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1878 History of Knox County: N-R


Index and Recap of HISTORY OF KNOX COUNTY, by Charles C. Chapman & Co., 1878.

This document was authored by Robert D. Miller, Edina, Minnesota.  It was completed on April 4, 2001.  It may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation without the prior written consent of the author.

The 1878 History of Knox County was a subscriber publication.  That is, in most cases, only those Knox County residents who paid a subscription fee had their portrait and/or biography published in it.  This is an alphabetical biographical recap and an index to the page numbers of all of the Knox County biographies and portraits published in the History.  It is NOT an index to every name in the book.
Name Birth Date Birth Place Parents Spouse(s) Index
Nation, Vickrey Dec 14 1818 Barren Cty, KY Isaac Nation Rosanna Proe; Mary Denton 697
Neander, N. B., Miss - - - - 697
Nelson, Josiah - - - - 697
Nelson, Nels Jul 13 1840 Sweden - Sarah Nelson 697
Nelson, Peter S. Feb 15 1835 Sweden - Nellie G. Gibson 697
New, Edward Sep 20 1836 England Thos. & Elizabeth New Ann Whitlered 697
Newman, George J. Feb 18 1831 Morgan Cty, IL George & Sarah (Godfrey) Newman - 697
Nickolson, J. H. - New York Nickolos & Mary Nickolson Catherine King 697
Niles, David P. Oct 20 1824 Columbia Cty, NY Sill & Louisa Niles Helen C. Johnson 697
Nisley, Daniel W. Jan 16 1828 Franklin Cty, PA Joseph & Mary Nisley Elizabeth N. Goff 697
Norval, James H. Oct 15 1834 Indiana Oliver & Polly Norval Argret Elizabeth Sampson 697
Oberholtzer, J., Mrs. - - - - 698
Oberholtzer, O. J. 1844 Wayne Cty, OH Joseph & Anna Oberholtzer Amelia A. Smith 698
Ogden, Job Jan 30 1828 Scott Cty, IN James & Sarah (Babbitt) Ogden Mary A. Terry 698
Ogden, Mathew B. Nov 05 1827 Clearfield Cty, PA Jonathan & Elizabeth (Leonard) Ogden Johanna Lundquist 698
Oldfield, Nelson 1830 Richland Cty, OH Jonathan & Nancy (Fidler) Oldfield Julia A. Spaulding 698
Olin, E. C. - - - - 698
Olmstead, Henry R. Dec 18 1809 Schoharie Cty, NY - Sarah Bemis; wife2 698
Olson, N. J. - - - - 698
Olson, Swan H. Aug 04 1844 Sweden Peter & Sisly Olson Clara M. Burke 698
O'Neill, Frank - - - - 698
Palm, Peter, Jr. May 19 1860 Rock Island, IL Peter & Carrie (Olson) Palm - 698
Parker, Henry E. - - - - 698
Parker, Isaac A. Dec 31 1825 Windsor Cty, VT - Sarah A. Labaree 698
Parker, W. P. Feb 03 1831 New Jersey Samuel & Henrietta Parker Julia Hoycope 698
Parkinson, John Oct 21 1828 England Jonathan & Ann (Pickford) Parkinson Ann Taylor 698
Parsell, W. R. 1841 Peoria Cty, IL Joseph & Hettie Parsell Caroline Dixon 698
Patten, P. N. - - - - 699
Patterson, James 1825 Breckenridge Cty, VA John & Sarah Patterson Elizabeth Marshal 699
Patterson, William S. Dec 13 1825 Columbus, OH - Matilda Miller 490
Pease, M. H. - - - - 699
Peck, George Wesley Feb 07 1849 Wyoming Valley, PA - - 615, 699
Perkins, Isaac S. Jun 04 1832 Southwick, MA Walter & Harriett Perkins Eliza Clark 339, 699
Peterson, Harper Feb 14 1845 Green Cty, OH Felix & Mary (Weaver) Peterson Emma J. Reynolds 700
Peterson, J. P. - - - - 700
Phelps, A. A. - - - - 700
Phelps, A. N. Sep 09 1819 Westfield, MA Aaron Noble & Clarissa (Root) Phelps Sarah J. Adams 489
Phelps, E. Frisbie Jun 18 1840 Burlington, CT Samuel & Emeline L. Phelps Emma M. Rouse 700
Phillips, E. L. - - - Mary L. Sanburn 700
