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James Knox 1760 – 1846 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 May 1760

Birth Location: Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 23 Jan 1846

Death Location: Christian, Kentucky

Father: John Knox

Mother: Jane Kelley

Spouse(s): Janet McElroy

Children(s): Henry Knox

James Knox Sr was born in 1760 in Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Joseph Knox and Jane Kelley. James Knox Sr married Janet McElroy, and had children including Henry Knox. James Knox Sr passed away in 1846 in Christian, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • James Knox Sr was born in 1760 in Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States, the child of John Joseph Knox and Jane Kelley.
  • James Knox Sr married Janet McElroy, and had children including Henry Knox.
  • James Knox Sr passed away in 1846 in Christian, Kentucky.

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James Knox's Ancestors

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James Knox
1760 – 1846
Birth Place: Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States
Parents
John Joseph Knox
1735 –
Ireland
Jane Kelley
1735 –
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knox's Descendants

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James Knox (18 May 1760 – 23 Jan 1846) m. Janet McElroy (abt 1770 – 10 May 1832)
  1. 1. Henry Knox (abt 1807 – 18 October 1885) m. Lucinda Hunter (1811 – 31 Aug 1897)
    1. 1. Mary Wallingford (abt 1832 – ) m. Wm (P) Wallingford (abt 1820 – )
      1. 1. Charles Wallingford (abt 1860 – )
      2. 2. Millie Wallingford (abt 1867 – )

James Knox's Timeline

9 Records

1760
18 May 1760
Birth of James Knox Sr in Tiger Run, South Carolina
Tiger Run, South Carolina
1760
18 May 1760
Birth of James Knox Sr in Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States
Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States
1770
18 May 1770
Age 10
Birth of James Knox Sr in Tiger Run, South Carolina
Tiger Run, South Carolina
1789
1789
Age 29
James Knox Sr was married in Blount County, Tennessee, USA
Blount County, Tennessee, USA
1819
22 Dec 1819
Age 59
James Knox Sr was married in Christian, Kentucky, USA
Christian, Kentucky, USA
1841
19 Jan 1841
Age 81
James Knox Sr was married in Lincoln, Missouri, USA
Lincoln, Missouri, USA
1844
1844
Age 84
Death of James Knox Sr in Lincoln, Missouri, United States
Lincoln, Missouri, United States
1846
23 Jan 1846
Age 86
Death of James Knox Sr in Christian, Kentucky
Christian, Kentucky
1847
29 March 1847
Age 87
Death of James Knox Sr in Lincoln, Missouri, United States
Lincoln, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1760
    Event Place: Tiger Run, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1770
    Event Place: Tiger Run, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 May 1760
    Event Place: Tiger Run, South Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1789
    Event Place: Blount County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1819
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 19 Jan 1841
    Event Place: Lincoln, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Lincoln, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 March 1847
    Event Place: Lincoln, Missouri, United States

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1846
    Event Place: Christian, Kentucky

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