John Gregory MATHENA-8539 was born on 28 Dec 1951 in Arkansas City, Cowley, Kansas. John married Donna Lou KNIGHT-532 on 11 Jul 1980 in Salina, Saline, Kansas.

Donna Lou KNIGHT [Parents]-532 was born on 17 Nov 1959 in Misawa, Amori-Ken, Japan. Donna married John Gregory MATHENA-8539 on 11 Jul 1980 in Salina, Saline, Kansas.

William Henry FITCH [Parents] [scrapbook]-10796 was born on 28 Mar 1868 in Clark County, Illinois. He died on 1 Apr 1944 in Sumner County, Kansas. William married Glenna PATTON-10797 on 25 Aug 1905 in Eureka, , Kansas.

MEDIA: D2825 - William Henry & Glenna Patton Fitch p/o Flossie Florence Fitch Knight - Fitch Family Tree - Public Trees Ancestry

Glenna PATTON [scrapbook]-10797 was born on 18 Nov 1882 in Shelburne, Morgan, Indiana. She died on 15 Dec 1974 in Sumner County, Kansas. Glenna married William Henry FITCH-10796 on 25 Aug 1905 in Eureka, , Kansas.

MEDIA: D2825 - William Henry & Glenna Patton Fitch p/o Flossie Florence Fitch Knight - Fitch Family Tree - Public Trees Ancestry

Burton Samuel PLATT [Parents] [scrapbook]-4668 was born on 13 Aug 1901 in Connecticut. He died on 28 Jun 1986 in Mendocino County, California. Burton married Elisabeth Elenora JOHNSON-4667.

Other marriages:

STERN, Ann S.

CENSUS: 1920 United States Federal CensusName: Burton S Platt
Home in 1920: Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut
Age: 18
Estimated birth year: abt 1902
Birthplace: Connecticut
Relation to Head of House: Stepson
Father's Birth Place: Connecticut
Mother's Name: Anna Kellar
Mother's Birth Place: England
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members: Name Age
Jacob Kellar 58
Anna Kellar 41
Henry T Platt 20
Burton S Platt 18
Alfred Platt 11
Jeanette P Platt 9
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Seymour, New Haven, Connecticut; Roll T625_194; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 419; Image: 57.

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Burton Platt
Home in 1930: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut
Age: 29
Estimated birth year: abt 1901
Birthplace: Connecticut
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's name: Agnes Platt
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Burton Platt 29
Agnes Platt 29
Dorothy Platt 3
Burton Platt 10/12
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut; Roll 253; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 3; Image: 183.0.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

DEATH: California Death Index, 1940-1997
Name: Burton Samuel Platt
Social Security #: 065201909
Sex: Male
Birth Date: 13 Aug 1901
Birthplace: Connecticut
Death Date: 28 Jun 1986
Death Place: Mendocino
Mother's Maiden Name: Pitt
Source Citation: Place: Mendocino; Date: 28 Jun 1986; Social Security: 065201909.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA, USA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics.

MEDIA: D0250 - Burton S. & Elisabeth Leonora Johnson Platt p/o Corlu Esther Platt Knight

Elisabeth Elenora JOHNSON [Parents] [scrapbook]-4667 was born on 12 Nov 1924 in Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York. She died on 25 Mar 1997 in Gilroy, Santa Clara, California. Elisabeth married Burton Samuel PLATT-4668.

CENSUS: 1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Elisabeth Johnson
Home in 1930: Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York
Age: 5
Estimated birth year: abt 1925
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Father's Name: Carl Johnson
Mother's Name: Ester Johnson
Race: White
Household Members: Name Age
Carl Johnson 50
Ester Johnson 40
Arthur Johnson 17
Arnold Johnson 13
David Johnson 11
Elisabeth Johnson 5
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Jamestown, Chautauqua, New York; Roll 1413; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 63; Image: 294.0.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls.

MEDIA: D0121 - Elizabeth Elenora Johnson Platt from the collection of William Custer Knight
D0250 - Burton S. & Elisabeth Leonora Johnson Platt p/o Corlu Esther Platt Knight

MARRIAGE: California Divorce Index, 1966-1984
Name: Burton S Platt
Spouse Name: Elisabet J
Location: Mendocino
Date: 13 Jun 1979
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data: State of California. California Divorce Index, 1966-1984. Microfiche. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California.

Jeffery SAMPAYAN-4518 was born on 29 Jan 1968. Jeffery married Lisa Marie KNIGHT-537 in Nov 1989 in Salinas, Monterey, California.

