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DeWitt Brooks Knox 1882–1950 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 MAY 1882

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 1 SEP 1950

Death Location: Tarrant County, Texas

Father: Isaac Knox

Mother: Martha Hightower

Spouse(s): Lillian Robinson

Children(s): Martha Knox, Dewitt Jr.

The story of DeWitt Brooks Knox began in 1882 in Mississippi. DeWitt Brooks Knox married Lillian M Robinson, and had children including Dewitt N Knox Jr, Martha H Knox. DeWitt Brooks Knox passed away in 1950 in Tarrant County, Texas.

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Biography

  • The story of DeWitt Brooks Knox began in 1882 in Mississippi.
  • DeWitt Brooks Knox married Lillian M Robinson, and had children including Dewitt N Knox Jr, Martha H Knox.
  • DeWitt Brooks Knox passed away in 1950 in Tarrant County, Texas.

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DeWitt Knox's Ancestors

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DeWitt Knox
1882–1950
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Isaac Nicholson Knox
1844–1922
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Martha (Almarine) Hightower
1846–1935
Randolph County, Alabama
Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1803–1856
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Belinda (R.) Nicholson
1809–1851
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
William Nicholson
1765–1820
Martha Richardson
1763–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820

DeWitt Knox's Descendants

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DeWitt (Brooks) Knox (21 MAY 1882–1 SEP 1950) m. Lillian (M.) Robinson (ABT 1892–1981)
  1. 1. Martha (H.) Knox 1916–
  2. 2. Dewitt (N. Knox) Jr. 1926–

DeWitt Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1882
21 MAY 1882
Birth of DeWitt Brooks Knox in Mississippi
Mississippi
1950
1 SEP 1950
Age 68
Death of DeWitt Brooks Knox in Tarrant County, Texas
Tarrant County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 MAY 1882
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: WWI Draft registration card

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 SEP 1950
    Event Place: Tarrant County, Texas
    Record Source: Texas Death Index

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