City: Nashville
KNOX, Walter Eugene, general agent Southern Railway and Illinois Central Railway; born Rushing Store, Miss., April 9, 1863; son of Jackson G. and Cornelia W. (Stephens) KNOX; Scotch-Irish descent; educated Toomsuba, Miss.; graduate Toomsuba, Miss., 1878; married Anna Letitia MOORE February 26, 1884; member Odd Fellows, K. of P., Elks and Presbyterian Church; superintendent and division freight agent 1893-1905; general freight agent 1905; general manager railroad 1905-08; since 1908 general agent Southern Railroad Company; President coal company; president grain company; director in life insurance company and Transportation Inspector I. C. R. R. Co.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
