Cora Ellen Haskell

1870 - 1958  (87 years)

• Name	Cora Ellen Haskell  [1]
  Birth	6 Oct 1870	Neoga, Cumberland, Illinois   [2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	10 Feb 1958	Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois   [3, 4]
  Burial	Villa Grove cemetery, Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois   [2]
  Person ID	I80485	Descendants of William Hascall of Fontmell Magna (1490-1542)
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

  Father	Charles Allen Haskell,   b. 18 Jun 1836, Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky d. 2 Mar 1909, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Melissa Peters,   b. 6 Apr 1836, Velva, Switzerland, Indiana d. 10 Sep 1919, Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	29 Sep 1859	..., Switzerland, Indiana   [5]
  Family ID	F3997	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charles Sumner Knox,   b. 23 Jun 1857, Homer, Champaign, Illinois d. 12 Sep 1917, Villa Grove, Douglas, Illinois (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1892	Mattoon, Coles, Illinois   [1]
  Children	1. Paul Francis Knox,   b. 13 Sep 1896, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois d. 9 Jul 1978, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois (Age 81 years)   2. Cora Knox,   b. 15 Nov 1893, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois d. 16 Nov 1893, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois (Age 0 years)   3. Hazel Knox,   b. Apr 1894, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois d. 11 Dec 1894, Mattoon, Coles, Illinois (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F37153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2017

  
  

• Notes

  Villa Grove News February 13, 1958 Mrs. Cora Knox, 87, died at 6 p.m. Monday, February 10, 1958 in her home here after a lingering illness. Mrs. Knox was well known to the people in Central Illinois because of her long association in business on Main Street. She was born October 6, 1870, at Neoga, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Haskell. She was married to Charles Knox in 1888. Her husband died in 1917 and one son and one daughter preceded her in death. Surviving are a son Paul, Villa Grove, and two grandsons. She was active in the family business when they opened an electric shop in 1924 and later it became a hardware and furniture store in enlarged quarters at the present location. The Knox’s also operated a movie theatre here for five years. Mrs. Knox was a member of the Methodist Church and Eastern Star. Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in Keith Funeral home. The Rev. C. H. Essman officiated. Mrs. Robert Taylor was organist. Casket bearers were: P. O. Fogerson, James Prentice, James Cocking, John Mitsdarffer, William Thompson and James Ewing. Burial was in the Villa Grove cemetery.

  
  

• Sources

  [S22658] Descendants of Charles Allen Haskell and Melissa Peters, (provided to the Haskell Family Association by Chuck Knox July 2011). [S12171] Death certificate, Illinois, Charles Sumner Haskell. [S41722] Obituary, Villa Grove News, Cora. Knox, (February 13, 1958). [S12174] Death certificate, Illinois, Cora Haskell. [S28328] Marriage certificate, Indians, Charles A. Haskell and Melissa Peters.