Person:Walter Knight (103)

BIOGRAPHY: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~smithandyoung/Knight.htm Walter worked as a farmer and as a teamster in Providence as a young man. He moved to Scituate, R.I. after his marriage and worked on a rented farm for four years and entered the coal dealing business. He bought the Knight Farm from his father Reuben in the Fall of 1895. He became the largest coal dealer in the Providence and Pawtucket markets. Walter served on the Town Council of Glocester, R.I. from 1901 to 1905. He was a member of Temple Lodge, No. 18, A.F. & A.M., in Greenville, R.I. See "Representative Men and Old Families of Rhode Island", J.H. Beers & Co., Chicago 1908, pages 1663-1664.

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CENSUS: 1870 United States Federal Census Name: Walter B B Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Age in 1870: 8 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1870: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Race: White Gender: Male Post Office: Foster Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: M593_1475; Page: 238; Image: 477.

1900 United States Federal Census Name: Walter B Knight Home in 1900: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 37 Estimated birth year: abt 1863 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Lena M Father's name: Joseph Race: White Occupation: Farmer Household Members: Name Age Walter B Knight 37 Lena M Knight 32 Louisa Knight 10 Alzada Knight 9 Cora S Knight 8 Walter R D Knight 2 Edwin L Knight 1 Joseph Rohrig 84 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1510; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 132.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: Walter B Knight [Walter B Knigh] Age in 1910: 48 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Spouse's name: Lena M Home in 1910: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Walter B Knight 48 Lena M Knight 42 Louisa Knight 20 Alzada Knight 19 Cora L Knight 18 Walter D Knight 12 Edward J Knight 11 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1438; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 104; Image: 1038.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: Walter B Knight Home in 1920: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 56 years Estimated birth year: abt 1864 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Lena S Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Own Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 1031 Household Members: Name Age Walter B Knight 56 Lena S Knight 52 Edwin J Knight 21 Girene G Knight 21 (Edward Joseph's wife Irene) Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1672; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 116; Image: 1031.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: Walter B Knight Home in 1930: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island Age: 68 Estimated birth year: abt 1862 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Lena M Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age Walter B Knight 68 Lena M Knight 67 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Glocester, Providence, Rhode Island; Roll: 2173; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 221; Image: 44.0.