Joshua K. Knight
(1804-1856)
Mary Lowe
(1806-After 1860)
David Wilson Knight
(1844-1933)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Catherine Barr

David Wilson Knight 1 2 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 22 January 1844, Virginia 1 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Catherine Barr on 17 October 1867 in Calhoun County, WV 1 2 3 4
  • Died: 6 March 1933, Calhoun County, WV at age 89 1
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1860 US Census in Calhoun County, VA on 17 October 1860. 5

1860 US Census
Page 120, Roll 1340, Dwelling 874, Family 795
, Calhoun County, Virginia
David Knight..16..Gilmer County..Farming
(Living with widowed mother.)
.

• He appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Township, Calhoun County, WV on 5 July 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 1, Dwelling 5, Family 5
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
David W. Knight..26..VA..Teacher in CS
(Living with wife and daughter.)
.

• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lee Magisterial District, Calhoun County, WV on 26 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 252D, District 144, Dwelling 7, Family 7, Roll 1401
Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
David W. Knight..Self..36..VA..Farmer
(Living with wife and 3 daughters.)
.


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David married Catherine Barr, daughter of Samuel Barr and Rachel Weaver, on 17 October 1867 in Calhoun County, WV.1 2 3 4 (Catherine Barr was born on 21 September 1848 in , Gilmer County, VA 1 2 7 and died in 1917 1 2.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1870 US Census in Sherman Township, Calhoun County, WV on 5 July 1870. 6

1870 US Census
Page 1, Dwelling 5, Family 5
Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia
David W. Knight..26..VA..Teacher in CS
Catharine Knight..20..VA..Keeping House
Annie Knight..2..WV
.

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Lee Magisterial District, Calhoun County, WV on 26 June 1880. 4

1880 US Census
Page 252D, District 144, Dwelling 7, Family 7, Roll 1401
Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia
David W. Knight..Self..36..VA..Farmer
Catharine Knight..Wife..32..VA..Keeping House
Ona Knight..Dau..9..WV
Etta Knight..Dau..5..WV
India M. Knight..Dau..1..WV
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Sources

1 D. K. Bartram, Jr., World Family Tree Vol. 002, Ed. 1, Tree #0263 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: November 29, 1995).

2 Polli Kreaps, "Walker Kreaps APRIL 2008" (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=pollee_tribe; Updated: 2008-04-10 04:15:54 UTC (Thu)).

3 "West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database and images, FamilySearch (accessed 5 Feb 2015); Name: David W Knight; Spouse's Name: Catharine Barr; Event Date: 17 Oct 1867; Event Place: Calhoun, West Virginia.

4 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Lee District, Calhoun County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 144, p. 252D, dwelling 7, family 7, David Wilson Knight and Catherine Barr; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 27 Mar 2017); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1401.

5 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Calhoun County, Virginia, p. 120, dwelling 874, family 795, Mary Knight; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 5 Feb 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1340.

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Sherman Township, Calhoun County, West Virginia, p. 1, dwelling 5, family 5; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 9 Sep 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

7 1860 U.S. census, population schedule, Calhoun County, Virginia, p. 110, dwelling 798, family 732, Samuel Barr and Rachel Weaver; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 12 Jan 2015); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653, roll 1340.

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