Person:Byron Knight (22)

BIOGRAPHY: http://www.migrations.org/individual.php3?record=12410 Name Lifespan Where Born Byron Mordent KNIGHT 1824-1901 North Hero, Grand Isle County, VT Additional Notes Migration Steps Married Marinda Delia Keith; 18 Mar 1849 Leonadas, St Joseph county, MI; children Welthy Maria, Augustus Merrell, Elmer, William Fremont, Agnes O, Beech Mordant, Jedidiah, Bertha Knight, Mrytle Torry, Walter Beech, LeRoy Otis; Source: Census, court and cemetery records to St. Joseph, Berrien County, MI in abt 1844 to Hampton, Dakota County, MN in abt 1854 to Revere, Redwood County, MN in bef 1900

Researcher: Jackie Horton

Collections of the Minnesota Historical Society Volume XVII By Warren Upham Saint Paul, Minnesota 1920 - Page 451 North Hero township, settled in 1871 and organized September 27, 1873, “was named by Byron Knight, after his old home, the island of North Hero in Lake Champlain, Vermont. This Island was named in honor of Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary fame.” (History of this county, 1916, p. 360.)

LAND: Minnesota Land Records Patentee Name: Knight, Byron M. Accession Number: MN1350__.017 State: Minnesota Volume: 1350 Page: 17 Document Number: 3179 Land Office: New Ulm Aliquot Part Reference: SW Section Number: 12 Township: 109 North Range: 38 West Meridian/Survey Area: Fifth Principal Meridian Misc. Document Number: 7282 Act/Treaty Authorizing Sale: Homestead Entry Orig. Date Signed: Mar 20, 1878 Acreage: 160.00 Signed: Yes, the document on file at the BLM contains a signature.

MILITARY: Ancestry.com Civil War Records-Byron enlisted July 15, 1864 in Hatch's Indepentent Battalion Minnesota Cavalry, as a private, he was discharged for disability on December 10, 1864 as a private. At the time of his enlistment he was living in Hampton,Dakota,Minn. And he enlisted at the age of 40.

KNIGHT BYRON M. PVT 40 15/JUL/1864 10/DEC/1864 F HATCH VERMONT HAMPTON DAKOTA MINN DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY

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Surname: KNIGHT Given Name and Rank: BYRON M. PVT Age: 40 Induction Date: 15/JUL/1864 Regiment: F HATCH Birth Place: VERMONT Town of Residence: HAMPTON County of Residence: DAKOTA State of Residence: MINN Notes: DISCHARGED FOR DISABILITY Discharge Date: 10/DEC/1864 Source Information: Dalby, John. Civil War Veterans. Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.

1890 Veterans Schedules Veteran's Name: Byron M Knight Home in 1890 (Township, County, State): North Hero and Walnut, Redwood, Minnesota Year enlisted: 1864 Year discharged: 1864 Rank: Private Company: F Regiment or vessel:Hatches Minnesota Cav. Length of service: 3mo. 25d Source Citation: Year: 1890; Census Place: North Hero and Walnut, Redwood, Minnesota; Roll: 22; Page: 1; Enumeration District: 313.

CENSUS: Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Name: Byron Knight Census Date: 21 Sep 1857 County: Dakota Locality: Township 112 Birth Location: Vermont Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Race: White Line: 24 Roll: MN1857_1 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Byron C Knight Age in 1860: 36 Birth Year: abt 1824 Birthplace: Vermont Home in 1860: Hampton, Dakota, Minnesota Gender: Male Post Office: Hampton Household Members: Name Age Byron C Knight 36 Marinda Knight 26 Welthy Knight 10 Augustus M Knight 7 William Knight 1 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Hampton, Dakota, Minnesota; Roll: M653_568; Page: 0; Image: 242.

KNIGHT BYRON M 45 M W VT MN DAKOTA HAMPTON 1870

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Byron M. Knight Home in 1880: North Hero, Redwood, Minnesota Age: 56 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Birthplace: Vermont Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Marinda Father's birthplace: Vermont Mother's birthplace: Vermont Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Byron M. Knight 56 Marinda Knight 47 M. Augustus Knight 27 Beach M. Knight 14 Bertha Knight 12 Myrtle Knight 9 Walter B. Knight 7 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: North Hero, Redwood, Minnesota; Roll: T9_631; Family History Film: 1254631; Page: 70.4000; Enumeration District: 231; Image: 0548.

Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Name: Byron M Knight Census Date: 1 May 1885 County: Lyon Locality: Monroe Birth Location: Vermont Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 Race: White Line: 15 Roll: MNSC_32 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007

Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 Name: Byron M Knight Census Date: 1895 County: Redwood Locality: North Hero Birth Location: Vermont Gender: Male Estimated Birth Year: abt 1824 Race: White Line: 1 Roll: V290_91 Source Information: Ancestry.com. Minnesota Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data:

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Byrd M Knight Home in 1900: North Hero, Redwood, Minnesota Age: 75 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1825 Birthplace: Vermont Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Marinde d Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Byrd M Knight 75 Marinde d Knight 68 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: North Hero, Redwood, Minnesota; Roll: T623 786; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 239.