Person:Henry Knight (175)

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: Henry Knight Home in 1880: Township 5, Contra Costa, California Age: 4 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Birthplace: California Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: Hiram Father's birthplace: New York Mother's name: Ida Mother's birthplace: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Hiram Knight 26 Ida Knight 31 Henry Knight 4 Louis Knight 1 Lilly Knight 1M Charles Walker 10 Edmond Walker 9 Melona C. Knight 49 Hinam D. Knight 24 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Township 5, Contra Costa, California; Roll: T9_64; Family History Film: 1254064; Page: 695.1000; Enumeration District: 49; Image: 0635.

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Henry W King [Henry W Knight] Home in 1900: Seattle Ward 6, King, Washington Age: 23 Estimated birth year: abt 1877 Birthplace: California Relationship to head-of-house: Son Parent's Name: Ida Race: White Occupation: Miner Household Members: Name Age Ida King 50 Lillian B King 19 Louis F King 20 Henry W King 23 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Seattle Ward 6, King, Washington; Roll: T623 1745; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 104.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: Henry W Knight Age in 1910: 34 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Nephew Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania Home in 1910: Kantishna, Division 2, Alaska Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Richard H Knight 54 Mildred Knight 43 Henry W Knight 34 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Kantishna, Division 2, Alaska; Roll: T624_1749; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 9; Image: 776.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: Henry W Knight [Henry R Knight] Home in 1920: Kantishna, Fourth Judicial District, Alaska Territory Age: 44 years Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania Marital Status: Single Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 1576 Household Members: Name Age Henry W Knight 44 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Kantishna, Fourth Judicial District, Alaska Territory; Roll: T625_2030; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 1576.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: Henry W Knight Home in 1930: Kantishna, Fourth Judicial District, Alaska Territory Age: 54 Estimated birth year: abt 1876 Birthplace: California Relation to Head of House: Head Race: Occupation:Road House Prop. Knight's Road House Household Members: Name Age Henry W Knight 54 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Kantishna, Fourth Judicial District, Alaska Territory; Roll: 2628; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 579.0.

DRAFT: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: Henry William Knight City: Nenana County: Fourth Judicial District State: Alaska Birth Date: 24 Sep 1875 Race: White Roll: 1473298 DraftBoard: 0 Age:43 Occupation:Prospector and Miner and Roadhouse Keeper Nearest Relative:Ida Knight (Mother) Height/Build: Color of Eyes/Hair: Source Citation: Registration Location: Fourth Judicial District County, Alaska; Roll: 1473298; Draft Board: 0.

BIOGRAPHY: University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections http://content.lib.washington.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/alaskawcanada&CISOBOX1=W Henry W. Knight was born 1876 in California, the son of Hiram Knight. By 1920, he had joined Richard Knight on the Toklat River in Kantishna District, Alaska. Henry's occupation was listed as miner in 1920. Richard, apparently an uncle, was listed as a roadhouse keeper. In 1930, Henry Knight is listed as the owner of Knight' Roadhouse, rather than Richard, who had apparently died. There is no mention of a wife for either Henry or Richard in the 1920 or 1930 census. [Source: U.S. Census] Ed Brooker describes a journey in which he spent a night at Knight's Roadhouse: "One stop for the night was at Knight's Roadhouse on the Toklat River. A Mr. and Mrs. Knight with one son had lived here for a number of years. In summer they saw no one because the terrain both east and west of them was swamp, and mosquitoes, almost impassable. They were self sufficient with their garden, their game and perhaps some fish, though the Toklat River is muddy. "Their place stands out because it was the only stop we made where the cabin was warm when we arrived and we did not have to cook our own grub. In passing, I have heard that the Knight family stayed on for a number of years till both Mr. and Mrs. Knight passed away and were buried by their son. I have lost the story of the son." [Source: Denali National Park: Historic Resource Study web page, On March 18, 1913, Ubique Stuck wrote in his diary, "Tonight we are at Knights' roadhouse on the Toklat(?), and although we are cooking our own food, are treated with the greatest Kindness. Mrs Knight baked our biscuits for us and came over after supper. While the boys read the Gospel and Epistle for the day and we had prayers."

LEGAL TEXT: Casefile Summary RST 346 Nenana-Kantishna

I. Trail Location

The Nenana-Kantishna Trail Is Located North of the Alaska Range. From the Edge of the Railroad Townsite of Nenana at Mile 300 of the Parks Highway, the Route Runs Southwestward Along the Teklanika River, Then West To the Toklat River. the Trail Continues Southward Along Either Side of the Toklat To Clearwater Fork. the Trail Runs Southward Along Clearwater Fork To the Headwaters of Myrtle Creek, Crosses A Ridge To the Headwaters of Willow Creek (A Tributary of Moose Creek) and Travels Westward Along Moose Creek To Camp Denali, 2 Miles East of Kantishna. the Route Is Approximately 45 Miles Long And Has Been Mapped On USGS 1:63,360 Fairbanks A-6, B-5, B-6 and C-5, Kantishna River A-1, and Mt. McKinley C-1, C-2 and D-1 Quadrangle Maps.

Ii. Historic Documentation

The Nenana-Kantishna Trail Was Used To Access the Kantishna Mining District From the Community of Nenana. the Trail Is Included in the 1973 Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) Trails Inventory As Trail 67 and 237 On Map 100 (Fairbanks Quadrangle), As Trail 172 On Map 99 (Kantishna River Quadrangle), and As Trail 174, 171, 257, and 173 On Map 88 (Mt. McKinley Quadrangle). the Trail Is Referenced As Route 46c In Alaska Road Commission (Arc) Documents.

Documentation of Use and Construction, Includes:

Alaska Road Commission Reports: 1. 1922: Reported $1499.80 Spent On the Trail, Referenced As Follows: "Connects Town of Nenana On Tanana River (Mile 411 of The Government Railroad) With Knight's Roadhouse On the Toklat River at the Mouth of the Chisana River." the Report States That The Trail Over Clearwater Summit Was Cut During the Fall of 1920, "The Entire Expense Being Borne By Citizens of Nenana. No Work Was Done On This Route By the Alaska Road Commission Until the Middle of November, 1921, When A Small Party Was Put in the Field To Widen and Straighten It and To Put Shelter for Travelers Along The Trail in Two Places;"

MEDIA: Frederick B. Drane Collection Identifier UAF-1991-46-686 Title Census taking. Description Title taken from caption on Album. "Census taking March 6 to 17the, 1920. Henry Knight, a Knight of the Wilderness." Creator Drane, Frederick Blount Subject.TGM Government officials Census Log buildings Personal Name Knight, Henry Region Interior Alaska Time Period 1913 to 1939 Date.original 1920/03/06 - 1920/03/17

Frederick B. Drane Collection Identifier UAF-1991-46-688 Title At Knight's Road House. Description Title taken from caption on Album. " F. B. D. [Frederick Blout Drane] at Knight's Road House." Creator Drane, Frederick Blount Subject.Local Roadhouses Personal Name Drane, Frederick Blount Region Interior Alaska Time Period 1913 to 1939