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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
Wadhams, Hakan M. Dec 25 1853 Sweden Swan & Christine (Wetterhalm) Johnson - 712
Wainright, Daniel May 04 1829 Clermont Cty, OH Vincent N. & Nancy Wainright Eliza J. Cramer 712
Wallace, Ethan A. - - - - 712
Wallick, Jacob J. Dec 02 1841 Pennsylvania Jacob & Martha (McGee) Wallick Sarah E. Andrews; Nancy J. Butt 712
Walsh, Michael - - - - 713
Walter, R. C. May 18 1836 Highland Cty, OH John W. & Hannah (Sumner) Walter Polly A. Hall 712
Ward, Amos Franklin Nov 26 1830 Forrington, CT Amos & Eliza Ward Maria H. Eells; Cornelia S. Abernethy 713
Warner, David Apr 19 1819 Pennsylvania Jacob & Jane Warner Nancy Ann Wells 713
Washburne, Wellington W. - Summit Cty, OH Leander & Eliza Washburne Maggie Lockwood 713
Watson, William Sep 17 1830 Albany Cty, NY Joseph & Mary Watson Lucy M. Curtis 713
Way, Harmon Feb 19 1815 Portage Cty, OH David & Rebecca (Baldwin) Way Elizabeth Wilson 713
Webb, James F. Feb 23 1846 McDonough Cty, IL Isaac C. & Elizabeth (Fulkerson) Webb Clara Coter 713
Webb, Sarah Elizabeth [Child] May 14 1849 Oneida Cty, NY Erastus & Rachel (Foster) Child Fielding B. Webb 713
Welch, Eugene W. Oct 28 1852 LaSalle, IL William & Jane Welch - 713
Wells, M. D. - - - - 713
West, Elizabeth [George] 1811 Ohio Wm. & Tobitha (Bales) George - 713
West, Isaac S. Oct 21 1811 Highland Cty, OH Harmon & Mary (Smith) West - 715
West, Mary Allen, Miss Jul 31 1837 Knox Cty, IL Nehemiah & Catherine West - 549, 545, 713
Westerdale, William 1809 England James & Sarah (Harby) Westerdale Sophia Wilson 715
Wetmore, Isaac Miller Aug 06 1809 Whiteborough, NY Ashu & Olive (Miller) Wetmore Mary Louisa Morse; Mary A. Stickney 195, 715
Wetmore, T. A. - - - - 715
Wetmore, Theodore Palmer May 14 1811 Whitetown, NY Ezra & Susan (Palmer) Wetmore Eveline C. Morse 715
Whitaker, Wm. H. Jan 07 1838 Ohio Ephraim K. & Mary Whitaker Margaret Adair 715
White, Chancy - - - - 715
White, Charles Jul 17 1846 Knox Cty, IL James & Sketurah White - 715
White, J. L., Mrs. - - - - 715
White, Samuel May 05 1840 Scott Cty, IL John & Ellen White H. [Helen] B. Grant 715
Whiting, H. K. - - - - 715
Whiting, Samuel P. Sep 21 1822 Connecticut Allen & Mary (Alford) Whiting Lucretia Morse 715
Whiting, William - - - - 715
Wikoff, Garrett Nov 05 1804 Monmouth Cty, NJ Jacob & Alice (Green) Wikoff Phebe Coon 715
Wikoff, Henry L. - - - - 715
Wilcox, William Henry Jan 09 1836 New York Henry & Mary K. (Meecham) Wilcox Eliza P. Kellogg 716
Wiley, Wm. H. Apr 05 1845 Wayne Cty, IN Jacob & Mary A. (Hall) Wiley Nancy Jane Hayes 716
Willard, Thomas R. - - - - 716
Williams, George B. - - - - 716
Williams, J. E. - - - - 716
Williams, John 1831 Fulton Cty, IL W. S. & Elizabeth Williams A. [Althea] J. Weir 716
Williams, Joseph C. Jun 29 1820 Groton, CT - Charlotte Carter 716
Williamson, Moses O. Jul 14 1850 Atlantic Ocean William & Margaret Williamson Mary Driggs 716
Williamson, W. S. - - - - 716
Willsie, Horace H. Jan 27 1827 Canada John & Sabra (Henderson) Willsie Betsey A. Nichols 716
Wilmot, Amos Mar 02 1802 Cheshire, CT Jesse & Hannah B. Wilmot Betsy Crawford 487, 716
Wilson, Francis Mar 01 1809 Butler Cty, PA Francis & Priscilla (Gray) Wilson Nancy McPherrin; Elizabeth McPherrin 716
Wilson, H. - - - - 717
Wilson, John Sep 23 1841 Knox Cty, IL Francis & Elizabeth (McPherrin) Wilson Anna Carr 717
Wilson, Samuel - - - - 717
Winchell, H. P. - - - - 717
Winter, John S. Aug 09 1822 Pittsburg, PA John Winter Mary M. Brewen 445, 717
Wood, J. W. - - - - 717
Woodmansee, James Mar 24 1812 Green Cty, PA Thomas & Mary (Taylor) Woodmansee Jane Cook 717
Wookey, Alonzo 1849 Peoria Cty, IL Stephen & Hannah (Jones) Wookey Emma Carrington 717
Woolsey, Darius Jun 09 1848 Ohio Hezekiah & Hannah Woolsey Emma Wolf 717
Woolsey, David 1828 New York Hezekiah & Hannah Woolsey Elizabeth Fry 717
Wyckoff, Thomas S. Sep 14 1828 Ohio John & Temperance (Shanon) Wycoff - 717
Wykoff, J. F. - - - - 717
Wyman, Edward J. 1833 Ohio Arthur & Anna Wyman Elizabeth Bradford 717
Wyman, Richard V. Sep 07 1857 Knox Cty, IL Stephen & Catharine Wyman - 717
Yocum, W. M. May 28 1846 Clay Cty, IN W. S. & Mary Yocum Elizabeth Meeks 717
Yoonnet, Chas. M. 1817 Troy, NY Francis Xavier & Martha (Vail) Yoonnet - 718
Yoonnet, F. V. 1800 Troy, NY Francis Xavier & Martha (Vail) Yoonnet - 718
Young, Henry Jan 11 1825 Warren Cty, OH Jacob & Elizabeth (Harper) Young - 718
Young, Robert Aug 26 1840 Warren Cty, OH Jacob & Elizabeth (Harper) Young Elizabeth Young 718
Youngs, Wm. W. Jun 24 1856 Knox Cty, IL Nathan & Sarah Youngs - 718