Naomi DeSelms Cox's 1937 Diary ©

Widowhood in Toledo, Lucas county, Ohio

Naomi Esther DeSelms Cox born in Ohio October 19, 1855.  She is 81 years old as 1937 begins.

This is a different kind of year for Naomi. She married John Hughes Cox in Wood Co OH 27 April 1879 and they were married for 57 years. They farmed in Wood county Ohio up until last year when John, whom she referred to in her diaries as "Pa" took ill .  After a hard winter, a year ago, and flu from which he never recovered, took the strength from Pa, Naomi and John moved into the home of  their oldest child, Ethel and her husband Jim Ewing in Toledo. John "Pa" and Naomi's children shared resposibilities, so that John and Naomi would make the rounds visiting at their children's homes, allowing breaks or vacation times as necessary.   Pa passed away on December 12, 1936. As 1937 begins, Naomi in living at Ethels and Jim's in Toledo at 1321 Varland (right by Navarre Park).

                       ***Note the links to findagrave, and other web sites that may be of interest. Italics indicate my added notes.***

There are five"Virtual Cemeteries" on findagrave related to these diaries. Click here for those mentioned in the 1937 Diary the Virtual cemetery named 1933-1938.  That consists of the last five years of the diary, and of Naomi's life, who died June 22, 1938. 

To view other years, change the year in the url, like this: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbaracox/naomi_1917.html

http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbaracox/naomi_1927.html

etc, back to 1911 which is the first diary we have of Naomi DeSelms Cox at  http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~barbaracox/naomi_1911.html

Up to the last diary entries which will be March 1938.

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