Phillips, William N, - - - - 700
Pierce, William H. 1816 Vermont Amos & Mary Pierce - 700
Pigsley, Prince W. - - Welcome & Thirza (Clark) Pigsley Jerusha A. Roe 700
Pittard, Job Aug 02 1815 England James & Martha Pittard Mary Thomas 700
Pittman, B. F. - Fulton, PA Joseph & Catharine (Lesher) Pittman Alice Patterson 700
Poe, David A., Mrs. - - - - 700
Pool, Thomas H. Aug 29 1830 Clark Cty, IN Benjamin & Nancy Pool Nancy McMurtry 700
Potter, Alvin H. - - Sheldon & Wealthy (Baldwin) Potter Thankful Fowler; Eliza J. Moore 700
Potter, Charlotte, Mrs. - - - - 700
Potts, Henry H. Sep 24 1828 Bradford Cty, PA Ephraim & Elizabeth (Munn) Potts Julia E. Wheeler 701
Powell, John Nov 03 1796 Herkimer Cty, NY William & Sarah (Searls) Powell Maria Wilson; Evelina Brainard 701
Preston, W. H. - - - - 701
Price, Oscar F. Sep 19 1836 Marion Cty, OH George & Mary Caris Price Sabina Lanphere 701
Rankin, Samuel Mar 1844 Pennsylvania William & Eliza Rankin Mary D. Henderson 701
Ratekin, George W. 1820 Pulaski Cty, KY Joseph & Hannah Ratekin Lydia M. Russell 701
Reed, Catharine, Mrs. 1790 Scotland - John Reed 483
Reese, M. - - - - 701
Regan, John - - - - 701
Reynolds, Alvah May 22 1830 Bedford, NY Enoch & Mariah Reynolds Mrs. Susanah Hayden 701
Reynolds, George F. Oct 10 1799 Barrington, NH Winthrop & Hannah (Locke) Reynolds Abigail Locke; Anna E. Woodward 701
Reynolds, Wm. H. Dec 29 1829 Indiana Samuel & Ann Jane (Reed) Reynolds Martha M. Bundy; Margaret Wallace 375, 701
Rhodes, George G. Mar 10 1838 Chittenden Cty, VT Charles W. & Jane (Goodrich) Rhodes - 702
Rhodes, Miron M. Dec 22 1842 Chittenden Cty, VT Charles W. & Jane (Goodrich) Rhodes - 702
Rice, Fantleroy Sep 23 1840 Kentucky Corban & Elizabeth Rice Mrs. Eliza A. Murray 702
Richards, William B. Sep 27 1829 Smithfield, PA - Louisa Morris 702
Richardson, James Leroy Apr 10 1838 Otsego Cty, NY John & Elizabeth Richardson Emma M. Burke 702
Richmond, Henry Apr 03 1860 Knox Cty, IL Jesse & Elizabeth Richmond - 702
Riley, H. H. Aug 19 1821 Elizabethtown, KY - Amanda Mayo 702
Riordan, Andrew Jackson 1856 Iowa Thos. & Sarah Riordan Lottie Darthy Kennedy 702
Ritchey, Frank L. 1855 Knox Cty, IL Samuel & Nancy Ritchey - 702
Robbins, H. A. - - - - 702
Robbins, Levi Sep 24 1805 Denmark, NY - Julia Fisher 702
Roberson, H. L. F. Feb 10 1851 Jeferson Cty, IL Edward C. & Nancy N. (McCrite) Roberson Nancy Jared 702
Roberts, Charles L. - Waldo Cty, ME - Caroline Metcalf 702
Roberts, Hiram P. Sep 22 1831 Thomaston, CT Albert & Sally M. Roberts - 702
Robertson, Daniel Jun 12 1804 Scotland - - 101
Robertson, George - - - - 703
Robertson, Larkin 1802 South Carolina - Polly Cox 703
Robinson, Sarah Nov 16 1836 Knox Cty, IL Moody Robinson Manford Mosier 507
Rodgers, James T. Aug 24 1838 Peoria Cty, IL John & Eliza (McMurdy) Rogers [Betsy McMullen] 703
Rogers, Pitt D. Jul 18 1818 New London Cty, CT - Effie Ewalt; T. [Lavina] P. Hibbard 703
Rogers, S. W. Mar 15 1819 Ohio Edward & Elizabeth Rogers Jerusha Hand 703
Rogers, Thomas W. - - - - 703
Routh, Daniel B. May 06 1819 Clinton Cty, OH John & Jane (Moon) Routh - 703
Routh, Thomas J. May 06 1847 Clinton Cty, OH Joseph M. & Rutisha (Morris) Routh Eliza J. Grice 703
Rugar, E. A., Mrs. - - - - 703
Russell, John - - - - 703
Russell, Samuel 1805 Ireland George & Martha Russell - 703
Ryan, William A. Jan 19 1852 Detroit, MI Bernard & Maria C. Ryan - 703