Husband: John B. Knight
Also known as: John Beaver Knight 1
Born: May- -1864 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3
Census: 1920 in Denver, Denver Co, CO
Resided: 1915 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: 1920 salesman of matches 5
Occupation: 1910 merchant 2,6
Father: Henry Knight (1834 - 1908)
Mother: Jane Bell Sandy (1829 - 1897)
Wife: Alvoida Virginia Pratt 1 Married: Nov- 1-1888 at Camp, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Born: Jan-18-1868 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Died: 1925 8 Census: 1920 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Census: 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in McElroy District, Tyler Co, WV Father: William Washington Pratt (1840 - 1926) Mother: Ethelinda Weekley (1837 - 1923) Notes
F Child 1: Etta Lee Knight Born: Jul-26-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,2,10 Died: Apr- 6-1957 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9 Buried: in Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11 Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 9 Census: 1930 in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV Resided: 1918 in Hinton, Summers Co, WV Resided: 1912 in Harrison Co, WV 10 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Wilmer Curtis Greer b. Sep- 1-1876 d. May-26-1961 Married: Jun-11-1912 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Jennie Belle Knight Also known as: Virginia Knight 12 Born: Feb- -1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Died: Jun- -1918 in Denver, Denver Co, CO (see note 1) Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 3 Husband: Robert Kemper Enlow b. Apr-12-1883 d. Dec- 8-1971 Also known as: Kemper Enlow 3 Married: Jun-15-1911 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 3
M Child 3: Cecil Howard Knight Also known as: Howard Knight 13 Born: Mar-31-1895 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,2,16 Died: Oct-18-1988 in Palm Beach Co, FL 16,17 Buried: in Monticello Memorial Park, Charlottesville, VA 18 Resided: in Lake Worth, Palm Beach Co, FL 19 Resided: 1950 in Hillsborough, San Mateo Co, CA 13 Census: 1940 in Burlingame, San Mateo, CA Census: 1930 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Resided: 1917 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 branch manager in tires industry 20 Occupation: 1930 manager in rubber industry 21 Occupation: 1917 salesman for McCormick & Co. 15 Military: World War I Wife: Eleanore Juliet Maynard b. Jan-20-1900 d. Dec-30-1993 Census name: Eleonora Maynard Married: ca 1923 21
F Child 4: Ruthie E. Knight Born: 1901 8 Died: 1901 8
F Child 5: Alice Pearl Knight Census name: Pearl Knight 6 Born: Apr-20-1905 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 14,17,6 Died: May- -1975 17 Resided: in Denver, Denver Co, CO 17 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Denver, Denver Co, CO Census: 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William J. Keough b. Jul-24-1904 d. Nov- 5-1979 Married: Jun- -1922 8
Sources: (1) Birth record of son. (2) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (4) Doddridge County Republican, 12/16/1915. (5) 1920 Census. (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (7) 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. (8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (9) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (10) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Typed entry on the West Virginia state-level death certificate was initially entered as Pine Hill Cemetery in Ripley, which was lined out and replaced with the handwritten entry "Removed to Mt. Olivet Cem, Parkersburg." The corresponding death record on file locally at Wood County also states Pine Hill Cemetery in Ripley, but no later change was made. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3556881&Type=Death, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2132130&Type=Death. (12) Birth record of daughter. (13) Newspaper wedding announcement of daughter. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) National Archives and Records Administration, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 (Ancestry.com online database) (16) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (17) Social Security Death Index. (18) Findagrave.com. (19) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in California before 1951. (20) 1940 Census. (21) 1930 Census. Event Notes Note (1) Death notice, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Jun 13 1918, in its entirety: ENLOW Mrs. R. K. Enlow of Denver, Col., daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John B. Knight of Canton. Funeral services First Methodist Church, West Union, 10:00 a.m. Thursday.