Person:Joshua Knight (26)

BIOGRAPHY: From: <PALIDIN58@aol.com> Subject: Fwd: Benjamin Knight Date: Wed, 26 Mar 1997 14:25:26 -0500 (EST)

The History of Ogle County, Ill., H.G. Kett & Co., Chicago, 1878, p 795. "Joshua A. Knight, Farmer: Sec. 32; P.O. Rochelle; born Sep. 30, 1830, in Middleville, Herkimer Co., N.Y.; son of Hezekiah T. and Anna Angell Knight, both now living at Mt. Morris, Ogle Co.; went to Oswego Co., N.Y., then to Jefferson Co., N.Y. and Oct. 6, 1855, came to Ogle Co.; married Apr 19, 1852, to Achsah Jane Davis, in Jefferson Co., N.Y.; she was born Jul 7, 1832, in Schuyler, Herkimer Co., NY; is a daughter of Richard Davis and Lois Eddy Davis; they have six children - Alma L., Bradford A. and Bradley J., twins - Herbert T., J. Addison and Achsah Jane, twins; owns 320 acres of land worth about $20,000; Republican; religion, Independent." New Combination Atlas of Ogle County, Ill. (1872), Everts, Baskin & Stewart. The residence of Joshua A. Knight is illustrated p. 62. The photograph of the entire family taken after Achsah's funeral shows the same building. Both Wilbur(52) and I believe that this original house was later moved south across the lane and was used by uncle Bob Talbot as a rabbit house. Although Achsah Jane was married when they arrived in Lynnville, a Richard Davis and a J. Davis owned farms adjoining the Knight's in sec 33 in 1862. By 1872 Joshua is the owner of the farm of J. Davis. A W. Eddy owned another adjacent farm in 1872. Was he also a relative? Achsah's mother was Louis Eddy. I have a note somewhere that her father was the first president of the Holcomb Bank. J. Davis is probably Jenks Davis, Achsah's brother. His wife Nancy lived with the Knights and later the Talbots until she died sometime after 1919. HTK It was in 1875 that the railroad was built through Davis Junction from Rockford to Rochelle and that Jeremiah Davis laid out the village. The two-story school building was built in 1877 and the Methodists church was started in 1882. - Rochelle News, August 22, 1940.

Henry Spencer Stinson & Blanche Violet Anderson Family History Written by L. Marilyn Cameron Stinson St. Joseph, Minnesota 1997 - Page 466

CENSUS: Knight, Joshua State: New York Year: 1850 County: Jefferson Roll: M432_515 Township: Orleans Page: 67 Image: 142

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Joshua A Knight Age in 1860: 29 Birth Year: abt 1831 Birthplace: New York Home in 1860: Lynnville, Ogle, Illinois Gender: Male Post Office: Lindenwood Household Members: Name Age Joshua A Knight 29 Achsah Knight 27 Alma L Knight 6 Bradford Knight 4 Bradley Knight 4 Herbert E Knight 1 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: Lynnville, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: M653_215; Page: 0; Image: 189.

KNIGHT J A 39 M W NY IL OGLE LYNNVILLE TWP 1870 Farmer

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Joshua A. Knight Home in 1880: Lynnville, Ogle, Illinois Age: 49 Estimated birth year: abt 1831 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Ashsah Father's birthplace: New York Mother's birthplace: New York Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Joshua A. Knight 49 Ashsah Knight 48 Bradley J. Knight 24 Herbert T. Knight 21 Achsah Knight 5 J. Addison Knight 5 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Lynnville, Ogle, Illinois; Roll: T9_239; Family History Film: 1254239; Page: 204.1000; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 0653.