Person:John Knight (232)

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Age: 30 Estimated birth year: abt 1820 Birth Place: New York Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Collins, Erie, New York Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Collins, Erie, New York; Roll: M432_499; Page: 317; Image: 309.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Age in 1860: 38 Birth Year: abt 1822 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Collins, Erie, New York Gender: Male Post Office: Collins Center Household Members: Name Age John Knight 38 Sylvia A Knight 34 Esther Knight 12 Reuben Knight 10 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Collins, Erie, New York; Roll: M653_751; Page: 138; Image: 143.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: John Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1821 Age in 1870: 49 Birthplace: New York Home in 1870: Collins, Erie, New York Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Collins Center Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Collins, Erie, New York; Roll: M593_930; Page: 118; Image: 238.

BIOGRAPHY: Family Histories of Collins,Erie,New York Page 664 Transcribed by William Knight

John Knight

   John Knight was a native of  Collins and was born in 1829 (actually 1821 wck). He married Silvia Ann White, daughter of Stephen and Sally White. He owned and occupied up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1880, a farm known as the Herrick farm. At about 1870, while riding on the New York and Erie Railroad, the train was thrown from the track, by which he received injuries, from the effects of which he never fully recovered and which ultimately resulted in his death. At the time of his accident he received a severe wound on the head from which his memory and intellect ever after seemed to be dazed.

  He raised one son, Reuben, who married Miss Palmerton, daughter of Evans Palmerton of Michigan. Reuben occupies and works the old homestead.