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Katherine Elizabeth (Senseny) McKnight (1846 - 1921)

Katherine Elizabeth (Kate) McKnight formerly Senseny
Born in Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United Statesmap
Ancestors ancestors
Wife of — married [date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 74 [location unknown]
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Biography

Name:
Kate Elizabeth Senseny.
[1]
Born
25 NOV 1846.
Chambersburg, Franklin, PA.
[1]
Residence
1850
Chambersburg, Franklin, PA.
1860
South Ward Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
1870
Valley Township, Armstrong, Pennsylvania, United States.
1880
Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States
1900
Wilson College Chambersburg borough Ward 1, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.
1910
Chambersburg Ward 1, Franklin, PA.
StreetAddress: N Main St; 62 Age: 62; CanRead: Yes; CanWrite: Yes; EnumerationDistrict: 0005; HomeMortgaged: Mortgaged; HomeOwnership: Own; LiveOnFarm: House; NativeLanguageCode: English; NumberOfChildrenBorn: 8; NumberOfChildrenLiving: 5; Widowed MaritalStatus: Widowed; Head RelationToHead: Head.
[1]
1920
Chambersburg Ward 1, Franklin, PA.
Buried
1921
Falling Spring Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Chambersburg, Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States.

Notes

Excerpt from 'The Davis Family' [2]

THE DAVIS FAMILY
A History of the Descendants of William Davis and His Wife, Mary Means
by
Thomas Kirby Davis
of Wooster, Ohio
Imprinted for the Family by
The Plimpton Press
Norwood, Massachusetts
[1912]
p. 105
5. KATE ELIZABETH SENSENY was born November 25, 1846, and had a good home-training, and education in private schools and in Rosedale Seminary. She was married by her uncle, Rev. T. K. Davis, on December 19, 1866, to WILLIAM M. McKNIGHT of Pittsburg.
p. 106
Mr. McKnight, born February 19, 1841, was the son of Mr. Joseph McKnight, one of the leading iron and steel men of Pittsburg. His mother was Mary Jane Acheson, a sister of Mrs. Wm. Vanlear Davis. Wm. M. McKnight was in the war for the Union, and was a member of the famous “Roundhead” regiment. He was discharged from the army, on account of rheumatism contracted in the service. This affected his brain, resulting in nervous prostration and partial paralysis. Notwithstanding this handicap, Mr. McKnight was an active and public-spirited man, and was postmaster of Chambersburg for some years. He died May 30, 1899.
Mrs. Kate McKnight is like her mother, which is saying a great deal in her praise. Always vivacious, even when sorrows came, she has been like sunshine in the circle of her friends. Whole-souled and generous, she has spent her life in ministering in the home and community. She has been a good home-maker, and has reared a fine family. Her home is on the banks of the Falling Spring, and near the Falling Spring Church, of which she and her daughters are members.
Mr. and Mrs. McKnight have had eight children: 1. JOSEPH B., 2. ALICE S., 3. EDGAR S., 4. WILLIAM A., 5. ELIZABETH A., 6. ARTHUR L., 7. MARCUS A., 8. MARY JANE A.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2
    Source: #S155 Year: 1910; Census Place: Chambersburg Ward 1, Franklin, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1347; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0005; FHL microfilm: 1375360 Record for Mary J Mcknight Link: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=7884&h=104795915&indiv=try
  2. https://archive.org/stream/davisfamilyhisto00indavi/davisfamilyhisto00indavi_djvu.txt Full text of "The Davis family; a history of the descendants of William Davis, and his wife Mary Means" by Thomas Kirby Davis.

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