Person:George Knight (245)

Genealogy of the Hibbard Family Who are Descendants of Robert Hibbard of Salem, Massachusetts Compiled and Published by Augustine George Hibbard Woodstock, Connecticut, U.S.A. 1901 Page 304 George Wells Knight, b. Ann Arbor, Mich., June 25, 1858; m. Jan. 12, 1882. Mariette Amanda, dau. Hon. Orlanda Mack and Amanda (Fleming) Barnes, of Lansing, Mich. Was graduated from Univ. of Michigan, Class 1878, A.B., A.M., 1883, Ph.D., 1884. In 1885 and till now (1900) Professor of American History and Political Science, Ohio State University,Columbus.

BIOGRAPHY: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans Volume VI K. KNIGHT, George Wells, educator, was born in Ann Arbor, Mich., June 25, 1858; son of Johnson Wells and Cornelia (Hebbard) Knight; grandson of Elisha and Elects (Johnson) Knights and of Dr. Jeptha and Mary (Johnson) Hebbard, and a descendant of Samuel Knight, of Plainfield, Conn., (1716); also of Governor William Bradford of Plymouth colony. He was graduated at the Ann Arbor high school in 1874 and at the University of Michigan, A.B., 1878, A.M., 1883, Ph.D., 1884. He was a law student at the university, 1878-79; principal of the high school, Lansing, Mich., 1879-81; teacher of history at Ann Arbor high school, 1883-85; professor of history and English literature in the Ohio State university, 1885-87, professor of history and political science, 1887-98, and professor of American history and political science, 1898. He was literary editor of the Fortnightly Index, Madison, Wis., 1882-83, and spent the season of 1889-90 in study in Europe. He was elected a member of the American Historical association and of the American Economic association, of which latter he was vice-president in 1895, and was chairman of the editorial board of the Ohio Archæological and Historical Quarterly, 1887-89. He is the author of: Land Grants for Education in the Northwest Territory (1885); Government of the People of the State of Ohio (1895); History of Education in Ohio, jointly with J. R. Commons (1891), and articles on the History of Land Grants for Common Schools in Michigan (1885); History of Educational Progress in Ohio (1888); The Buckeye Centennial (1888); Higher Education in the Northwest Territory (1888); The State and the Private College (1895); The Growth of the College Idea in Ohio (1897); and also edited, with critical and supplementary notes, Guizot's General History of Civilization in Europe (1896).

Historical Collections of Ohio Volume I Columbus Henry Howe & Son. 1891 - Page 137 Professor of History and Political Science in Ohio State University. George Wells Knight was born June 25, 1858, at Ann Arbor, Michigan, of New York and New England parentage, and through his mother in a lineal descendant of William Bradford, second Governor of the Plymouth colony. He was educated in the public schools of Ann Arbor, being graduated from the high school in 1874, and at the University of Michigan, from which he was graduated in 1878 in the classical course. After studying law for a year at the university he was for two years principal of the high school at Lansing, Michigan. He was married in January, 1882, to Mariette A. Barnes, of Lansing, a graduate of Vassar College. Having had from his youth a special fondness for history and political science he returned to Ann Arbor and continued his studies in those lines at the university, receiving the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in 1884. After teaching history for a year in Ann Arbor he was elected professor of history and English literature in the Ohio State University at Columbus, and in 1887, by a rearrangement of the teaching force, became professor of history and political science in the same institution. In 1885 he published through the American Historical Association a work on “The History and Management of Land Grants for Education in the Northwest Territory.” In 1887 he was made managing editor of the Ohio Archaeological and Historical Quarterly, the official publication of the State Historical Society.

