William
Knight
Born in Rockingham Co,Virginia,USA
Ancestors 
Son of John Knight
and Catherine (Jenkins) Knight
Brother of
X Knight, John Knight, Mary Jane (Knight) Carr, Ellen Knight, Michael Knight, Sarah Amanda (Knight) Mercer, Maggie Knight and Annie Marie Bridget (Knight) Nolan
Husband of
Catherine (Goggin) Knight
— married
1882 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Johannah C (Knight) Coughlin, Charles Knight, Mamie Knight, Nellie Knight, Catherine Knight, William Knight, Julia Ann (Knight) Hunt, Margueritte Knight, Thomas V Knight, Gertrude Knight and Emmett Knight
Died before
before age 86
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Nov 2011
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Biography
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- History of Ray County, Missouri circa 1881
- "Was born in the county of Mayo, Ireland, May 16, 1817. Came to the United States in 1840, landing at Baltimore. He settled in the Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, where he lived until 1855, and then removed to Boone county, Kentucky. From Kentucky he came to Missouri, in 1857 or '58, and stopped first in Macon county, where he secured a contract on the Hannibal & St. Joe railroad. He worked on the railroad also in Platte county, and then engaged in building a turnpike road. He came to Vibbard, this county, where he now lives, in 1876. Mr. Knight was married in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia, in 1850, to Miss Catharine Jenkins, a native of Shenandoah county, Virignia, born in 1830. They became the parents of nine children, six of whom are now living: Mary J., born May 16, 1852; William, born December 16, 1853; Ellen, born December 26, 1856; Michael and Amanda, twins, born June 4, 1860; and Annie, born November 11, 1868."
- Ray County, MO
- KNIGHT, William b. 16 Dec 1853, Rockingham Co., VA
- US Census 1860
- name: John Knigh
- residence: , Platte, Missouri
- ward: Green Township
- age: 42 years
- estimated birth year: 1818
- birthplace: Ireland
- gender: Male
- page: 97
- family number: 677
- film number: 803640
- dgs number: 4233989
- image number: 00266
- nara number: M653
- John Knight M 42 Ireland
- Catharine Knigh F 30 VA
- John Knigh M 12 NH
- Mary J Knigh F 9 VA
- William Knigh M 7 VA
- Ellen Knigh F 4 MO
- {blank} Knigh M 0 MO
- {blank} Knigh F 0 MO
- US Census 1870
- name: Will Knight
- estimated birth year: 1854
- gender: Male
- age in 1870: 16y
- color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
- birthplace: Virginia
- home in 1870: Missouri, United States
- John Knight M 42y Iowa
- Catharine Knight F 39y Virginia
- Mary J Knight F 18y Virginia
- Will Knight M 16y Virginia
- Ellen Knight F 13y Missouri
- Michael Knight M 9y Missouri
- Sarah M Knight F 9y Missouri
- Maggie Knight F 4y Missouri
- Bridget A Knight F 1y Missouri
- US Census 1880
- name : William Knight
- event: Census
- event date: 1880
- event place: Plattsburg, Clinton, Missouri, United States
- gender: Male
- age: 27
- marital status : Single
- occupation : Works On Rr
- race or color (original) :
- ethnicity (standardized) : American
- relationship to head : Son
- birthplace : Virginia, United States
- birthdate : 1853
- spouse's name :
- spouse's birthplace :
- father's name : John Knight
- father's birthplace : Ireland
- mother's name :
- mother's birthplace : Virginia, United States
- page : 548
- page character : A
- entry number : 201
- nara film number : T9-0682
- gs film number : 1254682
- digital folder number: 004241879
- image number: 00280
- self John Knight M 63 Ireland
- son William Knight M 27 Virginia, United States
- daughter Ellen Knight F 22 Missouri, United States
- daughter Manda Knight F 20 Missouri, United States
- son Mike Knight M 20 Missouri, United States
- daughter Annie Knight F 12 Missouri, United States
- other Chas. Quinn M 35 Ireland
- other Chas. Collins M 50 Ireland
- other Chris Evans M 40 Norway
- US Census 1900
- name: William Knight
- titles & terms:
- event: Census
- event date: 1900
- event place: ED 54 Precinct 1, 9, 12-15, 17 Durango city, La Plata, Colorado, United States
- birth date: Nov 1852
- birthplace: Virginia
- relationship to head of household: Head
- father's birthplace: Ireland
- mother's birthplace: Virginia
- race or color (standardized): White
- gender: Male
- marital status: Married
- years married: 18
- estimated marriage year: 1882
- mother how many children:
- number living children:
- immigration year:
- page: 37
- sheet letter: A
- family number: 896
- reference number: 5
- film number: 1240125
- digital folder number: 004118998
- image number: 00708
- head William Knight M 48 Virginia
- wife Catherine Knight F 36 Kentucky
- daughter Johannah Knight F 18 Missouri
- son Charles Knight M 17 Missouri
- daughter Mamie Knight F 14 Missouri
- daughter Nellie Knight F 11 Colorado
- daughter Kate Knight F 8 Colorado
- son William Knight M 6 Colorado
- daughter Julia Knight F 3 Colorado
- daughter Margaret Knight F 1 Colorado
- US Census 1910
- name: William Knight
- birthplace: Virginia
- relationship to head of household: Self
- residence: Precinct 1, San Juan, Colorado
- marital status: Married
- race : White
- gender: Male
- immigration year:
- father's birthplace: Ireland
- mother's birthplace: United States
- family number: 285
- page number: 10
- self William Knight M 56y Virginia
- wife Catherine Knight F 45y Kentucky
- dau Josie Knight F 27y Missouri
- dau Catherine Knight F 18y Colorado
- son William Knight M 14y Colorado
- dau Julia Knight F 12y Colorado
- dau Margueritte Knight F 10y Colorado
- son Thomas Knight M 8y Colorado
- dau Gertrude Knight F 5y Colorado
- son Emmett Knight M 3y Colorado
- US Census 1920 - Lists grandsons Charles and Theodore.
- name: William Knight
- residence: , San Juan, New Mexico
- estimated birth year: 1856
- age: 64
- birthplace: Virginia
- relationship to head of household: Self
- gender: Male
- race: White
- marital status: Married
- father's birthplace:
- mother's birthplace:
- film number: 1821077
- digital folder number: 4313378
- image number: 00453
- sheet number: 6
- self William Knight M 64y Virginia
- wife Catherine Knight F 54y Kentucky
- dau Margaret Knight F 20y Colorado
- son Emmett Knight M 12y Colorado
- Charles Knight M 10y Colorado
- Theodore Knight M 8y Colorado
- US Census 1930
- name: William Knight
- event: Census
- event date: 1930
- event place: Ten Mile, Miami, Kansas
- gender: Male
- age: 76
- marital status: Married
- race: White
- birthplace: Virginia
- estimated birth year: 1854
- immigration year:
- relationship to head of household: Head
- father's birthplace: Ireland
- mother's birthplace: Virginia
- enumeration district number: 0022
- family number: 166
- sheet number and letter: 7B
- line number: 83
- nara publication: T626, roll 711
- film number: 2340446
- digital folder number: 4584467
- image number: 00410
- head William Knight M 76 Virginia
- wife Catherine Knight F 65 Kentucky
- California, Death Index, 1940-1997
- name: Julia Hunt
- event: Death
- event date: 23 Feb 1953
- event place: San Bernardino, California, United States
- birth date: 16 May 1897
- birthplace: Colorado
- gender: Female
- father: Knight
- mother: Goggin
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~3.12%
~6.25%
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