BIOGRAPHY: U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2
Name: Jeff Sampayan
Birth Date: 29 Jan 1968
Address: 140 Chaucer Dr
City: Salinas
State: CA
Zip Code: 93901-2107
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S. Public Records Index, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings

Lisa Marie KNIGHT [Parents] [scrapbook]-537 was born on 17 May 1971 in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California. Lisa married Jeffery SAMPAYAN-4518 in Nov 1989 in Salinas, Monterey, California.

BIRTH: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/VLS4-DQ2 Name: Lisa M Knight Event: Birth Event Date: 17 May 1971 Event Place: Santa Cruz, California, United States Gender: Female Mother: Platt Collection: California, Birth Index, 1905-1995

MEDIA: D0029 - Lisa Marie Knight - William Custer Knight - Lisa's Wedding Day to Jeffery Sampayon - Nov. 1989
D0054 - Lisa Marie Knight - William Custer Knight - August 1986 Salinas,Monterey,California
D0146 - Lisa Marie Knight Wedding to Jeff Sampoyan - Salinas, Monterey, California - November 1989
D0147 - Lisa Marie Knight Wedding to Jeff Sampoyan - Salinas, Monterey, California - November 1989
D0148 - Lisa Marie Knight Wedding to Jeff Sampoyan - Salinas, Monterey, California - November 1989
D0149 - Lisa Marie Knight and daughter Sharisa Sampoyan
D0231 - Lisa Marie Knight a portrait done by Helen Marie Platt

Ernest Augustus KNIGHT [Parents] [scrapbook]-538 was born on 5 Apr 1870 in North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont. He died on 9 May 1943 in Chittenden County, Vermont. He was buried in Shelburne Road Cemetery, South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Ernest married Emma J. EMERSON-2635 on 26 Mar 1898 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.

BIOGRAPHY: http://www.wind.cave.national-park.com/nmi.htm

Knights Assembly 03/20/1892 Alvin, Elmer and J.D. McDonald and George Stabler.
 
Knight's Well 03/29/1892 Named after Ernest A. Knight who discovered this area. Ernest Knight, Alvin McDonald and William Ranger.
 
Dago Misery 03/29/1892 Alvin McDonald, Ernest Knight, William Ranger
 
Dutch Misery 03/29/1892 Alvin McDonald, Ernest A. Knight, William Ranger
 
Carriers Roost 03/29/1892 Alvin McDonald, Ernest A. Knight
 
Extract from the PRIVATE ACCOUNT OF A.F. McDONALD
Permanent Guide of Wind Cave
January 1, 1891 to July 23, 1892
High Route March 29th, 1892
At 8 o'clock this morning Ernest A. Knight, William Ranger & I started in the cave on an exploring trip. We started to explore from the Fallen Flats on the Sampson's P. Route & took the passage leading to the South West of the room. After going through a low passage for about 50 feet we came into a very pretty room that was about 30 feet in diameter. After crawling over two shelves on the side of the room until we got to the bottom we found that it was about 25 feet deep & decorated with the finest quality of box-work. From there we went through a small hole in the west side of the room and came into a room that Elmer discovered on the 2nd day of August 1891. This room is about 100 feet long by 35 feet wide and has an average hight of 12 feet. The rock is generally bare although there is a few geodes and some very nice box-work in the room. In the North west corner of this room there is 6 or 8 large rocks piled up length wise with the room. From there there is a hole leading up about 55 or 60 feet. I could see a well developed passage leading from the top of this hole but I could not get to it on account of dangerous climbing so I thought that the hole would still be there when I got to be a better climber and then I would explore it. We then went to that small hole that leads from the west side of the chamber with the intention of going through it and exploring for new chambers on the other side. The hole is noted for being a hard one to get through but all three of us got safely through that 12 feet of passage in about ten minutes. We found ourselves in a chamber that had loose rock in the bottom of it. This room was about 25 x 50 feet & about 25 feet in height. As we were but a little ways from the Lake Side Scenery we determined to make an effort to find a passage leading to it from this room so as to avoid the small hole that we had just came through. The Lake Side Scenery lay to the South of us and as we could find found no passage leading in the desired direction we tried & a passage that led from the west side of the room. It soon turned South east and after we crawled around for about 20 minutes we found a direct passage leading to the fourth room or the Lake Side Scenery. We then returned to the room that we started to explore from and tried to find a passage leading to an upper room but after I crawled through loose rock for nearly half an hour we gave it up. We then took a passage leading to the west and after taking three or four angles we came into a very pretty, oblong room which was about 40 feet in length. From there I found a passage leading to the west through some loose stone and we had to move several of them before I could get through. I found the room to be much the same shape as the one that I had just left but I could find no passage leading from it so I returned to the remainder of the party then. Ernest Knight & I found a passage leading to the South of the room which soon led us into a small chamber about 7 x 10 feet. From there I discovered a hole leading East and after crawling on my hands and knees for about 15 feet I came into an irregular room about 40 feet across. Here I sent word by Ernest to Mr. Ranger to bring everything if he had to use a pack mule.
When he came we left him with the string and tried to find our way out of the room. I explored the west side of the room while Ernest explored to the south. We both came back unsuccessful but Ernest soon found a good passage leading to the East. Will Ranger & I folloed him and we soon came into a very large room which I recognized as the Cathedral which is near the Diamond Mine. This room was discovered the 5th day or July 1891 which is the same time that the Diamond Mine was discovered. Here we ate our lunch and after resting awhile we went to the Diamond Mine and then to Grand View which is one or the finest chambers in the cave. We climbed up the west side of Grand View for about 50 feet where we reached the ceiling. Here we fould the following inscription smoked on the roof ceiling.

