Henry Calvin KNOX^[1]

1917 - 2002  (85 years)

• Name	Henry Calvin KNOX
  Birth	8 Jan 1917	Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	1942 - 1945  [3, 4]
  	Henry enlisted in the US Navy on 25 July 1942. He received an honorable discharge on 14 December 1945.
  Occupation	Before 2002	Arkansas   [3]
  	According to his obituary, Henry was co-owner of the local U-Drive-It Truck Rental dealership.
  Death	5 May 2002	Hot Springs, Garland Co, AR   [2, 3]
  	Henry died at a Hot Springs, Arkansas hospital on 5 May 2002. He was 85 years old.
  funeral	9 May 2002	Malvern, Hot Spring Co, AR   [3]
  	His funeral service, conducted by Rev. Jim Benfer, was held at Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel at 10:00am on 9 May 2002.
  Burial	9 May 2002	Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co, AR   [3]
  	Interment followed at Magnet Cove Cemetery in Magnet Cove, Arkansas.
  Person ID	I64738	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Roscoe Cragin KNOX,   b. 7 Jul 1883, Mississippi d. 15 May 1933 (Age 49 years)
  Mother	Mattie Lee JOHNSON,   b. 29 Oct 1890, Arkansas d. 24 Mar 1976 (Age 85 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1916	Arkansas   [5]
  	The couple was married in Arkansas later the same day.
  Family ID	F7854	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rosalee M. (UNKNOWN),   b. 16 Aug 1930   d. 23 Aug 1996 (Age 66 years)
  Marriage	26 Jan 1957
  	According the the inscription on the couple's shared cemetery stone, they were married on 26 January 1957.
  Notes	Although Henry's obituary lists six surviving children, it is impossible to determine which were his, which were hers and which were theirs.
  Family ID	F7855	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: January 1920, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS [S5324] Resided: April 1930, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS [S5325]

  
  

• Sources

  [S5324] 1920 US Census / Knox, Roscoe. [S5326] Henry C. Knox. SSN 431-22-9068. SSDI. [S5327] Henry C. Knox obituary, The Sentinel-Record, (Hot Springs, AR) 8 May 2002. [S5334] Henry Knox, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010. [S2775] Arkansas, County Marriage Index, 1837 - 1957. FHL film no. 983118: Jefferson County, R.C. Knox -Mattie Lee Johnson entry.