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John A. KNIGHT

John A. KNIGHT

Male 1823 - 1897  (~ 74 years)


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  • Name John A. KNIGHT
    Birth CA 1823  Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1876  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Census 1880  Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [2, 3, 4] 
    Death 22 Nov 1897  Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial Big Springs Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I115660  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2017

    Father Benjamin KNIGHT,   b. CA 1803, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. CA 1852 (Age ~ 49 years)
    Mother Mary TUCKER,   b. CA 1798, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Aug 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
    Family ID F40939  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Masa DAVIS,   b. CA 1828   d. Bef Jun 1876 (Age ~ 48 years)
    Marriage Bond 11 Jun 1849  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Marriage 14 Jun 1849  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 23 1850:
      John Knight (middle initial N, H or A), farmer, value of real estate $175; Mazzy, 22.

      1860 Census, Doddridge Co, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Jun 16 1860:
      J. A. Knight, 37, farmer, value of real estate $600, value of personal estate $250; Melissa, 30, cannot read/write; Jacob, 2; C. (female), 1.

      1870 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union Twp), enumerated on Jun 13 1870:
      John A. Knight, 47, farmer, value of real estate $720, value of personal estate $500; Mizza, 42, cannot read/write; Jacob S, 12, attended school within the year, cannot read/write; Siella, 10, attended school, cannot write; Benjamin, 8, attended school; Wm. W., 6, attended school; John R, 4; Michael, 2.

      John Knight, a widower, remarried Lucinda C. Keener in June 1876 in Marion County, where he was residing at the time, according to his marriage record. No record has been found of the death of his first wife.
    Children 
    >1. Jacob Stanley KNIGHT,   b. 1858, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Priscilla (Siella) (Pecall) KNIGHT,   b. CA 1859
    >3. Benjamin J. KNIGHT,   b. 5 May 1862, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Mar 1938, Freeport, Harrison Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    +4. William Wesley KNIGHT,   b. 4 Jan 1864, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Aug 1952, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. John Robert KNIGHT,   b. 21 Dec 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1958, Montana, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 92 years)
    +6. Michael KNIGHT,   b. 21 Oct 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Oct 1946 (Age 79 years)
    Documents
    115660_JohnKnight_MasaDavis_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_11Jun1849.jpg    		115660_JohnKnight_MasaDavis_MarriageBond_TylerCoVa_11Jun1849.jpg
    115660_JohnKnight_MasaDavis_MarriageRecord_TylerCoVa_14Jun1849.jpg    		115660_JohnKnight_MasaDavis_MarriageRecord_TylerCoVa_14Jun1849.jpg
    Family ID F49175  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Lucinda Carrie KEENER,   b. Jun 1850, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Dec 1891 (Age ~ 41 years)
    Marriage 4 Jun 1876  Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Calhoun Co, WV (Center District), enumerated on Jun 23 1880:
      John A. Knight, 57, farmer; wife Lucinda, 28, cannot read/write; son Jacob S, 22, farm laborer, cannot read/write; dau Pecalla, 20; son Benjamin, 18, farm laborer, cannot read/write; son John R, 14, farm laborer, cannot read/write; son Michael, 12, works on farm, attended school within the year, cannot write; dau Carrie F, 7, attended school; dau Addie, 3.
      NOTE: Ages given for the two youngest daughters are at variance with other records, which tend to show Carrie's birth year in about 1877 and Addie's in about 1876. Carrie's birth date in the 1900 Census was May 1877, and the date on her headstone is also 1877. Addie's age fluctuates widely in the various records, putting her birth anywhere from 1872 to 1882. The date on her headstone is 1876. No birth record has been found for either of them.
    Children 
    >1. Carrie Florence KNIGHT,   b. 20 May 1877, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Aug 1954, Wood Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years)
    >2. Addie Virginia KNIGHT,   b. CA 1879, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Aug 1939, Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 60 years)
     3. Minnie KNIGHT,   b. Dec 1887
    Family ID F49170  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1835] Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 63, Line 52 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12523489&Type=Marriage.

    2. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    3. [S1890] 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1999] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp).

    5. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    6. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12050055&Type=Marriage.

    7. [S2293] Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12016486&Type=Marriage.