A.F. Mc DONALD
July 12 1891

Here we took a passage leading to the East and after going about 50 feet we climbed up through a small hole and turned directly back into a very nice room that was about 20 feet in diameter and 30 feet high. Will Ranger explored to the left while Ernest & I explored to the right. We climbed up into a hole in the side of this room & slipped down into a pretty little room that was ornamented with white sandstone. We named it the Carriers Roost. On the wall I placed the following with a lead pencil

Ernest A.. Knight
March 29th, 1892

We heard Ranger calling to us and as we could get no farther, we went to him. He had found some beautiful argonite frost and also found the Bottomless pit. Think that this pit opens out in the cathedral and there fore has not bottom. According to my judgement it must be over 125 feet deep. After exploring around for an hour we found several small rooms that were completely lined with beautiful frost work. In one place within 50 feet of the top of the Bottomless Pit we found a seam of Black Hill Diamonds but they were small and we did not try to take any to the entrance with us. We returned to Grand View and after packing a few pieces of frost-work that we brought with us we started on around the circle. We passed through 2 large rooms that were not named and then we came to the Largest chamber on the route which is Paradise Regained. From the largest end of this room we found a passage leading South West. After we went about 300 feet through difficult passages we came to a large room with irregular shape and about 75 feet in diameter. The ceiling was about 9 feet high. We went on about 200 feet in a South westerly course and came unexpectedly into the Cathedral. We then made our way back to the Paradise Regained. We then started to the White Rose Chamber but after we got into the third large room we found a passage leading to the North East that aroused what little curiosity we had left, so E.A. . Knight & I started to explore it. It was oven shaped and led straight ahead for 150 feet without a break. It then opened out into a small, low room with a passage leading to the right & one leading to the left. I took the passage leading to the left and Ernest took the one that led to the right. Both passages came together in about 60 feet and then I left Ernest and went on to see whether or not it would pay to put a string in the passage. It sloped gently down for about 200 feet and came to an abrupt stop. As there was a crevice cross-cutting the bottom of the passage about 4 feet from the end I began to hunt a way down. I soon found the desired passage and found the bottom of the crevice in about ten feet. I tried to work to the left but could not and had no other show but go to the right.

This I did and soon found that it opened into a good passage. Here I called to Ernest and He and Ranger came with the string. We went South East for about 150 feet from where they overtook me when I recognized the passage and told Ranger to burn the String off for we had no use of for it. Here we rested a while and also noted two peculiaritys in the place. The first was the floor which resembled the waves on water and the second was the wind breeze or air was going toward the entrance. I went to the passage that we had just came through and found that the air was moving out the other way. This showed that there was a passage some where near that the air came out of, so we started to hunt for it. I found it in about 5 minutes and it led South East acording to guess-work for we had no compass with us. I crawled the in hole which was about 35 feet in length and named it Dago Misery. {Mr. Ranger then named the passage that he stretched the string through the Dutch Misery.}* From there we went * about 50 feet through an irregular passage and arrived at a large room with about the same formation as Recovered Paradise. It was about 250 feet long with a very irregular shape and the ceiling was about 10 feet from the floor, Ranger staid with the string while Ernest & I explored the surroundings. We found several small chambers to the left & also a large passage leading straight ahead which we all followed. It was open for about 100 feet and then it became smaller and turned gradually to the left. We were soon in another large chanaber but not large as the one we had just left. We again left Mr. Ranger with the string and I found a large passage leading North West. While Ernest found a smaller but more important passage leading to the South East. After taking a few loose rock from the passage that Ernest found I was soon able to get through it. We found it to be a room with regular dimensions and the floor was covered with great boulder like rocks. The room was about 80 feet long by 25 feet wide and 30 feet high. At the farther end of the room Ernest found a hole about 4 or 5 feet in diameter and much the shape of a well which led up out of sight. Excited by curiosity he climbed up it and found the top in about 60 feet but he had a harder climb to get down than he had getting up but he reached the bottom with safety in a few minutes. I found a hole leading down near the bottom of the hole that Ernest had just came from but it was so small to get through so we all looked for another way to get down. Mr. Ranger found a passage leading down from the East side of the room so we went down it to see what we could find. We went to the South East and soon came into a room which was about the size of the one that we had just left. We looked around for 15 or 20 minutes and found nothing so we decided to start for the entrance. We were then about four miles from it and as we did not have an over supply of light there was some compulsion about it so we started immediatly.
We went to the Garden of Eden by way of the hole in the floor and arrived at the entrance at 6:00 P.M. being 10 hours and 30 minutes on the trip. We were all three tired and hungry but for all of that we did not regret the trip.

