William Wylie McKnight (1822 - 1908)

Born 16 Sep 1822 in Indiana, United States

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Died 14 Feb 1908 at age 85 in Madison, Iowa, United States

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Biography

William Wylie McKnight was born on 16 September 1822 in Indiana, United States, son of Robert R McKnight (1793–1852) and Anna Little (1801–1880).^[1]

William married Hannah Likins (born on 21 May 1832 in Vermillion Co., IL; daughter of Peter Likins and Sarah (Dillion) Likins). Their children were:

• Sarah Ann McKnight (11 September 1856 – 17 November 1919)
• Laura Belle McKnight (14 December 1857 – 2 September 1892)
• Mary Emma McKnight (25 September 1859 – 11 February 1915)
• Robert McKnight (5 August 1861 – 14 December 1895)
• Charles McKnight (10 February 1863 – unknown)
• Kate Alice McKnight (6 September 1865 – 8 May 1886)
• Nellie Louise McKnight (29 July 1873 – unknown)

In 1900, William (77) Mcknight was living in Center Township Winterset city Ward 1-2, Madison, Iowa. ^[2]

William died on 14 February 1908 in Madison, aged 85.^[1] He was buried in Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Iowa.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/13734179/william-wylie-mcknight: accessed), memorial page for William Wylie McKnight (16 Sep 1822–14 Feb 1908), Find a Grave Memorial ID 13734179, citing Winterset Cemetery, Winterset, Madison County, Iowa, USA; Maintained by 46620252 (contributor 46620252).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M92P-G6N : 20 January 2015), William Mcknight, Center Township Winterset city Ward 1-2, Madison, Iowa, United States; citing sheet 24B, family 589, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,445

See also:

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LQ-83G : 30 December 2015), W W Mc Knight, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVJ-4JL : 17 October 2014), William Mcknight, Iowa, United States; citing p. 9, family 72, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,906.
• "Iowa State Census, 1905", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVM5-F8CF : 22 August 2016), W W Mcknight, 1905.
• mentioned on Marriage of daughter Sarah: "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCWZ-29B : 8 March 2016), William W. Mcknight in entry for Charles W. Dorr and Sarah A. Mcknight Moore, 1893.