[p. 883] a prominent citizen of Little Beaver Township, a member of the School Board and a general farmer, was born in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, February 3, 1858, and is a son of Andrew and Catherine (Pence) Fox.
Andrew Fox came to Lawrence County from the eastern part of the country, and bought the farm on which his son, James W., was born, in Slippery Rock Township. In his earlier years he operated a grist mill, together with farming in Slippery Rock Township, but later in life he moved to a farm near Hillsville, where he died November 3, 1890. Prior to coming to Lawrence County he married Catherine Pence, who survived him for six years. They had the following children: William, deceased; Jacob, who died while, serving as a soldier in the Civil War, on a boat at Vicksburg; Rebecca was the first wife of Lee McComb; Elizabeth was the wife of Robert Martin; Martha was the second wife of Lee McComb; Samuel; Lydia, who is the wife of C. O. Stacy; Abraham; Ellen, who died young; and James Walker.
James Walker Fox was seven years of age when his parents moved near Hillsville, and thus he had excellent educational advantages through boyhood. He remained on the home farm until 1888, when he visited California, and spent two years on his brother William's fruit farm there. After he returned to Hillsville, he managed his father's farm until the latter's death, and then bought his own farm which belonged formerly to the Robinson estate. It contains 210 acres, and is situated on the Ohio State line. The large farm house and barn were standing when he took possession, but he has made many improvements.
In 1890 Mr. Fox was married to Laura Hoffmaster, who is a daughter of Levi Hoffmaster, and they have eight children, namely: Charles, William Almeda, Loy, Dora, Harold, Levi and Otis. Mr. Fox and family belong to the Methodist Episcopal Church. In politics he is a Republican, and has served on the School Board since 1904.
20th Century History of New Castle and Lawrence County Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens Hon. Aaron L. Hazen Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, Chicago, Ill., 1908
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