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Esther Selena Knox 1856–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1856

Birth Location: Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia

Death Date: FEB 1918

Death Location: Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia

Father: Joseph Knox

Mother: Malissa Brooks

Spouse(s): Rufus Stone

Children(s): Vista Stone, Walter Stone, Festus Stone, Awtrey Stone, Eliha Stone, Lovie Stone, Ernest Stone

The story of Esther Selena Knox began in 1856 in Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia. Esther Selena Knox married Rufus Augustus Stone, and had children including Awtrey Philander Stone, Eliha Eugenia Stone, Ernest Leonidas Stone, Festus Augustus Stone, Lovie Knox Stone, Vista Lamore Stone, Walter Diodreth Stone. Esther Selena Knox passed away in 1918 in Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • The story of Esther Selena Knox began in 1856 in Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia.
  • Esther Selena Knox married Rufus Augustus Stone, and had children including Awtrey Philander Stone, Eliha Eugenia Stone, Ernest Leonidas Stone, Festus Augustus Stone, Lovie Knox Stone, Vista Lamore Stone, Walter Diodreth Stone.
  • Esther Selena Knox passed away in 1918 in Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Knox
1812–1886
Birth Location: Pendleton District, South Carolina
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Malissa Brooks
1815–1885
Birth Location: –
MB

Spouses(s)

Rufus Stone
1854–1903
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Vista Stone
1879–1903
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Walter Stone
1880–1971
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
WS
Festus Stone
1883–1907
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Awtrey Stone
1886–1910
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Eliha Stone
1889–
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Lovie Stone
1891–1894
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
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Ernest Stone
1896–
Birth Location: Cherokee County, Georgia
ES

Esther Knox's Ancestors

Self
Esther Knox
1856–1918
Birth Place: Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia
Parents
Joseph Knox
1812–1886
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Malissa Brooks
1815–1885
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

Esther Knox's Descendants

1.
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Esther (Selena) Knox (23 MAR 1856–FEB 1918) m. Rufus (Augustus) Stone (20 MAY 1854–JAN 1903)
  1. 1. Vista (Lamore) Stone 1879–1903
  2. 2. Walter (Diodreth) Stone 1880–1971 m. Sarah (Matilda) Garner 1883–1951
    1. 1. Rosa (Juanita) Stone 1904–1905
    2. 2. Thelma (J.) Stone 1910–1912
    3. 3. Walter (Diodreth Stone) Jr. 1915–
    4. 4. Ester Stone 1913–
    5. 5. Delois Stone 1917–
    6. 6. Eugenia Stone 1920–
  3. 3. Festus (Augustus) Stone 1883–1907
  4. 4. Awtrey (Philander) Stone 1886–1910 m. Amanda (Elizabeth) Hughes 1887–1982
    1. 1. "Gus" Stone 1906–1985 m. Lillie (Lee) Crowe 1910–1991
    2. 2. "Phy" Stone 1908–1984 m. Paul (Vestal) Gibbs 1902–1964
      1. 1. Robert (Paul) Gibbs 1928–1931
  5. 5. Eliha (Eugenia) Stone 1889–
  6. 6. Lovie (Knox) Stone 1891–1894
  7. 7. Ernest (Leonidas) Stone 1896–

Esther Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1856
23 MAR 1856
Birth of Esther Selena Knox in Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia
Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia
1918
28 FEB 1918
Age 62
Death of Esther Selena Knox
None
1918
FEB 1918
Age 62
Burial of Esther Selena Knox in Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia
Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1856
    Event Place: Sutallee, Cherokee County, Georgia
    Record Source: JOSEPH

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 FEB 1918
    Record Source: JOSEPH

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1918
    Event Place: Knox Family Cemetery, Cherokee County, Georgia
    Record Source: JOSEPH
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