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Benjamin Franklin Knox 1852–1883 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1852

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: MAR 1883

Death Location: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Robert Knox

Mother: Eliza McKinney

Spouse(s): Lucretia McMahan

Children(s): Charles Knox, J. Knox, Stiles Knox, Bennie Knox, Eula Knox, Emma Knox

In 1852, Benjamin Franklin Knox entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to Robert Knox And Eliza Mckinney. Benjamin Franklin Knox married Lucretia E Mcmahan, and had children including Bennie F Knox, Charles Robert Knox, Emma Elizabeth Knox, Eula Montana Knox, J Edward Knox, Stiles Henry Knox. Benjamin Franklin Knox passed away in 1883 in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1852, Benjamin Franklin Knox entered the world in Pickens District, South Carolina, born to Robert Knox And Eliza Mckinney.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knox married Lucretia E Mcmahan, and had children including Bennie F Knox, Charles Robert Knox, Emma Elizabeth Knox, Eula Montana Knox, J Edward Knox, Stiles Henry Knox.
  • Benjamin Franklin Knox passed away in 1883 in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Knox
1809–1891
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Eliza McKinney
1818–1873
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Lucretia McMahan
1852–1929
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Charles Knox
1874–1946
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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J. Knox
1875–1890
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Stiles Knox
1881–1940
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Bennie Knox
1883–1968
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Eula Knox
1878–1968
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Emma Knox
1877–1958
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
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Benjamin Knox's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Knox
1852–1883
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
Robert Knox
1809–1891
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Eliza McKinney
1818–1873
Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Abbott
1775–1818
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Unk
1699–1763

Benjamin Knox's Descendants

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Benjamin (Franklin) Knox (1852–MAR 1883) m. Lucretia (E.) McMahan (APR 1852–1929)
  1. 1. Charles (Robert) Knox 1874–1946 m. Earlie (C.) Kelley 1884–1970
    1. 1. Dorothy (May) Knox 1914–2000 m. Duke (Hogan) Hancock 1910–1983
      1. 1. Duke (Hogan Hancock) III 1943–1993
    2. 2. Charles (Robert) Knox 1913–1999
    3. 3. Cleo (Frances) Knox 1911–1960
    4. 4. Lloyd (Elizabeth) Knox 1909–1994 m. William (Ray) Sanders 1907–1962
      1. 1. Lizzy\\ 1935–2010
      2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Sanders 1940–2006
    5. 5. Hilda Knox 1915–1999
    6. 6. John (Edward) Knox 1919–
    7. 7. Carolyn (E.) Knox 1920–1922
  2. 2. J. (Edward) Knox 1875–1890
  3. 3. Stiles (Henry) Knox 1881–1940 m. Mary (Jessie) Holden 1908–1986 m. Evie Tollison 1882–1936
    1. 1. Ralph (Edward) Knox 1905–1916
    2. 2. Stiles (H. Knox) Jr. 1924–2003 m. Myrtle Rochester –2001
    3. 3. Helen (E.) Knox 1916–1991 m. George (Harold) Zemantick 1897–1960
    4. 4. Mary (L.) Knox 1908–1986 m. Wayland (A. Shands) Sr. 1905–1997
  4. 4. Bennie (F.) Knox 1883–1968 m. Samuel (Walter) Smith 1881–1948
    1. 1. Edith Smith 1909–1909
    2. 2. Annette Smith 1917–1967 m. Doris (T.) Brock 1914–1989
    3. 3. Edna (Earl) Smith 1907–1997 m. Billy (Bolt) Holcomb 1909–1969
    4. 4. Hilliard (Glenn) Smith 1920–1991 m. Lola Cox 1920–
    5. 5. Leah Smith 1911– m. John (Gordon) Eskew 1908–1966
    6. 6. Lucretia Smith 1923– m. E. (Miles) Moss 1923–2006
      1. 1. Richard (Dan) Moss –2006
  5. 5. Eula (Montana) Knox 1878–1968 m. James (G. Huff) Sr. 1872–1943
    1. 1. James (G. Huff) Jr. 1908–1940
    2. 2. Benjamin (K.) Huff 1913–1940
    3. 3. Joseph (Bruce) Huff 1916–1996
    4. 4. Eleanor Huff 1905–1959
  6. 6. Emma (Elizabeth) Knox 1877–1958 m. Richard (Henry) Alexander 1875–1930
    1. 1. Sarah (Lucretia) Alexander 1899–1987
    2. 2. Joseph (Knox) Alexander 1900–1972 m. Elsie (Fern) Rees 1896–
      1. 1. Richard (William) Alexander 1921– m. Ellen (May) Hopper 1921–
      2. 2. Robert (Knox) Alexander 1923–
    3. 3. James (Henry) Alexander 1902–1923
    4. 4. Milton (Donald) Alexander 1906–1979
    5. 5. Rachel Alexander 1907–1980 m. Fritz (Hugh) Martin 1910–1981
    6. 6. Lina (Helen) Alexander 1909–1975
    7. 7. Roy (Edward) Alexander 1911–1951
    8. 8. Emma (Elizabeth) Alexander 1913– m. Bayliss (Crayton Maxwell) Jr. 1910–1981
    9. 9. Richard (Henry Alexander) Jr. 1915–1934

Benjamin Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1852
1852
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Knox in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1883
MAR 1883
Age 31
Death of Benjamin Franklin Knox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1852
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: MAR 1883
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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