Husband Samuel Mickle Fox 1 2
Born: 29 Jun 1821 - Philadelphia, PA 2
Christened:
Died: 25 Dec 1869 - Foxburg, Clarion Co, PA 2
Buried:
Father: Joseph Mickle Fox (1789-1845) 3 4
Mother: Hannah Emlen (1790-1869) 3 4
Marriage: 28 Jun 1849 5
• Honors: The Memorial Church of Our Father: Foxburg, Clarion Co, PA.
Wife Mary Rodman Fisher 1 2
Born: 11 Feb 1822 - Germantown, near Philadelphia, PA 5
Christened:
Died: 26 May 1903 5
Buried:
Father: William Logan Fisher ( - ) 1 5
Mother: Sarah Lindley ( - ) 1 5
Children
1 M Joseph Mickle [1] Fox 6
Born: 6 Mar 1850 6
Christened:
Died: 26 Jan 1853 6
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
2 M William Logan Fox 1 6
Born: 27 Sep 1851 6
Christened:
Died: 29 Apr 1880 - Foxburg, Clarion Co, PA 6 7
Buried:
Spouse: Rebecca Clifford Hollingsworth (1856- ) 6 7
Marr: 25 Feb 1879 6
3 M Joseph Mickle [2] Fox 1 6
Born: 4 Feb 1853 6
Christened:
Died: Aft 1887
Buried:
Spouse: Emily A. Read ( - ) 6
Marr: 10 May 1883 - Charleston, Charleston Co, SC 7
4 F Sarah Lindley Fox 1 6
Born: 27 Mar 1855 6
Christened:
Died: 20 Jun 1882 6 7
Buried:
Spouse: Did Not Marry
5 F Hannah Fox 1 6
Born: 11 May 1858 6
Christened:
Died: Aft 1887
Buried:
General Notes: Husband - Samuel Mickle Fox
He was a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and was admitted to the bar at Philadelphia, where he was entering upon the practice of the law, when his father's death brought to him other duties in the management of his and his mother's affairs. He was a man of scholarly instincts and great culture, of a retiring and contemplative disposition; he had no desire for the notoriety of public life, and was devoid of political ambition, although during the civil war his pronounced views made him in his district a leader and strong advocate for the cause of the Union. In 1861 he was the Republican candidate for State senator from the twenty-eighth district, composed of Jefferson, Forest, Elk, and Clarion counties, and although running far ahead of the rest of the party ticket, was defeated in his district, which was heavily Democratic. It is difficult to measure his life with words, as no great deeds marked it, and its worth and usefulness lay in the small acts of every day, of which no record can be made. It was a life of unobtrusive well-doing, and was passed with the calm quietness of a gentle nature in benefiting in many ways those with whom he came in contact, and whom, with his larger means, he was often able to assist. He was desirous for the improvement of his neighborhood, and was among the first to introduce the newer agricultural implements and the better breeds of stock into Clarion County. His manners were quiet and retiring, and he had a strong personal magnetism which commanded confidence and gained friends without effort. Once he bought a large tract of land which had long been in litigation and had been largely taken possession of by squatters, who declared that the land was theirs, and that they would shoot any one who claimed it. He quietly went alone on horseback among them, meeting no resistance, and some of the squatters became afterward his devoted friends. He died at Foxburg, on Christmas day, 1869, and his epitaph was not unaptly spoken by one of his friends, who, when he heard of it, said, "A gentleman has died." A short time previous to his death petroleum was discovered on his lands. The Allegheny Valley Railroad had been built through them, and building was begun on the land where the village of Foxburg now stands. The face of the country rapidly changed, and while it grew in wealth it lost its isolation, which to him had been one of the chief pleasures in his home. [HCC 1887, 636]
To his and to his son's, William L. Fox's, memory the Memorial Church of our Father was built, overlooking the village of Foxburg, Pennsylvania, and served not unfitly as a monument to two men whose life work was done, and whose death took place near where it stands; and it was earnestly hoped that as in their time their influence was for the good, it may perpetuate their work by being a benefit to the community, and that the love for the dead which built it may be of lasting help to the living. It was dedicated to the services of the Protestant Episcopal Church, the first one in the county belonging to that denomination.
Samuel M. Fox graduated from University of Pennsylvania 1841, was admitted to Philadelphia Bar on June 1, 1844, and was entering upon the practice of his profession which he relinquished when his father's death brought to him other duties in the management of his mother's affairs. He was a man of scholarly instincts and great culture, of a retiring and contemplative disposition; he had no desire for the notoriety of public life, and was devoid of political ambition, although during the Civil War his pronounced views made him in his district a leader and a strong advocate for the cause of the Union. In 1861 he was Republican candidate for state senator from twenty-eighth district, composed of Jefferson, Forrest, Elk and Clarion counties, and although running far ahead of the rest of the party ticket, was defeated, his district being heavily Democratic.
When, in 1865, petroleum was discovered on the Allegheny River, near Oil City, wells were drilled at and near Foxburg and oil was found in paying quantities. Foxburg later became a prominent oil point, and the town of Foxburg, situated a mile and a half from the Fox residence, had its origin. No land was then, nor was for many years sold from the estate, but all settlers build on leased ground, the owners holding absolute control. [CRFP, 334]