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Sylvanus KNIGHT

Sylvanus KNIGHT

Male 1865 - 1946  (81 years)

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  • Name Sylvanus KNIGHT 
    Census 1900, 10, 20, 30, 40  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Born 8 Jan 1865  Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870, 1880  New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [5, 6, 7] 
    Died 17 Oct 1946  Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 6] 
    Buried Mt. Olive Baptist Cemetery, Patterson Rd, Salem (Doddridge Co), WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Person ID I96688  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Feb 2021 

    Father John F. KNIGHT,   b. 24 Sep 1827, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Oct 1867, Taylor Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 40 years) 
    Mother Nancy FINLEY,   b. 24 May 1831, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1913, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years) 
    Family ID F20794  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Angeline C. STICKEL,   b. 18 Aug 1869, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Feb 1890, Greenbrier District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 20 years) 
    Married 28 Feb 1889  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Family ID F61917  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Almira (Alice) "Allie" HALL,   b. 20 Aug 1872, Iowa Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 1936, Miletus (Salem), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Married 25 Jun 1891  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Children 
    +1. Harvey KNIGHT,   b. 14 Aug 1892, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 May 1970, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    Photos
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    Documents
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    Family ID F1424  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S2569] West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    2. [S2005] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    3. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    4. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    5. [S2110] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

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

    7. [S2645] 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Greenbrier District).

    8. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    9. [S2567] West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    10. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 116 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792807&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Sylvanus Knight, 26, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Almira M. Hall, 18, b. in Iowa, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jun 25 1891 in Doddridge County at the residence of the presiding minister, L. H. (Lemuel Hall) Zinn. Informants for marriage license: Sylvanus Knight & W. A. Ridgeway. (Note: This was husband's second marriage, according to the 1910 Census.)