David Smith Knox (1805 - 1872)

Born 19 May 1805 in Connellsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

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Died 17 Oct 1872 at age 67 in Brownsville, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States

Biography

David Smith Knox was born on 19 May 1805 in Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania and died 17 October 1872 in Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. He was buried at Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.^[1] David was the son of William Knox and Nancy Smith.

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1810
William and Nancy Smith Knox household consisted of: 2 males under 10, David (5) and John, 1 male 26-44, William (43), 2 females under 10, Nancy, Jane, 1 female 16-25, Nancy.^[2]

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1830
David Smith and Sarah Barnes Knox household consisted of: 1 male 20-29, David (25), 1 female under 5, Sarah (1), 1 female 20-29, Sarah (25).^[3]

Connellsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 1840
D S and Rebecca Page Knox household consisted of: 2 males under 5, S B (1), Thomas (3), 1 male 5-9, William (9), 1 male 30-39, David (35), 1 female 10-14, Sarah, 1 female 20-29, Rebecca (26), 1 female 30-39, 1 person employed in commerce.^[4]

Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 12 August 1850
D S Knox (45), Mon Bank cashier, and his wife, Rebecca (36), in household with children, William F (19), Thomas P (13), S B (11), Richard N (9), Mary E (7), Caroline (5), Alfred (3), Narcisa (1), and also Mary A Page (45), and Rebecca's mother, Rebecca Page (70).^[5]

Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 15 June 1860, Brownsville Post Office
David Knox (55), Brownsville Bank cashier, and his wife, Rebecca (45), owned real estate valued at $3000 and personal property valued at $3000, in household with children, Samuel (21), Mary (17), Caroline (15), Alfred (13), Narcissa (11), Rebecca (9), Philander (7), and Harriet (5). All children except Mary and Caroline attended school within the census year and all in household were born in Pennsylvania.^[6]

Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 26 August 1870, Brownsville Post Office
D S Knox (65), bank cashier, and his wife, Rebecca (56), owned real estate valued at $10000 and personal property valued at $10000, in household with their children, Thomas (33), druggist, with $500 personal property, Caroline (25), Narcissa (20), Rebecca (19), and Haretta (14). All in household were born in Pennsylvania, with D S's father foreign born.^[7]

From Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania:

David Smith Knox, son of Rev. William (2) and Nancy (Smith) Knox, was born in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, May 19, 1805, died in 1867.

He married (first) Sarah, born in Connellsville, May 29. 1829, a daughter of Dr. James Franciss, whose wife belonged to the Quaker sect.

He married (second) Rebecca, daughter of Jonathan and Rebecca Page, of Connellsville. Children of first marriage: 1. Sarah, born in 1830; married, in 1850, James Smith Miller, who died at the age of thirty-one years. 2. William Franciss. of further mention. Children of second marriage : 3. Thomas Page, born in 1837, now deceased. 4. Samuel B., born in 1839; was in active service as a surgeon during the Civil War. 5. Richard, born in 1841. now deceased. 6. Mary Eliza, born in 1843; married George Graff, and lives in Omaha, Nebraska. 7. Caroline, born in 1845. 8. Alfred, born in 1847; vice-president of the Mellon National Bank of Pittsburgh. 9. Narcissa. born in 1849. 10. Rebecca, born in 1851. 11. Philander Chase, born May 6, 1853 ; was appointed attorney-general of the United States by President McKinley, served as United States senator from the State of Pennsylvania, and was secretary of state during President Taft's administration. 12. Harriette, born in 1855; is living on the old homestead.

From History of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania:

David S. Knox, father of William F., was a native of Connellsville, Fayette county, Pa., a printer by trade, and early in life followed teaching, mercantile and manufacturing pursuits, and later engaged in banking business for thirty-six years.

David S. Knox died Oct. 17, 1872, aged sixty-seven .years.

Sources

1. ↑ David S Knox, Find a Grave Memorial ID 55633751 citing Redstone Cemetery, Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, USA, maintained by Linda Page (contributor 46828924)
2. ↑ 1810 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Connellsville > image 2 of 3; citing NARA microfilm publication M252, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
3. ↑ 1830 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Connellsville > image 13 of 14; citing NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
4. ↑ 1840 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville Township > image 7 of 22; citing NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
5. ↑ 1850 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > image 21 of 57; citing NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
6. ↑ 1860 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > image 45 of 49; citing NARA microfilm publication M653 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)
7. ↑ 1870 United States Census Pennsylvania > Fayette > Brownsville > image 44 of 44; citing NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.)

Research Notes

Unable to locate the 1820 Census records for household of William Knox that would include David Knox,

This profile was updated as a result of the feature in the Jordan, John W, and James Hadden. Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania. (New York, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), in an attempt to connect the Hall and Hull families of Fayette County.