Anyone know info on a Bill Knox who supposedly worked on the railroad and ranches in Wyoming? He died abt 1952 in a gas stove explosion in town, during winter. Summer months he was a sheepherder. I am looking for a gravesite or news account or location in Wyoming. Thanks.
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where was he born? family?
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Hi, If you want to check out Ancestry.com I do have a small family tree started for him, William Gillette Knox, son of Bessie Gillette Knox and Joseph Arthur Knox, lived in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Both his father and he worked on the railroad (from census records) and so he was often in Wyoming. I have included photos of sheepherder camps, as he also did that. He is not a relative, but I am searching for more info on his death, as he was important to my mother, who as a child, knew him as "Old Hobo Bill." He worked for her parents in the 1930's or '40s. He supposedly died in a gas stove explosion while living in town during the winter months after working sheep on a Wyoming ranch during the summer months. Died aroung 1952, but I cannot find where. Thanks for trying to help.
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WW1
12 SEP 1918
Name: William Gillette Knox
RAILROAD BRAKEMAN WITH C.B. & S R R CO. IN SHERIDAN
City: Council Bluffs
County: Pottawattamie
State: Iowa
Birth Date: 25 Feb 1898
MOTHER MRS BESSIE KNOX 1303 [TEH] AVENUE, COUNCIL BLUFFS (SAME ADDRESS)
Race: White
MED HEIGHT & BUILD
BROWN EYES
BLACK HAIR
FHL Roll Number: 1642993
1925
Name: Bessie Knox
[Bessie Gillette]
Birth Year: abt 1877
Birth Place: Illinois
Gender: Female
Race: White
Marital Status: D
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Pottawattamie
Locality: Council Bluffs Ward 6
Relation to Head: Head
Mother: Mary Rowbothan
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Father: William Gillette
Father's Birthplace: New York
Marriage Place: Iowa
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Name: William Knox
Birth Year: abt 1898
Birth Place: Iowa
Gender: Male
Race: White
Marital Status: Single
Census Date: 1 Jan 1925
Residence State: Iowa
Residence County: Pottawattamie
Locality: Council Bluffs Ward 6
Relation to Head: Son
Mother: Bessie Gellette
[Bessie Knox]
Mother's Birth Year: abt 1877
Mother's Birthplace: Illinois
Father: Arthur Knox
Father's Birth Year: abt 1877
Father's Birthplace: Illinois
Marriage Place: Nebraska
Roll: IA1925_1918
Line: 21
Name: Bessie Knox
SSN: 478-66-7893
Last Residence: 51501 Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States of America
Born: 23 Aug 1876
Died: May 1973
State (Year) SSN issued: Iowa (1965)
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Thank you for all the work, you must be an expert at this.
If you find anything about his death, please let me know. I've already checked the Wyoming archives, and no info. Maybe he wasn't in Wyoming when he died. Perhaps he was in one of the surrounding states. Thanks again, KAT
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as mum's death was "more recent" it may be an idea to see if you can find an obit for her to see if his dod is listed which, would pin it down
Sorry but I cannot find anything in deaths, anywhere
Good luck
Ell
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