Douglas Clayton (Margaret Griffiths Williams) Knox Family Group Sheet
Contributed by Darlene Christison Mingus
Family Group Record
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Husband: Douglas Clayton Knox
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Birth: 27 Jan 1843 Saint Clairsville, Belmont Co., Ohio
Census: 1850 Guernsey Co., Liberty Twp., Ohio
Misc: 1853 Left Appanoose, Iowa to Nebraska City, N
Census: 1860 Otoe Co., Nebraska
Misc: 1864 Wagon train to Rocky Bar, Idaho
Census: 1870 Idaho Territory Federal Population and M
History: 1871 Along the River by Nellie Ireton Mills
Picture: 1872 Pioneer Home of Douglas Knox and Family
Misc: 1872 Board of Trustees-Emmett School District
History: 21 Sep 1875 Along the River by Nellie Ireton Mills
Misc: bef 1878 Mason in Boise Lodge #2, A.F. & A.M.
Misc: 1878 Butte Lodge #37, A.F.& A.M.
Land Entries: 10 Jun 1879 Emmett, Idaho
Census: 1880 Idaho-Payette Valley
Picture: 1892 Emmett, Idaho (Douglas Knox family)
Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Census: 1910 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1920 Gem Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
History: 1920 History of Idaho Vol II
Census: 1930 Emmett, 179 Gem Co., Idaho
Death: 2 Feb 1934 Emmettsville, Idaho
Burial: abt 5 Feb 1934 Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Certificate: #1118 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho (Idaho Pioneer)
Marriage: 8 May 1867 Dry Creek , Ada Co., Boise, Idaho
Father: James (The Immigrant) Knox (b 12 May 1815)
Mother: Agness Douglass (b 27 Jan 1816)
Other spouse: Mrs. Samantha Lewis (m 6 Jul 1903)
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Wife: Margaret Griffiths Williams
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Birth: 18 Mar 1842 Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
Picture: 1870 (Son John Davies, Sr. and family)
Death: 25 Apr 1887 Emmettsville, Idaho
Burial: abt 28 Apr 1887Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Father: Barrett Williams (b 1 Mar 1803)
Mother: Elizabeth Ann Griffiths (b 20 Jun 1812)
Other spouse: Thomas J. Davies (m 22 Sep 1860)
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Children
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1 F Ella Frances Knox
Birth: 11 Jul 1868 Dry Creek , Ada Co., Boise, Idaho
Census: 1930 Gem Co., 179 West Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Misc: 1956 Queen of the Cherry Festival
Death: 6 Oct 1964 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Burial:
Spouse: William Whitney Parrish (m 1 Jan 1888)
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2 M Clayton Bane Knox
Birth: 15 Dec 1870 Emmettsville, Idaho
Chr: 1 Jan 1888 Emmettsville, Idaho
Land Entries: 15 Jul 1899 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Homestead: 12 Aug 1899 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1900 Emmett, Canyon Co., Idaho
Certificate: 22 Oct 1902 State of Idaho (D.D.Gr. Mas. of 100F)
Real Estate: 25 May 1907 Emmett, Canyon Co., Idaho
Land Entries: 25 Jan 1909 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1910 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Picture: bet 1913-1920 Emmett, Idaho-City Transfer
Warranty Deed: 9 Jan 1913 Emmett, Canyon Co., Idaho
History: 1920 History of Idaho, Vol III, p.307.
Census: 1920 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Real Estate: 4 Oct 1924 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1930 Emmett, 177 Gem Co., Idaho
Misc: 6 Mar 1939 Member of the Ind. Order of Odd Fellows
Confirm: 14 May 1944 St. Mary's Episcopal Church-Emmett, Idah
Real Estate: 13 Nov 1944 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Death: 29 Oct 1945 Emmettsville, Idaho
Burial: 1 Nov 1945 Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Misc: Master Mason of the Masonic Lodge
Spouse: Minnie Alice Knouse (m 18 Jun 1893)
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3 M Deloss Dupont Knox
Birth: 2 Apr 1872 Emmettsville, Idaho
Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Land Entries: 15 Nov 1904 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Land Entries: 5 May 1910 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Death: 21 Jul 1950 Temple City, California
Burial:
Spouse: Effie Ella Fulton (m 19 Jan 1898)
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4 M Walter Scott Knox
Birth: 2 Sep 1873 Emmettsville, Idaho
Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Land Entries: 26 Jul 1904 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Census: 1930 Emmett, 136 Gem Co., Idaho
Land Entries: 11 Aug 1932 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho
Death: 27 May 1957 Cascade, Valley Co., Idaho
Burial: Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Misc: Masonic fraternity
Misc: Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Misc: American Yeomen
Spouse: Carrie Mae Fulton (m 25 Aug 1897)
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5 M Frank Knox
Birth: 1 Jun 1878 Emmettsville, Idaho
Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho
Misc: bet 1923-1926 Mayor of Emmett, Idaho
Death: 1 Sep 1953 Emmettsville, Idaho
Burial: Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Spouse: Eva Thommen (m 5 Sep 1911)
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6 F Lottie Charote Agnes Knox
Birth: 11 Jan 1879 Emmettsville, Idaho
Death: 21 May 1979
Burial:
Spouse: George Little (m 3 Aug 1898)
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7 F Margaret (Mag) Knox
Birth: 1 Oct 1881 Emmettsville, Idaho
Death: 13 Nov 1971 La Grande, Union Co., Oregon
Burial:
Spouse: Samuel Arthur Wells (m 21 Nov 1900)
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8 F Minnie (Min) Ethel Knox
Birth: 10 Sep 1884 Emmettsville, Idaho
Death: 4 Oct 1969 Livingston, Park Co., Montana
Burial:
Spouse: Martin L. Murray (m 16 Jul 1903)
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9 M Twins Knox
Birth: 1883 Emmettsville, Idaho
Death: At birth Emmett, Idaho-Emmett Cemetery
Burial:
Marriage:
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Prepared 20 Apr 2012 by:
Darlene Mingus
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FAMILY NOTES
Marriage(1):
HUSBAND NOTES: Douglas Clayton Knox
Birth(2):
Census(3):
Misc(2):
Census(4):
Misc(2):
Census(5):
History(6):
Picture(7):
Misc(8):
History(6):
Misc(2):
Misc(2):
Land Entries(9):
Census(10):
Picture(11):
Census(12):
Census(13):
Census(14):
History(15):
Census(16):
Death(17):
Burial(17):
Certificate(6):
General(18): All 8 kids of Douglas and Margaret were baptised on 30 December 1887 at St.
