Husband: William Marshal Knight Census name: Marshal Knight
Born: Apr-30-1852 1,2,3,4 Died: Aug-15-1904 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Resided: 1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Taliaferro K. Knight (1814 - 1901) Mother: Elizabeth Jane Holliday (1819 - 1901)
Wife: Clara V. Goshorn Also known as: Clara V. Gosom 4 Married: Sep-12-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: 1857 in Perry Co, PA 3,4 (see note 1) Died: 1911 3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 4 Father: David Goshorn Mother: Margaret ___
F Child 1: Aurelia Lacy "Rilla" Knight Also known as: Rilla Knight 4,9,10 Born: Jul-17-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,5 (see note 2) Died: Feb- 8-1949 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,13,3 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 at Blockhouse Hill (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alcenus Miller b. ca 1873 Also known as: Al Miller 14 Married: Aug-24-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Divorced: Dec- -1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 15,9 Husband: Milton Ledrew Ross b. Jul-27-1879 d. Jun-12-1965 Also known as: Ledrew Ross 16 Married: Jul- 3-1918 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,18
M Child 2: Robert Gordon Knight
Census name: Gorden Knight
Born: Jan- 8-1881 5,3
Died: May-27-1946 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: merchant 5
Occupation: 1920 clerk in confectionary shop 9
Occupation: 1915, 1916 pool room proprietor (license transferred from W. H. Kinney) 19,20
Occupation: 1910 laborer in pool room 21
Notes
M Child 3: Howard Clifford Knight Born: Apr-29-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,14,22 (see note 3) Died: Sep- -1965 22 Resided: in Ohio 23 Resided: 1942, 1949 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 24,25 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1942 Universal Concrete Pipe Co. 24 Occupation: oil well driller 9,10 Wife: Eunice Marion Carroll b. Jul-22-1886 Married: Nov-17-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 4: Margaret Elizabeth "Bess" Knight Census name: Bessie Born: Dec- -1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3,14 Died: 1984 3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: 1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Harry H. Smith b. Sep- -1879 d. 1955 Married: Dec-24-1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14
M Child 5: David Bruce "Chick" Knight
Census name: Bruce Knight
Born: Mar- 1-1890 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26,27,28
Died: Sep-25-1935 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7
Cause of death: suicide 26
Census: 1900, 1910, 1920 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: laborer 26
Occupation: 1923 tool dresser 27
Occupation: 1920 worker in garage (own shop) 9
Occupation: 1916 chief of West Union water works (salary $70 per month) 29
Military: Jun-28-1918 - Aug- -1919 Co M, 167th Inf, WW I, Battle of Argonne (German POW, 56 days) 7
Never married: 26
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M Child 6: William Bailey Knight Also known as: Bailey Knight 2,30 Born: Jan- 7-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 22,2,3,14 Died: Apr- -1975 22,3 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 6 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 31 Resided: 1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Census: 1940, 315 E Main St in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: painter (self-employed) 10,32 Occupation: 1916 West Union Town Sergeant (salary $65 per month) 29 Wife: Sylvia Dean Williams b. Dec-20-1897 d. Sep-16-1973 Census name: Silva D. Williams Married: Nov-30-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
F Child 7: Pauline Knight Census name: Polly Knight Born: Oct-24-1894 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 33,22,34,30 (see note 4) Died: Mar-24-1989 in Volusia Co, FL 34,33,22,30 Buried: in Edgewater New Smyrna Cemetery, Edgewater, Volusia Co, FL 7 Resided: in New Smyrna Beach, Volusia Co, FL 22 Resided: 1949 in Florida 25 Census: 1930, 1940 in Glencoe, Volusia Co, FL Census: 1920 in Midland, Beaver Co, PA Resided: 1918 in Swissvale, Allegheny Co, PA 28 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cecil Hull Smith b. Feb-28-1881 d. Dec-22-1968 Married: Nov-19-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 35
Sources: (1) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (3) Headstone (year only) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (7) Findagrave.com. (8) Obituary of mother. (9) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (12) Obituary - At home. (13) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (14) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (15) Doddridge County Republican, 12/14/1916. (16) Obituary of daughter. (17) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Milton Ross, 39, of Doddridge Co; and Rilla Knight, 36, of Doddridge Co. Married Jul 3 1918. (Husband's obituary incorrectly states marriage date as 1915.) (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) West Union Record, 12/2/1915. (20) West Union Record, 4/6/1916. (21) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Social Security Death Index. (23) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Pennsylvania before 1951. (24) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (25) Obituary of sister. (26) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (27) U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 (online database), Ancestry.com. (28) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (29) West Union Record, 5/25/1916. (30) Headstone. (31) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (32) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Town of West Union) (33) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (35) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as C. H. Smith, 34, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Pauline Knight, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 19 1915 "at the Baptist Parsonage, West Union, W.Va.," officiated by Rev. John D. Runkle, a Minister of the Gospel. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795153&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given as Jan 1855 in 1900 Census, but headstone shows it as 1857. Note (2) Age given in marriage record and in 1920 and 1930 Censuses would put birth in about 1881 or 1882, and 1900 Census states July 1881, age 18. But birth date is given in birth record and obituary as Jul 17 1879, and date on headstone is also 1879. Although her parents were married in 1878, an entry for them in the 1880 Census could not be found. Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Apr 1885, but birth record, draft registration cards, and SSDI show it as Apr 29 1884. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Oct 1893.