His grave marker and census records make clear he was born in 1853, however the following biography on him indicates he was born Feb. 12, 1854.
"Centennial History of Belmont County, Ohio, and Representative Citizens"
WILCOX, A.W., justice of the peace at Bethesda, Goshen township, Belmont County, also carries on general farming, leading the life of a most intelligent and active citizen. He was born February 12, 1854, and his parents were Isaac and Parthena (Fletcher) Wilcox, natives of Belmont County.
Mr. Wilcox was educated in the common schools and took a more comprehensive course at the Hopedale Normal College and became a teacher in country schools. During the last years he taught, as well as afterward, he held the office of township clerk, after which he entered the mercantile business at Ozark, Monroe County, Ohio. In 1887 he removed to Goshen township, where he purchased a farm, and has been a farmer ever since.
September 30, 1885, he was united in marriage with Frances A. Patterson (1852-1941), a daughter of William and Harriet Patterson, both of whom are deceased. They were blessed with one child, Hazel D., and in her their hopes are centered.
Politically our subject is a thorough believer in the principles set forth by the Republican party. Mr. Wilcox is a liberal patron and believer of the Chautauqua Assembly, which is located in Goshen township, this county. Fraternally, he is a member of Belmont Lodge, No. 277, I.O.O.F., of Belmont, Ohio.