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Eleanor "Nellie" Knox 1785–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1785

Birth Location: Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1870

Death Location: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Father: William KNOX

Mother: Patience GILL

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Mahala Knox, John Knox, William Knox, Elizabeth Knox, Narcissis Knox, Elizabeth Gill

Eleanor "Nellie" Knox was born in 1785 in Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Knox And Patience Gill. Eleanor "Nellie" Knox had children including Elizabeth Eveline Gill, Elizabeth Knox, John Knox, Mahala Knox, Narcissis Caroline Knox, William Franklin Knox. Eleanor "Nellie" Knox passed away in 1870 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

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Biography

  • Eleanor "Nellie" Knox was born in 1785 in Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States, the child of William Knox And Patience Gill.
  • Eleanor "Nellie" Knox had children including Elizabeth Eveline Gill, Elizabeth Knox, John Knox, Mahala Knox, Narcissis Caroline Knox, William Franklin Knox.
  • Eleanor "Nellie" Knox passed away in 1870 in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

William KNOX
1751–1830
Birth Location: Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Patience GILL
1759–1830
Birth Location: Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mahala Knox
1815–1890
Birth Location: Bedford, Bedford, Tennessee, United States
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John Knox
1814–1878
Birth Location: Bedford County, Tennessee, USA
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William Knox
1816–1856
Birth Location: Bedford, Tennessee
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Elizabeth Knox
1822–1877
Birth Location: Tennessee, United States
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Narcissis Knox
1826–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Elizabeth Gill
1821–1876
Birth Location: York County, South Carolina, USA
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Eleanor Knox's Ancestors

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Eleanor Knox
1785–1870
Birth Place: Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Parents
William KNOX
1751–1830
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Patience GILL
1759–1830
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina
Grandparents
James (Knox) II
1749–1781
Glasgow, Lanarshire, Scotland
Jannet Miller
1754–1837
Antrim, Antrim, Ireland
George (Gill Sr) immigrant
1740–1795
Lurgan, Armagh CO, N Ireland
Mary (Lewis) Gill
1745–1825
Chester, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1713–1789
Elizabeth Craig
1718–1822
Josiah Miller
1725–1885
Elizabeth Hyndman
1732–1798
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John I
1692–1780
Agnes Johnson
1690–1782
John Craig
1675–
Elizabeth More
1688–1748

Eleanor Knox's Descendants

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Eleanor ("Nellie") Knox (1785–1870)
  1. 1. Mahala Knox 1815–1890
    1. 1. William (Foster) Mason 1837–1888
      1. 1. Abram (Foster) Mason 1861–1902
        1. 1. Wiley (Foster) Mason 1891–1991
        2. 2. Wiley (Foster) Mason 1891–1991
    2. 2. Abraham Mason 1842–1906
      1. 1. Knox (Neut) Mason 1880–1972
        1. 1. Hallie (Marguerite) Mason 1916–1990
    3. 3. Newton (Jasper) Mason 1850–1908
      1. 1. Mattie (Inez) Mason 1883–1935
        1. 1. Jesse (Mayne) Alexander 1915–1944
      2. 2. John (E) MASON 1874–1942
        1. 1. Jasper (Dallas Mason) Sr. 1906–1966
  2. 2. John Knox 1814–1878
    1. 1. Mary (Elender Knox) (Bowman) 1836–1865
      1. 1. Mary (Ann) Bowman 1853–1924
        1. 1. William (Francis) Towles 1887–1957
      2. 2. James (Knox) Bowman 1856–1909
        1. 1. Ivy (Henrietta) Bowman 1891–1958
        2. 2. Samuel (Marion) Bowman 1893–1926
  3. 3. William (Franklin) Knox 1816–1856
    1. 1. William (Jasper) Knox 1841–1909
      1. 1. Mathias (Frank Elam) Knox 1869–1944
        1. 1. Gilbert (Lurton) Knox 1897–1977
      2. 2. Mathias (Frank Elam) Knox 1869–1944
        1. 1. Gilbert (Lurton) Knox 1897–1977
  4. 4. Elizabeth Knox 1822–1877
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Gill 1837–1889
      1. 1. Robert (Newton) Gill 1855–1906
        1. 1. Hettie (Onella) Gill 1905–1979
        2. 2. Hettie (Onella) Gill 1905–1979
      2. 2. James (Monroe) Gill 1858–1926
        1. 1. Emma (Pearson) Gill 1893–1983
        2. 2. Emma (Pearson) Gill 1893–1983
      3. 3. Ellen Gill 1859–1897
        1. 1. Eddie (Marvin) Crossland 1887–1968
        2. 2. Eddie (Marvin) Crossland 1887–1968
  5. 5. Narcissis (Caroline) Knox 1826–1864
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Elender "Lizzie") Prater 1849–1931
      1. 1. Allie (Love) Todd 1888–1961
        1. 1. Ida (Florence) Nisbett 1918–2005
      2. 2. Allie (Love) Todd 1888–1961
        1. 1. Ida (Florence) Nisbett 1918–2005
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Eveline) Gill 1821–1876
    1. 1. William (Franklin) Gill 1837–1889
      1. 1. Robert (Newton) Gill 1855–1906
        1. 1. Venita (Myrl) Gill 1899–1971

Eleanor Knox's Timeline

6 Records

1780
1780
Birth of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America
1785
1785
Birth of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in South Carolina
South Carolina
1785
1785
Birth of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States
Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States
1866
1866
Age 81
Death of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America
1870
1870
Age 85
Death of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in Rutherford, TN
Rutherford, TN
1870
1870
Age 85
Death of Eleanor "Nellie" Knox in Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
Rutherford, Tennessee, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1780
    Event Place: Richburg, Chester County, South Carolina, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1785
    Event Place: Richburg, Chester, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1866
    Event Place: Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Rutherford, TN

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Rutherford, Tennessee, United States
    Record Source: Age:
    84-85
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