He was born and died in Delaware. He was twice married and had three sons by his first marriage, named Zachariah, Eddy, and Richard. By his second marriage he had two sons, named Thomas and James. I don't remember that he had any girls. Uncle Zachariah had only one son, named Dennis. If he had any other children I knew nothing of them. Uncle Zachariah left Delaware in September, 1795, and settled in Hancock county, or the county south of it, in Georgia, where he spent the remainder of his days. Uncle Richard Knoles died young, leaving only one child, a son named David, who was raised by uncle Prettyman Marvel. David left Georgia about 1808 and settled in Tennessee for a year or so, when he moved to Kentucky, where he remained until 1815, when he came to Indiana with Reuben Reed. David married Nancy Piper. They raised twelve children, eight boys and four girls, named William, Richard, Marvel, Archibald, John, David, Henry, and Logan; Betsy, Comfort, Vina, and Parmelia. Henry is yet living in Illinois; the rest are all dead. David died more than fifty years ago, three miles southwest of Gibson county, Indiana, of hemorrhage of the lungs.

Uncle Eddy Knoles left Delaware in 1795, settled in Green county, Georgia, and here raised ten children, nine sons and one daughter, named: Eddy, Henry, Richard, William, Charles, James, Rice, Thomas, Elijah, and the daughter's name was Patience. Henry died of white swelling just in the bloom of youth.

As I left Georgia in the fall of 1811, I never knew anything more of Uncle Eddy's children, except Elijah; but suppose that mostly lived and died in Georgia. Elijah came to Indiana in 1813 with Joshua Wilson, who came here in 1811 with the Knoles family and went back to Georgia in 1813 on business. Elijah lived in Indiana for some years, then removed to Illinois where he lived a number of years, then went to Texas. He went to Missouri, where he died near the sunk lands.

Thomas, son of Richard Knoles, son of "Old Silver Head," moved to Georgia, but remained there only a few years, and moved back to Delaware, where he died. Uncle Thomas had only two children, a son and a daughter, named Isaac and Patience.

It may be of interest to some who will read this account to know that Charles Knoles, son of Uncle Eddy, was shot through the right lung while in an engagement fighting the Indians, but got well of the wound.

My father, James Knoles, was born in Delaware. He united in marriage with Patience Marvel in 1778, and there were born unto them in that state five sons and one daughter, named: Prettyman, James, Eddy, Comfort, and Jesse. In 1795 they left Delaware and settled near Greensborough, Green county, Georgia. Here were born unto them three sons, named Ephram, Eli, and Asa. They lived in Georgia sixteen years, and removed to Indiana Territory in the closing days of 1811. My mother died of consumption a few years after coming to Indiana. My father married a second wife by the name of Clark and unto them was born a son, John Lowery.

Prettyman Knoles, my brother, and Patsy Greer, who came from Ireland when one year old, were married by Jas. McCready, the founder of the Cumberland Presbyterian church. They raised ten children: Burton Knoles was born May 28, 1803; married Nancy Scott; raised 10 children, 7 girls and 3 boys; died Feb. 23, 1887. Betsy Ann, born April 25, 1805; married Marvel Knoles; raised 5 boys and 2 girls, and died in 1877. James, born April 11, 1807; married Rachel Stuart; raised 2 girls and died in his 57th year. Wiley, born April 25, 1809; married Minerva Scott; raised 11 children, 6 boys and 5 girls; lives in southern Illinois. Marten, born March 25, 1812; married Monesa Stone, then Polly Malone; raised 7 boys and 5 girls; lives in Iowa. Allen, born June 4, 1814, married Rachel Stuart; raised 5 boys and 3 girls; lives in Jacksonville, Ill. Asa, born Nov. 19, 1817; married Dorcas Stone and then Nancy Montgomery; died in his 47th year, leaving a family of 13 children, 7 boys and 6 girls. John B., born Aug. 11, 1820; married Martha McRunnels; died in his 26th year, leaving 1 boy and 1 girl. Crawford, born Dec. 16, 1824, married Jane Hunter, then Sarah Knoles, died in 1878, leaving 5 boys and 4 girls. Susan, born Oct. 4, 18__; married John Smith; raised a large family and lived in Indiana.

The family landed on the shores of Indiana on the 17th day of December, on Sunday.

James Knoles, my brother, married Annie Reed. They raised three sons and six daughters, named: Resa, who died in Mount Vernon, Indiana; a year or two since; Alberry, whose address is Bagley, Iowa; and Barnet, whose address in Long Pine, Neb.; Nancy married Jesse Douglas and is living near Fort Branch; Patience is dead; Sallie is dead; Comfort married Jacob Spore and is dead; Kittie married James Boren and is living near Fort Branch; Matilda married John Montgomery and is living near Forth Branch.

My brother Eddy married Nancy Fitakillpatrick. They had eleven children, six boys and five girls, named: Ezekial, died comparatively young; Solomon married and died in 1848 or 1849, of typhoid fever; Jackson raised a family and died a few years since in Poseyville of winter fever; Lorenzo Dow has no children; he lives at Wayne City, Ill. Eddy was killed when a boy. His brother Solomon was chopping logs in new ground and sent Eddy to kindle a fire on a log that lay under the one he was chopping, and forgetting about Eddy being under the log, cut it off and dropped it on his brother and killed him.

