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Elvira Louisa Knox 1845–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1845

Birth Location: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia

Death Date: 10 APR 1919

Death Location: Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas

Father: William Knox

Mother: Agnes Bailey

Spouse(s): John Derring

Children(s): Mary Derring, Amada Derring, William Derring, Lula Derring, Lewis Derring, Joseph Derring, Viola Derring, Maggie Derring, Rebecca Derring, Louisa Derring, Myra Derring

In 1845, Elvira Louisa Knox entered the world in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia, born to William Knox And Agnes Bailey. Elvira Louisa Knox married John Blake Derring, and had children including Amada Elizabeth Derring, Joseph Lowery Derring, Lewis Columbus Derring, Louisa Monteray Derring, Lula Sarah Matilda Tolular Jane Derring, Maggie Alice Derring, Mary Agnes Derring, Myra Pearlee Derring, Rebecca Saliena Caroline Derring, Viola Samatha Derring, William Knox Derring. Elvira Louisa Knox passed away in 1919 in Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1845, Elvira Louisa Knox entered the world in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia, born to William Knox And Agnes Bailey.
  • Elvira Louisa Knox married John Blake Derring, and had children including Amada Elizabeth Derring, Joseph Lowery Derring, Lewis Columbus Derring, Louisa Monteray Derring, Lula Sarah Matilda Tolular Jane Derring, Maggie Alice Derring, Mary Agnes Derring, Myra Pearlee Derring, Rebecca Saliena Caroline Derring, Viola Samatha Derring, William Knox Derring.
  • Elvira Louisa Knox passed away in 1919 in Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knox
1797–1870
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Agnes Bailey
1810–1887
Birth Location: North Carolina
AB

Spouses(s)

John Derring
1841–1902
Birth Location: –
JD

Children(s)

Mary Derring
1864–1935
Birth Location: Indiana
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Amada Derring
1866–1929
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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William Derring
1868–1936
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
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Lula Derring
1871–1896
Birth Location: Pickens County, Georgia
LD
Lewis Derring
1873–1946
Birth Location: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
LD
Joseph Derring
1879–1958
Birth Location: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
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Viola Derring
1881–1941
Birth Location: Bluff Dale, Hood County, Texas
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Maggie Derring
1884–1960
Birth Location: Granbury, Hood County, Texas
MD
Rebecca Derring
1877–1877
Birth Location: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
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Louisa Derring
1875–1962
Birth Location: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
LD
Myra Derring
1886–1890
Birth Location: Granbury, Hood County, Texas
MD

Elvira Knox's Ancestors

Self
Elvira Knox
1845–1919
Birth Place: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
Parents
William Knox
1797–1870
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Agnes Bailey
1810–1887
North Carolina
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