CENSUS: 1870 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Knight
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Age in 1870: 2/12  
Birthplace: Vermont  
Home in 1870: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Race: White  
Gender: Male  
Post Office: North Hero  
Source Citation: Year: 1870; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: M593_1621; Page: 40; Image: 81.

1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Knight
Home in 1880: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Age: 10
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of Household: Son
Father's Name: Orris P.
Father's birthplace: Vermont
Mother's Name: Mary
Mother's birthplace: Vermont
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Gender: Male
Household Members: Name Age
Orris P. Knight 38  
Mary Knight 39  
Fred L. Knight 12  
Ernest Knight 10  
Abby A. Knight 8  
Oscar Knight 5  
Custas Knight 3  
Waldo E. Knight 2  
Infant Knight 6M  
Source Citation: Year: 1880; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: T9_1344; Family History Film: 1255344; Page: 355.2000; Enumeration District: 119; .

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest O Knight
Home in 1900: Kansas City Ward 8, Jackson, Missouri
Age: 30  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870  
Birthplace: Vermont  
Relationship to head-of-house: Head  
Spouse's Name: Ernest
Race: White  
Occupation:
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest O Knight 30  
Ernest Knight 28  (Emma J. Knight (wife))
Source Citation: Year: 1900; Census Place: Kansas City Ward 8, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T623 862; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 72.

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Knight
Age in 1910: 41
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1869
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of House: Head  
Father's Birth Place: Vermont  
Mother's Birth Place: Vermont  
Spouse's Name: Emma
Home in 1910: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont
Marital Status: Married  
Race: White
Gender: Male  
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest Knight 41  
Emma Knight 39  
Orris P Knight 9  
Curtis T Knight 6  
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: North Hero, Grand Isle, Vermont; Roll: T624_1615; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 122; Image: 157.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest A Knight
Home in 1920: Shelbume, Chittenden, Vermont
Age: 49 years  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Birthplace: Vermont
Relation to Head of House: Head  
Spouse's Name: Emma J
Father's Birth Place: Vermont  
Mother's Birth Place: Vermont  
Marital Status: Married  
Race: White
Sex: Male
Home owned: Own  
Able to read: Yes  
Able to Write: Yes  
Image: 318  
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest A Knight 49  
Emma J Knight 48  
Oris P Knight 19  
Curtis T Knight 16  
Ralph E Knight 8  
Oscar B Knight 43  
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Shelbume, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: T625_1872; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 67; Image: 318.

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest A Knight
Home in 1930: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont
Age: 59
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871  
Birthplace: Vermont  
Relation to Head of House: Head  
Spouse's Name: Emma J
Race: White
Occupation: General Farming
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest A Knight 59  
Emma J Knight 58  
Oris P Knight 29  
Grace C Knight 22  
Irene J Knight 2 9/12  
Roy G Knight 1 7/12  
Shirley E Knight 6/12  
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: 2428; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 40; Image: 273.0.

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Ernest Knight
Respondent: Yes
Age: 70
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Vermont
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 158
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest Knight 70
Emma Knight 68
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: T627_4231; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4-54.

DEATH: Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008
Name: Ernest A. Knight
Gender: Male
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1870
Birth Location: North Hero, Vermont
Death Date: 9 May 1943
Death Location: Shelburne, Chittenden
Cause Of Death: Heart Disease
Residence: Shelburne
Spouse's name: Emma J. Emerson
Mother's Maiden Name: Haynes
Mother's Name: Mary
Father's Name: Orris P. Knight
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:

Emma J. EMERSON [Parents] [scrapbook]-2635 was born on 12 Oct 1871 in South Saint Louis, Saint Louis, Missouri. She died on 23 Dec 1952 in Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. She was buried in Shelborne Road Cemetery, South Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont. Emma married Ernest Augustus KNIGHT-538 on 26 Mar 1898 in Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska.

