Person:William Knight (414)

MILITARY: Connecticut Servicemen, Spanish American War October 9, 2004 11:52 AM Name: William B. Knight Company: B Rank: Private Residence: Pawcatuck Regiment, Battalion: 3rd Regt Birthplace: Charleston, R. I. Source Information: Graden, Debra, ed. Records of Service of Connecticut Men in the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps of the United States in the Spanish-American War. [database on-line] Orem, UT: Ancestry, Inc., 1999.

CENSUS: 1880 United States Federal Census Name: William B. Knight Home in 1880: Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut Age: 7 Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to head-of-household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: Rhode Island Mother's birthplace: Connecticut Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age George W. Buck 52 Nancy Buck 45 Oliver Buck 21 Horace W. Buck 17 Henry H. Buck 14 Edward S. Buck 11 Charles B. Knight 30 William B. Knight 7 Edmond F. Knight 3 Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: Voluntown, Windham, Connecticut; Roll: T9_110; Family History Film: 1254110; Page: 731.2000; Enumeration District: 148; Image: 0904.

1900 United States Federal Census Name: William B Knight Home in 1900: Stonington, New London, Connecticut Age: 27 Estimated birth year: abt 1873 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relationship to head-of-house: Servant Race: White Occupation: Servant Household Members: Name Age Charless C C York 61 Ellen C York 42 Ethel L York 19 Nancy York 11 Earnest York 7 William B Knight 27 Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T623 150; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 487.

1910 United States Federal Census Name: William B Knight Age in 1910: 39 Estimated birth year: abt 1871 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Rhode Island Spouse's name: Daisy M Home in 1910: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age William B Knight 39 Daisy M Knight 20 Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_575; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 227; Image: 419.

1920 United States Federal Census Name: William B Knight Home in 1920: Pawcatuck, New London, Connecticut Age: 46 years Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Daisy M Father's Birth Place: Rhode Island Mother's Birth Place: Connecticut Marital Status: Married Race: White Sex: Male Home owned: Rent Able to read: Yes Able to Write: Yes Image: 865 Household Members: Name Age William B Knight 46 Daisy M Knight 29 Everett R Knight 5 William B Knight 2 10/12 Marion F Knight 1/12 David W Sprague 65 Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Pawcatuck, New London, Connecticut; Roll: T625_196; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 298; Image: 865.

1930 United States Federal Census Name: William B Knight Home in 1930: Stonington, New London, Connecticut Age: 58 Estimated birth year: abt 1872 Birthplace: Rhode Island Relation to Head of House: Head Spouse's name: Daisy M Race: White Occupation: Household Members: Name Age William B Knight 58 Daisy M Knight 40 Everett R Knight 15 William B Knight 13 Marion T Knight 10 Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Stonington, New London, Connecticut; Roll: 282; Page: 23A; Enumeration District: 69; Image: 951.0.

DRAFT: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Name: William Burros Knight City: Stonington County: New London State: Connecticut Birth Date: 16 Aug 1873 Race: White Roll: 1570297 DraftBoard: 11 Age: 45 Occupation: Nearest Relative: Daisy May Knight (Wife) Height/Build: Med/Med Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Light Source Citation: Registration Location: New London County, Connecticut; Roll: 1570297; Draft Board: 11.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} William B. Knight, in Rhode Island Historical Cemetery Commission: River Bend Cemetery
   1994.

   Last Name KNIGHT
   First Name WILLIAM B
   Maiden
   Relation
   Cemetery Number WY008
   Cemetery Name RIVER BEND CEMETERY
   Birth Day 16
   Birth Month AUG
   Birth Year 1872
   Death Day 25
   Death Month APR
   Death Year 1947
   War SPANISH