Aras Bishop CoxAras Bishop Cox was born January 25, 1816, in Floyd County, Virginia. He married Phebe Edwards, daughter of David Edwards and Jane Osborne Reeves Edwards, of Stratford, NC.Aras Cox worked as a Methodist Clergyman in 1850. At that time, he and Phebe ad their children, Mary Jane, Henry, and Edward, lived in Ashe County, NC (which at that time included the area would become Alleghany County, NC.) By 1860, Aras had become a doctor and their family had grown to include another son, Charles.May 3, 1862, at age 46, he enlisted in the Confederate Army in the 61st NC Infantry, where he served as Captain of Company I. He resigned that December, due to illness and disability.In 1876 the family (Aras, Phebe, Edward, Charles, Jane, Albert, and James) lived in Atchison, Missouri. In 1885, he and Phebe lived in Madison County, Nebraska. March 8, 1886, Dr. Cox was appointed Postmaster of Purdum, Nebraska. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic while he lived there. After Phebe's death, Dr. Cox returned to Ashe County, to live with his daughter's family. At the time of the 1900 census, he lived with his son-in-law, Soloman Cox, two granddaughters, and two boarders. His daughter, Mary Jane, had passed away on August 7, 1899.Dr. Cox passed away January 30, 1907, in Brewster, Nebraska. At the time, he was living with his son, Charles. He was buried next to his wife, in Purdum Cemetery, in Blaine County, Nebraska. A descendant states Dr. Cox donated the land for the Purdum Cemetery on the corner of his homestead. Read More Read Less