Person:Joseph Knight (148)

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.

Y0019 Knight,Joseph T. 11 Feb 1836 - 15 Mar 1907 Y0019 Knight,Henrietta L. (Arnold) 19 Sep 1850 - 9 Jul 1907

      w/o Joseph T.

Y0020 Knight,Annie Belle 8 Jan 1881 - 15 Jan 1927 Y0021 Knight,Amy E. 2 Mar 1859 - 27 Apr 1918 Y0022 Knight,Jeremiah 18 Jul 1833 - 23 Sep 1903

      Veteran of Civil War; 'Private Co. K.'

Y0022 Knight, Ann E. 21 Aug 1842 - 25 Jan 1900

      w/o Jeremiah

Y0023 Knight,George J. 1894 - 1971

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Knight Age: 14 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island Household Members: Name Age Darius Knight 81 Jeremiah Knight 60 Jeremiah Knight 17 Joseph Knight 14 Sarah Knight 57 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Scituate, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_846; Page: 64; Image: 130.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph T. Knight Home in 1880: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Sarah I. Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: New York Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Joseph T. Knight 44 Sarah I. Knight 37 Clara Greene 79 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1209; Family History Film: 1255209; Page: 131.3000; Enumeration District: 71; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Joseph Knight [Jospeh Knight] Home in 1900: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 64 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1836 Birthplace: New York Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Henrietta L Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Joseph Knight 64 Henrietta L Knight 49 Mary A Arnold 75 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1504; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 191.