohio.

11. U. S. Census for Indiana, 1860, Highland Township, Vermillion County, enumerated
by A. J. Adams on June 30, 1860, Dwelling 76, Family 76, John L. Fox, age 41, farmer,
real estate value = $6,560, personal property value = $1,500, born in Ohio; Susannah
Fox, age 40, born in Ohio; Ann E. Fox, age 12, born in Ohio; Mary S. Fox, age 10, born in
Ohio; Catherine F. Fox, age 8, born in Ohio; Margaret P. Fox, age 6, born in Ohio; John
A. Fox, age 3, born in Ohio; Daniel A. Fox, age 5/12, born in Indiana.

12. U. S. Census for Indiana, 1870, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office -
Perrysville, enumerated June 21, 1870, by A. J. Adams, pages 14 and 15, Dwelling
number 94, Family number 94, John L. Fox, age 53, male, white, farmer, real estate value
= $6,780, personal estate vale = $1,400, born in Ohio, citizen of the U. S.; Susannah Fox,
age 50, female, white, at home, born in Ohio; Anna Fox, age 22, female, white, at home,
born in Ohio; Mary Fox, age 20, female, white, at home, born in Ohio; Catherine Fox,
age 18, female, white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year; Margaret
Fox, age 14, female, white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year; John
Fox, age 13, male, white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year; Daniel
Fox, age 10, male, white, at home, born in Indiana, attended school within the year.

13. U. S. Census for Indiana, 1880, Highland Township, Vermillion County, enumerated
June 8, 1880, by Joshua Lewis, Dwelling number 16, Family number 16, John L. Fox, age
60; Susannah Fox, age 59; Daniel Fox, age 20.

14. See Biographical and historical record of Vermillion County, Indiana. Published: Chicago:
The Lewis publishing company, 1888. Under Biographical Sketches, page 491, there
appears a sketch of John L. Fox. The biographical sketch indicates he owned 331 acres of
choice land at one time in Highland Township. He was farming 186 acres at the time the
book was published in 1888.

15. The Peoples' Guide, a business political and religious directory of Vermillion County,
Indiana, by Cline and McHaffie, Indianapolis, Indianapolis Printing and Publishing
House 1874: page 310, John L. Fox, farmer, 1 1/4 miles north east of Gessie, born in OH,
1818, settled in Vermillion Co., IN, 1858.

Brothers and Sisters of John L. Fox as Listed in The Fox Genealogy by D. G. Fox

Adam Fox was born Oct. 1, 1808, and died May 1, 1881, in Ohio. He married
Elizabeth F. Heiss.
Frederick L. Fox was born Feb. 28, 1810, in Montgomery Co., Ohio, and died
Nov. 20, 1851. He is buried at the St. John or Gebhart Church Cemetery in Miamisburg,
Warren Co., Ohio. He married Anna Maria Zehring on Mar. 28, 1833.
Daniel L. Fox was born Aug. 17, 1811 and died Sep. 8, 1889. He married
Rosannah Christman on Sep. 12, 1833.
Catharine Fox (Mrs. John Fox) was born May 6, 1813 and died Sep. 19, 1841. She
married John Fox on Sep. 20, 1832.
George L. Fox was born Sep. 12, 1816 and died Apr. 17, 1893. He married
Susannah Manning on Dec. 27, 1842.
Alexander Fox was born Sep. 21, 1820 and died Sep. 15, 1900. He married Anna
Eagle on Apr. 9, 1845.
Susanna Jane Fox was born Nov. 17, 1824 and died Nov. 17, 1824.
Elizabeth Fox was born Oct. 1, 1830 and died Oct. 23, 1868. She married Peter
Eagle on Nov. 11, 1854.
Mary L. Fox was born Oct. 1, 1830 and died Oct. 5, 1850.
The Estate Papers of George Fox Obtained through the Warren County Genealogical Society, 300 East
Silver Street, Lebanon, Ohio 45036 (a son of Frederick Fox), (in part).

Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox Adm of George Fox Decd In acpt with the widow and Hiers of said Estate.
Debtor
%? Amounts found remaining in the hands of said Admrs are final settlement a t the October Term 1850
$ 2591.54 1/2

Credits
Vouchers No 1 to 7 inclusive Elisabeth Fox widow of said Decd 930.51
Vouchers No. 8 to 12 inclusive Adam Fox 184.63
Vouchers No 13 to 17 inclusive Frederick L. Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos 18 to 22 inclusive Daniel L. Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos. 23 to 28 inclusive George L. Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos 29 to 33 inclusive John L. Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos 34 to 38 inclusive Alexander Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos. 39 to 42 inclusive Elisabeth L.Fox 184.63
Vouchers Nos 43 to 46 inclusive
Mary L. Fox (now deceased) 184.00
Vouchers No 47 John Fox guardian of
Elisabeth Ann & David M. Fox 184.63
State of Ohio Warren County

