Mary was born on December 16th, 1877 in Tennessee.1 Mary's father was Morris Cox and her mother was Clara Mitchell. She had a brother and a sister, named Virgie G. and Amanda Ruth. She was the oldest of the three children. She had a half-brother and two half-sisters, named Perry Dewitt, Nora Ethel and Frances Ann. She died at the age of 37 on September 15th, 1915.1