Person:Rhodes Knight (7)

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.

G0034 Knight,Rhodes 25 May 1849 - 27 May 1917 G0034 Knight,Mary E. (Sweet) 12 Jul 1852 - 14 Sept 1901

      w/o Rhodes

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Age: 1 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_841; Page: 205; Image: 410.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Age in 1860: 11 Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: West Greenwich Household Members: Name Age Olney Knight 52 Louisa Knight 38 James O Knight 15 Ellen Knight 13 Rhodes Knight 11 Charles J Knight 7 John M Knight 2 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1203; Page: 210; Image: 420.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Age in 1870: 21 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Noose Neck Hill Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1471; Page: 354; Image: 709.

1880 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Home in 1880: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 31 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's Name: Mary E. Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: Farmer Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Rhodes Knight 31 Mary E. Knight 27 David O. Knight 6 George H. Knight 4 Rhodes S. Knight 2 Geneva E. Knight 10M Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1209; Family History Film: 1255209; Page: 200.2000; Enumeration District: 76; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Home in 1900: Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 51 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1849 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's Name: Mary E Race: White Occupation: Dealer in Lumber Household Members: Name Age Rhodes Knight 51 Mary E Knight 47 David V Knight 26 George H Knight 24 Spencer R Knight 22 Geneva A Knight 20 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1509; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 102.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: Rhodes Knight Age in 1910: 60 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1850 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Home in 1910: Troy, Cheshire, New Hampshire Marital Status: Widowed Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Rhodes Knight 60 George H Knight 34 R Spencer Knight 31 Geneva Knight 30 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Troy, Cheshire, New Hampshire; Roll: T624_861; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 47; Image: 99.