Individual Details

Susan Knox

(1828 - 1864)

In a series of deeds dating from 1841 to 1850, Richard D. Knox purchased the "right of legacy" from his 13 brothers and sisters to two tracts of land in Elkhart Co., Ind. These tracts had been purchased by John L. Knox before his death in 1835. Richard D. purchased his mother's interest in the land in 1838 and was, at the time of the deeds to his brothers and sisters, in possession of the land.

Events

Birth1828Virginia, United States
GuardianNamedFeb 1842Joseph Robinson - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
GuardianNamed15 Feb 1844W. W. Cowan - Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Marriage19 Feb 1846Kosciusko, Indiana, United States - John W. Egbert
Living15 Jul 1848Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
SoldLand15 Jul 1848Elkhart, Indiana, United States
Census1850Leesburg, Plain Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Marriage22 Mar 1855Kosciusko, Indiana, United States - Michael Norris
Census1860Turkey Creek Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
Death1864
BurialLeesburg Cemetery, Leesburg, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

Families

SpouseJohn W. Egbert ( - )
ChildJohn W. Egbert (1848 - 1851)
SpouseMichael Norris (1824 - 1864)
ChildVirginia Norris (1852 - )
ChildRosa R. Norris (1859 - )
ChildRichard D. Norris (1861 - )
FatherJohn L. Knox (1787 - 1835)
MotherNancy Dixon (1789 - )
SiblingMargaret Knox ( - )
SiblingJoseph D. Knox (1807 - 1899)
SiblingRichard D. Knox (1809 - 1889)
SiblingIsabella Knox (1810 - 1870)
SiblingRobert Knox ( - )
SiblingJames Knox ( - )
SiblingElizabeth Knox (1820 - )
SiblingMary Knox (1822 - 1885)
SiblingNancy Knox ( - )
SiblingAnderson Knox (1828 - 1864)
SiblingRebecca Jane Knox (1828 - )
SiblingVirginia Knox (1833 - )
SiblingJohn W. Knox ( - )

Notes

SoldLand

In this deed, Richard D. Knox purchased for $40 "all my right title and interest" in two tracts of land in Elkhart Co., Ind., from his sister Susan Egbert.

Endnotes

1. Kosciusko County, Indiana 1850 Census. (online as part of Kosciusko Co., Indiana, GenWeb site, Knox data downloaded 16 Aug 1999.).

2. Leesburg Cemetery, Plain Twp., Kosciusko Co., Indiana, headstone inscription for Michael and Susan Norris. (Personal transcription Sep 1999.), The headstone gives her birth date as 1828..

3. Kosciusko County Probate Court Docket Book 1 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

4. Kosciusko County Probate Court Fee Book No. 5 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

5. Priser, Marjorie, Early Guardianship and Estate Indexes, Kosciusko County, Indiana; Guardianship and Estate Indexes 1837-1880. (Leesburg, Indiana, 1986.), p. 34..

6. Kosciusko County Docket of Guardianships, 1839-1851 (in Kosciusko Co., Indiana, Historical Society Research Library).

7. Kosciusko County Marriages 1836-1863. (online as part of Kosciusko Co., Indiana, GenWeb site, Knox data downloaded 18 Aug 1999.).

8. Deed of sale from Susan Egbert to Richard D. Knox, 15 Jul 1848, Vol. 13, p. 410. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).

9. Deed of sale from Susan Egbert to Richard D. Knox, 15 Jul 1848, Vol. 13, p. 410. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).

10. Kosciusko County, Indiana 1850 Census. (online as part of Kosciusko Co., Indiana, GenWeb site, Knox data downloaded 16 Aug 1999.).

11. Kosciusko County Marriages 1836-1863. (online as part of Kosciusko Co., Indiana, GenWeb site, Knox data downloaded 18 Aug 1999.).

12. Scheuer, Larry and Cynthia Cochran, The Complete 1860 Federal Census of Kosciusko County, Indiana (Warsaw, Indiana: Genealogical Section, Kosciusko County Historical Society, 1988.).

13. Leesburg Cemetery, Plain Twp., Kosciusko Co., Indiana, headstone inscription for Michael and Susan Norris. (Personal transcription Sep 1999.), The headstone gives her death date as 1864..

14. Leesburg Cemetery, Plain Twp., Kosciusko Co., Indiana, headstone inscription for Michael and Susan Norris. (Personal transcription Sep 1999.).