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James Thomas Knox 1848–1911 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1848

Birth Location: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 26 Jul 1911

Death Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA

Father: Asa Knox

Mother: Minerva Perkins

Spouse(s): Eliza Knox

Children(s): Nona Knox, Jasper Knox, John Knox, Daniel Knox, Sherman Knox, Charles Knox, William Knox, Dora Knox, Hannah Knox, James Knox, Elmira Knox, Ira Knox

James Thomas Knox was born in 1848 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA, the child of Asa Foster Knox And Minerva Elmira Perkins. In 1850, James Thomas Knox resided in Township 14 N R 4 W, Mercer, Illinois. James Thomas Knox married Eliza Jane Knox, and had children including Charles Nelson Knox, Daniel Knox, Dora Belle Knox, Elmira Knox, Hannah Melinda Knox, Ira Alvin Knox, James Warren Knox, Jasper Knox, John L Knox, Nona Violet Knox, Sherman Cleveland Knox, William Chester Knox. James Thomas Knox passed away in 1911 in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Thomas Knox was born in 1848 in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA, the child of Asa Foster Knox And Minerva Elmira Perkins.
  • In 1850, James Thomas Knox resided in Township 14 N R 4 W, Mercer, Illinois.
  • James Thomas Knox married Eliza Jane Knox, and had children including Charles Nelson Knox, Daniel Knox, Dora Belle Knox, Elmira Knox, Hannah Melinda Knox, Ira Alvin Knox, James Warren Knox, Jasper Knox, John L Knox, Nona Violet Knox, Sherman Cleveland Knox, William Chester Knox.
  • James Thomas Knox passed away in 1911 in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Asa Knox
1814–1901
Birth Location: Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States
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Minerva Perkins
1815–1899
Birth Location: Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States
MP

Spouses(s)

Eliza Knox
1849–1927
Birth Location: Illinois
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Children(s)

Nona Knox
1892–1968
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
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Jasper Knox
1884–1966
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois
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John Knox
1890–1961
Birth Location: Illinois
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Daniel Knox
1888–1964
Birth Location: Illinois
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Sherman Knox
1886–1891
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
SK
Charles Knox
1882–1911
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
CK
William Knox
1877–1962
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois
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Dora Knox
1875–1928
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer Co., IL
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Hannah Knox
1873–1943
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer Co., IL
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James Knox
1870–1948
Birth Location: Illinois
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Elmira Knox
1868–1894
Birth Location: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
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Ira Knox
1879–1904
Birth Location: Illinois
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James Knox's Ancestors

Self
James Knox
1848–1911
Birth Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Parents
Asa Foster Knox
1814–1901
Jay, Franklin, Maine, United States
Minerva (Elmira) Perkins
1815–1899
Fairfield, Somerset, Maine, United States
Grandparents
Moses (B) Knox
1783–1856
Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Susan (Susanna) Perkins
1784–1845
Berwick, York, Maine, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Knox's Descendants

1.
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James (Thomas) Knox (21 Aug 1848–26 Jul 1911) m. Eliza (Jane) Knox (Abt. 1849–13 Aug 1927)
  1. 1. Nona (Violet) Knox 1892–1968 m. Leslie (Ernst) Whiting 1889–1969
    1. 1. Rhea (Opel) Whiting 1909–1982 m. Ross (Moore) Abernathy 1907–1995
      1. 1. Jean (Maree) Abernathey 1933–2017
      2. 2. Donald (Kenneth) Abernathey 1928–1928
      3. 3. Darlene (June) Abernathey 1938–2010 m. Larry (Don) Hodges 1938–2023
      4. 4. Elsie (JoAnne) Abernathey 1937–2015
      5. 5. Katherine ("Kay" Ann) Abernathey 1932–2012 m. Marion (Charles) Cottrell 1935–2010
        1. 1. Eugene (Leroy) Abernathey 1949–2009
      6. 6. Richard (LeRoy) Abernathey 1930–2021
      7. 7. Kaye (Ann) Abernathey 1943–2004
      8. 8. Nadine (E.) Quimby 1935–2000 m. David (Lee Quimby) Sr 1930–1993
    2. 2. Ralph (C) Whiting 1930–2005
    3. 3. Clyde (Orrie) Whiting 1913–1974 m. Doris (J) Whiting 1919–
    4. 4. Francis (Duane) Whiting 1935–2020 m. Jeanette (Anne) Whiting 1937–2023
    5. 5. Mildred (Margaret) Whiting 1919–2003 m. Merle (Alfred) LaVelle 1911–1997
  2. 2. Jasper Knox 1884–1966 m. Margaret (L) Knox 1887–1959
    1. 1. Leona (Jane) Gray 1907–1968
    2. 2. James (Cecil) Knox 1913–1983
  3. 3. John (L) Knox 1890–1961
  4. 4. Daniel Knox 1888–1964
  5. 5. Sherman (Cleveland) Knox 1886–1891
  6. 6. Charles (Nelson) Knox 1882–1911
  7. 7. William (Chester) Knox 1877–1962
  8. 8. Dora (Belle) Knox 1875–1928 m. Michael (William) Dacy 1857–1936
    1. 1. Alice (Katherine) Ballard 1895–1977
    2. 2. Harold (Leo) Dacy 1898–1972
    3. 3. James (Frederick) Dacy 1908–1984
    4. 4. Charles (Carter) Dacy 1902–1970
    5. 5. Marguerite (Frances) D'Spain 1900–2000
  9. 9. Hannah (Melinda) Knox 1873–1943
  10. 10. James (Warren) Knox 1870–1948
    1. 1. Bessie Knox 1896–
  11. 11. Elmira Knox 1868–1894
  12. 12. Ira (Alvin) Knox 1879–1904

James Knox's Timeline

13 Records

1848
21 Aug 1848
Birth of James Thomas Knox in Mercer, Illinois, United States
Mercer, Illinois, United States
1848
21 Aug 1848
Birth of James Thomas Knox in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1850
1850
Age 2
James Thomas Knox resided here in Township 14 N R 4 W, Mercer, Illinois
Township 14 N R 4 W, Mercer, Illinois
1860
1860
Age 12
James Thomas Knox resided here in Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, United States
1863
21 Dec 1863
Age 15
James Thomas Knox resided here in New Boston, Illinois, USA
New Boston, Illinois, USA
1870
1870
Age 22
James Thomas Knox resided here in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
1870
1870
Age 22
James Thomas Knox resided here in Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
1880
1880
Age 32
James Thomas Knox resided here in Ohio Grove, Mercer, Illinois, United States
Ohio Grove, Mercer, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 52
James Thomas Knox resided here in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois
Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois
1900
1900
Age 52
James Thomas Knox resided here in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 62
James Thomas Knox resided here in Keithsburg Ward 3, Mercer, Illinois
Keithsburg Ward 3, Mercer, Illinois
1910
1910
Age 62
James Thomas Knox resided here in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
1911
26 Jul 1911
Age 63
Death of James Thomas Knox in Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Mercer, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1848
    Event Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Township 14 N R 4 W, Mercer, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Township 14 N 4 W, Mercer, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1863
    Event Place: New Boston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Millersburg, Mercer, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ohio Grove, Mercer, Illinois, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Keithsburg Ward 3, Mercer, Illinois
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1911
    Event Place: Keithsburg Illinois Newspaper
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: New Boston, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Jul 1911
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [4] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [5] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Keithsburg, Mercer, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
    [3] Ancestry Family Trees, Database online.
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