Person:William Knight (386)

DEATH: Coventry, Rhode Island Historical Cemeteries By Dr. Bill Eddleman and John E. Sterling 1998 Oakland Cemetery Coventry Historical Cemetery #69

  This cemetery is located 20 feet south of Maple Avenue at telephone pole #12. It contains 2500 burials with 1775 gravestones the sections were lettered from 'A' to 'G' going west to east and the section north of Maple Avenue was labeled 'Z'. Map numbers were assigned to the gravestones starting in the northwest corner with #1 and proceeding down the west side of each section. The highest number in each section is in the northeast corner. The numbering for section 'Z' starts at the southwest corner and continues around this 'U' shaped section.

C 0116 William H. Knight 1868 - 1950 C 0116 Emma (Wilcox) Knight 1870 - 1929

             w/o William H.

C 0116 Emily A. (Knight) Matteson 1891 - 1955

             w/o Thomas H. Matteson

C 0116 Gladys R. (Knight) Hoxie 1899

             w/o Frank L. Hoxie

C 0116 George J. Knight 1894

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: William H. Knight Home in 1880: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 11 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: New York Relation to head-of-household: Son Father's name: Jeremiah F. Father's birthplace: New York Mother's name: Ann E. Mother's birthplace: Rhode Island Occupation: At School Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Jeremiah F. Knight 45 Ann E. Knight 37 Amey E. Knight 21 Harriet E. Knight 13 William H. Knight 11 Alice E. Knight 8 George A. Morehead 5 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T9_1209; Family History Film: 1255209; Page: 118.1000; Enumeration District: 71; .

1900 United States Federal Census Name: William Knight Home in 1900: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 31 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Head Spouse's name: Emma F Race: White Occupation: Retail Clerk Household Members: Name Age William Knight 31 Emma F Knight 30 Emily A Knight 8 George J Knight 5 Gladis Knight 1 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T623 1504; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 193.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: William A Knight Age in 1910: 41 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Spouse's name: Emma Home in 1910: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Manager Grocery Store Household Members: Name Age William A Knight 41 Emma Knight 40 Emily Knight 18 George Knight 15 Glavis Knight 11 John Knight 9 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T624_1436; Page: 22A; Enumeration District: 10; Image: 535.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: William Knight Home in 1920: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 51 years Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Emma Father's Birth Place: New York Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 631 Retail Merchant - Grocer Household Members: Name Age William Knight 51 Emma Knight 49 George Knight 25 Gladys Knight 21 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: T625_1671; Page: 27B; Enumeration District: 15; Image: 631.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: William H Knight Home in 1930: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island Age: 61 Estimated birth year: abt 1869 Birthplace: New York Relation to Head of House: Head Race: White Occupation: Milk Peddler Household Members: Name Age William H Knight 61 George J Knight 35 Sadye R Coole 30 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Coventry, Kent, Rhode Island; Roll: 2168; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 4; Image: 666.0.