Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1922-11-29
WRITES OF THE KNOX REUNION
Is. j. Johnston Attended ISifticth An.
n1vcrsnry ut j. a. KnoX's.

Central, S. G., Nov. 21.-Editor
keowee Courier: On Tuesday, the
IAN, had the pleasure of attending
family reunion at tho home Of Mr..
and Mrs. "A. Knox on Tugaloo river.
1t was also the fifticth anniversary of
the marriage Of this happy old cou-
pie.
Mr.. Knox is the son of Rev. Drury
Knox, Baptist minister His mo-
ther was Mist Terrell, daughter
OF one Of the most prominent fami-
lies in Oconee county.
j. a. Knox, their son, married Miss
Josephine Herndon, daughter Of the
late Edmond Herndon, of Oconee
county, who was prominent in his
day, having been a member Of the
Legislature from Oconee He was
also tax collector Of Pickens District
before 1t was divided and Oconee
county formed. He was the father of
samuel G. Herndon, who also was
tax collector for Oconee county, and
who lost an arm in the Civil war and
died several years ago. He was-also
the grandfather Of Hon. e. l.. Hern-
don, Of your town.
Mr. Knox is a prosperous and we'll
to-do farmer. He has fine farm,
and doubtless no farmer in the county
mas a more abundant supply of
everything that goes to make for a
prosperous and Independent life-a
large crib OF corn; fine, fat mules
and horses; large, fat hogs to make
meat enough for a half dozen fami-
\ lies like his; plenty Of cows for milk
and butter. He Is what we would
term an ideal farmer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Knox had seven chill
dren-six sons and one daughter.
The daughter married w. A. Single
ton, Of Westminster.
One son. Claude Knox, died about
eighteen months ago in the railroad
service in Arkansas.
ALI tho living children were pres
ent on this occasion-the first re-
union In over 90 years.
Tho oldest son, James H., was in
the mail service since 1898, and
while In The service, running from
charlotte, n. c., to Atlanta, Ga, he
graduated in medicine. During the
word war he was sent TO France
IN charge Of United States mail for
the soldiers, ranking as major, and
since the war has been in Havana.
Cuba, as United States mail agent.
B. If. Knox is in the mail service
also. and has been since 1908, with
headquarters at Manassas Va.
julius II. Knox graduated from the
North Georgia Agricultural College
and went to the philippine Islands
as captain in 1906 and served
there until 1914. He was transferred
TO France in the World War and was
In the service there three years. He
came homo and resigned his commits
sion. The government recently asked
MIN to return to the Islands with the
rank OF major, but he declined on
tho ground that he had seen enough
OF the world, having gone around it
three times, and had.had enough of
war and military life.
}. Samuel Knox, tho fifth son, was
graduated from Clemson College in
1910, and has been in Colorado. in
the horticultural business, and Is
now connected with tho University of
Arkansas In the horticultural depart
ment.
William 3d., the youngest son, is
farming very successfully near his
father on Tugaloo river.
These boys all started life as poor
boys and under adverse circum-
stances, but with grit and high aspi-
rati0ns they have forged their way
up to prominence and are making
good. 1t would bo we'll for other
young men to follow their example.
AS they gathered around the din
Ing table. and as 7 looked upon their
manly forms and faces, thought the