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Hamilton Sears KNIGHT

Hamilton Sears KNIGHT

Male 1846 - 1921  (74 years)

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  • Name Hamilton Sears KNIGHT 
    Born 31 Jul 1846  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4] 
    Gender Male 
    Military Co A, 14th W.Va. Inf, Civil War  [5] 
    Census 1850  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 23 Jun 1921  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Buried Sycamore Creek UMC (Dale) Cemetery, btwn Rt 19 & US 50, near West Milford, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I64274  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 

    Father Michael KNIGHT,   b. CA 1826, Monongalia Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1902, Jane Lew, Lewis Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Mother Margaret WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1823,   d. 10 Jan 1890  (Age ~ 67 years) 
    Family ID F26813  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Emily Jane GASKINS,   b. May 1849, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Feb 1915, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 65 years)  [6] 
    Married 24 Dec 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    Children 
    +1. Martha Jane KNIGHT,   b. 1 May 1867, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Aug 1909  (Age 42 years)
    +2. James Edward KNIGHT,   b. 8 May 1869, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Nov 1938, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     3. Mary B. KNIGHT,   b. 19 Mar 1871, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Mar 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 6 years)
    +4. William Benjamin KNIGHT,   b. CA 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1951  (Age ~ 78 years)
    +5. Margaret Myrtle KNIGHT,   b. Apr 1875, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +6. Charles Wesley KNIGHT,   b. 13 Jul 1877, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Mar 1927, Wolf Summit, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 49 years)
     7. Palina M. KNIGHT,   b. Nov 1879
    +8. Sarah Elizabeth KNIGHT,   b. 6 Apr 1883, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1955, Kincheloe (Jane Lew), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
    +9. Perry E. KNIGHT,   b. 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1943  (Age 57 years)
     10. Vinessie Lee KNIGHT,   b. 1892,   d. 1916  (Age 24 years)
    Family ID F26812  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Mary Susan SMALL,   b. 3 May 1852, Nelson Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Feb 1937, Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Married 10 Mar 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    • at the Columbian Hotel
    Documents
    64274_HamiltonSearsKnight_MarySusanSmall-Nutter_MarriageRecord_10Mar1917.jpg    		64274_HamiltonSearsKnight_MarySusanSmall-Nutter_MarriageRecord_10Mar1917.jpg
    Family ID F57428  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    2. [S638] Headstone (year only).

    3. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 254, Line 2 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792124&Type=Marriage.

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

    5. [S2219] History of Doddridge County (1883), H. H. Hardesty, (http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wvpioneers/doddridgecountyhistory.html).

    6. [S1567] Marriage record of son.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11795662&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Hamilton S. Knight, 70, b. Doddridge Co, res. Harrison Co; and Mrs. Mary S. Nutter, 56 [sic], b. (blank), res. Doddridge Co. Married Mar 10 1917 at the Columbian Hotel, West Union, W.Va., officiated by John R. Sloan.
      NOTE: Wife's age was understated by about ten years.