Biography of William Knisely, page 626.  History of De Kalb County, Indiana.  
Inter-State Publishing Company, Chicago, 1885.

William Knisely, one to the most successful young farmers and stock-raisers 
of Franklin Township, resides on section 26, where he owns a fine farm will 
improved, with good farm buildings.  He was born in Troy Township, De Kalb 
County, Ind., Feb 20, 1851, and was a son of William Knisely, a pioneer of 
De Kalb County.  He was reared and educated, and has always lived in his 
native county.  He was married June 2, 1872, to Malinda Pinchin, who died in 
April, 1873.  Their only child is also deceased.  Dec. 10 1874, he married 
Phoebe J. Plank, daughter of Martin W. Plank.  They have one son---Loren 
David, born March 25, 1876.  Mrs. Knisely is a member of the Methodist 
Episcopal church.

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Arlene Goodwin
Auburn, Indiana
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