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Ella Cornelia Knox 1896–1993 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 FEB 1896

Birth Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Death Date: 2 SEP 1993

Death Location: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

Father: Oscar Knox

Mother: Martha Hall

Spouse(s): Warner Willey

Children(s): Cornelia Willey, Evelyn Willey, Oscar Willey

The story of Ella Cornelia Knox began in 1896 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi. Ella Cornelia Knox married Warner Moore Willey, and had children including Cornelia Knox Willey, Evelyn H Willey, Oscar M Willey. Ella Cornelia Knox passed away in 1993 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • The story of Ella Cornelia Knox began in 1896 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.
  • Ella Cornelia Knox married Warner Moore Willey, and had children including Cornelia Knox Willey, Evelyn H Willey, Oscar M Willey.
  • Ella Cornelia Knox passed away in 1993 in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky.

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Ella Knox's Ancestors

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Ella Knox
1896–1993
Birth Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Parents
Oscar J. Knox
1867–1950
Calhoun County, Mississippi
Martha (Ella) Hall
1867–1920
Grandparents
Isaac (Nicholson) Knox
1844–1922
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Martha (Almarine) Hightower
1846–1935
Randolph County, Alabama
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1803–1856
Belinda Nicholson
1809–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
William Nicholson
1765–1820
Martha Richardson
1763–1846

Ella Knox's Descendants

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Ella (Cornelia) Knox (29 FEB 1896–2 SEP 1993) m. Warner (Moore) Willey (7 OCT 1896–19 DEC 1968)
  1. 1. Cornelia (Knox) Willey 1923–
  2. 2. Evelyn (H.) Willey 1922–
  3. 3. Oscar (M.) Willey 1925–1953

Ella Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1896
29 FEB 1896
Birth of Ella Cornelia Knox in Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County, Mississippi
1993
2 SEP 1993
Age 97
Death of Ella Cornelia Knox in Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky
Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 FEB 1896
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1993
    Event Place: Bowling Green, Warren County, Kentucky

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