Robert Knox and Mary Carns

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Husband Robert Knox ^{1 2}

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           Born: 11 Jul 1808 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1
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         Father: Samuel Knox (      -      ) 1 2
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       Marriage: 21 Jan 1836 1 3

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Wife Mary Carns ^{1 3}

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           Born: 22 Aug 1817 1 3
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         Father: William Carns (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Elizabeth McDowell (      -      ) 1

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Children

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1 F Sarah Knox ^{1 3}

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           Born: 27 Oct 1836 1 3
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         Spouse: Samuel Shale (      -      ) 1 3

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2 F Nancy Knox ^{1 3}

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           Born: 3 Dec 1837 1 3
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         Spouse: Augustus Robb (      -      ) 1 3

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3 M William C. Knox ^{4 5 6}

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           Born: 12 Aug 1839 - Ligonier Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3 7
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           Died: 20 May 1918 8
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         Spouse: Mary Eve "Mollie" Boucher (1846-1892) 4 5 7 9
           Marr: 12 Jun 1870 10

         Spouse: Hattie C. Perkey (      -      ) 7 10
           Marr: 10 Oct 1895 7 10

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4 F Eliza Jane Knox ^{1 11}

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           Born: 15 Mar 1841 1
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         Spouse: Dr. John Ashcom (      -      ) 11 12

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5 U [Infant] Knox

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6 M Alexander Knox ^{1 3}

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           Born: 19 Feb 1844 3 7
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7 F Elizabeth Knox ^{3 7}

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           Born: 21 Oct 1846 3 7
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         Spouse: Wesley Miller (      -      ) 3 7

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8 M John Inghram Knox ^{3 7}

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           Born: 8 Oct 1848 3 7
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9 F Martha Knox ^{3 7}

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           Born: 20 Jul 1850 3 7
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10 M James Hamilton Knox ^{3 7}

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           Born: 17 Feb 1854 3 7
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General Notes: Husband - Robert Knox

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In early life he learned the blacksmith's trade. For some years he was a teamster, and had the reputation of being one of the most powerful men on the road between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. For a number of years previous to his death he was engaged in farming in the Ligonier valley, Westmoreland County. He was a member of the Methodist Protestant church, also class leader.

He was born in Ligonier township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, and passed his childhood and youth on his father's farm. His educational advantages were scanty, and while little more than a lad he left school and apprenticed himself to a blacksmith with whom he learned that trade. He was still very young when he had finished his apprenticeship, and then for some years he worked as a teamster between Baltimore and Pittsburgh. He was a man of great physical strength and enjoyed the reputation of being one of the most powerful men on the road between those two cities. After having spent a number of years in this manner, he retired to a farm which he owned in Ligonier Valley, and the last years of his life were passed thereon, while he engaged in agricultural operations. He was a member of the Protestant Methodist church, attending the church of that denomination in Ligonier, where he was active in the work of the congregation and for many years held the position of class leader.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 321.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 53.

3 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 54.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 532.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 10.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 54, 284.

7 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 322.

8 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 284.

9 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 55, 284, 1082.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 55.

11 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 644.

12 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 3.