William Knox
William Knox was born in Holmes County, Ohio, November 25, 1840, a son of John and Nancy (Bitner) Knox, who came in 1824 from Center County, Penn., to Holmes County, making the trip in a wagon drawn by two horses. They entered eighty acres of heavily timbered land, which was cleared and made one of the best farms in the county. The father died in 1863, aged sixty-seven years, and the mother in 1857, aged fifty-two years. They had a family of eleven children, ten of whom grew to maturity: Martin, Mary, John, Christian, Daniel, David, Sallie, Samuel, Robert and William. This family is now one of the most numerous in the county.
William Knox was married in 1865 to Sarah Ellen, daughter of Samuel Reed, and to them were born five children: Laura L., Osbin B., Mary V., Iva May and Ethel M. Mr. Knox has been one of the enterprising, public-spirited men of the county, and is highly respected by all who know him. He has a pleasant home, and his improvements are all made with an eye to comfort and convenience. In politics he is a Democrat.
From Commemorative Biographical Record of the Counties of Wayne and Holmes, Ohio, J. H. Beers & Co., Chicago, 1889