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Rh 7 Benjamin^ Knox, son of Absalom Knox, Sr., married Sarah Hall, of the old Bethany Hall families. They removed from North Carolina to Illinois; had three children: Thomas* Knox. Absalom* Knox. Mary* Knox. I have not succeeded in finding or tracing this branch. Not informed to what part of Illinois they went.

Sarah^ Knox, daughter of Absalom Knox, ,Sr., married William Barr, son of one John Barr, who settled in the Back Creek neighborhood, Eowan county, N. C, and gave the land on which the church stands. John Barr was one of the first bench of elders in Back Creek Church. His wife was Mary King; they raised a large family of children. A little book, The Life of John Barr, is to be found in some of the old church libraries. Any one desiring to learn more about the Barr ancestors might refer to Miss Lou Graham, Statesville, N". C, who has a Barr "tree" that goes back to the father of said John Barr.

Children of Sarah Knox and William Barr are:

1 Rev. Absalom* Knox Barr married Abia F. Wormer, in Pennsylvania.

Issue.

Lawrence^ Barr married Euth Williams; live in Kenton^ 0.

Issue.

John*^ Barr, Colorado Springs, Col. Lawrence** Barr. Marie® Barr. Sarah^ L. Barr married James Beach, dead.

Mary' Barr married Eev. L. L. Uhl, missionary lO India, of the Lutheran Church; had one daughter:

Grace* Barr Uhl, graduated at the University of Boston in