Subject: Charles E. Fox

(A) Birth: 11 Mar 1822; Death: 6 Jan 1887  Reiverview Cemetery Records, McCook, Red Willow Coutny, Nebr.

(B) 1850 Fairfield, Jefferson Co., IA, Census: Chas. Fox 29 M Stage Driver b. NY

(C) 17 July 1850 married Julia Ann Grigsby at home of her father Demps Grigsby in Wapello Co., IA

(D) Served during Civil War in 8th Iowa Infantry Regt. Was company temaster during Army service and was appointed Regimental Teamster May 1863. Wounded at Shiloh, April 1862. Later received a pension. When he re enlisted 1 Jan 1864 he showed his birthplace as Nassau County, NY. However, Nassau County was not created until 1898, after his death.   Gazeteers show two areas that were known as Nassau. Finding nothing in what is now Nassau Co., subject must have been born somewhere else.  Several towns in Rensselaer Co. were Nassau, West nassau, East Nassau and North Nassau. The village of Nassau in Nassau Township is the only one to survive.

(E) 1870 Albia, Monroe Co., IA census: p. 34-433 298-306 Fox, Charles 45 M Laborer $500 b. NY

Julia 39 F Keeps House b. IN

Charles A 18 M Laborer b. IA

Harriet 11 F b. IA

Oshia G. 9 M b. IA

Ulysses G. 4 M b. IA

1880 McCook, Red Willow Co., NE Census:

118-125 Fox, Charles 58 M Farms b. NY

Julia 48 F Keeps House b. IN

Ulysses 14 M b. TN

Neddy 9 M b. IA

(F) Nathaniel Bartlett Sylvester's "History of Rensselaer County" (published 1880), page 421 re: town of Nassau: "Jeremiah Fox came from Columbia County, near Kinderhook Lake, about the year 1800, and located nearr North nassau, near the Deverdaux farm. he engaged in farming there, and carried on a country store.

"His sons were Isaac B. Fox, Bristol C., Oshee G., and Ethan S., who is yet living in Chicago..."