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 – IA Territory Clayton - Federal Census - ** Willard Knight: 1 male 20-29.
1840 – IA Territory Clinton - Federal Census - ** William Knight: 1 male 20-29, 1 fem 20-29, 1 fem 5-9, 2 fems under 5.
1840 – IA Territory Des Moines - Federal Census - ** Caleb Knight: 1 male 50-59, 1 fem 20-29, 4 males 20-29, 1 male 10-14, 1 male 5-9, 1 fem 5-9, 3 persons employed in navigation of the ocean. Note: "Navigation of the ocean" in Iowa???
1840 – IA Territory Jackson - Federal Census - ** B. S. Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29.
1840 – IA Territory Jones - Federal Census - ** William Knights: 1 male 40-49, 1 fem 40-49, 2 males 10-14, 2 males 5-9, 2 males under 5.
1840 – IA Territory Louisa - Federal Census - ** Carter Asa Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 male 20-29.
1840 – IA Territory Van Buren - Federal Census - ** Joel Knight: 1 male 30-39, 1 fem 20-29, 2 males under 5.