DEATH: Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008
Name: Emma E. Knight
[Emma E. Emerson]  
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 12 Oct 1871
Birth Location: Peverly, Miss
Death Date: 23 Dec 1952
Death Location: Chittenden, Chittenden
Cause Of Death: Arterio-Sclerosis
Residence: Shelburne, Vermont
Mother's Maiden Name: Ware
Mother's Name: Mary
Father's Name: Primue Emerson
Vital Event Type: Certificate of Death
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Vermont Death Records, 1909-2008 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data:

MARRIAGE: Groom's Name: Ernest A. Knight
Groom's Birth Date: 1871
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age: 27
Bride's Name: Emma G. Emerson
Bride's Birth Date: 1872
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age: 26
Marriage Date: 26 Mar 1898
Marriage Place: Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska
Groom's Father's Name: Oliver P. Knight
Groom's Mother's Name: Mary Haynes
Bride's Father's Name: Emerson
Bride's Mother's Name: Nellie Ware
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M02030-5
System Origin: Nebraska-EASy
Source Film Number: 2027736
Reference Number: 450
Collection: Nebraska Marriages, 1855-1995

CENSUS: 1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Emma Knight
Age: 68
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Missouri
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont
Inferred Residence in 1935: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont
Residence in 1935: Same House
Sheet Number: 8B
Household Members: Name Age
Ernest Knight 70
Emma Knight 68
Source Citation: Year: 1940; Census Place: Shelburne, Chittenden, Vermont; Roll: T627_4231; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 4-54.

Richard Custer KNIGHT [Parents]-542 was born on 2 Nov 1904 in Melrose, Hampshire, Massachusetts. He died on 31 Mar 1992 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts. Richard married Barbara HAROTH-2644.

DEATH: Social Security Death Index
Name: Richard C. Knight
SSN: 012-18-7138  
Last Residence: 02109  Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 2 Nov 1904
Died: 31 Mar 1992
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951 )
Source Citation: Number: 012-18-7138;Issue State: Massachusetts;Issue Date: Before 1951.

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 Record
Name: Richard C Knight
Certificate: 022154  
Death Place: Needham  
Death Date: 31 Mar 1992
Birth Place: Massachusetts  
Birth Date: 2 Nov 1904

CENSUS: 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard C Knight
Age in 1910: 5
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of House: Son  
Father's Name: Geo A G
Father's Birth Place: Vermont  
Mother's Name: Cora E  
Mother's Birth Place: Maine  
Home in 1910: Melrose Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Marital Status: Single  
Race: White
Gender: Male  
Household Members: Name Age
Geo A G Knight 34  
Cora E Knight 34  
Dorothy E Knight 7  
Richard C Knight 5  
William E Knight 2  
Julia Denington 24  
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Melrose Ward 6, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T624_602; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 946; Image: 1241.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard C Knight
Home in 1920: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Age: 15 years  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Relation to Head of House: Son  
Father's Name: Geo
Father's Birth Place: Vermont  
Mother's Name: Cora E
Mother's Birth Place: Maine  
Marital Status: Single  
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes  
Able to Write: Yes  
Image: 715  
Household Members: Name Age
Geo Knight 43  
Cora E Knight 43  
Richard C Knight 15  
Dorothy E Knight 17  
William Knight 12  
Mary Knight 6  
Sarah Brown 40  
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Melrose Ward 4, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Roll: T625_715; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 339; Image: 715.

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Richard C Knight
Home in 1930: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1905  
Birthplace: Massachusetts  
Relation to Head of House: Roomer
Race: White
Occupation: Insurance Clerk
Household Members: Name Age
Mortimer Duperon 79  
Josephine Jones 29  
Leo F Dundon 31  
Richard C Knight 25  
Ernest F Burke 39  
Walter C Werner 34  
Edward L Reckard 68  
Source Citation: Year: 1930; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: 294; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 84; Image: 469.0.

https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4FG-MMG Name: Richard C Knight Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Ward 4, Melrose, Melrose City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Male Age: 35 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son-in-law Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Son-in-law Birthplace: Massachusetts Estimated Birth Year: 1905 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 9-366 Family Number: 119 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Line Number: 33 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 1613 Digital Folder Number: 005460885 Image Number: 00332 Collection: United States Census, 1940

