KNOX FAMILY CEMETERY, Oconee County, SC a.k.a. Martin Mahaffey & Wayne Bridge Farm Version: 3.0 Effective: 05-Mar-2012 Text File: C198.TXT Image Folder: C198 ******************************************************************************** REPRODUCING NOTICE: ------------------- These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format for profit, or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the recording contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the following USGenWeb coordinator with proof of this consent. Paul M Kankula - nn8nn gcgenweb@bellsouth.net Oconee County GenWeb Project Coordinator DATAFILE INPUT . : Paul M. Kankula at genweb@bellsouth.net in Oct-2006 GPS MAPPING .... : Laura Bush at lab_104@yahoo.com in Feb-2012 HISTORY ........ : Susan Brock Booker at SBrockBooker@aol.com in Oct-2006 IMAGES ......... : Laura Bush at lab_104@yahoo.com in Feb-2012 RECORDING ...... : See tombstone images ******************************************************************************** CEMETERY LOCATION: ------------------ Latitude N34 55.167 x Longitude W83 03.117 NW of Tamassee CEMETERY HISTORY: ------------------------ 2012 Landowner = Laura Bush ____ Landowner = Wayne Bridge ____ Landowner = Martin Mahaffey ____ Landowner = John Knox o----------o When John died in 1857 the land was on N. Cheohee Creek so I assume that the land is in the Cheohee Valley but can't be more specific. Who is Mann Knox? John and Nancy had one son, Miles E., and five daughters. A number of their descendants are buried at Cheohee Baptist Church Cemetery. Descendants of John Knox 1 John Knox b: Abt. 1801 d: Abt. 1857 .. +Nancy Unk b: Abt. 1798 ...... 2 Ara Lucinda Knox b: Aug 1825 d: 11 Mar 1915 .......... +Benjamin Franklin O'Kelley b: 10 Jun 1823 d: 29 Jan 1915 ...... 2 Martha Ann Knox b: 01 Nov 1827 d: 16 Jan 1908 .......... +Jeremiah Moody b: Abt. 1830 d: Bef. 01 Jan 1864 ...... 2 Georgiana Amanda Knox b: Abt. 1830 d: Bet. 1900 - 1910 .......... +Philemon Ansel Crane b: 1827 d: Bet. 1860 - 1870 ...... 2 Miles E. Knox b: Abt. 1830 ...... 2 Sarah Ann Knox b: Abt. 1835 ...... 2 Narcissa M. Knox b: May 1836 d: 12 Apr 1924 By: Susan Brock Booker at SBrockBooker@aol.com, 7-Oct-2006 o----------o Here is a timeline from the deeds (grantee from grantor), maps and mortgage notes I've scanned, going back from present: Feb 2012: William Bush from Community First Bank (21 acres) June 2011: Community First Bank from Bonnie and Milton Alexander (21 acres) 1996: Milton and Bonnie Alexander from John Wayne and Nora Lee Brooks Bridges (estate of Elmer Taylor Bridges) (21 acres) 1948: Elmer Taylor and Nora Lee Brooks Bridges from Alvin E. Eskew (127.5 acres and 24.75 acres) 1934: J. Thomas granted 1/2 interest to Alvin E. Eskew 1922: J.Thomas and Alvin Eskew from J.M. and Mattie Holden (24.5 acres) 1919: J.Thomas and Alvin Eskew from Ruglas W. Burgess Sr. (127.5 acres) 1902: Ruglass E. Burgess from Martin and Wanda E. Mahaffey (128 acres) 1901: Survey made by J.H. Wiggington (128 acres) 1870: Martin Mahaffey from Robert Anderson, G.T. Anderson Jr. 1868: G.T. Anderson Jr. from E.E. Alexander estate (executors J.J. Norton and William K. Alexander) (128 acres) 1868: John B. Morton was living on land 1868: G.T. Anderson Jr. from John B. Morton ("assignment of interest on land") 1860: Elijah E. Alexander bound to James A. Sheppard (mortgaged land?) 1860: Elijah E. and Vinetta Alexander rom Mahlon and Wanda Morgan (128 acres) 1857: Mahlon and Lucinda Morgan from Ephraim Malichi Perry 1849: Mahlon and Lucinda Morgan from William L. Keith prior owners: Saint-De Anaou? even before that: James Knox 1827: James and Williamson Knox granted land from SC Governor John Taylor Laura TOMBSTONE TRANSCRIPTION NOTES: ------------------------------ a. = age at death b. = date-of-birth d. = date-of-death h. = husband m. = married p. = parents w. = wife KNOX, John KNOX, Mann KNOX, Nancy