Husband: Emerson Ethridge Knight
Born: Sep- -1886 1 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: John W. Knight (1854 - 1929) Mother: Angeline McKinney (1859 - 1954)
Wife: Minnie Belle Shuman 2
Married: Nov- -1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
Born: Sep-15-1881 in Monongalia Co, WV 4,5,6
Died: Feb-12-1950 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 4,5
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4,7
Resided: 1916 in Wabash (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Benjamin Shuman (1832 - 1916)
Mother: Jemima Foster (1840 - 1896)
Notes
F Child 1: Lessie Knight Born: Nov-10-1905 9,3 Died: Feb- -1978 9 Resided: in Morgantown, Monongalia Co, WV 9 Husband: Glenn Marion Pierce b. May-20-1902 d. Feb- -1981 Census name: Glen Pierce Married: Feb-24-1924 in Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 2: Hayward L. Knight Born: May-22-1907 10,11 Died: Dec- 8-1986 10 Census: 1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 12 Wife: Mary G. ___ b. Sep- 2-1910 d. Oct- -1991
F Child 3: Ruby Opal Knight Also known as: Opal Knight 13 Born: Apr- 9-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,11 Died: Sep-20-1999 in Summit Co, OH 14 Buried: in Rose Hill Burial Park, Akron, Summit Co, OH 5 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 14 Census: 1920 in Doddridge Co, WV 11 Husband: Timothy Dale Gaskins b. Feb-21-1903 d. Nov-26-1996 Married: Jun-27-1928 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 4: Wilma Knight Born: Feb-20-1911 9 Died: Oct-28-2009 in Crofton, Anne Arundel Co, MD 16 Resided: 2006, 2009 in Brentwood, Prince Georges Co, MD 13,7 Resided: formerly in Colmar Manor, Prince Georges Co, MD 17 Resided: formerly in Washington, DC 17 Resided: 1932-1946 in Covington, VA 17 Census: 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Joseph Lawrence McGuire d. 1989
M Child 5: Eldon Knight Born: ca 1916 18 Died: bef May 2006 13 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
F Child 6: Kathryn Knight Census name: Katherine Knight 18 Born: Sep- 5-1918 9,11 Died: Jan-16-2009 9 Resided: in Painesville, Lake Co, OH 19 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: ___ Dilly
M Child 7: Ancil Burl Knight Born: Feb-25-1921 at Nutters Fork, Doddridge Co, WV 17 Died: Apr-18-2009 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17 Resided: in Ellenboro, Ritchie Co, WV 17,13 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: American Cyanamid Co (Willow Island Plant, 25 yrs) 17 Education: Doddridge Co H.S. (1940) 17 Wife: Betty M. Waldo b. Jul-10-1921 d. May- -1975
F Child 8: Dessell Mary Knight Born: Jan- 3-1923 at Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 17,20 Died: May-17-2006 17 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21,17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: garment factory worker; corrections officer at Salem Industrial Home for Youth (12 yrs) 17 Husband: Carl Wayne Knight b. Aug- 6-1914 d. Jan-17-2004 Married: Jun- 8-1940 in Winchester, VA 22,21
Sources: (1) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (2) Birth record of son. (3) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (4) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (5) Findagrave.com. (6) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (7) Obituary of brother. (8) Obituary of father. (9) Social Security Death Index. (10) Headstone. (11) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (12) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Death Record - Online. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) Obituary - Nursing home. (17) Obituary. (18) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (20) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (21) Obituary of husband. (22) Newspaper anniversary announcement, West Union Herald-Record, 5/30/2000.