Ruth Eliza Knox

1843 - 1919  (76 years)

• Name	Ruth Eliza Knox
  Birth	8 Jan 1843	Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Gender	Female
  Death	20 Mar 1919	Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Burial	Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Person ID	I3659	MyTree
  Last Modified	15 Aug 2009

  
  

  Father	Samuel Buie Knox,   b. 1798, NC d. 14 Aug 1875, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Ann Sloan Lowrie,   b. 1808   d. 6 Jun 1884, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	2 Oct 1835	Mecklenburg Co, NC
  Family ID	F2351	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elias J. Garrison,   b. Mecklenburg Co, NC d. 2 Oct 1909, Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Marriage	19 Apr 1876	Steele Creek, Mecklenburg Co., NC
  Family ID	F2359	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Her marriage record in Mecklenburg County reads, "Elias J. Garrison, age 30 of Mecklenburg County, son of J. A. & R. Garrison of South Carolina (father-living, mother-dead) married to Ruth E. Knox, age 30 of Mecklenburg County, daughter of S. B. & Ann Knox of Mecklenburg. (father-dead, mother-living) married on 19 April 1876 at Mrs. Ann Knox in Steele Creek by John Douglas, min. Witnesses were: W. A. Wilson, H. A. Stowe and Thomas J. Simeril of Mecklenburg County." This was a second marriage for Elias Garrison. He married 1st to Hannah Catherine Youngblood, daughter of Richard Calvin Youngblood and Nancy Hannah Lessley on December 26, 1867. There was one child, Hanna D. Garrison, d. October 3, 1874 at the age of 1 year, 7 months and 12 days. Hannah Catherine died February 28, 1874. It is thought by this writer, that she died in childbirth and the baby was born dead. (Taken from this writer's research on the Youngblood family).