William Newton Knox (1854 - 1924)

Born 3 Oct 1854 in Warren Township, Lake, Illinois, United States

Husband of Mary Augusta (Smith) Knox — married 5 Nov 1884 in Waukegan, Illinois

Descendants

Died 28 Dec 1924 at age 70 in Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts

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Biography

William Newton born at Warren, Illinois on October 3, 1854, son of Edgar Major and Jane Persis (Forrow) Knox. ^[1]

William married Mary Augusta Smith on November 5, 1884 in Waukegan, Illinois. Mary was born there on July 8, 1863, daughter of Harry and Harriet (Porter) Smith. ^[1]

William died in Boylston, Massachusetts on December 28, 1924 ^[1] and is buried in Hope Cemetery, Worcester, Massachusetts. ^[2]

Research notes

Burials

William Newton Knox

Burial 1924 Hope Cemetery Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

Death Date 28 Dec 1924 ^[2]

Mary A. Smith Knox

Death Date 18 Jan 1934

Burial 1934 Hope Cemetery Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts

FindaGrave Memorial ID 160801119

Children

Massachusetts Births

Lester L. Knox Male

Birth 19 Jan 1900 Worcester, Massachusetts

Reference ID Page 489 No. 1657

Father W. Newton Knox Birthplace Warren, Ill.

Mother Mary A. Smith Birthplace Waukegan, Ill.^[3]

Massachusetts Births

Lavern H Knox Male

Birth Date 14 Jul 1901 Worcester, Middlesex sic, Massachusetts

Reference ID p1711

Name William N. Knox Mother Mary A. Knox ^[4].

Massachusetts Deaths

Lavern H. Knox

Death 14 Sep 1901 Worcester, Massachusetts

Male Age 0 Birth Est 1901 Birthplace Worcester

Reference ID: V 518 cn 1571

Father W. Newton Knox Birthplace Warren, Ill.

Mother Mary A. Smith Birthplace Waukegan, Ill. ^[5]

Massachusetts Marriages

Elijah H. Rayner

White Male

Age 23 Birth (Est) 1880 Birthplace Pr. Edw. Isl.

Father Silas Rayner Mother Emily Cannon

Marriage 01 Dec 1903 Worcester, Massachusetts, United States

Reference ID 522

Spouse Edith M. Knox

White Female

Age 18 Birth (Est) 1885 Birthplace Waukegan, Ill.

Father W. Newton Knox Mother Mary A. Smith ^[6]

Wilhelm G Keck

Male Age 20 Birth 1891 Birthplace Worcester

Father William Keck MotherMargaret J Haskins

Marriage 29 Aug 1911 Worcester, , Massachusetts, United States

Registration Place Worcester, , Massachusetts

Reference ID p 531 no 951

Spouse Maude Lillian Knox

Female Age 19 Birth Date 1892 Birthplace Waukegan, , Illinois

Father Newton Knox Mother Mary Smith ^[7]

Census Data

United States Census, 1860 Warren, Lake, Illinois

E M Knox M 35 N Y

Jane P Knox F 31 N Y

William N Knox M 5 Ills

Emma A Knox F 4 Ills ^[8]

United States Census, 1870 Illinois, United States

Edgar M Knox M 45 New York

Jane P Knox F 41 New York

Newton W Knox M 15 Illinois

Emma A Knox F 14 Illinois

Liverett Knox M 7 Illinois

Dottie (sic) M Knox F 3 Illinois ^[9]

United States Census, 1920 Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts

William Knox Head M 66 Illinois

Mary A Knox Wife F 67 Illinois

Lester L Knox Son M 19 Massachusetts ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Foote, Nathaniel. William Knox of Blandford, Mass.; A Record of the Births, Marriages and Deaths of Some of his Descendants. Rochester, New York, 1926 p. 42-3: 107: 202: 326
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} FindaGrave Memorial ID 160793295 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160793295
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXW9-J9N : 1 March 2016), W. Newton Knox in entry for Lester L. Knox, 19 Jan 1900, Worcester, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #Page 489 No. 1657, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 1,843,720.
4. ↑ "Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FXHF-834 : 1 March 2016), Mary A. Knox in entry for Lavern H Knox, 14 Jul 1901, Worcester, Middlesex, Massachusetts; citing reference ID #p1711, Massachusetts Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,386
5. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7N9-Y13 : 10 December 2014), W. Newton Knox in entry for Lavern H. Knox, 14 Sep 1901; citing Worcester, Massachusetts, v 518 cn 1571, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,735.
6. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4Z7-VRL : 7 December 2017), W. Newton Knox in entry for Elijah H. Rayner and Edith M. Knox, 01 Dec 1903; citing , Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,057,589.
7. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N4FX-C51 : 7 December 2017), Newton Knox in entry for Wilhelm G Keck and Maude Lillian Knox, 29 Aug 1911; citing Worcester, , Massachusetts, United States, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 2,409,942.
8. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXH6-RSD : 13 December 2017), E M Knox, 1860.
9. ↑ "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M641-HYM : 12 April 2016), Edgar M Knox, Illinois, United States; citing p. 33, family 267, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,741.
10. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF9N-2G8 : accessed 12 January 2018), Mary A Knox in household of William Knox, Boylston, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States; citing ED 16, sheet 4B, line 56, family 75, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 744; FHL microfilm 1,820,744.