BIRTH: Name: Richard Custer Knight
Gender: Male
Baptism/Christening Date:
Baptism/Christening Place:
Birth Date: 02 Nov 1904
Birthplace: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts
Death Date:
Name Note:
Race: White
Father's Name: C. A. C. Knight
Father's Birthplace: North Hero, Vt.
Father's Age:
Mother's Name: Cora E. Newcomb
Mother's Birthplace: Pine Point, Maine
Mother's Age:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C05433-4
System Origin: Massachusetts-EASy
Source Film Number: 2057437
Reference Number: v 543 p 566
Collection: Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915

BIOGRAPHY: U.S. School Yearbooks
Name: Richard Custer Knight
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1907
Age: 20
School: Yale University
School Location: New Haven, Connecticut
Year: 1927
Yearbook Title: Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. U.S. School Yearbooks Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
Original data: Various school yearbooks from across the United States.

Barbara HAROTH [Parents]-2644 was born on 27 Jun 1907 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She died on 30 Nov 1981 in Green Valley, Pima, Arizona. Barbara married Richard Custer KNIGHT-542.

DEATH:  Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Name:     BARBARA KNIGHT  
SSN:     025-24-6621  
Last Residence:     85614  Green Valley, Pima, AZ  
Born:     27 Jun 1907  
Last Benefit:           
Died:     Nov 1981  
State (Year) SSN issued:     MA (Before 1951)

CENSUS: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K4FG-MMP Name: Barbara Knight Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Year: 1940 Event Place: Ward 4, Melrose, Melrose City, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States Gender: Female Age: 32 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race (Standardized): White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Daughter Relationship to Head of Household (Standardized): Daughter Birthplace: Massachusetts Estimated Birth Year: 1908 Residence in 1935: Same Place Enumeration District Number: 9-366 Family Number: 119 Sheet Number and Letter: 4A Line Number: 34 NARA Publication Number: T627 NARA Roll Number: 1613 Digital Folder Number: 005460885 Image Number: 00332 Collection: United States Census, 1940

BIRTH: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXJ3-HF1 Name: Barbara Haroth Titles & Terms: Event: Birth Event Date: 27 Jun 1907 Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts Gender:Female Race: White Registration Date: Registration Place: Melrose Christening Date: Christening Place: Christening Age: Death Date: Death Age: Father: Alfred Haroth Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother: Claire F. Cosgriffe Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Paternal Grandfather: Paternal Grandmother: Maternal Grandfather: Maternal Grandmother: Additional Relatives: Volume/Page/Certificate Number: p 610 Film Number: 2315133 Digital Folder Number: 4383936 Image Number: 386 Collection: Massachusetts, Births, 1841-1915

Daniel Quincy BARCHUS [Parents] [scrapbook]-2654 was born on 13 Mar 1909 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He died on 31 Dec 1994 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Daniel married Mary Ellen KNIGHT-543 in 1933 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

DEATH: Social Security Death Index
Name: Daniel Q. Barchus
SSN: 012-10-7178  
Last Residence: 02176  Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States of America
Born: 13 Mar 1909
Died: 31 Dec 1994
State (Year) SSN issued: Massachusetts (Before 1951 )
Source Citation: Number: 012-10-7178;Issue State: Massachusetts;Issue Date: Before 1951.

Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003
Name: Daniel Q Barchus
Certificate: 056086  
Death Place: Wakefield  
Death Date: 31 Dec 1994
Birth Place: Pennsylvania  
Birth Date: 13 Mar 1909
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. Original data: State of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Death Index, 1970-2003. Boston, MA, USA: Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Health Services, 2005.

MEDIA: D0244 - Daniel Barchus h/o Mary Ellen Knight Barchus 1977

CENSUS: 1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Daniel L Barchus
Age in 1910: 10/12
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1909
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Son  
Father's Name: John L
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania  
Mother's Name: Edna Mcc  
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania  
Home in 1910: Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Marital Status: Single  
Race: White
Gender: Male  
Household Members: Name Age
John L Barchus 44  
Edna Mcc Barchus 31  
John Mcc Barchus 8  
Dorothy Barchus 3  
Daniel L Barchus 10/12  
Emma R McClure 27  
Harry K McClure 15  
Nellie Beachy 17  
Source Citation: Year: 1910; Census Place: Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1420; Page: 5A; Enumeration District: 158; Image: 976.

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Daniel Barchus
Home in 1920: Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania
Age: 10 years  
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1910
Birthplace: Pennsylvania
Relation to Head of House: Son  
Father's Name: John L
Father's Birth Place: Pennsylvania  
Mother's Name: Edna
Mother's Birth Place: Pennsylvania  
Marital Status: Single  
Race: White
Sex: Male
Able to read: Yes  
Able to Write: Yes  
Image: 583  
Household Members: Name Age
John L Barchus 54  
Edna Barchus 41  
John Mc Barchus 17  
Dororthy Barchus 13  
Daniel Barchus 10  
Emma McLure 37  
Source Citation: Year: 1920;Census Place: Salisbury, Somerset, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1654; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 583.

