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Jeremiah "Jerry" KNIGHT

Jeremiah "Jerry" KNIGHT

Male 1834 - 1922  (88 years)

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  • Name Jeremiah "Jerry" KNIGHT 
    Born 10 Feb 1834  Harrison Co, VA (now Marion Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Civil War 
    • Local news item, "Doddridge County Republican," Thursday, Sep 28 1916, in its entirety:
      "Jerry Knight, a young veteran of 83, alighted from No. 14 Sunday evening as chipper as a boy of 20. He is on his way out to his son's, F. J. Knight, on Piggin Run. During the early 60's, Uncle Jerry was one of the boys and was a noted scrapper."
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Not with family in 1860 Census.
    Residence 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Census 1880  Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1915  Freed, Calhoun Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Residence 1915  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Census 1920  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • In household of son Silas.
    Died 17 Mar 1922  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Knight-Ashburn Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 7] 
    Person ID I49598  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 27 Sep 2019 

    Father Samuel KNIGHT,   b. CA 1809, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary "Polly" TUCKER,   d. Jul 1850 
    Family ID F16750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alcinda ASHBURN,   b. 10 Apr 1837, Greene Co, PA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jun 1896, Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years) 
    Married 3 Nov 1863  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Children 
     1. Sherman KNIGHT,   b. 29 Oct 1865, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +2. Flaveus J. "Flave" KNIGHT,   b. 14 Jan 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jun 1964, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years)
    +3. Mary Ann "Mollie" KNIGHT,   b. 1 Sep 1868,   d. 9 Apr 1953, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)
    +4. Silas Delbert KNIGHT,   b. 9 Sep 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1934, Beverly, Randolph Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)
    Family ID F20451  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    4. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).

    5. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 10/28/1915.

    6. [S2601] Doddridge County Republican, 9/23/1915.

    7. [S92] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. IV, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167).

    8. [S1774] Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, (Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993)).
      Identified as Jeremiah Knight, 30, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Samuel & Mary; and Alcinda Davis, divorced, 27, b. Greene Co PA, res. Doddridge Co, dau of William & Nancy Ashburn. Married Nov 3 1863.