Jul-28-2018
Husband: Taliaferro K. Knight Also known as: T. K. Knight 1,2,3,4
Born: Feb-24-1814 in Virginia 1,5 Died: aft Jan 1901 6 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 (see note 1) Resided: since 1844 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1840 in Stafford Co, VA Occupation: shoemaker, Clerk of Circuit Court of Doddridge County 8,4 Occupation: 1857 Justice of the Peace Father: Mother:
Wife: Elizabeth Jane Holliday 2 Married: 1842 6
Born: Mar-21-1819 in Stafford Co, VA 9,1 Died: Jan-18-1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10,1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: since 1844 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Resided: (settled, 1840) in Harrison Co, (W)VA 9 Father: Robert Holliday ( - 1840) Mother: Elizabeth ___ Notes
M Child 1: John Blackwell Knight Also known as: Blackwell Knight 11 Born: ca 1844 3 Died: Sep- 5-1864 in Andersonville Prison, GA 12 Cause of death: anasarca (see note 2) Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Military: Teamster, Civil War 11
M Child 2: Robert Kendall Knight Also known as: Kendall Knight 11 Born: Apr- -1849 5,13 Died: 1908 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,11 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: 1880, 1900 painter 4,5 Occupation: 1870 common laborer
M Child 3: William Marshal Knight Census name: Marshal Knight Born: Apr-30-1852 15,5,13,16 Died: Aug-15-1904 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,13 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7,18 Resided: 1901 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1870 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Wife: Clara V. Goshorn b. 1857 d. 1911 Also known as: Clara V. Gosom 16 Married: Sep-12-1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Catharine Elizabeth "Kate" Knight Also known as: Kate E. Knight 19 Born: May-15-1855 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 9,19,5 Died: Feb-27-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,20 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,7,18 Cause of death: breast cancer 20 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9,14 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Harvey McCauley b. May-16-1855 d. 1900 Also known as: Harvey McCally 19,21 Married: May-12-1881 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 22
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Marriage record of son. (3) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (5) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (6) Obituary of wife. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (9) Obituary. (10) Obituary - At home. (11) Obituary of sister. (12) Obituary of sister, His sister's 1915 obituary states only that "Her brother Blackwell Knight died during the Civil War at Andersonville, Georgia." Although we have found no record that he was a soldier in any military unit, there is unofficial corroboration confirming his sister's obituary based on private research. The information cited would lead to a conclusion that John Blackwell Knight's likely status in the Civil War was essentially that of a civilian contractor working as a teamster in support of Union troops. Name: J. B. Knight Year born: (blank) Rank: Teamster Company: (blank) Arm: Citizen Regiment Number: Citizen Date captured: (blank) Location captured: (blank) Date of death: 5 Sep 1864 Cause of death: Anasarca http://www.civilwarprisoners.com/searchresults.php ?fname=&lname=Knight®iment=&database=andersonville. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Obituary of mother. (15) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (16) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (17) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (20) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045546&Type=Death. (21) Obituary of wife's mother. (22) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Harvey McCally, age 25 as of May 16 1880, b. Gilmer Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Kate E. Knight, age 25 as of May 15 1880, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married May 12 1881 in West Union. (Note: Wife's obituary, which spells the surname McCauley, incorrectly gives the marriage date as Apr8il 1880. Although the husband's name is entered twice on the marriage form as Harvey McCally, a third entry was made with the name Thomas A. Jones Jr. This was clearly a clerical error. Probably not coincidentally, one month later, Thomas A. Jones Jr. married Magy Jarvis Ripley in Doddridge County.), MR p. 27 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11789791&Type=Marriage. Event Notes Note (1) Headstone has birth date, but no death date. Note (2) Anasarca, edema, is a medical condition characterized by widespread swelling of the skin due to effusion of fluid into the extracellular space. It is usually caused by liver failure (cirrhosis of the liver), renal failure/disease, right-sided heart failure, as well as severe malnutrition/protein deficiency. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AnasarcaName Index