CENSUS: 1910 United States Federal Census Name: George W Knight Age in 1910: 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Boarder Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Home in 1910: Columbus Ward 6, Franklin, Ohio Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age John G Dun 55 Annie H Dun 44 William Childs 50 Adah J Thomas 35 Augusta E Thomas 11 Gertrude E Buckholter 39 Marcus W Crocker 33 Margaret H Crocker 30 Florence H Crocker 3 Robert S Neil 76 Pamela S Neil 73 George W Knight 51 Manetta B Knight 51 Margaret A Knight 21 Adelaide Knight 16 Calenda Hatton 52 William F Andrus 60 Amelia A Andrus 54 Oscar H Davis 35 Mary Hutchinson 48 Robert L McCabe 46 Clellah J McCabe 36 Kate D McCauley 60 Deahler Melche 55 Elizabeth D Melche 76 Margerit Hubbard 50 Emma S Whitney 47 Theodore H Leake 41 Harry J Shaw 41 Seney Conner 23 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Columbus Ward 6, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T624_1181; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 103; Image: 949.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: George W Knight Home in 1920: Columbus Ward 16, Franklin, Ohio Age: 61 years Estimated birth year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Mariette B Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: New York Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 853 Proffesor - State University Household Members: Name Age George W Knight 61 Mariette B Knight 61 Adelaide Knight 26 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Columbus Ward 16, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: T625_1383; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 266; Image: 853.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: George W Knight Home in 1930: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio Age: 71 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1859 Birthplace: Michigan Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Mariette B Race: White Occupation: Retired Rent/home value: 30,000 Household Members: Name Age George W Knight 71 Mariette B Knight 71 Margaret A Knight 47 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Columbus, Franklin, Ohio; Roll: 1800; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 138; Image: 545.0.

DEATH: Ohio History The Scholarly Journal of the Ohio Historical Society Volume 41 - Page 572 GEORGE WELLS KNIGHT

WHEREAS, George Wells Knight, since 1885 a professor of history in the Ohio State University, and "a citizen of broad intellectual interest in public affairs" and eminent scholarship in his chosen field, was called by death in the early morning of February 10, 1932, and

WHEREAS, In his long service as teacher he came into contact with a vast number of young men and women who left the university to carry with them into life the impress of his thorough teaching and the inspiration of his example, and

WHEREAS, He ever found his greatest pleasure in the achievements of his students and his keenest interest in history, general and local, and

WHEREAS, His interest in local history led him years ago at the founding of this Society to become a member and soon after-ward to become the first editor of its QUARTERLY, therefore Be it resolved by the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society, That in the loss of Dr. George Wells Knight this Society has lost one of its most scholarly members and the community a worthy public spirited citizen. Dr. Knight was of distinguished New England ancestry. A number of his forebears were soldiers of the Revolution. He was a lineal descendant of William Bradford, first Governor of the Plymouth colony. In this ancestry he took a modest but patriotic and pardonable pride. While he kept aloof from politics, he maintained a keen interest in public affairs. His interest in the study of constitutional history caused him to consent to the use of his name as a candidate for delegate to the Ohio Constitutional Convention of 1912. With ten candidates in the field and two to nominate he led the ticket with a large majority. The work of that convention bears many of the marks of his conscientious, conservative service. He was fond of travel and in his later years visited many foreign lands. Dr. Knight's name appears on the earliest printed lists of the members of this Society. At the time of his death he was the oldest surviving member. The memory of his character and achievements we claim as a cherished heritage. Resolved, That we send with these resolutions to the surviving members of his family the assurance of our sincere sympathy in their bereavement.

PASSPORT: Passport Applications, 1795-1925 Name: George Wells Knight Birth Date: 25 Jun 1858 Birth Place: City of Ann Aiben, Michigan Residence: Columbus, Ohio Passport Issue Date: 10 May 1889 Passport Includes a Photo: N Source: Passport Applications, 1795-1905 (M1372) Source Information: Ancestry.com. U.S. Passport Applications, 1795-1925 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: Passport Applications, 1795-1905; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M1372, 694 rolls);

The Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation Passenger Record First Name: George Wells Last Name: Knight Ethnicity: U.S.A. Last Place of Residence: Columbus, Ohio Date of Arrival: Jun 14, 1923 Age at Arrival: 64y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: Conte Rosso Port of Departure: Naples Manifest Line Number: 0025