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Isaac Nicholson Knox 1844–1922 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 MAR 1844

Birth Location: Chickasaw County, Mississippi

Death Date: 29 JAN 1922

Death Location: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

Father: Matthew Knox

Mother: Belinda Nicholson

Spouse(s): Martha Hightower

Children(s): Oscar Knox, Baxter Knox, Isaac Knox, Fannie Knox, DeWitt Knox, Rush Knox, Ada Knox, Bruce Knox, James Knox

In 1844, Isaac Nicholson Knox entered the world in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, born to Matthew Knox And Belinda R Nicholson. Isaac Nicholson Knox married Martha Almarine Hightower, and had children including Ada Cornelia Knox, Baxter Nicholson Knox, Bruce Knox, Dewitt Brooks Knox, Fannie Alma Knox, Isaac Cecil Knox, James Edgar Knox, Oscar J Knox, Rush Hightower Knox. Isaac Nicholson Knox passed away in 1922 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Isaac Nicholson Knox entered the world in Chickasaw County, Mississippi, born to Matthew Knox And Belinda R Nicholson.
  • Isaac Nicholson Knox married Martha Almarine Hightower, and had children including Ada Cornelia Knox, Baxter Nicholson Knox, Bruce Knox, Dewitt Brooks Knox, Fannie Alma Knox, Isaac Cecil Knox, James Edgar Knox, Oscar J Knox, Rush Hightower Knox.
  • Isaac Nicholson Knox passed away in 1922 in Pontotoc County, Mississippi.

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Isaac Knox's Ancestors

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Isaac Knox
1844–1922
Birth Place: Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Parents
Matthew Knox
1803–1856
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Belinda (R.) Nicholson
1809–1851
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Ireland
Mary (Ann) Abbott
1775–1818
South Carolina
William (Evan) Nicholson
1765–1820
Virginia
Martha Richardson
1763–1846
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sarah Unk
1699–1763

Isaac Knox's Descendants

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Isaac (Nicholson) Knox (23 MAR 1844–29 JAN 1922) m. Martha (Almarine) Hightower (13 MAY 1846–22 JAN 1935)
  1. 1. Oscar (J.) Knox 1867–1950 m. Martha (Ella) Hall 1867–1920 m. Mary Unk 1896–
    1. 1. Ella (Cornelia) Knox 1896–1993 m. Warner (Moore) Willey 1896–1968
      1. 1. Cornelia (Knox) Willey 1923–
      2. 2. Evelyn (H.) Willey 1922–
      3. 3. Oscar (M.) Willey 1925–1953
    2. 2. Annirene Knox 1890–
    3. 3. Minnie (Hall) Knox 1892– m. William (Terry) Burton 1890–
      1. 1. William (K.) Burton 1915–
    4. 4. Lois (H.) Knox 1902–
    5. 5. Jo (Margaret) Knox 1903–1982 m. William (B.) Furr 1902–1971
    6. 6. Eva Knox 1899– m. Byron (Eustace) Furr 1895–1976
      1. 1. Byron (Eustace Furr) Jr. 1921–1985
      2. 2. Francis (Knox) Furr 1924–1987
  2. 2. Baxter (Nicholson) Knox 1889–1936 m. Corrine Evans 1889–1975
    1. 1. Baxter (N. Knox) Jr. 1915–2000
    2. 2. Janice (C.) Knox 1925–
    3. 3. William Knox 1921–
    4. 4. Virginia Knox 1913–2001
    5. 5. James (L.) Knox 1919–
  3. 3. Isaac (Cecil) Knox 1887–1969 m. Joe (Mary) Unk 1892–1983
    1. 1. Isaac (Cecil Knox) II 1916–2002 m. Charlene Fallin 1917–2005
      1. 1. Mary (Lou) Knox –2005
    2. 2. Richard (H.) Knox 1921–
    3. 3. Mary (Jo) Knox 1915–
  4. 4. Fannie (Alma) Knox 1884–
  5. 5. DeWitt (Brooks) Knox 1882–1950 m. Lillian (M.) Robinson 1892–1981
    1. 1. Martha (H.) Knox 1916–
    2. 2. Dewitt (N. Knox) Jr. 1926–
  6. 6. Rush (Hightower) Knox 1879– m. Florence Bigham 1880–1977
    1. 1. Olivia (M.) Knox 1907–
    2. 2. Martha (Elizabeth) Knox 1909–
  7. 7. Ada (Cornelia) Knox 1876–1943 m. John (William) Brown 1867–
    1. 1. Sarah (Almarine) Brown 1897–
    2. 2. Oscar (Knox) Brown 1898–1991 m. Ola (R.) Unk 1911–
    3. 3. Floyd (W.) Brown 1900–1980
    4. 4. Francis (Allan) Brown 1905–
    5. 5. Mary (E.) Brown 1910–
    6. 6. James (Armistead) Brown 1913–1999
    7. 7. Isaac (M.) Brown 1911–
    8. 8. John (Ralph) Brown 1903–
  8. 8. Bruce Knox 1874–
  9. 9. James (Edgar) Knox 1869–1930 m. Lila (E.) Unk 1889–
    1. 1. James (Edgar Knox) Jr. 1925–
    2. 2. Anne (E.) Knox 1923–

Isaac Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1844
23 MAR 1844
Birth of Isaac Nicholson Knox in Chickasaw County, Mississippi
Chickasaw County, Mississippi
1922
29 JAN 1922
Age 78
Death of Isaac Nicholson Knox in Pontotoc County, Mississippi
Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 MAR 1844
    Event Place: Chickasaw County, Mississippi

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JAN 1922
    Event Place: Pontotoc County, Mississippi

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