The following biography of William Knabb is excerpted from Annals of Brown County, Kansas (Grant W. Harrington, comp.; Hiawatha, Kansas: Harrington Printing Co.; 1903; pg. 521):

“William Knabb, the cashier of the First National Bank of Hiawatha was born in Brown County June 4, 1867 and is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Knabb. He attended the state Agricultural college at Manhattan graduating with the class of 1889. Returning from college he entered the employ of the First National Bank as book keeper and gradually advanced step by step to his present position of cashier. He is public spirited and progressive. The patrons of the bank recognize his business ability and be is justly popular with them.

Mr. Knabb was married in 1892 to Miss Delia Edgerton, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. 6. Edgerton of this city. They have a beautiful home in east Hiawatha. They have one child, Charles, age two years.

Both Mr. and Mrs. Knabb are members of the First Presbyterian church of Hiawatha. Mr. Knabb was superintendent of the Sunday school for a number of years and is an active worker in all lines of church enterprises.”