Personally appeared in open court Adam Fox one of the administrators of George Fox Decd and
was duly sworn according to l aw deposeth and saith that the foregoing accounts & v ouchers therein
refered to is last & correct to best of his knowledge & belief and he further saith that after they had paid
out to each of the heirs at law (except the two minors entitled to one share) that Mary L. Fox died intestate
and without issue and then the small balance remaining in the hands of the Adms was divided among
the remaining heirs & saith he saith not
sworn to & subscribed in
open court this 23rd Nov 1850 } Adam Fox
A W Stokes Clk

Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox decd the sum of fifty
dollars, part of the above - named Estate
January 4th 1848 Susannah Fox for John L Fox (signed)

June 23rd 1849.

Received of Adam Fox one of the administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd, the sum of fifty dollars
part of the above named Estate due the widow.
Elisabeth Fox (signed)

Received of Elisabeth Fox and Adam Fox administrators of the Estate of George Fox Decd the sum of one
hundred and eighty four dollars & s ixty three cents it being paid as t he distributive share of Elisabeth
Ann, & David, M. Fox minor heirs of Catharine L. Fox Decd and heirs at Law of said George Fox Decd.
Also nine dollars and fifteen cents interest received thereon.
Nov 11th 1850 John Fox (signed)
Guardian of Elisabeth
Ann & David M. Fox
George Fox Estate Papers - signed receipts by Elizabeth Fox,
Frederick L. Fox, Adam Fox, and Alexander Fox
George Fox Estate Papers - signed receipts by John L Fox,
Susannah Fox for John L. Fox, and Elizabeth Fox
George Fox Estate Papers - signed receipts by George L Fox,
?? Hamilton, and John Fox guardian of Elizabeth and
David M Fox
George Fox Estate Papers - signed receipts by Mary L Fox,
Daniel L. Fox (2), and Elizabeth L Fox
 1860 Indiana Federal Census, Highland Township, Vermillion County
enumerated by A. J. Adams on June 30, 1860

John L. Fox age 41, farmer, real estate worth 6560, personal property worth 1500, born in Ohio
Susannah Fox age 40, born in Ohio
Ann E. Fox, age 12, born in Ohio
Mary S. Fox, age 10, born in Ohio
Catherine F. Fox, age 8, born in Ohio
Margaret P. Fox, age 6, born in Ohio
John A. Fox, age 3, born in Ohio
Daniel A. Fox, age 5/12, born in Indiana
Allen Rager, age 45, laborer, born in Indiana
1870 United States Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated June 21, 1870,
by A. J. Adams, page 14.
Dwelling number 94, Family number 94, John L. Fox, age 53, male white, farmer, real estate value = $6,780, personal estate value =
1,400, born in Ohio, citizen of U. S.
Susannah Fox, age 50, female, white, Keep House, born in Ohio
Anna Fox, age 22, female, white, at home, born in Ohio
Mary Fox, age 20, female, white, at home, born in Ohio
Catherine Fox, age 18, female, white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Margaret Fox, age 14, female, white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year

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1870 United States Census for Indiana, Vermillion County, Highland Township, Post Office - Perrysville, enumerated June 21, 1870,
by A. J. Adams, page 14.
John Fox, age 13, male white, at home, born in Ohio, attended school within the year
Daniel Fox, age 10, male, white, at home, born in Indiana, attended school within the year
1880 Indiana Federal Census, Highland Township, Vermillion County,
enumerated June 8, 1880, by Joshua Lewis

John L. Fox, Susannah Fox, and Daniel Fox

Will of John L. Fox (a son of George Fox and a grandson of Frederick Fox of Foxs
Gap in Maryland).

John L. Fox
Vermillion County, Indiana
Court House, Newport

520 John L. Fox

WILL RECORD

In the name of God, Amen:

I John L. Fox of the County of Vermillion and State of Indiana being weak in body
and of sound mind, memory and understanding but considering the uncertainly of this
transitory life, do make and publish this my last Will and Testament in manner and
form following, to wit:

First, - It is my Will and I do order that all my jsut debts and Funeral expenses be duly
paid and satisfied as soon as conveniently can be after my decease,
Second, -
Item, - I give unto my Daughter Margaret Ricketts ($5.00) Dollars.
Item, - I give unto my son John A. Fox Five ($5.00) Dollars.
Item, - The balance of my Estate shall be equally divided between my Daughters Anna
E. Goff, Mary Burnett and Daniel A. Fox.
The said Margaret Ricketts and John A. Fox have already received more of my estate
than their shares.
And, lastly, I nominate, constitute and appoint W. H. Goff of Gessie, Ind. To be the
Executor of this, my Will, hereby revoking all other Wills, legacies and bequests by me
heretofore made, and declaring this, and no other, to be my last will and testament.
In Witness Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 8 day April, in the year
1898.
John L. Fox (seal)

