Husband: John A. Knight
Born: ca 1823 in Monongalia Co, (W)VA 1
Died: Nov-22-1897 in Big Springs, Calhoun Co, WV 2
Buried: in Big Springs Cemetery, Calhoun Co, WV
Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV
Resided: 1876 in Marion Co, WV 1
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 3,4,5
Father: Benjamin Knight (1803 - 1852)
Mother: Mary Tucker (1798 - 1877)
Other spouse 2
Wife: Masa Davis
Census name: Mazzy Knight
Marriage Bond: Jun-11-1849 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 6
Married: Jun-14-1849 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 7
Born: ca 1828 3
Died: bef Jun 1876 8
Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850, 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
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Notes
M Child 1: Jacob Stanley Knight Born: 1858 in Marion Co, (W)VA 9,4,10 Census: 1900 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Resided: 1899 in Calhoun Co, WV 10 Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Occupation: farmer 9 Wife: Ruth V. A. Kenis b. 1878 Married: Oct-10-1899 in Ritchie Co, WV 10
F Child 2: Priscilla (Siella) (Pecall) Knight Census name: C. Knight Born: ca 1859 4 Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 3: Benjamin J. Knight Born: May- 5-1862 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 11 Died: Mar-17-1938 in Freeport, Harrison Co, OH 11 Buried: in Greenmont Union Cemetery, Freeport, Harrison Co, OH 11 Census: 1910, 1920 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Elizabeth E. Fast b. Apr-17-1867 d. Oct-19-1939
M Child 4: William Wesley Knight Born: Jan- 4-1864 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,5 Died: Aug-20-1952 in Wood Co, WV 2 Buried: in Slate Chapel Cemetery, Slate, Wood Co, WV 11 Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV (see note 1) Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Clara F. Barnhouse b. Nov-10-1886 d. Sep-23-1968 Married: 1906 in Wirt Co, WV 13
M Child 5: John Robert Knight Also known as: Robert Knight 14 Born: Dec-21-1865 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,2 Died: Apr-22-1958 in Montana, Marion Co, WV 2 Buried: Metz 2 Census: 1880 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
M Child 6: Michael Knight Born: Oct-21-1867 in Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,16 Died: Oct-27-1946 11,16 Buried: in Slate Chapel Cemetery, Slate, Wood Co, WV 11 Resided: 1938 in Freeport, Harrison Co, OH 15 Census: 1880, 1900 in Center District, Calhoun Co, WV Census: 1870 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 9 Wife: Ruhama Jane "Jennie" Collins b. Sep-28-1879 d. Jan-30-1944 Census name: Jane Knight Wife: Ida Thompson b. Apr- 9-1876 Married: Sep- 6-1938 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 15
Sources: (1) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, MR p. 63, Line 52 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12523489&Type=Marriage. (2) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (4) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (5) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (6) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12050055&Type=Marriage. (7) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12016486&Type=Marriage. (8) Record of husband's remarriage. (9) 1900 Census, Calhoun County, WV. (10) Ritchie County Marriage Records, Harrisville, WV, MR p. 104, Line 98 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11541985&Type=Marriage. (11) Findagrave.com. (12) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=10263500&Type=Marriage. (16) Headstone (year only) Event Notes Note (1) Rather than with his own family, he was listed as a boarder, Wesley Knight, 16, farm worker, in household of Alonzo (23) & Missouri (21) Nichols.