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Richard Louis Whitmire Knox 1876–1944 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 APR 1876

Birth Location: Oconee County, South Carolina

Death Date: 3 OCT 1944

Death Location: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

Father: Arthur Knox

Mother: Sarah Whitmire

Spouse(s): Sallie Stacks, Fannie Emerson

Children(s): Gracie Knox, Macie Knox, Jessie Knox, John Sr., Lola Knox, Essie Knox, Artie Knox, Beulah Knox, S. Knox, DeEtta Knox, Pauline Knox, Ernest Knox

In 1876, Richard Louis Whitmire Knox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to Arthur R Knox And Sarah Louise Sallie Whitmire. Richard Louis Whitmire Knox married Fannie Emerson, Sallie Stacks, and had children including Artie Mae Knox, Beulah M Knox, Deetta Knox, Ernest Knox, Essie Lee Knox, Gracie Knox, Jessie A Knox, John Horace Knox Sr, Lola Inez Knox, Macie Knox, Pauline Knox, S W Knox. Richard Louis Whitmire Knox passed away in 1944 in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • In 1876, Richard Louis Whitmire Knox entered the world in Oconee County, South Carolina, born to Arthur R Knox And Sarah Louise Sallie Whitmire.
  • Richard Louis Whitmire Knox married Fannie Emerson, Sallie Stacks, and had children including Artie Mae Knox, Beulah M Knox, Deetta Knox, Ernest Knox, Essie Lee Knox, Gracie Knox, Jessie A Knox, John Horace Knox Sr, Lola Inez Knox, Macie Knox, Pauline Knox, S W Knox.
  • Richard Louis Whitmire Knox passed away in 1944 in New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina.

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Richard Knox's Ancestors

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Richard Knox
1876–1944
Birth Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
Parents
Arthur R. Knox
1844–1891
Pickens District, South Carolina
Sarah (Louise "Sallie") Whitmire
1843–1923
Pickens District, South Carolina
Grandparents
Robert Knox
1809–1891
Spartanburg County, South Carolina
Sally\\
1809–1846
Pendleton District, South Carolina
John Whitmire
1808–1893
Pickens County, South Carolina
Nancy Stewart
1809–1896
Pickens County, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
James Knox
1760–1847
Mary Abbott
1775–1818
John Craig
1761–1842
Kitty\\
1767–1859
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Knox
1720–1802
William Abbott
–1808
Mary Dennard
–1820

Richard Knox's Descendants

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Richard (Louis Whitmire) Knox (5 APR 1876–3 OCT 1944) m. Sallie Stacks (28 JUL 1876–10 JAN 1911) m. Fannie Emerson (19 DEC 1882–7 OCT 1961)
  1. 1. Gracie Knox 1909–1909
  2. 2. Macie Knox 1909–1909
  3. 3. Jessie (A.) Knox 1900–1994 m. Hugh Brinson 1895–1967
  4. 4. John (Horace Knox) Sr. 1922–1985
  5. 5. Lola (Inez) Knox 1902–1989 m. Claude Miller 1897–1973
    1. 1. Garland Miller 1931–1943
    2. 2. John (Whit) Miller 1925–1993
    3. 3. Claudia (M.) Moon 1922–2006 m. Millard (Doyle) Moon 1923–1990
  6. 6. Essie (Lee) Knox 1904–1986 m. James (Williams) Collins 1905–1999
    1. 1. Doris Collins 1940–1940
    2. 2. Wilburn Collins 1942–1942
    3. 3. Donald Collins 1944–1944
    4. 4. Willard (R.) Collins 1942–1983
  7. 7. Artie (Mae) Knox 1899–1986 m. Julius (Martin) Kelley 1898–1984
    1. 1. Vivian Kelley 1916–1998 m. Clemson McClellan 1893–1967
    2. 2. Martha Kelley 1924– m. William Tarrant 1926–
  8. 8. Beulah (M.) Knox 1897– m. William (Maude) Burton 1895–1978
    1. 1. Beulah (Virginia) Burton 1915–
    2. 2. Lavon Burton 1923–
    3. 3. Tonya (R.) Burton 1921–
    4. 4. Kathryn Burton 1925–
  9. 9. S. (W.) Knox 1891–
  10. 10. DeEtta Knox 1905–1994 m. Joseph (Baylus) Becknell 1904–1977
  11. 11. Pauline Knox 1919–1995 m. Lewis Karriker 1915–1974
  12. 12. Ernest Knox 1917–1919

Richard Knox's Timeline

2 Records

1876
5 APR 1876
Birth of Richard Louis Whitmire Knox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina
1944
3 OCT 1944
Age 68
Death of Richard Louis Whitmire Knox in Oconee County, South Carolina
Oconee County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 APR 1876
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: John Nean Craig

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 OCT 1944
    Event Place: Oconee County, South Carolina
    Record Source: John Nean Craig

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery, Oconee County, South Carolina

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