Mary's Episcopal Church in Emmett, Idaho.
Douglas Clayton's family was Scotch-Irish.
History of Idaho, Vol 11, p.339. Chicago-The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1920.
WIFE NOTES: Margaret Griffiths Williams
Birth(2):
Picture(6):
Death(17):
Burial(17):
General(18): Margaret Williams's family was Welsh.
A fellow came out of a saloon and shot him.
CHILD NOTES: Ella Frances Knox
Birth(19):
Census(20):
Misc(21):
Death(17):
General(18):
CHILD NOTES: Clayton Bane Knox
Birth(22):
Chr(23):
Land Entries(24):
Homestead(22):
Census(25):
Certificate(26):
Real Estate(22):
Land Entries(27):
Census(28):
Picture(11):
Warranty Deed(22):
History(2):
Census(29):
Real Estate(22):
Census(16):
Misc(22):
Confirm(22):
Real Estate(22):
Death(17):
Burial(30):
Misc(22):
General(18): Scotch-Irish.
11 kids, 4 daughters 7 sons, and 19 grandkids.
History of Idaho Vol. 111, p.307. Chicago-The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1920.
CHILD NOTES: Deloss Dupont Knox
Census(31):
Land Entries(32):
Census(33):
Land Entries(34):
Death(30):
General(18): Delos lived in Temple City, California.
Information on children and dates were taken from Delos and Effie's obituaries
and from family.
Delos and Walter married sisters, Effie and Carrie.
CHILD NOTES: Walter Scott Knox
Birth(17):
Census(35):
Land Entries(36):
Census(37):
Census(16):
Land Entries(38):
Death(39):
General(18): Walter and Delos married sisters, Carrie and Effie Fulton.
History of Idaho Vol. 111, p.310. Chicago-The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. 1920.
CHILD NOTES: Frank Knox
Census(40):
Death(30):
Burial(30):
General(18):
CHILD NOTES: Lottie Charote Agnes Knox
Birth(30):
Death(39):
General(18): Lottie and Minnie E. lived in Livingston, Montana.
CHILD NOTES: Margaret (Mag) Knox
Death(39):
General(18): Margaret lived in La Grande, Oregon at the time of her brother's death in 1953.
CHILD NOTES: Minnie (Min) Ethel Knox
Death(39):
General(18): Minnie E. and Lottie lived in Livingston, Montana (Big Timber).
CHILD NOTES: Twins Knox
General(18):
SOURCES
1. Idaho, Ada County, Marriages, Abstracts and Records 1865-1888 979.6A1V25. Marriage record: 1867- Book 1, p.30.
2. History of Idaho. Chicago-The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co.
3. Census: 1850 Guernsey Co., Liberty Twp., Ohio.
4. Census: 1860 Otoe Co.,130 Nebraska City, Nebraska.
5. Idaho Territory Federal Population and Mortality Schedule-1870, p.6-Chris
Kesgard and family with nephew Sheridan Andersen next door, #71-80. Douglas Knox-p.29.
6. Copy.
7. Picture. Painted by their daughter, Ella Knox Parrish in 1883.
8. Meg Davis-Knox researcher. Douglas was the compelling force behind the territorial legislation passing a
special act to form the Emmettsville Independent School District. He remained
on the board for 52 years, 1872-1925.
9. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #IDIDAA 014106.
10. Census: 1880 Payette Valley, Ada Co., Idaho. Douglas Knox-p.119.
11. Picture.
12. Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Idaho. South Emmett Precint.
13. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho.
14. Census: 1920 Gem Co., Idaho. South Emmett Precinct.
15. History of Idaho. Chicago-The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co. Vol II, p.339.
16. Census: 1930 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho.
17. Family members.
18. GEDCOM file imported on 3 Nov 2000.
19. Family Bible.
20. Census: 1930 Emmett, Gem Co., Idaho. Living with father, Douglas Knox, her husband William and dau. Doris.
21. Personal knowledge.
22. Copy of Certificate.
23. Family members. St. Mary's Episcopal Church.
24. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #IDIDAA014911.
25. Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Idaho. Emmett Precinct.
26. Copy of Certificate. Grand Master of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows of the State of Idaho to
Past Grand C.B. Knox -appointed District Deputy Grand Master of the IOOF.
27. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #42569.
28. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho. South Emmett Precinct.
29. Census: 1920 Gem Co., Idaho. South Emmett Precinct.
30. Obituary.
31. Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Idaho. Emmett Precinct.
32. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #IDIDAA015042.
33. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho. North Emmett Precinct.
34. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #127948.
35. Census: 1900 Canyon Co., Idaho. Emmett Precinct.
36. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #IDIDAA015040.
37. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho. North Emmett Precinct.
38. BLM-Bureau of Land Management-Eastern States. Serial #1056417.
39. Robert Hadeen-Knox researcher.
40. Census: 1910 Canyon Co., Emmett Precinct, Idaho. North Emmett Precinct.
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