Died 4/13/1877 in Washington D. C. Son of Walter & Jane Knox, natives of Hawick Scotland.
Wife Emily M. Died 7/5/1865, age 28.
Captain John J. Knox was a Brevet Major in the 5th Michigan Volunteer Infantry who served in the Civil War. See 9/28/1967 & 6/13/68 Clarkston News articles by Constance Lektzian re: the Knox family