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Martha Ann Knox 1827–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 NOV 1827

Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina

Death Date: 16 JAN 1908

Death Location: Wolf Pit School Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: John Knox

Mother: Nancy Norton

Spouse(s): Jeremiah Moody

Children(s): Martha Moody, Franklin Moody, John Moody, Sarah Moody

The story of Martha Ann Knox began in 1827 in Pickens District, South Carolina. Martha Ann Knox married Jeremiah Moody, and had children including Franklin L Moody, John M Moody, Martha L Moody, Sarah Elizabeth Moody. Martha Ann Knox passed away in 1908 in Wolf Pit School Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • The story of Martha Ann Knox began in 1827 in Pickens District, South Carolina.
  • Martha Ann Knox married Jeremiah Moody, and had children including Franklin L Moody, John M Moody, Martha L Moody, Sarah Elizabeth Moody.
  • Martha Ann Knox passed away in 1908 in Wolf Pit School Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Knox
1801–1857
Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina
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Nancy Norton
1798–1870
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Jeremiah Moody
1830–1862
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Martha Moody
1857–1928
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Franklin Moody
1855–1946
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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John Moody
1859–
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Sarah Moody
1861–1929
Birth Location: Pickens District, South Carolina
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Martha Knox's Ancestors

Self
Martha Knox
1827–1908
Birth Place: Pickens District, South Carolina
Parents
John Knox
1801–1857
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Nancy Norton
1798–1870
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

Martha Knox's Descendants

1.
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Martha (Ann) Knox (1 NOV 1827–16 JAN 1908) m. Jeremiah Moody (ABT 1830–29 JUN 1862)
  1. 1. Martha (L.) Moody 1857–1928 m. Benjamin (T.) Alexander 1853–1937
    1. 1. Ollis (A.) Alexander 1891–1967
    2. 2. Roxanna Alexander 1889– m. Unk Rollins –1910
      1. 1. Clarence Rollins 1908–
    3. 3. Rose (D.) Alexander 1883–1960 m. Isaac (Franklin) Alexander 1878–1958
      1. 1. Jenny (Syntha) Sheriff 1902–2002 m. Floyd (Sheldon) Sheriff 1902–1985
      2. 2. John (Roscoe Alexander) Sr 1906–1986 m. Ada (Ovaline) Hudson 1905–1977
        1. 1. John (Roscoe Alexander) Jr 1932–1933
        2. 2. Yukon (Nathaniel) Alexander 1936–2010
        3. 3. Barbara (Joan) Alexander 1939–2016 m. Wyatt (Eugene) Owens 1939–2019
        4. 4. Jane (Hill) Alexander 1941–2019
      3. 3. Ellen Hendricks 1908–1991
  2. 2. Franklin (L.) Moody 1855–1946 m. Lorena Lay 1865–1927
    1. 1. Elizabeth (J.) Moody 1906–1982 m. Clayton (Doyle) Jones 1905–1971
    2. 2. Ina (Leona) Moody 1888–1911
    3. 3. Sarah (Josephine) Moody 1894–
    4. 4. Dock (Franklin) Moody 1897–1957 m. Olive (Bell) Hudson 1901–1988
      1. 1. Ruth (Lorena) Moody 1922–2013 m. Robert (Dee) Carpenter 1917–1999
        1. 1. Linda (Carolyn) Carpenter 1942–2017 m. William (Harold) Prince 1938–2009
        2. 2. Robert (Curtis) Carpenter 1941–2005
      2. 2. Charles (Franklin) Moody 1930–1989
      3. 3. William Moody 1934–1985
      4. 4. Bertha (Mae) Moody 1925–2010 m. Claude (Wales) Smith 1921–2002
        1. 1. Judith (Claudette) Smith 1944–2021 m. Jimmy (Aiken) Cox 1941–2018
      5. 5. Olive Moody 1923–
      6. 6. Richard ("Dickie") Moody 1935–2018 m. Gladys Smith 1933–2023
    5. 5. Martha (E.) Moody 1889–
  3. 3. John (M.) Moody 1859– m. Nancy (E.) Morton 1868–1922
    1. 1. Elizabeth (S.) Moody 1893–
    2. 2. James (Arthur Moody) Sr. 1889–1961 m. Ethel Jacobs 1893–
      1. 1. Edward (Marion) Moody 1920–
      2. 2. Florence (E.) Moody 1918–
      3. 3. James (Arthur Moody) Jr. 1914–
    3. 3. Annie (Mae) Moody 1895–1945 m. W. (Sidney) Blanchett 1887–1971
    4. 4. Emma Moody 1891–
    5. 5. Kate Moody 1898–1979 m. Lemuel Harrison 1894–1935
      1. 1. Lemuel (Harrison) Jr. 1930–1934
    6. 6. Sally Moody 1902–
    7. 7. John (Marion) Moody 1904–
    8. 8. Maude Moody 1907–
    9. 9. Ressie Moody 1910–
  4. 4. Sarah (Elizabeth) Moody 1861–1929 m. Charles (Milton) Lay 1861–1937
    1. 1. Ruby Lay 1883–1926 m. James (Levi) Cantrell 1885–1942
      1. 1. Bessie Cantrell 1910– m. William (Claude) Alexander 1904–1958
        1. 1. Jessie (Willene) Alexander 1929–1953
        2. 2. William (Alvin) Alexander 1931–1980
        3. 3. James (Styles) Alexander 1941–1986
      2. 2. James (Clyde) Cantrell 1925–1991
    2. 2. Henry (Milton) Lay 1891–1979 m. Ina Alexander 1893–1982
      1. 1. Henry (Milton Lay) Jr –1946
    3. 3. John (Samuel) Lay 1887–1974 m. Kate (Laurence) Burgess 1893–1956
      1. 1. Frances (Malone) Laye 1920–
      2. 2. John (Samuel Laye) Jr. 1912–2000 m. Lois Laye 1912–2013
        1. 1. Roderick Lay 1937–1937
      3. 3. William (Burgess) Laye 1926–
      4. 4. Billie (Jo) Laye 1929–2011 m. Ralph (Alonzo) Welch 1928–1997
      5. 5. Helen (Elizabeth) Laye 1911–2002 m. Louis (A.) Faller 1911–1998
      6. 6. Grace (Eleanor) Laye 1914–1999 m. Douglas (W.) Rucker 1910–2000
      7. 7. Charles (Edward) Laye 1916–1993
      8. 8. Clarence (Wardlaw) Laye 1918– m. Pauline Huskamp 1923–2002
      9. 9. Maurice (Cecil) Laye 1923–
    4. 4. Ina Lay 1895–1949 m. Otto (F.) Cantrell 1891–1955
      1. 1. John (Charles) Cantrell 1917–1917
    5. 5. Louie (F.) Lay 1898–1964 m. Jane Cantrell 1892–1965

Martha Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1827
1 NOV 1827
Birth of Martha Ann Knox in Pickens District, South Carolina
Pickens District, South Carolina
1908
16 JAN 1908
Age 81
Death of Martha Ann Knox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 NOV 1827
    Event Place: Pickens District, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1908
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wolf Pit School Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina
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