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Roscoe Cleon Cox
Baptism Date per Family Search
Born in Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States
1898 July 8
Mother
Anna Caroline Hansen
Father
Amasa Bernard Cox
Date Details
Occurred On 1898 July 8
Baptized by Charles Terry Jr
1906 September 3 (Age 8)
Served in Hawaiian Mission
1920 February 5 – 1923 July 27 (Age 21) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Single
Missionary Activity Notes
Arrived in Field/Release Date(s) per Hawaiian Mission Index 1850-1930
Priesthood Office
Elder
Residence When Called
Fairview, Sanpete, Utah, United States
Set Apart By
Location Served
Hawaii
Date Details
Started On 1920 February 5
Set Apart
On 1920 February 6
Departed from Home
On 1920 February 17
Arrived in Field
On 1923 July 14
Departed from Field
Ended On 1923 July 27
Released
Married Armada Hannah Bailey
1924 August 13 (Age 26)
Called as President to Hawaiian Mission
1939 July 15 – 1942 July 4 (Age 41) See Missionaries
Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Married
Priesthood Office
High Priest
Residence When Called
Ephraim No So Sanpete
Set Apart By
Served With
Date Details
Started On 1939 July 15
Set Apart
Ended On 1942 July 4
Released
Images
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Hawaiian Mission, Christmas Day
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Pres. Cox and missionaries
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Hawaiian Missionaries with Pres. Cox
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Hilo District Hui - Hawaiian Mission
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President Cox and Family in Hawaii
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President Cox and Family in Hawaii #2
Died in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1972 March 1 (Age 73)
Media
![Roscoe Cleon Cox (1898 - 1972) Profile](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/portraits/C/roscoe-c-cox-1898-fs.jpg)
Roscoe Cleon Cox (1898 - 1972) Profile
![Hawaiian Mission, Christmas Day, 1941 December 25](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/edwin-kent-baggs-1921-1.jpg)
Hawaiian Mission, Christmas Day, 1941 December 25
![Pres. Cox and missionaries, 1941 August 25](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/phyllis-luana-amussen-1921-fs-3.jpg)
Pres. Cox and missionaries, 1941 August 25
![Hawaiian Missionaries with Pres. Cox, Between 1941 – 1942](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/steven-read-campbell-1920-fs-1.jpg)
Hawaiian Missionaries with Pres. Cox, Between 1941 – 1942
![Hilo District Hui - Hawaiian Mission, Circa 1941](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/leon-mark-child-1919-fs-03.jpg)
Hilo District Hui - Hawaiian Mission, Circa 1941
![President Cox and Family in Hawaii, Circa 1939 July](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/roscoe-cleon-cox-1898-fs-02.jpg)
President Cox and Family in Hawaii, Circa 1939 July
![President Cox and Family in Hawaii #2, Circa 1940 December](https://history.churchofjesuschrist.org/church-history-people/bc/missionaries/hawaiian/roscoe-cleon-cox-1898-fs-03.jpg)
President Cox and Family in Hawaii #2, Circa 1940 December