Husband: Henry Knight
Born: Jan- 5-1834 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2 (see note 1)
Died: May-16-1908 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,1
Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 5,6
Father: Benjamin Knight (1803 - 1852)
Mother: Mary Tucker (1798 - 1877)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Jane Bell Sandy 7 Also known as: Bell Sandy 7 Marriage Bond: Mar- 3-1851 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 8 Married: Mar- -1851 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 8
Born: Jan-22-1829 1 Died: Feb- 7-1897 1 Buried: in Cedar Grove Cemetery, Shirley, Tyler Co, WV 4 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA Resided: originally in Tyler Co, WV 7 Father: Vincent A. Sandy (1800 - 1853) Mother: Mary E. Beaty (1809 - 1885) Notes
F Child 1: Mary Jane Knight Also known as: Jane Knight 9 Born: Mar- -1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,11,12 (see note 2) Died: Dec-17-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,9 Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Resided: 1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 Husband: Nicholas J. Wilcox b. Jun-15-1846 d. May-20-1913 Census name: N. Wilcox Married: Sep-30-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 12 (see note 3)
F Child 2: Sarah Virginia Knight Born: Jan-11-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2 Died: Nov-28-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 5 (see note 4) Buried: in Wilbur Cemetery, Wilbur, Tyler Co, WV 14 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Benjamin Felix Scott b. Nov- 8-1848 d. Feb-13-1898 Married: Oct- 6-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 3: Rebecca Knight Born: May-20-1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 15,16,17,2 Died: Oct-13-1944 in Wood Co, WV 18 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 15 Resided: 1915 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 19 Census: 1910 in Lubeck District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1900 in McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: William Silas Justus b. Feb- -1852 d. 1912 Also known as: W. S. Justice 20,19 Married: Apr- 1-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 4: Benjamin Vincent Knight Born: Jul- -1860 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10,8 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Viola Underwood b. May- -1872 Married: Sep- 2-1893 in Tyler Co, WV 8
F Child 5: Malinda E. Knight Born: ca 1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,17 Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Remington Breckenridge White b. Mar-20-1854 d. 1885 Married: Oct- 7-1880 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
M Child 6: John B. Knight Also known as: John Beaver Knight 21 Born: May- -1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 10,2 Census: 1920 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Resided: 1915 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 22 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1920 salesman of matches 23 Occupation: 1910 merchant 10,24 Wife: Alvoida Virginia Pratt b. Jan-18-1868 d. 1925 Married: Nov- 1-1888 at Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 25
M Child 7: Zebedee Warner Knight Born: Jan-16-1866 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,8 (see note 5) Died: May-22-1922 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 5,1 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Cause of death: Bright's disease 5 Census: 1870 80, 1900 10 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1893 in Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: farmer 10,5 Wife: Stella Jane Underwood b. Jul-23-1873 d. Jul-29-1961 Census name: Estela 10 Married: Jul- 8-1893 in Tyler Co, WV 8
M Child 8: George W. Knight Born: Dec- -1867 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 10,26,21 Died: bef 1920 27 Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 10 Wife: Cora Catherine Smith b. Apr- -1872 d. Sep-13-1948 Married: Sep-23-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 26
M Child 9: Henry Harvey Knight Also known as: Harvey Knight 28 Born: Feb-19-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 29,10,2 Died: Nov-17-1922 in Washington, Wood Co, WV 29 Buried: in Parkersburg Memorial Gardens (aka IOOF Cem, 24th St), Wood Co, WV 29 Census: 1910, 1920 in Lubeck District, Wood Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 29 Wife: Laura Ethel Smith b. Aug- -1882 d. Oct-21-1947 Married: Jan-28-1900 at Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Sources: (1) Headstone. (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Henry Knight, white male, farmer, married; died May 1908 in Doddridge County, age 74, cause of death cardiac failure. DR p. 84 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5044538&Type=Death. (4) Gary Patterson, Tyler County West Virginia Cemeteries (website), http://myplace.frontier.com/~garyepatterson/cemidx.htm. (5) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979, p. 185. (8) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (11) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (12) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 256, Line 17 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792013&Type=Marriage. (13) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, This death is recorded twice on the same ledger-style page, with conflicting details: (1) Identified as Mary Jane Wilcox, white female, married, age not given, birthplace (possibly intended to be death place) Sandys Run; died Dec 18 1910, cause of death heart failure. Reported by C. S. Pease, undertaker. (2) Identified as Mary Jane Wilcox, white female, married, housewife, age partially obscured (__ yrs, 8 mo, 23 days), birthplace (possibly intended to be death place) Canton; died Dec 17 1909, cause of death complication of disease. Reported by S. L. Ford, assessor. NOTE: Husband's obituary states her death date as Dec 17 1910. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5045462&Type=Death. (14) Obituary. (15) Findagrave.com. (16) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District) (17) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (18) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) West Union Record, 8/12/1915. (20) Obituary of wife's sister. (21) Birth record of son. (22) Doddridge County Republican, 12/16/1915. (23) 1920 Census. (24) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as John B. Knight, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Alvoida (or Alvirda) Pratt, 20, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 1 1888 at Camp, Doddridge County, W.Va. Informants for marriage license: J. B. Knight & W. W. Pratt. MR p. 318 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790105&Type=Marriage. (26) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (27) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (28) Obituary of sister. (29) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Jan 1835, but date on headstone is Jan 5 1834. Birthplace reported in "History of Doddridge County," p. 185, as England, but 1870 Census shows it at Virginia, the 1880 & 1900 Censuses as West Virginia, and his 1897 marriage record as Doddridge County. His father's birthplace given in 1900 Census as Pennsylvania, mother's as West Virginia. Note (2) Birthplace given in 1900 Census as Ohio, father born in Ireland, mother born in Germany. Note (3) Marriage date given in husband's obituary as Aug 31 1866, but marriage record shows it as Sep 30 1866. Note (4) Death record reports death date as Nov 28 1914. But obituary specifies Friday, Nov 27 1914, a date which did fall on a Friday. Note (5) Age 56y 3m 6d in death record calculates to a birth date of Feb-16-1866. But birth date in 1900 Census is Jan 1865, while his headstone shows it as Jan 16 1866. Age given in the 1910 and 1920 censuses conform to the Jan 1866 birth date.