Person:Welcome Knight (4)

DEATH: Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries By Dr. Bill Eddleman and John E. Sterling 1998 Greenwood Cemetery CY059

  This cemetery is located west of Fairview Avenue at telephone pole # 59. It is 25 acres enclosed with a stone wall with a large 660 foot long wall along Fairview Avenue. Greenwood contains about 6000 burials with 4456 inscribed burials. There are 80 Civil War soldiers, including on Confederate Soldier, identified on their gravestones and probably more who are not identified.
  James Arnold visited this cemetery between 8-17 November, 1904, "on Phenix Hill, some of these lots are well cared for, others more or less neglected, a fine receiving tomb in centre of yard" (Vol. 6, Books 12-15, pages 1-234 and Vol. 6, Book 17, pages 887-958). Amelia K. Whitford recorded this cemetery in 1986.
  By comparing the 1904 Arnold transcript with this 1996/1997 transcript a number of replacement gravestones have been identified. Most of these are granite stones replacing older marble markers. In the twentieth century mechanized mowing equipment started to be used to trim the grass in cemeteries. The maintenance people responsible for this task removed footstones to simplify this task. In this cemetery apparently they also removed many of the children's gravestones which were often about the same size as footstones. Arnold recorded many more children's stones in 1904 than were found in 1996. Whenever possible the Arnold data was inserted near the parents with a note 'not found in 1996.'
  The land for this cemetery was purchased by William B. Spencer April 23, 1858. Prior to 1857 this ground was covered with pines, oak and chestnut trees, which were cut down. Boulders were removed and a stone wall 2850 feet in length was built around a twelve acre lot. A gang of men worked for two years to prepare this cemetery for Mr. Spencer at a cost of $10,000. The original plan had 609 lots of 20 x 30 feet.

BL0026 Knight,Welcome 1804 - 23 Dec 1872 BL0026 Knight,Desire 1810 - 31 Jul 1889

       w/o Welcome; Note: Arnold found a marble stone; Masonic:Carving

BL0026 Knight,Arnold 1832 - 1905 BL0026 Knight,Abby E. 1842 - 1918 BL0026 Knight,Ella M. 1861 - 1925 BL0026 Knight,Jesse A. 1865 - 1947 BL0026 Knight,Alice J. 1874

       w/o Jesse A.

CENSUS: 1850 United States Federal Census Name: Welcome Knight Age: 44 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806 Birth Place: Rhode Island Gender: Male Home in 1850(City,County,State): Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island Household Members: Name Age Arnold Knight 18 Cynthia A Knight 20 Desire Knight 40 Welcome Knight 44 Alice Riley 0 Ann Riley 16 Betsey Riley 39 Elizabeth Riley 3 Israel Riley 9 James Riley 39 Joseph Riley 12 Mary Riley 13 Source Citation: Year: 1850; Census Place: Warwick, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M432_841; Page: 134; Image: 267.

1860 United States Federal Census Name: Welcome Knight Age in 1860: 55 Birth Year: abt 1805 Birthplace: Rhode Island Home in 1860: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island Gender: Male Post Office: West Greenwich Household Members: Name Age Welcome Knight 55 Walthan Greene 60 Source Citation: Year: 1860; Census Place: West Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: M653_1203; Page: 206; Image: 412.

1870 United States Federal Census Name: Welcome Knight Estimated birth year: abt 1805 Age in 1870: 65 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: 708.