Transcribed/Extracted 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 State Knights. 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.
Even though the information is still very limited, at this point, the censuses are getting much longer and it has become impossible for one person to comb through the records with the thoroughness I would like; I do have a life outside of genealogy. Obviously, I focus more intensely on those areas where I know VA Knights moved to, but still, the population is growing fast and I can't guarantee exhaustive coverage though I am doing my best to net all Knights in whatever state I cover. In some of the newly settled areas, the censuses are still mercifully short and in some cases, I covered the entire sheet. When that is the case, I put the word "ENTIRE" at the end of the list.
1840 – IL Adams Quincy - Federal Census - Samuel Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem under 5.
1840 – IL Brown - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 3 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 2 fems 5-9, 2 fems under 5, 1 male under 5. ** John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 15-19.
1840 – IL Cook Chicago - Federal Census - John Knight: 1 male 70-79, 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 15-19, 2 persons employed in navigation of canals, lakes, rivers.
1840 – IL Crawford - Federal Census - John Knight: no data, image unreadable.
1840 – IL Daviess - Federal Census - James Knight: 2 males 20-29, 1 employed in mining.
1840 – IL Dekalb - Federal Census - Ebenezer Knight: 1 male 30-39 employed in manufacture and trade, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males under 5, 1 fem under 5.
1840 – IL Edgar - Federal Census - Thomas Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 2 fems 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5, 1 fem under 5. ** William Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5. ** John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 80-89, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 10-14. ** Tatum Knight: 1 male 20-29 employed in manufacture and trade, 1 fem 20-29.
1840 – IL Edwards - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Fayette - Federal Census - W. Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem under 5. ** John Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 3 fems under 5.
1840 – IL Gallatin Saline - Federal Census - William S. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 10-14, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Gallatin Curran - Federal Census - David D. Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 – IL Greene Carrollton - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 2 fems under 5.
1840 – IL Greene Kane - Federal Census - John B. Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 3 males under 5. ** Joel Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male under 5. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Hamilton - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 4 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems under 5.
1840 – IL Hancock - Federal Census - Vinson Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 3039, 2 fems 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5. ** Joseph Knight: 1 male 30-39 employed in manufacture and trade, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems under 5. ** Nathaniel Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems under 5. ** Newel Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Lake - Federal Census - Clark Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 males under 5.
1840 – IL McDonough - Federal Census - Philetus Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5, 2 fems under 5.
1840 – IL Macoupin - Federal Census - Joseph Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 60-69, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Madison Ridge Prairie - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 20-29, 1 male 15-19, 2 fems 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 – IL Marion - Federal Census - John Knight: 1 male 70-79, 1 fem 70-79. ** John Knight: 1 male 40-49, 2 fems 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19.
1840 – IL Montgomery - Federal Census - Augustus Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29. ** Joel Knight: 1 male 40-49 employed in manufacture and trade, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 15-19, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 fem under 5. ** William Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 males under 5, 1 fem under 5. ** Preston Knight: 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 20-29.
1840 – IL Rock Island Hampton - Federal Census - Sam Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 – IL St Clair - Federal Census - James Knight: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Sangamon - Federal Census - Berryman Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 30-39, 1 male 15-19, 1 male 5-9, 2 fems 5-9. ** Elizabeth Knight: 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 male under 5.
1840 – IL Vermilion - Federal Census - John Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 2 fems 5-9, 1 male under 5. ** William Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 60-69, 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 male under 5, 1 person employed as professional engineer. ** D. F. Knight: 1 male 30-39 employed as professional engineer, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19.
1840 – IL Wabash - Federal Census - Andrew Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 male 20-29, 2 fems 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 fem 5-9, 1 male 5-9, 3 fems under 5. ** George B. Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 20-29, 1 male 20-29, 2 males 10-14, 1 fem 5-9.
1840 – IL Wayne - Federal Census - David Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 40-49, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem under 5, 1 male under 5. ** Thomas Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 30-39, 1 fem 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 1 male under 5, both adults illiterate.
1840 – IL Williamson - Federal Census - Joseph Knight: 1 male 60-69, 1 fem 60-69, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 15-19, 1 fem 5-9. ** Alfred Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems under 5.
1840 – IL Union - Federal Census - David Knight: 1 male 30-39, 2 fems 40-49, 2 fems 10-14, 1 male 10-14, 1 male under 5. ** Washington Knight: no data, image unreadable.