Husband: Cyrus Tucker Knight
Also known as: Sayers Knight 1,2
Born: Sep- -1827 3,4,5 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-20-1903 6
Buried: in Robinson Cemetery, PortoRico/MaxwellRidge Rd, near Market, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Resided: 1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 8
Father: Benjamin Knight (1803 - 1852)
Mother: Mary Tucker (1798 - 1877)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Jemima Ellen Faust 9
Born: Nov-24-1823 in Marion Co, (W)VA 10 Died: Aug-25-1895 in Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in Grove M.E. (aka Mt. Olive) Cem, Co Rt 19, Cove Crk Rd, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Father: Mother: Notes
F Child 1: Harriet Catherine Knight Born: Dec-13-1848 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 (see note 2) Died: Oct-19-1926 in Cairo, Ritchie Co, WV 12,6 (see note 3) Buried: in Metz Chapel Cemetery, btwn Silver Run & Petroleum (Co Rd 18/3), Ritchie Co, WV 12,10 Census: 1900, 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Daniel W. Davis b. Mar-23-1857 d. Mar-15-1932 Married: Feb- 1-1879 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 2: Melvina Helen "Viney" Knight Census name: Levina Born: Sep- -1850 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,14 Died: Dec-29-1929 in Satsop, Grays Harbor Co, WA 10,14 Buried: Masonic Cemetery in Elma, Grays Harbor Co, WA 10 Resided: in Washington State 10 Resided: 1872, 1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: James Oscar Russell b. 1849 d. Nov- 9-1892 Census name: J. Oscar Russel 15 Married: Jan-20-1872 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Husband: Emisire Shahan b. Aug-14-1843 d. Nov-17-1919 Birth name: Amaziah Shahan 10 Married: Oct-25-1894 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 3: Anne Elizabeth Knight Born: Mar- 4-1852 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10 Died: Jun-24-1926 in Falls Mill, Braxton Co, WV 10 Buried: in Highwood Cemetery, Heaters, Braxton Co, WV 10 Husband: Ebenezer Smith Exline b. Feb-11-1837 d. Jan- 4-1914 Married: Sep-23-1883 in Doddridge Co, WV 13
F Child 4: Emily Jane Knight Born: Mar-21-1855 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 10,5 (see note 4) Died: Jun-21-1928 in Doddridge Co, WV 10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 10 Census: 1920 in Adamston (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cove District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: William Irving Moran b. Aug- 3-1848 d. Nov-12-1914 Census name: Willie Moran Married: Mar-22-1874 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
F Child 5: Susan Virginia "Jennie" Knight Also known as: Jennie Knight 13 Born: Oct-28-1858 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 13,17,1 Died: Jan-29-1927 in Washington State 17 Census: 1900 in Satsop, Chehalis (now Grays Harbor) Co, WA Census: 1880 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Jasper Newton Mowry b. May-24-1860 d. Oct- 1-1922 Married: Mar-10-1886 in New Milton District, Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 6: William Henry Knight Born: Jul-15-1862 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,20,12 Died: Jun- 6-1937 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 19,12 Buried: in Grove M.E. (aka Mt. Olive) Cem, Co Rt 19, Cove Crk Rd, Doddridge Co, WV 19,7 Resided: at Grove, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1920 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Cedarville, Gilmer Co, WV Occupation: farmer 21,12 Wife: Missouri Jane Nutter b. ca 1865 d. Jul-12-1890 Married: Dec- 3-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 20,22 Wife: Louie Rachel Collins b. Aug- 1-1876 d. Aug- 3-1947 Also known as: Louisa Rachel Collins 17,23 Married: May-17-1892 23
F Child 7: Evaline Delphia Knight Census name: Eva Scott Born: Aug-15-1866 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,10 Died: Mar-24-1939 in East Pittsburgh, Allegheny Co, PA 10 Buried: in William Penn Gardens of Remembrance, Churchill, Allegheny Co, PA 10 Census: 1930 in North Versailles, Allegheny Co, PA Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Marshall Scott b. Nov-10-1867 d. Nov-20-1906 Married: Nov-10-1901 in Doddridge Co, WV 24
Sources: (1) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp) (2) Marriage record of daughter. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (4) Headstone - Date calculated from age at death. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (6) Headstone. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. II, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (9) Obituary of son. (10) Findagrave.com. (11) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (13) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (14) Headstone (year only) (15) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as James O. Russell, widowed, 23, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of John L. & Delia Russell; and Melvina Knight, single, 21, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of Sayre & Jemima E. Knight. Married Jan 20 1872 in Doddridge County. MR p. 186 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11791216&Type=Marriage. (17) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Jasper N. Mowry, 28 (25?), b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Jennie Knight, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Mar 10 1886 in New Milton District at the residence of the minister, James B. Davis. Informants for marriage license: J. N. Mowry & C. T. Knight. MR p. 67 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11790019&Type=Marriage. (19) Obituary. (20) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 2, p. 344. (21) Birth record of daughter. (22) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as William H. Knight, 22, of Doddridge Co; and Missouri Nutter. Married Dec 3 1884. (23) Gilmer County Marriage Records, Glenville, WV. (24) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Marshall Scott, 34, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Evaline D. Knight, 35, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Nov 10 1901 "near Kinton (?), Dodd. Co, W.Va.", MR p. 394. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in marriage record as Tyler County, West Virginia, but 1900 Census shows it as Ohio. Note (2) 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. Note (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. Note (4) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1856.