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Julius Koox moved to Savannah from Cologne, Germany around 1856. His Bavarian wife, Madalena, accompanied him to America. Madalena gave birth to a daughter, Anita, and a son, Anton, during their Marriage. Julius bought lots thirty-five and thirty-six of Brown Ward for $5000 on June 10, 1867. These two lots were bounded on the north by McDonough Street, on the east by Drayton Street, on the south by Perry street and on the west facing Chippewa Square. From 1867 to 1877, Mr. Koox involved himself in both the grocery and liquor businesses. His grocery store and residence were located on 63 Drayton Street while his saloon, The "Theatre Shades", stood on McDonough Street across the street from the Savannah Theatre. His club memberships included the Democratic Party, Brown and Greeley Club of Georgia Committees and the Schnetzen Society. He served on the grand jury at the Chatham County Superior Court on several occasions. The Bavarian Brewery of St. Louis, Missouri, E. Anhowser and Company, proprietors, appointed Mr. Koox as the Savannah agent 1875-1877. Anton Koox died of yellow fever on October 1,1876. Unfortunately, due to unpaid state and county taxes 1876, the Chatham County Sheriff placed Mr. Koox' s property up for sale to be auctioned in August 1877. Not being able to face the fact of losing his grocery store and saloon, Julius Koox committed suicide on August 8, 1877 and was buried at Bonaventure Cemetery, Section E, Lot 107 Anita Koox married James J. Connor in 1878 and moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Madalena Kook died in Savannah on August 2, 1901.

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8-1-1977

Julius Koox: Grocer and Liquor Dealer

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