Person:George Knight (196)

DEATH: Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries By Dr. Bill Eddleman and John E. Sterling 1998 Woodland Cemetery CY066

  Woodland Cemetery is located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Washington Street (Route #117) and Knotty Oak Street (Route #116). This cemetery is about 22 acres and contains about 5000 burials with 3771 inscribed burials. This cemetery is commonly known as Knotty Oak Cemetery. The Superintendent is Jerry Carlton. Records at town hall indicate the first lot was sold to Celia and Jane Kilton on November, 19 1874. There are 315 gravestones that predate 1874, indicating that there were many removals to here from small farm cemeteries shortly after it opened. There are 77 Civil War veterans in this cemetery identified on their gravestones and probably more who are not identified.
  James Arnold visited this cemetery on November 17-23, 1904 (Vol. 6, Book 15; and September 26-November 29, 1905, and described it as in the "Village of Washington, R.I." (Books D, E, and F). Charles and Martha Benns recorded part of this cemetery in 1937, their #740. Amelia K. Whitford recorded this cemetery in 1986. Unfortunately all three of these recorders mixed the names of Woodlawn, Manchester and Pine Grove, the three cemeteries that make up the Knotty Oak Cemeteries, so that there was no agreement as to which cemetery a person was actually buried. An entire year was spent recording these three cemeteries and reconciling this transcript with the work of previous recorders.

D0050 Leach,Warren E. 1870 - 1943 D0050 Leach,Ada (Knight) 1869 - 1947 w/o Warren E. D0050 Knight,George R. 1841 - 1940 D0050 Knight,Betsey 1849 - 1916

      w/o George R.

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Age: 8 Estimated birth year: abt 1842 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850 (City,County,State): Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_846; Page: 66; Image: 133.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Age in 1860: 18 Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: North Scituate Household Members: Name Age William W Knight 64 Elizabeth Knight 58 Benoni C Knight 35 Alfred S Knight 25 George R Knight 18 Moses O Knight 16 Hilisia Knight 13 Joseph Knight 11 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1205; Page: 368; Image: 535.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Age in 1870: 28 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: North Scituate Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1474; Page: 39; Image: 79.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: George R. Knight Home in 1880: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 38 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Betsey Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Laborer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George R. Knight 38 Betsey Knight 32 Ada Knight 10 Chester Knight 6 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1215; Family History Film: 1255215; Page: 232.1000; Enumeration District: 139; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Home in 1900: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 57 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1843 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Betsey Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age George R Knight 57 Betsey Knight 51 Eda Knight 29 Chester Knight 25 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1512; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 166.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Age in 1910: 66 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1844 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Spouse's Name: Betsey Home in 1910: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George R Knight 66 Betsey Knight 59 Ada Knight 39 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1438; Page: 10A; Enumeration District: 275; Image: 547.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Home in 1920: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 78 years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Marital Status: Widower Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 462 Household Members: Name Age George R Knight 78 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1673; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 315; Image: 462.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: George R Knight Home in 1930: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 88 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1842 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Father-in-law Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Warren E Leach 59 Ada Leach 60 George R Knight 88 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 2168; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 603.0.

BIOGRAPHY: A Genealogy of the Potter Family originating in Rhode Island By Rev. Jeremiah Potter Phenix, R. I.: John H. Campbell, Book and Job Printer 1881 - Page 61 George R. Knight, son of William W. and Elizabeth Knight, married Betsey Matteson, December 16th, 1868, daughter of Henry and Rhoda Matteson, of Scituate. Mr. Knight resides in Scituate. He keeps a team and draws a large quanity of wood to market.