Grief Johnson Box (G.J. Box) & wife, Roenna Box, moved to Cooke County in 1871 when they purchased land from S. Nason. Grief paid taxes in Cooke County on land, cattle & horses in 1871 & 1873
Grief died 12 Jan 1874.
Rosenna Box paid taxes in 1875.
His wife & children did not sell the land until 1905.

Where in Cooke County is Grief Johnson Box buried?

Grief Johnson Box is the son of Michael Box & Mary Fulcher. He was born abt 1819 in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He lived in Mississippi & Arkansas before moving to Texas.

G. J. Box Cooke County Timeline:
1871: Texas, Cooke County DEED 2 Jan 1871 G. Johnson Box purchases 136 acres from S. Nason & wife, Mary E. Nason. Book 7 pg 605
1871: Texas, Cooke County DEED 19 Aug 1871 G. J. Box purchases 13 acres from A. C. Sinerle in the David Shields Survey. Book 8, pg 140
1871: Texas, Cooke County Brand recorded
1871: Texas, Cooke County TAX list: G. J. Box, land, 1 horse and 30 cattle
1873: Texas, Cooke County TAX list: G. J. Box, land, 7 horses and 15 cattle
1874: Died: 12 Jan 1874 -- Probably died & buried in Cooke County, Texas
1875: Texas, Cooke County TAX list: Mrs Rosena Box, land, 6 horses and 10 cattle
1905: Roenna & heirs sell land in Cooke County to Fred Steiner