Near Pocahontas in Bond County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Elijah Cox

1791-1811

Cox Monument Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt

1. Cox Monument Marker

Inscription. Died defending his sister Rebecca and their home during an Indian attack.

Erected 2011 by Bond County Genealogical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Wars, US Indian.

Location. 38° 51.508′ N, 89° 32.15′ W. Marker is near Pocahontas, Illinois, in Bond County. It is on Cox Monument Avenue east of Pokey Road, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 529 Cox Monument Ave, Pocahontas IL 62275, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pocahontas (approx. 2.1 miles away); Dedicated in Memory and Honor of Those from our Community Who so Valiantly Served our Country

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(approx. 2.1 miles away); Hills Fort (approx. 4.9 miles away); Vandalia Railroad Depot (approx. 6.8 miles away); Greenville Public Library (approx. 6.9 miles away); Greenville (approx. 6.9 miles away); Third Street Jail (approx. 7 miles away); J. R. Bennett Building (approx. 7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pocahontas.

Other markers no longer nearby. Kendall Morse Town House (was approx. 7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Turret Building (was approx. 7 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Massacre to be remembered (Leader-Union). History of one of the few attacks by Native Americans in Bond County before the War of 1812. The Cox family settled outside Pocahontas from Alton. While the parents were gone, the two children as well as the home were attacked by the Pottawatomi Indians. Elijah was immediately killed while Rebecca (aka Patsy) was kidnapped. She was later rescued. (Submitted on September 9, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Elijah Cox Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, September 9, 2023

2. Elijah Cox Marker

Marker is in front of the grave and monument. The monument was placed there and dedicated in 1900.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 9, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 9, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 9, 2023, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.