John B. Knox

Washington, DC

Welcome to the Knox / Laffoon Web Site

I hope you will find this collection of information to be of some value.  Note that my family tree (which can be accessed by selecting the image at right) represents only the trunk of the over 10,000 individuals and 1,660+ surnames in my family tree that I have identified.

Finally, please be aware that the data is accurate to the best of my knowledge. However, I make no guarantees to it's precision. Please email me at silvamorde2004@yahoo.com if you see any errors. Thanks.

FAMOUS FOLK

During my research, I discovered a number of connections to notable people (some much closer than others) including our 11th President, James Knox Polk (my 2nd cousin, 4 times removed) and Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon (my 2nd cousin, 3 times removed). Much more distant but still connected to the family shrub (through marriage, etc.) are John Knox, the Scottish Reformer and founder of Presbyterianism in Scotland, Kentucky Frontiersman Daniel Boone, Benjamin Harrison (b. 1726), a signer of the Declaration of Independence; his son, William Henry Harrison, 9th President of the United States; his great-grandson, Benjamin Harrison (b. 1833), 23rd President of the United States as well as George Herbert Walker Bush, 41st President of the United States, his son George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States, and... President George Washington. I'm not searching for fame - just tripping over it.

POSTSCRIPT

I obtained some of the photos presented at this site when I lived with my grandfather, William Taylor Knox. I discovered several old trunks stored away in his basement and I subsequently spent weeks sorting the photos and WWI post cards from the cobwebs. It was a fascinating look at my family's history. My grandfather recalled many long-forgotten memories after seeing the recovered items. There were many family artifacts there including Tinzie Sanders' pocketbook and it's contents (pictured right) - a makeup case, hankie, change purse... and someone's pipe. (My Aunt Eilene Yarbrough assures me that Tinzie would never have smoked a pipe! Family speculation is that it belonged to Betty Clark, my grandfather's stepmother.) 

Some time after I had rescued the contents of the trunks, the basement was flooded by a frozen water pipe and everything that remained was destroyed. I still think about the family history that would have been lost forever if I had not found those old trunks.

I am indebted to Aunt Eilene - the family's unofficial historian - for her assistance getting me started on my genealogical search.

Numerous other people have also generously contributed to this collection. They include: