Mark Cragin KNOX^[1]

1869 - 1951  (82 years)

• Name	Mark Cragin KNOX
  Birth	18 Jun 1869	Mississippi   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1900, 1910, 1920 - 1940	Yalobusha Co, MS   [3, 4]
  	According to the 1900, 1910 and 1920 censuses, Mark worked as a druggist. The 1930 and 1940 censuses indicate that he owned the drug store, where he continued to work as a druggist.
  Death	13 Oct 1951  [2]
  	Mark died on 13 October 1951. He was 82 years old.
  Burial	Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS   [5]
  	His remains were interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, Mississippi.
  Person ID	I64710	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Nicholas Calvin KNOX,   b. 5 Jun 1840, Milan, Gibson Co, TN
  Mother	Henrietta Clay CRAGIN,   b. 27 Sep 1845, Mississippi
  Marriage	23 Jan 1866	Bynum Creek, Panola Co, MS   [1]
  	The couple was married at Bynum Creek, Mississippi on 23 January 1866.
  Notes	The 1900 census notes that Henrie had given birth to 13 children, of whom 8 were living on 5 June 1900.
  Family ID	F7842	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Frances Elvira BACKSTROM,   b. 17 Apr 1876, Mississippi d. 24 May 1941 (Age 65 years)
  Marriage	8 Nov 1898	Yalobusha Co, MS   [6]
  	The couple was married in Yalobusha County, Mississippi on 8 November 1898.
  Notes	The 1910 census notes that Fannie had given birth to three children, one of whom was living on 18 April 1910.
  Children	1. Dorothy B. KNOX,   b. 28 Jul 1900, Mississippi d. 17 Jun 1921 (Age 20 years)   2. (infant daughter) KNOX,   b. 22 Oct 1903   d. 22 Oct 1903 (Age 0 years)   3. (infant son) KNOX,   b. 18 Apr 1909   d. 18 Apr 1909 (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F7850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: July 1870, Panola Co, MS [S5307] Resided: June 1880, Panola Co, MS [S5308] Resided: June 1900, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS [S5313] Resided: April 1910, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS [S5314] Resided: January 1920, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS Resided: April 1930, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS Resided: April 1940, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS

  
  

• Sources

  [S5306] Dunbar Rowland, compiler, Rowland, The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi, 1904, ((Nashville, TN, Brandon Printing Co, 1904)). p. 557: Nicholas Calvin Knox biography. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Mark C. Knox gravestone inscription, Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS; downloaded 28 November 2014. [S5313] 1900 US Census / Backstrom, James. [S5314] 1910 US Census / Knox, M.C. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Mark C. Knox interment, Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS; downloaded 28 November 2014. [S3611] Mississippi Marriages, 1776 - 1935. Yalobusha County: M.C. Knox - Fannie Elvira Backstom entry.