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Irena KNIGHT

Irena KNIGHT

Female 1828 - 1907  (79 years)

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  • Name Irena KNIGHT 
    Born 31 Jan 1828  Harrison Co, VA (now Marion Co, WV) Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Female 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880, 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 11 Dec 1907  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4] 
    • Death date on headstone is Dec 4 1907, but death record shows it as Dec 11 1907.
    Buried Williams Family Cemetery (abandoned), Israels Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I6309  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2016 

    Father Samuel KNIGHT,   b. CA 1809, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary "Polly" TUCKER,   d. Jul 1850 
    Family ID F16750  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Elias WILLIAMS, Jr.,   b. 1823,   d. 15 Jul 1864  (Age 41 years)  [5] 
    Married 1 Jan 1846  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Melissa WILLIAMS,   b. 7 Oct 1846,   d. 22 Aug 1911, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years)
    +2. Emily Jane WILLIAMS,   b. 24 Mar 1848,   d. 21 Dec 1896  (Age 48 years)
    +3. Israel C. WILLIAMS,   b. 9 May 1850, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1882  (Age 32 years)
    +4. Sarah A. WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1853, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Oct 1897, Center Point, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 44 years)
    +5. Floyd Neely WILLIAMS,   b. 8 Jul 1856, Israel's Fork, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 May 1933, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years)
    +6. Mariah J. WILLIAMS,   b. 2 Apr 1859, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Nov 1930, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 71 years)
     7. James M. WILLIAMS,   b. Dec 1862,   d. Dec 1862  (Age ~ 0 years)
     8. Mary E. WILLIAMS,   b. Dec 1862,   d. Dec 1862  (Age ~ 0 years)
     9. Floreda WILLIAMS,   b. CA 1864, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F2221  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Absalom ASH,   b. 1829, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1914  (Age 85 years) 
    Married 24 Sep 1874  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F39078  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S5] Headstone.

    2. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    3. [S83] Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Susie Davis Nicholson, (Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >), p. 360.

    4. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=5047896&Type=Death.

    5. [S215] The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, (Taylor Publishing Co, 1979), p. 285.

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

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