Person:Henry Knight (170)

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.

G 0075 Henry A. Knight 1895 - 1955 G 0076 Lucy A. (Harrington) Knight 1900 - 1986

             w/o Henry A.

G 0076 Henry A. Knight 1895 - 1955

CENSUS: 1900 United States Federal Census Name: Henry A Knight Home in 1900: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Son Father's name: George W Mother's name: Addie M Race: White Occupation: At home Household Members: Name Age George W Knight Addie M Knight Henry A Knight 4 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1504; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 191.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: ?? a Knight Age in 1910: 14 Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Son Father's name: George W Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's name: Addie M Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Home in 1910: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George W Knight 46 Addie M Knight 34 ?? a Knight 14 Mabel E Knight 8 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 1211.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: Henry F Knight [Henry A Knight] Home in 1920: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 24 years Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Boarder Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 561 Household Members: Name Age Byron E Winsor 49 Phebe C Winsor 48 Carl N Winsor 20 Ira C Winsor 18 Elmer H Rascoe 30 Sarah E Winsor 77 Leonard J Winsor 56 Henry F Knight 24 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 561.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: Henry A Knight Home in 1930: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1896 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Lucy E Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Henry A Knight 34 Lucy E Knight 29 Ethel E Knight 9 Viola G Knight 8 Henry A Knight 6 Dorothy M Knight 5 Robert C Knight 3 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 2168; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 2; Image: 576.0.

DRAFT: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Henry A Knight City: Coventry County: Providence and Kent State: Rhode Island Birthplace: Rhode Island;United States of America Birth Date: 21 Dec 1895 Race: Caucasian (White) Roll: 1852214 DraftBoard: 0 Age:21 Occupation:Wood Cutter (Lowell J. Greene) Nearest Relative: Height/Build:Medium/Medium Color of Eyes/Hair:Brown/Brown Source Citation: Registration Location: Providence and Kent County, Rhode Island; Roll: 1852214; Draft Board: 0.

U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 Name: Henry Albert Knight Birth Date: 21 Dec 1895 Residence: Kent, Rhode Island Birth: Summit, Rhode Island Race: White Roll: WW2_2368487 Temp unemployed due to health Source Citation: Roll: WW2_2368487; Local board: Kent , Rhode Island.