Walter Renwick Knox

1878 - 1951  (72 years)

• Name	Walter Renwick Knox
  Birth	23 Jan 1878	Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	214822940
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214822940
  _UID	0BAF33D6C357480CB079A9613865D5CCA2E5
  Death	1951	Florida
  	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. Buried with his first wife Mary Boyce
  Burial	Wellington Cemetery, Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I48151	Lanark County Origins
  Last Modified	24 Feb 2022

  
  

  Father	William Murray Knox,   b. 31 Aug 1847, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada d. 19 Mar 1914, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada (Age 66 years)
  Mother	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)
  Family ID	F16372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 23 Jan 1878 - Perth, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth