Wapello County IA Archives Biographies.....Knox, James F. 1856 - 
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Author: S. J. Clarke, Publisher

JAMES F. KNOX.

For almost a half century James F. Knox has been a resident of Center township
and for twenty-seven years he has resided upon his present farm on section 32,
where he owns one hundred and thirty-seven acres of rich and productive land.
There are good improvements upon his place and the well tilled fields indicate a
life of industry, perseverance and determination. Iowa numbers him among her
native sons, his birth having occurred near Belknap, in Davis county, October
19, 1856, his parents being William and Sarah (Hare) Knox, who were natives of
Northern Ireland and were of Presbyterian faith. They were reared on the Emerald
isle and Mr. Knox crossed the Atlantic to New York when twenty-one years of age.
He was employed in the eastern metropolis at the trade of a weaver for a time
and afterward removed to Steubenville, Ohio, where he followed the same
business. In the year 1850 he arrived in Lucas county, Iowa, where he worked at
his trade until 1861. With the outbreak of the Civil war his patriotic spirit
was aroused in behalf of his adopted land and he enlisted from Bloomfield as a
member of the Iowa Cray Beards, or the Thirty-seventh Infantry Regiment. He thus
served for three years on active duty and made a most creditable military
record. Following the close of hostilities he engaged in farming and in 1866
removed to Wapello county, owning a small place in Center township. His
political allegiance was always given the democratic party, but he never sought
nor desired public office. He died in Center township in 1884 at the age of
seventy-five years, while his wife, surviving him for a decade, passed away in
1894 at the age of eighty years. They were always loyal to the faith of the
Presbyterian church, in which they held membership. Their family numbered seven
children: Joseph, who became a recruit at Bloomfield and served during the last
eighteen months of the war with Company C., of the Third Iowa Cavalry and passed
away in 1882, leaving a widow and four children; Sarah and Margaret, who died in
infancy; Margaret, the second of the name, who became the wife of W. A. Carter
and now lives in Minnesota; Eliza, the wife of T. C. Peck, of Nebraska; William,
who died at the age of eleven years; and James F.

The last named has been a resident of Center township since 1866, with the
exception of two years spent in Adams township and a year and a half in
Nebraska. He was a little lad of but ten summers when the family home was here
established. He is today the owner of one hundred and thirty-seven acres of
arable land on section 32, Center township, and has remained upon this farm for
twenty-seven years. The result of his care and labor is seen in highly
cultivated fields and good buildings, always kept in repair. He uses the latest
improved machinery to facilitate the cultivation and care of the crops and his
business methods are productive of excellent results.

Mr. Knox has been married twice. In 1883 he wedded Hannah M. Scully, who was
born in Massachusetts, and died in this county in 1901. There were five children
of that union: Joseph, who is living in Ottumwa; Anna, the wife of John Young;
Sarah A., a teacher of this county; Eva, who died at the age of eighteen years;
and John, who follows farming. In May, 1907, Mr. Knox was again married, his
second union being with Mrs. Mary S. Chisman, a widow who had six sons: Carl,
Wilbur, Austin, Paul, Harold and Herbert, the last two being at home. Unto the
second marriage of Mr. Knox two children were born: Hazel and Ellis, but the
former died at the age of thirteen months.

In his political views Mr. Knox is a stalwart republican, thoroughly in sympathy
with the principles of the party, for he believes that its platform contains the
best elements of good government. He is serving as one of the trustees of his
township, being the incumbent in the office for the fifth year, his reelection
indicating how faithfully he has served the people in that connection. There are
no unusual events in his life history, no spectacular phases. It has been
through the careful performance of his daily duties and his loyalty in
citizenship that he has been firmly established as a representative resident of
this district.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:
HISTORY OF WAPELLO COUNTY IOWA
ILLUSTRATED
VOLUME II
CHICAGO
THE S. J. CLARKE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1914



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