James Thomas KNIGHT^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]}

1848 - 1934  (86 years)   Has 11 ancestors and 44 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	James Thomas KNIGHT
  Birth	Thu 27 Jan 1848	Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [4, 5, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870 (21 years old)	Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Occupation	1870 (21 years old)  [1]
  	Farm Hand
  Residence	1888 (39 years old)	Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  Census	1910 (61 years old)	Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [7]
  Occupation	Farmer  [7, 8, 9]
  Death	Sun 18 Feb 1934	Pine Bank, Gilmore Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [5, 8, 10, 11]
  	Cause: Coronary Occlusion
  Age	86 years
  Burial	Tue 20 Feb 1934	Mount Zion Church Cemetery, Jackson Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [8, 12]
  Siblings	2 brothers and 6 sisters
  > 1. Mary KNIGHT           b. Mon 30 Mar 1840, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Thu 11 Mar 1915, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 74 years) ▻ Abraham WELLS > 2. Joshua KNIGHT           b. Aug 1842, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sat 13 Jun 1914  (Age 71 years) ▻ Mary TUSTIN,  m. Thu 16 Jul 1863   3. Cassie J. KNIGHT             d. Bef 1934 > 4. Lucy A. KNIGHT             d. Aft 1934 ▻ {male} BLAKE   5. Jemima KNIGHT             d. Bef 1934 > 6. Harriet KNIGHT           b. Abt 1856, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Aft 1934  (Age > 79 years) ▻ {male} RUSH   7. Catherine KNIGHT             d. Bef 1888   8. Eli KNIGHT             d. Bef 1888
  Person ID	P2410	Cole/Tanner Families
  Last Modified	Sun 28 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	David KNIGHT           b. Sat 24 Oct 1818, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Wed 11 Sep 1895 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Mary A. FRY           b. Mon 22 Feb 1819, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Wed 6 Oct 1897 (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Thu 6 Jun 1839	Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [6, 13]
  Age at Marriage	David : 20 years and 8 months old - Mary : 20 years and 4 months old.
  Residence (Family)	1888	Center Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA   [9]
  Children	9 children
  1. Mary KNIGHT           b. Mon 30 Mar 1840, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Thu 11 Mar 1915, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 74 years)   2. Joshua KNIGHT           b. Aug 1842, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sat 13 Jun 1914  (Age 71 years)   3. Cassie J. KNIGHT             d. Bef 1934   4. James Thomas KNIGHT           b. Thu 27 Jan 1848, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sun 18 Feb 1934, Pine Bank, Gilmore Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 86 years)   5. Lucy A. KNIGHT             d. Aft 1934   6. Jemima KNIGHT             d. Bef 1934   7. Harriet KNIGHT           b. Abt 1856, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Aft 1934  (Age > 79 years)   8. Catherine KNIGHT             d. Bef 1888   9. Eli KNIGHT             d. Bef 1888
  Census 1800s		Knight, David & Mary A. (Fry) - Census 1870
  Family ID	F4067	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth S. COLE           b. Wed 20 Jun 1849, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sun 14 Feb 1932, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 82 years)  [1, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14]
  Marriage	Sat 29 Aug 1868  [3, 4, 5, 9]
  Age at Marriage	James : 20 years and 7 months old - Elizabeth : 19 years and 2 months old.
  Children	2 sons and 2 daughters
  1. John Hagen KNIGHT           b. Thu 30 Dec 1869, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sun 30 Sep 1951, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 81 years)   2. Frances Anna KNIGHT           b. Wed 12 Mar 1873, Bluff, Jackson Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sun 15 Jun 1958, South Strabane Twp., Washington Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 85 years)   3. William Minor KNIGHT           b. Jul 1875, Pennsylvania, USA           d. Sun 9 Sep 1951 (Age 76 years)   4. Mary Caroline KNIGHT           b. Fri 26 Mar 1880, Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA           d. Fri 19 Aug 1955, Wayne Twp., Greene Co., Pennsylvania, USA (Age 75 years)
  Census 1800s		Knight, James Thomas & Elizabeth S. (Cole) - Census 1870
  Family ID	F652	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	Wed 29 Jul 2026

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1 James Thomas KNIGHT(1848 – 1934) 2 David KNIGHT(1818 – 1895) 4 James KNIGHT 8 16 17 9 18 19 5 Cassandra THOMAS 10 20 21 11 22 23 3 Mary A. FRY(1819 – 1897) 6 John FRY(1802 – ) 12 Christian FRY(Abt 1731 – Abt 1809) 24 Jacob FREY( – UNKNOWN) 25 13 Eve Margaret EBERHART(Abt 1771 – ) 26 Andraes EBERHART( – UNKNOWN) 27 Maria Barbara WEBER( – UNKNOWN) 7 Mary A. OLDAKER 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Headstones		Knight, James Thomas & Elizabeth S. (Cole)
  		Knight, James Thomas & Elizabeth S. (Cole) & John Hagen & Samantha (Hickman)- Cemetery Plot

  
  

  Death Records

  Knight, James Thomas - Death Certificate

  
  

  Biographies

  Knight, James Thomas History of Greene County, Pennsylvania, Page 880

  
  

• Notes

  JAMES KNIGHT, Oak Forest, Penn., one of the enterprising young farmers of Wayne Township, was born January 27 1848, and is a son of David and Mary Knight (nee Fry), who are natives of Greene County, Penn., where they were married and now reside in Centre Township. They are the parents of nine children, seven of whom are living. James Knight's wife was Elizabeth S., daughter of Jacob and Frances (Tustin) Cole, natives of Greene County and now residents of Waynesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Knight were married August 29, 1868. Their children are--John H., Frances A., William M. and Mary C. As noticed at the beginning of this sketch, Mr. Knight is a farmer by occupation, and has give much attention to the raising of fine stock. His farm contains 156 acres. From "History of Greene County, Pennsylvania" Nelson, Rishforth, & Co.; Chicago, IL (1888) [1993] by Samuel P. Bates (Samuel Pennimann) Page 880

  
  

• Reference

  David L. Cole. " James Thomas KNIGHT". The Cole/Tanner Family Tree. https://colegenealogy.net/getperson.php?personID=P2410&tree=tree1 (accessed July 31, 2026).