Charles H. Silcox was born in Mar. 1862 at Washington County, Kentucky. He was the son of
John Benjamin Silcox and
Paulina Terhune. Charles H. Silcox married
Margaret Mershon, daughter of
James H. Mershon and
Minnie (Unknown), on 12. Sep. 1891 at Denison, Grayson County, Texas. Charles H. Silcox and
Margaret Mershon were divorced. Charles H. Silcox died on 15. Feb. 1943 at Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico, at age 80. 1880 Washington Co., KY census, Charles Silcox, 19, with father John B. Silcox & stepmother Elizabeth. Grayson Co., TX Marriage Records Vol. K, LDS film #1290415: Charles H. Silcox and Maggie Mershon 12 Sept 1891, married by H.O. Moore, pastor, M.E. Church, S. Denison, TX. 1892 Denison, TX City Directory shows Charles H. Silcox, grocer, and Mrs. Maggie Silcox, music teacher; 527 W. Morgan; also, 1899-1900 City Directory has these names at 500 W. Crawford. Sept 18, 1896: Order of divorce entered, Maggie Silcox v. C.H. Silcox; she gets custody of minor child. Oakwood Cemetery record on Grayson Co., TX website: Claude B. Silcox 5 Sept 1894 - 11 Nov 1899 (could be child of Charles & Maggie) 1900 Denison, Grayson Co., TX census: Charley Sillsax, 38, single, b. Mar 1862 KY, boarding with Patrick O'Toole. (I believe this is the same person) 1910 Curry, NM census, p. 116A: Charles H. Silcox 48 widower KY KY KY, farmer, horse farm. 1920 Clovis, Curry, NM census, Ancestry.com image 29: Charles H. Silcox [Ancestry index has Oscar A. but the handwritten census is clearly Charles H.] 59 KY, real estate agent, living as one of 9 boarders in the Hughes household. 1930 Clovis, Curry, NM census, Ancestry.com image 38: Charles H. Gilcox 68 widower, KY, real estate agent, living as one of 5 lodgers. 1935: Charles mentioned in his sister Theresa's obituary as a surviving brother, living in New Mexico. Obituary on Curry Co., NM website: SILCOX p CHARLIE MR 84 FEBRUARY 17 1943 Clovis News Journal, Wednesday, February 17, 1943 Silcox Rites Not Yet Announced Funeral plans for Charlie Silcox 84, Curry county pioneer, who died Monday, were not complete today, according to the Johnson Bayless Funeral Home. Silcox had been ill more than a year and had been hospitalized for ten months. He is survived by two brothers and a sister, all living in Kentucky. [This would have been Nancy, John, and Thomas. Rose Emma and Theresa had died before this time.].