by Laura Knight
Census Records from Images provided by USA National Archives and Records Administration. Washington D.C. extracted by myself from images on ancestry.com
I've extracted what limited information was available from each source and households (HH) are separated by double asterisks thus: ** and the name of the Head of Household (HH) on the record is in bold for ease of finding. I've gone over this several times, trying to catch all errors, but I can't guarantee that there are none; I just do my best at any moment. Also, as noted elsewhere, for ease of search/finding, I've most often converted names to the modern spelling and have frequently included how the name appears in the record and/or how the transcriber rendered it: (text: Knite, trans: Kite). Also note that I have excluded Northern States. If someone else wants to collect the Northern Knights and arrange them as I have so I don't have to do any extra work, I'll be very happy to include them and give credit where it is due.
If a census isn't here, it's because I didn't find one.
3,385 returns – it ran out of Knights at about 1,050 but I continued to the end and found a few lost ones. I went over these records twice to check and fix any errors. I stil can't guarantee it is error free, but it's pretty good.
Public Land Survey Township Plats, compiled 1789–1946, documenting the period 1785–1946. NARA. microfilm publication T1234, 67 rolls. Records of the Bureau of Land Management, 1685–2006, Record Group 49. National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
1817 – IL – Reconstructed Census - ** Daniel Knight. * Other names of possible interest on the plat map that might identify this Daniel Knight: Aaron Abbot, Samuel Murry, James C. Churchill, John Campbell, David Watkins, George Harper, John Cole, John Stapleton, Israel Miles, Samuel Lawson. ** Amaziah Knight. * Other names of possible interest on the plat map that might identify this Amaziah Knight: Ephraim Richardson next tract. ** John Knight.
1820 – IL Clark Pike - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 2 males 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over, 2 fems 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 2 fems 16-25. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male under 10.
1820 – IL Edwards Silver Creek - Federal Census - ** Stephen Knight: 2 males 26-44, 1 fem 26-44, 2 males 16-25, 3 foreigners not naturalized. ** George Knight: 2 males 26-44, 1 fem 16-25, 3 fems & 1 male under 10.
1820 – IL Franklin – State Census - ** Thomas M. Knight.
1820 – IL Madison – State Census - ** Richard Knight. ** James Knight.
1820 – IL Madison Silver Creek - Federal Census - ** Richard Knight: 1 male 16-25, 1 fem 16-25, 1 fem under 10.
1820 – IL Madison Springfield - Federal Census - ** James Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 16-25, 1 male 16-25, 1 male under 10.
1820 – IL St. Clair Ogle – Federal Census - ** David Knight: 1 male 45 and over, 1 fem 45 and over.
1825 – IL Montgomery Hillsboro – State Census - ** Joel Knight.