John Romelia has a family and is living somewhere in Southern Illinois. Patience, when a little girl, was out with her father where he was chopping down trees, and he forgot his child and felled a tree on her and killed her. Patience number two married Asbury Martin, raised a family and died several years ago. Patsey married, raised a family, and has been dead several years. Ruthan is living somewhere in Illinois. Prissillia married Robert Montgomery, has a family, and lives about one and a half miles from Cynthiana. Brother Jesse married Elizabeth Reed. They raised nine children, four boys and five girls, named: Eli, Reuben, Jesse, Sam, Emily, Lizam Patsy, Lousilla, and Elizabeth. Eli is living in Missouri. Reuben is dead. He raised a family in Illinois. Jesse raised a family and in crossing a river somewhere in Kansas some years ago was drowned. Emily is living somewhere in Illinois; Liza lives near her. Patsy raised a family and died some years ago. Lousilla and Elizabeth are dead. I don't know whether they left families or not. Brother Jesse moved to Illinois and died there more than twenty years ago. Sister Comfort married Joshua Wilson and came with all the rest of father's family to Indiana. They raised nine children, five sons and four daughters, named: James, Lewis, Nathan, Levin, Betsy, Anna, Amasa, Acenath, and Henrietta. James was a doctor of medicine; was married three times; moved to Illinois, near Liberty, where he died about five years ago. Lewis is a minister of the gospel, a man of ability, and lives in Oakland City, Ind. Nathan was killed at a house raising by a log falling on him. Levin is a Congregational minister and the best read man in Southern Indiana. His address is Cynthiana. Amasa died of consumption when about in the meridian of life. Acenath died of winter fever when not far from forty. Betsy died of consumption many years ago. Anna died of consumption more than thirty years ago. Henrietta gave birth to a child and died an hour afterwards.

I was born in Delaware June 17, 1795. Went with my parents to Georgia when about three months old. I left there in 1811 and came to Indiana Territory. Settled in Gibson county and have lived in the county ever since. I settled the place where I now live in 1819, and married Temperance Boren Jan. 31, 1822. We lived together until Sept. 13, 1835, when she died of fever. I never married again. She left me seven children--three boys and four girls, named: Serelda E., Enos A., John W., Frances Asbury, Louisa, Patsy, and Melissa Jane. They are all living in a circle of three miles of me, except Asbury, who is near Fredonia, Kansas. My address is Cynthiana, Ind.

Brother Ephram married Cynthia Kimball. They raised thirteen children--five boys and eight girls-- named: Wilham, James, Jesse, Eli, Franklin, Polly, Lucinda, Elizabeth, Patience, Mahala, Mira, Cynthia, and Liza. William died of fever just as he had reached manhood. Polly has been dead many years. Lucinda is living in Wabash county, Ill. Elizabeth is living at Brown's Crossing, on Air Line and P. D. & E. railroads, Ill. James lives at Belmont, Ill. Jesse lives in Colorado. Eli lives near Mounts Station, on his father's old farm. Mira lives in Kansas. Cynthia lives at Mounts Station. Liza lives east of me four or five miles. Patience lives in Owensville. Mahala is dead. Franklin died last winter of pneumonia or winter fever. Brother Ephram died four of five years since at the age of 84 or 85 years. He lost his wife in his old age and married a second time. He married Louisa Night.

Brother Eli married Elizabeth Scot. They raised nine children--five boys and four girls--named; Albert, James Mary Jane, Arminda, Ephram, Charles, Nancy, Lydia, and Frances D. S. Mary Jane, Ephram and Charles are dead. Mary Jane married Aaron Redman and left a family. Albert is living in Missouri. James, Frances, Nancy and Lydia live four or five miles west of me. They all have families. Their address is Poseyville. Nancy married B. A. Williams, Lydia his brother Redwine. Arminda married Co. Joseph More and lives in Indianapolis. Bettie died. Eli married again and moved o Francisco, Gibson county, where he practiced medicine for several years and died of pneumonia, under 70 years of age.

Brother Asa married Matilda Montgomery. They had seven children--all girls. Nancy and Serelda died before reaching womanhood. America lives near Owensville. Her name is America Mauck. The rest live in Kansas. Matilda died and Asa married a woman by the name of Wamick. Sold his farm and moved to Princeton, where he engaged the hotel business for several years, when he sold out and moved to Kansas. His address is Virgil, Greenwood county, Kan. He had four children by his last marriage--three boys and one girl--named: James, Viola, Clinton, and Enos. They are living near him in Kansas. He is about 85 years of age and can get about very spryly.

Brother John Lowery was born and raised in Gibson county and has lived within half a mile of his birth since he left the old farm. He married Patsy Montgomery. They raised ten children--five boys and five girls--named: Lucinda, Serelda, Charity, Cordelia, Wilmina, Isaac, George, Henry, Nathan, and Marion.

I have heard my father say that two young men of our relatives left Delaware to go to Kentucky, and were never heard from. Brother Asa, after he grew to manhood, went back to Georgia horseback on a visit, and stopped overnight in Nashville, Tenn., and he learned that there was a man living in the neighborhood by the name of Knoles. We supposed that he was perhaps a descendant of one of these young men who left Delaware long years before. I never understood whether these two young men were of the posterity of "Old Silver Head" or his brother, who came over with him from England; perhaps they were of the latter.

Nathan Knoles

Written by John W. Knoles, Aug. 20, 1887, Gibson County, Indiana.