Mary Ellen KNIGHT [Parents] [scrapbook]-543 was born on 8 Oct 1913 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She died on 12 Jan 2011 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts. She was buried in Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Mary married Daniel Quincy BARCHUS-2654 in 1933 in Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

MEDIA: D0243 - Mary Ellen Knight Barchus 1978 Grand Canyon, Arizona - Dad drove from Felton to meet her, he quite sick with emphysema.

OBITUARY: January 16, 2011
Mary Barchus, 97
The Eagle Tribune Sun Jan 16, 2011, 02:00 AM EST
MELROSE — Mrs. Mary (Knight) Barchus, a longtime resident of Melrose, died on Wednesday evening, Jan. 12, 2011, at the Sawtelle Family Hospice House in Reading. She was 97-years-old. Mrs. Barchus was born on Oct. 8, 1913 in Melrose, one of four children of the late George A.C. Knight and Cora (Newcomb) Knight. She was raised in Melrose, graduated from Melrose High School, Class of 1930, and attended Smith College. For 23 years, Mrs. Barchus worked in Stoneham as a receptionist for Dr. Gilbert H. Meyer's orthodontist office. She also worked in Melrose at Clements Clothing Store and Hugo's Appliances. Mrs. Barchus loved travelling, gardening, riding horses, cooking, calligraphy, and animals, especially dogs and horses. An avid reader, she enjoyed volunteering for the Melrose public schools to help foreign students learn how to read. She was the beloved wife of the late Daniel Q. Barchus; devoted mother of Jonathan K. Barchus and his wife Joyce of Manchester, N.H. and Samuel C. Barchus and his wife Nazare of Amesbury; dear sister of the late Richard Knight, Dorothy Knight, and William Knight; cherished grandmother of Christine Dame, Allison Niedbala, Jeffrey Barchus, Emily Schunemann, Scott Barchus, Jenna Creagle, and Amber Barchus; loving great-grandmother of Dorothy, Ashley, Lyden, Tyler, Abigail, Courtnee, Alyssa, Seth, Shawn, and Nathan; loving great-great-grandmother of Aiden.
ARRANGEMENTS: Funeral service at the Robinson Funeral Home, 809 Main St., Melrose, on Tuesday, Jan. 18, at 10 a.m. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend. Visiting hours on Monday from 2 to 5 p.m. Interment in Wyoming Cemetery, Melrose. Gifts in Mary's memory may be made to the MSPCA, 350 South Huntington Ave., Boston, MA 02130; or to the Melrose Public Library, 69 W. Emerson St., Melrose, MA 02176. For directions, obituary or guestbook, please visit RobinsonFuneralHome.com.

BIRTH: https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FXV2-B7N Name: Mary Ellen Knight Titles & Terms: Event: Birth Event Date: 08 Oct 1913 Event Place: Melrose, Middlesex, Massachusetts Gender: Race: Registration Date: Registration Place: Christening Date: Christening Place: Christening Age: Death Date: Death Age: Father: George A. C. Knight Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Birthplace: Father's Age: Mother: Cora Ellen Newcomb Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Birthplace: Mother's Age: Paternal Grandfather: Paternal Grandmother: Maternal Grandfather: Maternal Grandmother: Additional Relatives: Volume/Page/Certificate Number: p 738 Film Number: 2409732 Digital Folder Number: 4401719 Image Number: 381 Collection: Massachusetts Births, 1841-1915

Daniel Killes BERRY [Parents] [scrapbook]-11979 was born on 10 Oct 1824 in Kentucky. He died on 29 Oct 1911 in Tipton, Tulare, California. He was buried in Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare, California. Daniel married Mary Elizabeth ESTES-14053 in 1852.

