William Murray Knox

1847 - 1914  (66 years)

• Name	William Murray Knox
  Birth	31 Aug 1847	Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	161979933
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161979933
  _UID	86165A8E7F0C4C49BCD3EFD1EE444C57C894
  Death	19 Mar 1914	Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada
  	Walter Renwick Knox born January 23, 1878 in Orillia to William Knox and Joan Cranston. Walter was a track and field athlete and his life of adventure was written about in the book titled "Hot Foot: Walter Knox's Remarkable Life as a Professional in an Amateur World" by David F. Town. Walter married Mary Boyce June 25, 1924. They had no children. When Mary died in 1942 Walter remarried and he died in Florida in 1951.
  Burial	Gore Cemetery, Clanbrassil, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I48150	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	William John Knox,   b. 27 Oct 1807, Earlston, Scottish Borders, Scotland d. 4 Apr 1895, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Isabella Murray   d. 29 May 1904
  Family ID	F16394	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Joan Cranston,   b. 1 Mar 1842, Madrid, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States d. 31 Oct 1934, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 92 years)
  Children	1. Walter Renwick Knox,   b. 23 Jan 1878, Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. 1951, Florida (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F16372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mary Boyce,   b. 4 May 1876, USA d. 14 Mar 1942, Toronto (York), Toronto Municipality, Ontario, Canada (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1924
  	Walter married Mary Boyce June 25, 1924. They had no children. When Mary died in 1942 Walter remarried and he died in Florida in 1951. Mary was the eldest child born to George Henry Boyce and Catherine Hickey. Mary married later in life at the age of 48 to Walter Renwick Knox, a former Track and Field Olympian. They did not have children. After Mary died in 1942 Walter remarried.
  Family ID	F16373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 31 Aug 1847 - Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada Death - 19 Mar 1914 - Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada Burial - - Gore Cemetery, Clanbrassil, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth