John A. Knight
(Abt 1832-)
Benjamin J. Knight
(1862-1938)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Elizabeth E. Fast

Benjamin J. Knight 1 2 3

  • Born: 5 May 1862, , Doddridge County, WV 1 2 3
  • Marriage (1): Elizabeth E. Fast on 15 May 1892 in Fairmont, WV 1 2
  • Died: 17 March 1938, Freeport Township, Harrison, OH at age 75 1 3
  • Buried: 19 March 1938, Freeport, OH 1 3

bullet   Cause of his death was Pneumonia.1

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bullet  Death Notes:

Name: Benjeman Knight
Death Date: 17 Mar 1938
Death Place: Freeport, Harrison, Ohio
Birth Date: 05 May 1862
Estimated Birth Year:
Birthplace: Doldridge Co., W. Va.
Death Age: 75 years 10 months 12 days
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Race or Color: Caucasian
Street Address: Rt. 4
Occupation: Farmer
Residence: Freeport, Harrison, Ohio
Burial Date: 19 Mar 1938
Burial Place: Freeport, Harrison, Ohio
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fast Knight
Father's Name: John A. Knight
Film Number: 2023558
Image Number: 1585
Certificate Number: fn 16486
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 9 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 21, Family 184, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
410 Robinson Street; Home rented
Benjamin Knight..Head..57..WV..Laborer, Coal Mine
(Living with wife and daughter.)
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• He was buried on 19 March 1938 in the Greenmont Cemetery in Freeport, OH.

Find A Grave Memorial #131156721
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Benjamin married Elizabeth E. Fast, daughter of John A. Fast and Elizabeth Miller, on 15 May 1892 in Fairmont, WV.1 2 (Elizabeth E. Fast was born on 17 April 1867 in , Marion County, WV 2 4 5 6 7 and died after 17 March 1938.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairmont, WV on 9 January 1920. 2

1920 US Census
Sheet 9B, District 21, Family 184, Roll 1961
Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia
410 Robinson Street; Home rented
Benjamin Knight..Head..57..WV..Laborer, Coal Mine
Elizabeth E. Knight..Wife..52..WV
Lena Knight..Dau..4..WV
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bullet  Marriage Notes:

Name: Benjamin Knight
Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Fast
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 15 May 1892
Event Place: Marion
GS Film number: 835626
Digital Folder Number: 4230445
Image Number: 00730
Affiliate Repository Type: County Records

Citing this Record:
"West Virginia Marriages, 1780-1970," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F199-GMD : accessed 4 March 2016), Benjamin Knight and Elizabeth Fast, 1892; citing Marion, , county clerks, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 835,626.
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Sources


1 Ohio Department of Health, Death Certificate 16486 (17 Mar 1938; Harrison County), Benjamin Knight; digital image, FamilySearch.org, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#p=collectionDetails;t=searchable;c=1307272 : accessed 15 Dec 2010).

2 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 9B, family 184, Benjamin J. Knight and Elizabeth E. Fast; index and images (accessed 4 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625, roll 1961.

3 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 4 Mar 2016), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=131156721.

4 Sandra S. Shuster, World Family Tree Vol. 007, Ed. 1, Tree #1334 (Brøderbund Software, Inc., Release date: October 17, 1996).

5 Elisha Andrew Phillips, World Family Tree Vol. 096, Ed. 1, Tree #0808 (Genealogy.com, LLC, Release date: Feb. 2002).

6 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield Township, Marion County, West Virginia, p. 2,3, dwelling 15, family 15, John A. Fast and Elizabeth Miller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 14 Dec 2010); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 1693.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Winfield District, Marion County, West Virginia, enumeration district (ED) 93, p. 535B, dwelling 294, family 299, John A. Fast and Elizabeth Miller; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 6 Jun 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 1407.


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