BIOGRAPHY: "Daniel Killes Berry"
By Ellen Gorelick, Executive Director-Chief Curator
Tulare Historical Museum
Daniel Killes Berry was born on October 10, 1824 to Daniel M. Berry and Charlotte Ellen Knight Berry. In 1846, the same year that the ill-fated Donner Party traveled westward, Daniel Berry and his parents joined another wagon train, consisting of fourteen wagons and fifty people, heading to California. Daniel was just twenty-two years of age when the Berry Family made the arduous trek from Missouri to Sutter's Fort in California. Once in California, Daniel Berry met General John C. Fremont who was known as the "Pathfinder" because of his numerous exploration and mapping trips throughout California and the west between 1842 and 1854. Berry enlisted in Fremont's army and fought with his troops during the Bear Flag Rebellion. This Rebellion was an effort to declare a Texas-style Republic and secure California's separation from Mexico. The Mexican Army was finally defeated near San Diego by General Kearney's Troops and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the war. When Fremont's troops were disbanded, Daniel Berry started the long trek back to Sutter's Fort. During this journey northward, he traveled across the Tejon Pass and skirted the bank of Tulare Lake. Near the future cities of Tipton and Tulare, he spotted rich alluvial soil that he knew would make ideal farmland, and he vowed to return someday to establish his home and farm. In April of 1847, Daniel Berry rejoined his family at Knights Landing on the Sacramento River. The family then became the first permanent American settlers of the Suisun Valley when they pitched a tent six miles west of what is now the city of Fairfield. On September 9, 1850, California became the thirty-first state in the union, and Daniel Berry was elected a constable and eventually a justice of the peace for the townships that included the Berry home place. In 1852, Daniel Killes Berry and Mary Elizabeth Estes, daughter of Joel and Jane Albright Estes, married in Suisun. They settled in Bridgeport in Solano County before moving to Contra Costa County where they were acknowledged as pioneers of the Point of Timbers area. During this time, Daniel and Mary Berry had eight children. Although the Berry family was thriving, he never forgot the vow that he had made to himself as a young man to return to the fertile soil around Tulare Lake. In the Spring of 1874, the Berry Family headed southward to Tulare county where he purchased land six miles west of Tipton. His wife and he farmed and raised their twelve children, most of whom married sons and daughters of other Tulare area pioneer families. On October 29, 1911, Daniel Killes Berry died at his home west of Tipton at the age of eighty-seven. Today, his descendants number around eight hundred, and many of them continue to live in the Tulare and Kern counties area. For additional information, visit the Tulare Historical Museum, 444 West Tulare Avenue, Tulare California 93274 or call (559) 686-2074.

MEDIA: D1295 - Daniel Killes Berry f/o Joel Lincoln Berry s/o Daniel M. & Charlotte Ellen Knight Berry - Find A Grave Memorial# 35711619

Mary Elizabeth ESTES [scrapbook]-14053 was born on 16 Sep 1836 in Fishing River, Ray, Missouri. She died on 8 May 1901 in Tipton, Tulare, California. She was buried in Tulare Cemetery, Tulare, Tulare, California. Mary married Daniel Killes BERRY-11979 in 1852.

MEDIA: D1296 - Mary Elizabeth Estes Berry w/o Daniel Killes Berry - Find A Grave Memorial# 35711373

Joshua TWITCHELL [Parents]-6845 was born on 13 Nov 1750 in Holliston, Middlesex, Massachusetts. He died in Oct 1816 in Gallia County, Ohio. Joshua married Sarah MILLER-6846 on 15 Jan 1781 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.

Sarah MILLER-6846 was born on 25 May 1760 in Upton, Worcester, Massachusetts. She died on 28 Aug 1825 in Meigs County, Ohio. Sarah married Joshua TWITCHELL-6845 on 15 Jan 1781 in Westborough, Worcester, Massachusetts.

John DIEFFENBACHER [Parents] [scrapbook]-10691 was born on 10 Mar 1812 in Livingston County, New York. He died on 3 Apr 1890 in Livingston County, New York. He was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston, New York. John married Martha Cordelia KNIGHT-546 on 1 Jun 1846 in Livingston County, New York.

Martha Cordelia KNIGHT [Parents] [scrapbook]-546 was born on 3 Dec 1821 in Middlebury, Wyoming, New York. She died on 10 Nov 1901 in Geneseo, Livingston, New York. She was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Geneseo, Livingston, New York. Martha married John DIEFFENBACHER-10691 on 1 Jun 1846 in Livingston County, New York.

BIOGRAPHY: History of Livingston County
New York
By James H. Smith
Puplished by D. Mason & Co.
Syracuse, N.Y.
1881 - Page vi
Dieffenbacher, John. P.o. Lakeville, farmer, 225 acres, born Livingston county 1812; was town commissioner; wife Martha C. Knight, born Livingston county 1821, married 1845; children five, May E., Martha C.,  J. Frank. Olie A., Edward L., Father, Abraham Dieffenbacher, born Pennsylvania 1770, was a mill wright, died 1840

OBITUARY: The Livonia Gazette, Livonia, N.Y., Friday, Nov. 19, 1926
Back in the Files
November 16, 1901
Mrs. Martha Dieffenbacher, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Tracy McClintock, Sunday afternoon, aged 78 years