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Robert Kenneth Knox 1920–2000 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 February 1920

Birth Location: Minnesota

Death Date: 6 October 2000

Death Location: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Robert Knox

Mother: Karen Richsmann

Spouse(s): Ruth Willey, Ruth Willey

Children(s):

Robert Kenneth Knox was born in 1920 in Minnesota, the child of Robert Floyd Knox And Karen Rosetta Richsmann. In 1930, Robert Kenneth Knox resided in Ozark, Webster, Missouri, USA. Robert Kenneth Knox married Ruth Laverne Willey. Robert Kenneth Knox passed away in 2000 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Robert Kenneth Knox was born in 1920 in Minnesota, the child of Robert Floyd Knox And Karen Rosetta Richsmann.
  • In 1930, Robert Kenneth Knox resided in Ozark, Webster, Missouri, USA.
  • Robert Kenneth Knox married Ruth Laverne Willey.
  • Robert Kenneth Knox passed away in 2000 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Knox's Ancestors

Self
Robert Knox
1920–2000
Birth Place: Minnesota
Parents
Robert Floyd Knox
1890–1931
Nemaha Co., NE
Karen (Rosetta) Richsmann
1898–1957
Osage, Mitchell Co., IA
Grandparents
Jørgen (Johansen) Rissmann
1865–1949
Ballum, Schleswig, Germany
Elsie (Marie) Pedersen
1867–1957
Ulfborg, Denmark
Great-Grandparents
Johan Rissmann
1819–1895
Caroline Markusen
1834–1886
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Robert Knox's Timeline

3 Records

1920
28 February 1920
Birth of Robert Kenneth Knox in Minnesota
Minnesota
1930
1930
Age 10
Robert Kenneth Knox resided here in Ozark, Webster, Missouri, USA
Ozark, Webster, Missouri, USA
2000
6 October 2000
Age 80
Death of Robert Kenneth Knox
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 February 1920
    Event Place: Minnesota
    Record Source:
    [1] 1930 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Alabama, U.S., County Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Ozark, Webster, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 October 2000
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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