MY FAMILY GENE COX (2006)

Take a few moments to hear our National Anthem and catch up on some great American history.

For all my Canadian ancestors

Thanks to my sister Sidney Jellison for all the great pictures, she has saved them all these years and now we all get a chance to glance at the
past.
Thank you cousin Barbara Jensen for the great picture of my father and his siblings taken in Portland at a family reunion.

Also a big thank you to cousin David Silverthorne who lives in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for all his contributions of pictures and help with the tracing our Silverthone family tree.

My Mothers- Mother & Father, my Grandmother Elizabeth Holderness (Brownrigg) Silverthorn(e) & Grandfather Wilbert Randall Silverthorn(e) think they might have been in there 60s so would be around 1940 when photo was taken

She was born in England (Berverly /Co York )
March 31st 1878 and Passed on Feb.11th 1958 (80) she went by the name ( Lizzie) i remember
him calling her Mother.

He was born in Listowel,Perth Co.Ontario Canada on the 9th April 1878 Passed in Burnaby No County. British Columbia Canada.on 19th Feb. 1968 (90)
He went by (Ran) after his middle name Randall which is also my middle name.

He worked on the CNR railroad for over 40 years, was quite the entertainer ,singing and doing magic tricks.also played a Zither and Harmonica ,kinda like a one man band,when he sang Danny Boy everyone would
cry including him. I Loved him dearly

My Fathers Family - picture taken in Ocotoks, Alberta Canada 1914

Pictured L-R Aunt Elsie (Pardue) Cox Grandmother Ceila Cox,Baby Ralph L Cox (My Dad) Uncle James Glen Cox, Grandfather Allen Eugene Cox,Aunt Bernice (Blakely) Cox /Not pictured ( for obvious reasons) my Aunt Pearl who was born in 1916.

My Father Ralph and all his siblings.They have all passed on, and lived very long and rewarding lives.

My Dad Ralph,His sisters Bernice Elsie & Pearl, Brother Glen.

Mom & Dad

Ralph & Margaret

Mom on- R- with Sister Irene

Picture of G&G Wilbert (Ran) and Elizabeth Silverthone,with Aunt Irene my Mothers older sister

Mom Margaret Jean Silverthorn(e) think picture was taken at age 18

Mom,sis Sidney,bro. Leroy (Tony),Me Eugene in my first ride

Picture taken in Seattle,(1940-41),last time i saw the house it was in very bad shape that was in 1983.

Sis. Sidney & Bro. Leroy (TONY)

brother Tony,Dad Ralph,little Eugene 1951

My wife Sharon Pic on left taken in 1989 and 2003

Gene the Marine(1958)

Brother Tony ,Sister Sidney, and Elvis (2002)

My Mom Margaret, and little ol 'me in 1965

My Cousin (once removed) David Silverthorne and his wife Kathy ,they live in Winnipeg Manitoba Canada

We have never met.plan on visiting them someday soon

Thanks for looking

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