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Harriet Catherine KNIGHT

Harriet Catherine KNIGHT

Female 1848 - 1926  (77 years)

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  • Name Harriet Catherine KNIGHT 
    Born 13 Dec 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    • Age 25 in Feb 1879 marriage record would put birth in about 1853 or 1854. But age 21 in 1870 Census puts it in about 1849. Death record gives birth date as Dec 13 1847, while the 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1848. Date on headstone appears to be 1848, but is not clear and could be interpreted as 1849.
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 19 Oct 1926  Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3] 
    • Death date is shown on headstone as Oct 19 1926, but death record states Oct 29 1926, with burial at Metz Cemetery on Oct 31 1926.
    Buried Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4] 
    Person ID I77556  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Jun 2020 

    Father Cyrus Tucker KNIGHT,   b. Sep 1827,   d. 20 Jun 1903  (Age ~ 75 years) 
    Mother Jemima Ellen FAUST,   b. 24 Nov 1823, Marion Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1895, Grove, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years) 
    Family ID F7938  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Daniel W. DAVIS,   b. 23 Mar 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1932, Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Married 1 Feb 1879  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 8 1880:
      Daniel W. Davis, 23, farmer; wife Harriot C, 25.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on Jun 11 1900:
      Daniel W. Davis, 43, b. Mar 1857, farmer, married 20 yrs; wife Harriet C, 51, b. Dec 1848, no children; boarder Dorsey D. Ceders, 15, b. Jul 1884; servant Ivas B. Davis (female), 23, b. Oct 1876, single, mother of 2 children (both still living); boarder Harvey C. Davis, 6, b. Apr 1894; boarder Oatta C. Davis, 3, b. Mar 1897.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (New Milton District), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      Daniel W. Davis, 53, farm laborer, married 25 yrs; wife Harrit, 57, married 25 yrs, no children; boarder Ottie (male), 11; boarder Gracie, 6.
    Children 
     1. Dorsey Dow (Seeders) DAVIS,   b. 5 Jul 1884, New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 May 1956, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)  [Foster]
    Family ID F33153  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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    Documents
    77556_DAVIS_HarrietCatherineKnight_DeathCertificate_29Oct1926.jpg    		77556_DAVIS_HarrietCatherineKnight_DeathCertificate_29Oct1926.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S2077] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District).

    2. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    3. [S5] Headstone.

    4. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    5. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 232, Line 7 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792320&Type=Marriage.