Elvira Knox's Descendants

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Elvira (Louisa) Knox (4 MAR 1845–10 APR 1919) m. John (Blake) Derring (23 APR 1841–1902)
  1. 1. Mary (Agnes) Derring 1864–1935 m. Robert (Lee) Heathington 1867–1942
    1. 1. Talitha (Elvira) Heathington 1889–1908
    2. 2. Rebecca (Rose) Heathington 1891–1954 m. John (Andrew) Endsley –1970
      1. 1. Ola (Mae) Endsley 1920–
      2. 2. Nell Endsley 1923–
    3. 3. Lewis (Roscoe Knox) Heathington 1893–1977
      1. 1. Lee (Owen) Heathington 1915–
    4. 4. Arthur (Lester) Heathington 1899–1964
      1. 1. Velma (Inez) Heathington 1922–
      2. 2. Arra (Christine) Heathington 1927–1957
    5. 5. James (Blake) Heathington 1901–1984 m. Clara (Bell) Coleman –1990
      1. 1. James (Blake Heathington) Jr. 1925–
    6. 6. Oscar (Edgar) Heathington 1895–1969
      1. 1. Oleana Heathington 1920–
      2. 2. Oscar (Glen) Heathington 1922–1974
      3. 3. Arthur (Lee) Heathington 1924–
  2. 2. Amada (Elizabeth) Derring 1866–1929 m. John (Columbus) Heathington 1867–1927
    1. 1. Lela (Kate) Heathington 1887–1968 m. Arthur (Carlton) Grimes –1968
      1. 1. James (Edwin) Hood 1906–1964
      2. 2. Roy (Odell) Hood 1908–
      3. 3. J. (C.) Hood 1916–
      4. 4. Mary (Elizabeth) Hood 1922–
    2. 2. William (Franklin Artemus) Heathington 1890–1957
    3. 3. Bessie (Della Ellen) Heathington 1893–1963
      1. 1. John (Hiram Lafayette) Tidwell 1919–
      2. 2. Douglas (Eugene) Tidwell 1920–
      3. 3. Thomas (Rochell) Tidwell 1923–1924
      4. 4. Richard (Coy) Tidwell 1925–1925
    4. 4. Mary (Josie) Heathington 1895–1971
    5. 5. Berta (Viola) Heathington 1897–1988
    6. 6. Robert (Roy) Heathington 1889–1891
    7. 7. Columbus (Butler) Heathington 1899–1961
    8. 8. Namon (Edgar Curtis) Heathington 1902–
    9. 9. Maggie (Effie) Heathington 1903–1972 m. Edward (Edens) Philley –1985
    10. 10. Lois (Irene) Heathington 1905–1972 m. Lester (Leroy) Davis 1907–1972
      1. 1. Josephine Davis 1936–1985
    11. 11. Orian (Bud Zellon) Heathington 1909–1928
  3. 3. William (Knox) Derring 1868–1936 m. Cynthia (Ann) Searcy 1871–1952
    1. 1. Maggie (May) Derring 1893–1980
      1. 1. Henry (Clark Neely) Jr. 1915–
      2. 2. Wendell (Derring) Neely 1916–1943
      3. 3. Mildred (Louise) Neely 1919–
      4. 4. Faye (Maxine) Neely 1921–
      5. 5. James (Harold) Neely 1923–
      6. 6. Othel (Maclin) Neely 1926–
    2. 2. Ida (Mrytle) Derring 1895–1965
      1. 1. Allen (Carlyle) Miller 1918–
      2. 2. Minnie (Lea) Miller 1920–1991
      3. 3. William (Kirby) Miller 1923–1969
      4. 4. Loma (Jean) Miller 1925–
      5. 5. Gaylon (Rochell) Miller 1930–1983
    3. 3. Robert (Garland Knox) Derring 1901–1973
      1. 1. Robert (Garland) Derring 1924–1990
      2. 2. Winifred (Elizabeth) Derring 1926–
    4. 4. Loma (Kathryn) Derring 1904–1978
    5. 5. Othel (Rochell) Derring 1906–1954
    6. 6. Leonard (Wilson) Derring 1913–1974
  4. 4. Lula (Sarah Matilda Tolular Jane) Derring 1871–1896
  5. 5. Lewis (Columbus) Derring 1873–1946 m. Arabell Scribner 1871–1965
  6. 6. Joseph (Lowery) Derring 1879–1958 m. Trannie (Sabanna) Key 1884–1934
    1. 1. Treva (Lometa) Derring 1912–
    2. 2. Delphine (Iris) Derring 1917–
    3. 3. Ruby (Opal) Derring 1907–
    4. 4. Lula (Oleta) Derring 1910–
    5. 5. Myrelene (Alice) Derring 1920–
    6. 6. Myera Derring 1923–
  7. 7. Viola (Samatha) Derring 1881–1941 m. Zalmon (A.) Cherry 1875–1941
    1. 1. John (Earl) Cherry 1900–
    2. 2. Hubert Cherry 1902–1971
    3. 3. Minnie (Pauline) Cherry 1909–
    4. 4. Guy (Norris) Cherry 1917–1971
    5. 5. Unnamed (Infant) Cherry 1920–1920
  8. 8. Maggie (Alice) Derring 1884–1960 m. James (Thomas) Watson 1870–1938
  9. 9. Rebecca (Saliena Caroline) Derring 1877–1877
  10. 10. Louisa (Monteray) Derring 1875–1962 m. Orian (Bud) Neve 1867–1934
    1. 1. Olen (Stencil) Neve 1893–1934
      1. 1. Hilma (Lee) Neve 1920–
      2. 2. Lum (Columbus) Neve 1924–
    2. 2. Winnie (Blanche) Neve 1896–1970 m. Idous (E.) Celcer –1965
    3. 3. Murtie (Bell) Neve 1898–1950
      1. 1. Vanita (Blanche) Johnson 1919–1948
      2. 2. Melba (Zula) Johnson 1920–
      3. 3. Orain (Bud) Johnson 1922–1982
      4. 4. Margaret (Jewel) Johnson 1924–
    4. 4. Charlie (Blake) Neve 1900–1971
    5. 5. Jessie (Uel Vadus) Neve 1902–1983
    6. 6. Alice (Viola) Neve 1906–
    7. 7. Leila (Gracie) Neve 1908–1924
  11. 11. Myra (Pearlee) Derring 1886–1890

Elvira Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1845
4 MAR 1845
Birth of Elvira Louisa Knox in Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
1919
10 APR 1919
Age 74
Death of Elvira Louisa Knox in Acton, Hood County, Texas
Acton, Hood County, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1845
    Event Place: Jasper, Pickens County, Georgia
    Record Source: William Knox

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 APR 1919
    Event Place: Acton, Hood County, Texas
    Record Source: William Knox

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Acton Cemetery, Hood County, Texas
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