Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Oliver Perry Knox[1, 2]

Male 1813 - 1867  (53 years)


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  • Name Oliver Perry Knox 
    Born 25 May 1813  Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5
    Christened 8 Jul 1849  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Gender Male 
    Occupation 1851  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Plasterer 
    Residence 1851  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Methodist 
    Occupation 1860  Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    stone mason 
    Residence 1860  Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-34649 
    Died 19 Mar 1867  near, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Person ID I34649  Generations
    Last Modified 30 Sep 2024 

    Father James Knox,   b. Abt 1780, Of, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Hepzibah Perry,   b. Abt 1780, Of, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F9213  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Content,   b. 1810, of, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1840  (Age 30 years) 
    Children 
     1. Jane C. Knox,   b. 1837, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F9212  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Eliza Rosebrough,   b. 1825, North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Sep 1885, , California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 9 Jan 1842  North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. George Washington Knox,   b. 17 Feb 1843, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jan 1912, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 68 years)
     2. James Perry Knox,   b. 1 Jan 1847, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1872, Waukesha, Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 25 years)
     3. Thomas Rosebrough Knox,   b. 3 Jul 1851, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1898, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years)
    Last Modified 1 Oct 2024 
    Family ID F39882  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Oliver was one of the founders of the Galt Mechanics Institute in 1853.

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      James Knox and Hepzibah Perry had two children, Oliver Perry Knox and Jane A. Knox. Oliver Perry Knox, born at Woodford, Vt.. May 25, 1813, married Eliza Roseborough at Dumfries, Canada, January 9, 1842. Died March 19, 1867; his wife died Sept. 8, 1885.

      Their three children are : George W. Knox, born February 17, 1843 ; married November 15, 1882, Lucy A. Porter, at Dixon, Calif. They have one child, Geo. Harold Knox, born at Los Angeles, November 8, 1885, who is an automobile machinist at San Francisco.
      Geo. W. Knox is now a practising attorney at Los Angeles, Calif.

      Jas. P. Knox, born January 1, 1847, was married to Lavinnia Houghton, August, 1870 : died January 28, 1872 ; his wife died March 22, 1901, then Mrs. Hargis having married Harry Hargis, of Chicago. Thomas R. Knox, born July 3, 1851, married Isadore Stevens, of Alexanders, Va., 1876 ; died June 3, 1898, at San Francisco. They had one child, Bena A. Knox, born 1878 ; the mother and daughter now reside at Los Angeles Calif.

      Bartow A. Ulrich, The Von Reisenkampff-Ulnch FAMILY HISTORY EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES , The University Printing Co., Publishers, Chicago 1907

  • Sources 
    1. [S287] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Limerick-Cornell CC#5417 Internet Link.
      Erected / to the memory of / Content / wife of Oliver P. Knox / who departed this life / Dec 20 [1840?] / aged 29 years / [verse]

    2. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 16 Nov 1858.
      At Chatfield, Minnesota, on Wednesday the 3d instant, Alexander Murray, Esq. Of Drumbo, Township of Blenheim, C.W. to Miss Jane C. Knox, daughter of Mr. Oliver Knox, formerly of Galt.

    3. [S101] Church Records - ON, Waterloo - Wesleyan Methodist Baptismal Register - transcript of cards, Kitchener Public Library, Vol 1 Pg 297.
      KNOX Oliver Percy b. Vermont 25 May 1813 chr. 08 Jul 1849 Dumfries Vol. 1 Pg. 297 son of James Knox and Hepsibah theier residence Dumfries

    4. [S313] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1851, Pg.41.

    5. [S1635] Census - U.S. Census Population Schedule, 1860 8th Census, Winona, Winona, Minnesota; Roll: M653_576; Page: 746; F.
      Oliver P. Knox, 47 b. Vermont - stone mason
      Eliza 34 b. Canada
      George W. 17 b. Canada - day laborer
      James P. 13 b. Canada
      Thomas R. 8 b. Canada

    6. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 3 Apr 1867.
      Knox, Oliver P. died 20 Mar 1867 Near Atlanta, Georgia. A builder, formerly of Galt. [Long obituary in the newspaper.]

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 25 May 1813 - Woodford, Bennington, Vermont, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 9 Jan 1842 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChristened - 8 Jul 1849 - North Dumfries Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Plasterer - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Methodist - 1851 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - stone mason - 1860 - Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1860 - Winona, Winona, Minnesota, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 19 Mar 1867 - near, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, United States Link to Google Earth
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