Person:Alva Knight (16)

BIOGRAPHY: Alva Knight studied law privately,he was admitted to the bar April 3, 1866. Admitted to the Supreme Court of the United States, November 4, 1870.

He registered in Columbia County,,Florida, in 1867. Alva was a locating agent for Madison, Taylor, La Fayette, Suwannee, Columbia and Hamilton counties in Florida.

1868-1872, Circuit Judge 4th Judicial Circuit, Florida 1873, US District Attorney, North District of Florida. Seems to be some confusion about where he was U.S. Attorney-Supreme Court Records U.S. Versus Smith 286 U.S. 6 1932 Footnote 18 indicate he was confirmed as U.S. Attorney on June 5 1872 for the Northern District of New York.

He was a member of the Constitutional Convention which formed the Florida State Constitution. A State Senator for 2 years. 1872 a Presidential Elector. 1873-1879 U.S. Internal Revenue collector for Florida.

Florida Land Records Land Office: Gainesville Sequence #: 1 Document No: 1314 Total Acres: 160.37 Misc. Doc. No.: 1636 Signature: Yes Canceled Document: No Issue Date: June 24,1878 Mineral Rights Res: No Metes and Bounds: No Survey Date: Satutory Ref.: 12 Stat. 392 Mult. Warantee Names: No Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862 Mult. Patentee Names: No Entry Classification: Homestead

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Legal Land Description: 1 E 1/2 SE Tallahassee 21S 29E 2 2 E 1/2 NE Tallahassee 21S 29E 11 !Tacoma,Washington City Directories 1889-1891 Knight,Scarritt&Sessions 720 Yakima Avenue Tacoma,Wa 1889 Knight,Scarritt&Sessions 4 Wright Block,Tacoma,Wa 1889 Alva Knight Attorney 720 Yakima Avenue,Tacoma,Wa 1890 Knight&Fletcher Lawyers S 28th 1 w. of Yakima Ave 1891 Knight&Fletcher Lawyers 3 and 4 Wright Blk Tacoma,Wa 1891

1862 M.A. Amherst College,prepared Ware HS,Pricton T.S. 1862-1863

Biographical Record of the Alumni of Amherst College 1821 - 1871 Edited by W. L. Montague, Class of '55. Amherst, Mass 1883 - Page 217

  Alva Aziza Knight, A. M., [Ware], son of Aziza and Jemima (Worden) Knight, was born in Norwich, May 6, 1835; fitted for college at Ware. Princeton T. S., '62-'63; 1st Lieut, 34th U. S. C. T., '63-'65; Capt., '65-'66; resided at Jacksonville, Fla., since '66; studied law by himself, and was admitted to the bar, Apr. 3, 1866; to the Supreme Court of the U. S., Nov. 4, 1870; Register for Columbia Co., Fla., '67; Locating Agt. For Madison, Taylor, LaFayette, Suwanee, Columbia and Hamilton Cos., Fla.; Circuit Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit, Fla., '68-'72; U. S. District Attorney, Northern District of Fla., '73; Member of  Constitutional Convention which formed the Florida State Constitution; State Senator, two years; Presidential Elector, 1872; Member of Committee appointed to visit Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md., '73. U. S. Int. Rev. Coll., Fla., '73-'79. Married, at Phillipston, Aug. 27, 1866, Ellen M., dau. of Russel Carruth, of Boston. P. O. address. No. 2 Reed's Block, Jacksonville, Fla.

MILITARY: !He served with the 2nd Infantry Regiment South Carolina Colored Volunteers (later renamed 34th Infantry Regiment U.S.C.I. on 8 Feb 1864),held the rank of Captain-Company B.

Official Army Register of the Volunteer Force of the United States Army For the Years 1861, '62, '63, '64, '65. Page 205 U.S. Colored Infantry - Thirty-Fourth Regiment Captain Alva A. Knight, January 9 1866 - Resigned

Record of the Services of Graduates and Non-Graduates of Amherst College in the Union Army or Navy During the War of the Rebellion Prepared Under the Direction of the Faculty, 1871 Amherst College 1905 - Page 50 Alva Aziza Knight. Commissioned 1st Lieut. 34th Regt. U. S. C. I. at Beaufort, S. C., April 13th, 1864. Promoted Captain, Oct. 12th, 1865. Served at James Island, Fort Wagner, Morris Island, John's Island, Devaux Landing and Honey Hill. Under Gens. Hunter, Gilmore, Hatch, Foster and Birney. Mustered out at Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 12th, 1866.

CENSUS: 1860 United States Federal Census Name: Alvah A Knight Age in 1860: 25 Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1860: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts Gender: Male Post Office: Amherst Student Amherst College Household Members: Name Age Alvah A Knight 25 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts; Roll: M653_505; Page: 571; Image: 573.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Alva H. Knight Home in 1880: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida Age: 44 Estimated birth year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Massachusetts Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Father's birthplace: Massachusetts Mother's birthplace: Massachusetts Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Lawyer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Alva H. Knight 44 Ellen M. Knight 37 Ann Williams 20 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Jacksonville, Duval, Florida; Roll: T9_126; Family History Film: 1254126; Page: 569.4000; Enumeration District: 35; Image: 0731.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: Alva A Knight Age in 1910: 74 Estimated birth year: abt 1836 Birthplace: Massachusetts Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Massachusetts Mother's Birth Place: New York Spouse's name: Ellen M Home in 1910: Tacoma Ward 2, Pierce, Washington Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Alva A Knight 74 Ellen M Knight 66 Thedea Peterson 30 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Tacoma Ward 2, Pierce, Washington; Roll: T624_1663; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 225; Image: 1074.