H. O. McKnight and Margaret Welch

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Husband H. O. McKnight ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 29 Sep 1822 - Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA 4
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         Father: Joseph McKnight (1774-1872/1873) 1 4
         Mother: Sarah Anderson (      -1850) 1 4

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   Other Spouse: Martha E. "Mattie" Paxton (      -1884) 3 5 - 1 Oct 1873 6

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Wife Margaret Welch ⁴

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         Father: Robert Welch (      -      ) 4
         Mother: Elizabeth Dawson (      -      ) 4

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Children

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1 F Sarah Anderson McKnight ⁴

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         Spouse: A. T. Cowden (      -      ) 4

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2 M Joseph A. McKnight ⁴

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         Spouse: Lizzie J. Welch (      -      ) 4

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3 F Florence Emma McKnight ⁶

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           Died: Dec 1889 6
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         Spouse: A. C. Smith (      -      ) 6

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4 F Ella Margaret Welch McKnight ⁶

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General Notes: Husband - H. O. McKnight

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Chartiers Twp, Washington Co, PA

He settled on the homestead of his father and grandfather. In November, 1879, he introduced Hereford cattle into Washington County for the first time. He purchased five head from a herd in Beecher, Illinois, and thereafter added to his herd by other purchases.

1 Boyd Crumrine, History of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 712.

2 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 734, 1207.

3 Joseph F. McFarland, 20th Century History of Washington and Washington County, Pennsylvania and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1910), Pg 1226.

4 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1207.

5 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 734, 1208.

6 Editor, Commemorative Biographical Record of Washington County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1893), Pg 1208.