Clara V. Linton is the daughter of Thomas Cassingham Linton and Lydia Winter. She was born 28 Nov 1870/71 in Mt. Hope, Grant, Wisconsin. She died 5 Oct 1912 at the age of 50 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin and is buried there.

On Christmas Eve, 24 Dec 1890, she married Walter G. Knox in Grant County, Wisconsin. He is the son of William Knox and Frances A. Borah. He was born 17 Sep 1869 in Mount Ida, Grant County, Wisconsin.

Children of Clara V. Linton and Walter G. Knox:

1. Elma L. Knox was born 4 Nov 1892 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin and died 10 Apr 1973 at age 80 in Rialto, San Bernardino, California. (Elma and Elva are twins.) She apparently never married.
2. Elva G. Knox was born 4 Nov 1892 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin and died in Sep 1974 at age 81 in Bronxville, Westchester, New York. (Elva and Elma are twins.) She apparently never married.
3. Willis Leroy Knox was born 11 Aug 1895/1896 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin.
4. Frances Erma Knox was born 12 Feb 1908 in Lancaster, Grant, Wisconsin.

Sources

All basic information for this family provided by Stuart Voeck.

Elma:

• Birth from Wisconsin Births [Name: Elma Knox; Date: 04 Nov 1892; County: Grant; Certificate: 0074 002531].
• Birth and Death corroborated by Social Security Index (SSN 700-16-1675).
• Birth and Death from California Deaths, 1940 - 1997.

Elva:

• Birth from Wisconsin Births [Name: Elva Knox; Date: 04 Nov 1892; County: Grant; Certificate: 0074 002530].
• Death corroborated by Social Security Index (SSN 563-22-6910).

Census Listings

The individuals in this family appear in the following census listings.

• Clara: 1880 Census. Little Grant, Grant, Wisconsin. Page 250.
• 1900 Census. Mount Hope, Grant, WI p. 12.
• 1910 Census. Lancaster, Grant, WI p. 12.