Signed, sealed, published, and declared by the said John L. Fox as and for his last Will
and Testament, in the presence of us who at his request and in his presence and in the
presence of each other, have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.
Alexander Swisher (seal)

Jacob B. Swisher (seal)

State of Indiana, Vermillion County, SS:
Before me, John T. Lowe Clerk of the Vermillion Circuit Court, personally came
Jacob B. Swisher one of the subscribing witnesses to the foregoing last Will and
Testament of John L. Fox late of Vermillion County, Indiana, deceased, and being
duly sworn on oath says that he was present at the exectuion of said last will: that the
same was duly executed: that said testator requested said Jacob B. Swisher and
Alexander Swisher to sign said will as Witnesses thereto, which they accordingly did in
the presence of said testaor, and in the presence of each other as subscribing witnesses
thereto.

Jacob B. Swisher
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 28th day of January 1899,
John T. Lowe clerk
521
VERMILLION COUNTY, INDIANA

State of Indiana } SS:

Vermillion County}
I John
T. Lowe Clerk of the Vermillion Circuit Court do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing last will and testament of John L Fox late of Vermillion County State of
Indiana deceased was this day duly admitted to probate and record and the proof
thereof duly made by Jacob B. Swisher one of subscribing witnesses thereto which said
Will together with such proof have been duly recorded in Record of Will Lo 3 Page 520
in this office

Witness my name and the seal of said Court this 28th day of Jany 1899
John T. Lowe Clerk
 Tombstone of Daniel Alexander Fox
light stone in the right half of picture

Hopewell Cemetery west of Covington, Indiana

Tombstone of John L. Fox
dark slim stone in the left half of picture
December 18, 2005

REPORT FOR CURT OLDER

JOHN L. FOX (#28), FATHER OF DANIEL ALEXANDER FOX

This file shows how important estate papers can be, since John L. Fox is mentioned in
his father Georges estate papers, as is his mother, Elisabeth, the widow of George.
Footnote #1: John L. Foxs tombstone gives his death date and exact age, making it
possible to determine his birth date. More good evidence.

Lets next discuss The Fox Genealogy, compiled in 1914 and published in 1924. These
older genealogy compilations can be a tremendous help in researching, but of course
are only as good as the persons who compile them. I am assuming, since you are using
it often as a source, that this genealogy contains much factual material
(births/deaths/marriages) from courthouses, etc., not just family stories. If the book
gives transcriptions of vital records, and Bible entries, etc., then it is a valuable and
presumably reliable source. I see in Susannahs file, that you have included the intro to
the book and the author spent a great deal of time researching in the geographic areas
where these persons actually lived it certainly appears that the author was a skilled
researcher. I have used these old genealogies in my own family research. When
documents are mentioned, I then try to collect copies of those documents to be sure
what was written in the book is accurate. I see that you have obtained a copy of John L.
Foxs will, for example, and it is a good one, naming five of his children. It looks like
you are using the Fox book and also getting other backup material as well, for example,
in footnote #4 where you cite not only the book, but also Susannahs tombstone. Also,
footnote #5, where you cite the book and then censuses. Thats good research, because
you are using the Fox book as a starting point, then backing up those facts by trying to
obtain documents that support what the book says. One good thing about those older
genealogy books: Many times there were still old-timers who knew some of the
people in the book and even had letters and Bibles that no longer exist. That can be
very helpful. (It is Murphys Law of Genealogy that the craziest, least interested person
in each family ends up with the family papers. In just a couple of generations, much
valuable family info can be forever lost.)

In the ninth paragraph, you cite History of Vermillion County, Indiana, and mention at
the time the book was published, but nowhere in the narrative or the footnotes can I
find a date of publication. When was it published?

If it were not for an old county history of biographical sketches from the 1880s, I would
know nothing at all about one of my great-great grandfathers. Two of his sons had
sketches and mentioned some info about their father, who has only been located in one
census report. These old bios are chock full of information, much of which was
furnished by the family members themselves and may therefore be embellished a bit -
- but they still provide valuable information.

Regarding John L. Foxs will: Five of his seven children are named in it. Did Catherine
Florence and Martha Jane die young?
That is a nice list of the brothers and sisters of John L. Fox, but what is the source? Is it
from the Fox book? There should be some sort of acknowledgement of the source(s).

CONCLUSIONS: You have excellent proof of marriage for John L. Fox and his wife
Susannah Hiligass, from two sources: The Fox book and the marriage record from Yates
Publications, which I assume is transcribed from vital records. You have proof of John
L. Foxs parentage both from the Fox book and from his fathers will. You have
concrete proof of John L. Foxs birth and death dates from his tombstone. Good proofs.