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From: peggy <>
Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] JAMES KNOX, Edwin Knox bios
Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 10:46:29 -0500
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Thanks! I am looking for the Knox family to which
SARAH KNOX (who I find in the McCallister Cemetery
in Orange Twp) might be connected.

Joan Achille wrote:

> Peggy and All-
>
> JAMES KNOX
> Deceased, and whose portrait appears in this book, was born
> in Montgomery Co. NY, July 4, 1807. He was the son of James
> and Nancy (Elile) Knox. He prepared for colege in Hamilton,
> Academy, NY, and entered Hamilton College at Clinton, NY in
> 1827, and then went to Yale, where he graduated. He was
> admitted to the bar in 1833. In 1836 he cdame to Knoxville,
> IL where he soon assumed a prominent position, and took a
> a leading part in developing the interests of the town and
> county, and opening up avenues of communication with other
> portions of the country. He was one of the prime movers in
> the construction of the Peoria & Oquawka R.R., and was it's
> first president.
> In 1847 he was elected a member of the State Constitutional
> Convention, and to Congress on the Whig ticket in 1852. He
> married Prudence H. Blish in 1840, who died childless in 1846.
> During the last years of his life he made a number of very
> liberal donations to collegiate institutions. He died
> Oct 9, 1876
>
> EDWIN KNOX
>
> P.O. Ontario, a farmer, he was born in North Salem, NY.
> His parents, Thomas and Mary (Hobly) Knox, were natives of
> New YOrk. Edwin was educated at New Hartford, and moved
> to Whitestown, NY in 1840, and to Knox County, IL in 1854.
> He married Rachel Stewart Wetmore on Aug 24, 1853. They
> have two childfen, son and daughter. He united with the
> Baptist Church in 1850. He is a Republican. His circum-
> stances are moderate.
>
> Joan

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