Individual Details
Joseph D. Knox
(18 Oct 1807 - 27 Aug 1899)
Joseph D. Knox is listed among the first settlers of Elkhart County, Indiana (_History of Elkhart County, Indiana_, 1881, p. 885). In the Goshen section, it says: "The honest blacksmith of the settlement was Joseph Knox. It is unnecessary to describe that old forge; it looked as delicate as a toy house, and like a match, would light up and fall into ashes in a few minutes. However, Knox did his work well and took his equal part in building up the county."
Events
| Birth | 18 Oct 1807 | Virginia, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Jan 1834 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States - Margaret Walker | | ||
| BoughtLand | 1 Jan 1835 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | ||
| Bondsman | 19 Dec 1835 | John Jackson, administrator of the estate of John L. Knox, - Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | ||
| PurchasedOther | 28 Jan 1836 | items at the estate sale of John L. Knox |  | | |
| BoughtLand | 19 Aug 1836 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census | 1840 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | ||
| BoughtLand | 17 Feb 1841 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Living | 25 May 1844 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | ||
| SoldLand | 25 May 1844 | Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| TaxList | 1844 | Jefferson Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | ||
| QuitClaimSale | 6 Jun 1846 | Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census | 1850 | Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| SoldLand | 27 Dec 1853 | Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| SoldLand | 27 Dec 1853 | Kosciusko, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Census | 1860 | Elkhart Township, Elkhart, Indiana, United States | | | |
| Death | 27 Aug 1899 | | |||
| Burial | Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart, Indiana, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Walker (1817 - 1878) |
| Child | Knox (1830 - ) |
| Child | Laura A. Knox (1837 - ) |
| Child | Mary Knox (1839 - ) |
| Child | John G. Knox (1847 - 1928) |
| Father | John L. Knox (1787 - 1835) |
| Mother | Nancy Dixon (1789 - ) |
| Sibling | Margaret Knox ( - ) |
| Sibling | Richard D. Knox (1809 - 1889) |
| Sibling | Isabella Knox (1810 - 1870) |
| Sibling | Robert Knox ( - ) |
| Sibling | James Knox ( - ) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth Knox (1820 - ) |
| Sibling | Mary Knox (1822 - 1885) |
| Sibling | Nancy Knox ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anderson Knox (1828 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Rebecca Jane Knox (1828 - ) |
| Sibling | Susan Knox (1828 - 1864) |
| Sibling | Virginia Knox (1833 - ) |
| Sibling | John W. Knox ( - ) |
Notes
PurchasedOther
The items included a trammel for $1.12 1/2 and a book, Modern Geography, for 37 1/2 cents.BoughtLand
In the deed, Joseph D. Knox of Elkhart County, Ind., purchased 160 acres of land for $250: the W1/2 NE1/4 Sec. 36, T35N R5E, and the E1/2 NW1/4 Sec. 36, T35N R5E.BoughtLand
In the deed, Joseph D. Knox of Elkhart County, Ind., purchased 40 acres of land, the NE quarter of the NE quarter of Section 33, T37N R6E, for $200.SoldLand
In the deed, Joseph D. Knox of Elkhart Co., Ind., sold "all our right of legacy" in two tracts of land in Elkart Co., Ind., to Richard D. Knox for $50.QuitClaimSale
The quit claim deed transferred his rights to 160 acres of land in Section 27, T34 R6, for $50.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as blacksmith and his real estate is valued at $3,100.SoldLand
The 80 acres of land in Section 25, T34 R5, was sold for $200.SoldLand
The 80 acres in Section 26, T34 R5, was sold for $200.Census
In the return, his occupation is given as blacksmith, his real estate is valued at $6400 and his personal estate at $1800.Endnotes
1. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart Co., Indiana ..
2. 1840 U.S. census, Elkhart Co., Indiana..
3. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart Co., Indiana.
4. Keim, Jeffrey L., Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Elkhart, Indiana: Elkhart County Genealogical Society, 1997).
5. Caffey, Reah Lloyd and Lucille Gibson Jackson, Marriage Records for Elkhart County, Indiana, 1830-1849 (Elkhart, Indiana, 1973.).
6. Deed of sale from James Cook, administrator of the estate of William Bissell, deceased, to Joseph D. Knox, 1 Jan 1835, Book 4, p. 117-118. (Crawford County Recorder of Deeds, Robinson, Illinois).
7. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
8. John L. Knox estate records, Elkhart County paper file, Box B, No. 10. (Elkhart County Probate Court, Goshen, Indiana).
9. Deed of sale from Henry White and Jane his wife to Joseph D. Knox, 19 Aug 1836, Book 4, p. 116-7. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
10. 1840 U.S. census, Elkhart Co., Indiana., p. 29, National Archives Microfilm M-704, Roll 79..
11. Deed of sale from George Ullrey to Joseph D. Knox, 17 Feb 1841, Book 6, p. 426. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
12. Deed of sale from Joseph D. Knox to Richard D. Knox, 25 May 1844, Volumne 13, p. 406-7. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
13. Deed of sale from Joseph D. Knox to Richard D. Knox, 25 May 1844, Volumne 13, p. 406-7. (Elkhart County Recorder, Goshen, Indiana).
14. Mayer, Douglas L., Assessment Roll for the 1844, Kosciusko County, Indiana (Warsaw, Indiana: n.p., 1985), p. 51..
15. Quit claim deed from Joseph D. Knox to William Norris, 6 Jun 1846, Book 15 p. 525. (Kosciusko County Recorder, Warsaw, Indiana.).
16. 1850 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart Co., Indiana.
17. Deed of sale from Joseph D. Knox to David Pierce (or Prece or Price), 27 Dec 1853, Book 13, p. 93. (Kosciusko County Recorder, Warsaw, Indiana).
18. Deed of sale from Jos. D. Knox to Saml Price, 27 Dec 1853, Book 13, p. 92. (Kosciusko County Recorder, Warsaw, Indiana).
19. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Elkhart Co., Indiana ..
20. Keim, Jeffrey L., Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Elkhart, Indiana: Elkhart County Genealogical Society, 1997).
21. Keim, Jeffrey L., Oakridge Cemetery, Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana (Elkhart, Indiana: Elkhart County Genealogical Society, 1997), p. 240..