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Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox 1890–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 JAN 1890

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 17 SEP 1984

Death Location: Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman County, Texas

Father: James Knox

Mother: Sarah Beck

Spouse(s): James Hays, Ben Talley

Children(s): Russell Hays, Artie Hays, Cecil Hays, J. Hays

In 1890, Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to James Edward Knox And Sarah Jeanette Beck. Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox married Ben Talley, James Petigrue Hays, and had children including Artie Lee Jack Hays, Ben Richard Talley, Cecil Hays, J P Hays, Russell Hays. Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox passed away in 1984 in Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman County, Texas.

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Biography

  • In 1890, Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to James Edward Knox And Sarah Jeanette Beck.
  • Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox married Ben Talley, James Petigrue Hays, and had children including Artie Lee Jack Hays, Ben Richard Talley, Cecil Hays, J P Hays, Russell Hays.
  • Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox passed away in 1984 in Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman County, Texas.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Knox
1855–1901
Birth Location: Georgia
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Sarah Beck
1868–1905
Birth Location: Georgia
SB

Spouses(s)

James Hays
1883–1919
Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina
JH
Ben Talley
–1953
Birth Location: –
BT

Children(s)

Russell Hays
1917–
Birth Location: –
RH
Artie Hays
1908–
Birth Location: –
AH
Cecil Hays
1910–
Birth Location: –
CH
J. Hays
1919–
Birth Location: –
JH

Laura Knox's Ancestors

Self
Laura Knox
1890–1984
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
James Edward Knox
1855–1901
Georgia
Sarah (Jeanette) Beck
1868–1905
Georgia
Grandparents
Eben (Benson) Knox
1818–1897
Pendleton District, South Carolina
Mary (Ann) Wall
1826–1901
Rabun County, Georgia
Augustus (Lafayette) Beck
1846–1916
Rabun County, Georgia, USA
Martha Holden
1848–1908
Georgia
Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
William Holden
1814–1893
Martha Nicholson
1818–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820
John Holden
1789–1852
Minerva Holden
1792–1853
Ira Nicholson
1793–1840
Jane Palmer
1793–1843

Laura Knox's Descendants

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Laura (Maggie "Gussie") Knox (14 JAN 1890–17 SEP 1984) m. James (Petigrue) Hays (19 AUG 1883–12 DEC 1919) m. Ben Talley (–30 MAR 1953)
  1. 1. Russell Hays 1917–
  2. 2. Artie (Lee "Jack") Hays 1908– m. Nelson ("Blacky") Hardy 1904–
  3. 3. Cecil Hays 1910–
  4. 4. J. (P.) Hays 1919–

Laura Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1890
14 JAN 1890
Birth of Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1984
17 SEP 1984
Age 94
Death of Laura Maggie "Gussie" Knox in Childress, Childress Co., Texas
Childress, Childress Co., Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 14 JAN 1890
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 SEP 1984
    Event Place: Childress, Childress Co., Texas

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Quanah Memorial Park, Hardeman County, Texas
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