James Alexander McKnight and Eliza Jane Callen

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Husband James Alexander McKnight ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 20 Mar 1821 - Washington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2 4
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           Died: 18 Oct 1889 - Washington Twp, Indiana Co, PA 2 4
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         Father: Alexander McKnight, Jr. (1786-1821) 1 2 3 4 5
         Mother: Susannah Cummins (      -1836) 1 2 3 4 5

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       Marriage: 11 Mar or 13 Mar 1862 2 4

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   Other Spouse: Emeline S. Callen (      -1902) 2 4 6 - 4 Jul 1876 2 4

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Wife Eliza Jane Callen ^{2 4}

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           Born: Abt 1835
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           Died: 25 Jan 1866 2 4
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         Father: Hugh Callen (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Mary Chambers (      -      ) 2

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Children

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1 F Mary Callen McKnight ^{2 4}

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           Born: 4 Feb 1863 4
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2 M Hugh Alexander McKnight ^{2 4}

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           Born: 
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           Died: in childhood
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         Spouse: Did Not Marry

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General Notes: Husband - James Alexander McKnight

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He purchased the old McKnight homestead on Crooked creek, in Washington township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, and lived there until his death. He was an intellectual man, particularly well versed in Latin, Greek and mathematics. He was one of the organizers of the Farmers' Bank of Indiana, Pennsylvania, and was its president until December, 1888, when he resigned because of poor health and poor sight.

He passed his youth on the home farm. He inherited half of that property and bought the remaining half from his brother. He gained an excellent education, attending the public schools and later the academy at Indiana, and he accomplished much by home study, becoming a fine Greek and Latin scholar. For a time he taught country schools, and later was instructor at the Eldersridge academy. He was highly successful as a farmer, and also became prominent in business, being one of the organizers of the Farmers' Bank of Indiana, of which he became the first president. He was a lifelong Presbyterian in religion and in political questions was a Republican. [HIC 1913, 613]

1 —, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 446.

2 J. T. Stewart, Indiana County, Pennsylvania - Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1913), Pg 613.

3 Kate M. Scott, History of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania (Syracuse, NY: D. Mason & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 711.

4 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 41.

5 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1106.

6 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 605.