Samuel Roscoe KNOX^[1]

1926 - 2003  (77 years)

• Name	Samuel Roscoe KNOX
  Nickname	Sam
  Birth	4 Jan 1926	Mississippi   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  WWII	US Marine Corps  [3]
  	Sam served in the US Marine Corps during World War II.
  Death	13 Jul 2003  [2]
  	Sam died on 13 July 2003. He was 77 years old. His last residence was Water Valley, Mississippi.
  Burial	Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS   [4]
  	His remains were interred at Oak Hill Cemetery in Water Valley, Mississippi.
  Person ID	I64741	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	Dorothy WALKER
  Marriage	5 Jun 1949  [6]
  	According to the inscription their shared gravestone, the couple was married on 5 June 1949.
  Family ID	F7857	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: April 1930, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS [S5325] Resided: April 1940, Water Valley, Yalobusha Co, MS

  
  

• Sources

  [S5325] 1930 US Census / Knox, Roscoe. [S5365] Samuel R. Knox. SSN 427-32-7088. SSDI. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Samuel R. Knox military gravestone, Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS; downloaded 30 November 2014. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Samuel Roscoe Knox interment, Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS; downloaded 30 November 2014. [S2775] Arkansas, County Marriage Index, 1837 - 1957. FHL film no. 983118: Jefferson County, R.C. Knox -Mattie Lee Johnson entry. [S2084] Find A Grave, online (http://www.findagrave.com). Samuel Roscoe Knox gravestone inscription, Oak Hill Cemetery, Water Valley, MS; downloaded 30 November 2014.