Robert Hatton Knox, born May 23,
1874 and died April 29, 1964, came to Texas by
train from Tennessee. His father died when he was sixteen years of
age. He was accompanied by three
brothers, Newton
M., Jasper and Joseph and his mother, Rhoda Ardena Pea Knox. An older son and daughter, Willie R. and
Alice came later.
1) Willie R. married Mary
Rigney.
2) Alice married George Rigney.
3) Robert Hatton married Delia Ann
Jones, born August 16, 1867 and died November 11, 1941, the daughter of Jim, a
veteran of the Texas Revolution, and
______ Griffith Jones. They met while
working at a cotton gin. She was a
weaver. Robert died April 29, 1964 and
Delia died November 11, 1941. They are
buried at Bourland
Cemetery. Their children were: May, who died in infancy; J. Virgil, born
August 8, 1895 and was married to Ruth Ragsdale and Ada Mae Brock; Thomas Mark,
born October 13, 1897 and was married to Ella Lee Means. They had four children: June, Eloise, Mark, Jr., and Ann.
4) Edna Rose was born December 17, 1899
and was married to Thomas Lewis Jarvies.
5) McCarty Summers (Jack) was born
October 16, 1903 and was married to Viva Hughes. Their children were Virginia and Lois.
6) Florence Ardena was born April
13, 1907 and was married to George McCarty.
Their children were Martha Rose, Wenella, Patricia Ann, and twins Rita
and Robert.
