KNOX, THOMAS J., was born in 1802, at Wheeling, Va. He went to Kentucky when a boy, and came to Sangamon county in 1820, stopping in what is now Clear Lake township. He was commissioned 2d Lieutenant of 25th Ill. Militia by Gov. Edwards, March 4, 1830, and served in the Black Hawk war. He was married in 1830 to Mrs. Mary Myers, whose maiden name was Danley. She had four children by her first marriage. Her son, Samuel Myers, lives north of Riverton, Illinois.

Mr. and Mrs. Knox had six children in Sangamon county, namely--

RUTH M., married Lewis Allen, had one child, and lives near Carthage, Missouri.

MARGARET J., married John Hawker, have five children, and lives in Pana.

CARY J. married Peter Mann. See his name.

NANCY A. married Charles Parker. They had one child. Mr. Parker enlisted August, 1862, for three years, in Co. C, 114th Ill. Inf., was wounded and captured June 10, 1864, at Guntown, Miss. He died from the effects of privation in Andersonville prison. His widow married Charles Cruser, has two children, and lives near Carthage, Mo.

JAMES M., born in Sangamon county, enlisted August, 1862, for three years, in Co. I, 114th Ill. Inf. He was transferred to the quartermaster's department, served his full term, and was honorably discharged in 1865. He was married in 1867, in Sangamon county, to Elizabeth Johnson. They have two children, and live near Danvers, McLean county.

MARY ALICE A., born May 7, 1843, married Dec. 24, 1867, to William Richardson, who was born May 11, 1840, in New Haven, Conn. They have two children, GERTRUDE and JANET, and live two miles east of Riverton.

Thomas J. Knox died Dec. 8, 1857, and his widow was killed by a team backing off an embankment in Clear Lake township, August 15, 1861.