Person:David Knight (92)

Census: 1870 United States Federal Census Name: David N Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1865 Age in 1870: 5 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Summit Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1471; Page: 176; Image: 352.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: David M. Knight Home in 1880: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Son Father's Name: Joshua M. Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: At Home Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Joshua M. Knight 46 Mary Knight 72 David M. Knight 14 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1209; Family History Film: 1255209; Page: 120.2000; Enumeration District: 71; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: David Knight Home in 1900: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 34 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Ida A Father's Name: Joshua Race: White Occupation: Laborer Household Members: Name Age David Knight 34 Ida A Knight 34 Joshua Knight 66 Bernla d Knight 12 Viola Knight 11 Isreal Whitford 39 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1504; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 193.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: David o Knight Age in 1910: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Name: Joshua Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Home in 1910: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age David o Knight 44 Ida M Knight 44 Viola Knight 25 Annie Knight 21 Joshua Knight 66 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 535.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: David M Knight Home in 1920: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 54 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1866 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's Name: Ida A Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 632 Household Members: Name Age David M Knight 54 Ida A Knight 54 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 28A; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 632.

BIOGRAPHY: David M. Knight was the register for the Draft in 1917, for Kent County, Rhode Island, as shown on the draft record for Thomas H. Matteson, see his record for copy of Draft Registration.

DEATH: Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries By Dr. Bill Eddleman and John E. Sterling 1998 Oakland Cemetery Coventry Historical Cemetery #69

  This cemetery is located 20 feet south of Maple Avenue at telephone pole #12. It contains 2500 burials with 1775 gravestones the sections were lettered from 'A' to 'G' going west to east and the section north of Maple Avenue was labeled 'Z'. Map numbers were assigned to the gravestones starting in the northwest corner with #1 and proceeding down the west side of each section. The highest number in each section is in the northeast corner. The numbering for section 'Z' starts at the southwest corner and continues around this 'U' shaped section.

C 0114 David M. Knight 1865 - 1922 C 0114 Ida A. (Jocoy) Knight 1865 - 1942

              w/o David M.

C 0114 Beulah D. Knight 1887 - 1971

              d/o David M. & Ida A. (Jocoy)

C 0114 Viola S. (Knight) Suderland 1889 - 1974

               w/o Fred H.
               d/o David M. & Ida A. (Jocoy) Knight