Husband William F. Knight 1 2 3
Born: 6 Sep 1831 - Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA 1 2
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Buried: - St. Paul's Lutheran, Knox, Beaver Twp, Clarion Co, PA
Father: Peter Knight (Abt 1803-1865) 3 5
Mother: Mary Fisher (Abt 1810-1896) 2 3
Marriage: 1 May 1862 1 4 6
Wife Lavina Gilbert 1 4
AKA: Levina Gilbert 6
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Father: Abraham Gilbert (1817-1860) 4 6 7 8
Mother: Amelia Fritz (1819-Bef 1910) 4 7 8
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1 M John Calvin Knight 4 6
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Spouse: Ida Elmira Miller ( -1904) 4
2 M Elmer E. Knight 4 6
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Spouse: Daisy Robinson ( - ) 4
3 F Mary Amelia Knight 4
AKA: Mary E. Knight 1
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Spouse: Irvin Best ( - ) 4
4 F Emma F. Knight 4
AKA: Frances A. Knight,1 Francis Knight 6
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5 M Samuel F. Knight 4 6
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Spouse: Maude Smith ( - ) 4
6 M James Knight 4 6
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7 M Harvey Knight 4 6
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Spouse: Margaret Feathers ( - ) 4
8 F Florence M. Knight 6
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9 M William W. Knight 4 6
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Spouse: Bessie Dunn ( - ) 4
10 M George Knight 4 6
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General Notes: Husband - William F. Knight
He was born Sept. 13. [GPHAV, 771]
The opportunities afforded him of ob-taining an education were very limited as he never attended school at all until twelve years of age, and then only for a short time. His train-ing at farm work, however, was not so meager, and he early became familiar with every branch of the business, which he principally fol-lowed throughout life. He was, however, also interested in oil producing and distilling. His farm comprised nearly 300 acres of valuable and highly cultivated land.
He was educated in the public schools, and grew to manhood at the home farm. He early developed a taste for business and when a young man had teams employed hauling iron from the furnaces to the river bank where it was loaded for shipment. He also purchased live stock which he drove over the mountains to eastern markets. He was interested in oil production, spending three years in the oil fields, and for two years he operated a small distillery in Venango County. In 1862 he returned home and engaged in farming at the homestead until the death of his mother. He inherited a farm of one hundred and sixty-nine acres to which he added sixty-three acres, also owning seventy-five acres in Salem township. For many years he operated a small distillery on his farm, and he greatly improved his property by erecting a handsome modern house and large barn, sheltering choice short horn cattle (Berkshires) and fine horses. He was a lover of fine stock, and had nothing else on the farm. He lived for several years practically retired from business, his sons managing the farm, but he still retaining his interest. The farm also had a producing oil well on the premises. In politics he was a Democrat, but independent in local politics, choosing his men regardless of party lines. He was a member of the Reformed church, and his wife was a Lutheran.