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.
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. 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. In this census, I haven't done Pennsylvania as I have been doing up to this point and the whole census, in general, has not been scoped out as thoroughly as earlier ones. I'll get it done and added eventually. I think there is enough here to keep a few people busy; it's very long as it is.
This is the first census that lists every household member by name, age, and where born. It's not 100% accurate, as is sometimes shown, but it's a darn good start. In my opinion, it should be illegal to mess with the effort to obtain pure demographic information in a census.
1850 – MO Adair Dist 1 – Federal Census - ** Thomas Knight, 43, NC; Amanda Knight, 33, VA; Clarissa Knight, 12, IL; George Knight, 10, IL; Noah Knight, 2, MO; Joseph Knight, 78, NC; Samuel Dillon, 9, IN; Jane Cole, 14, IN. ** (Adj.) William Knight, 45, farmer, NC; Susan P. Knight, 30, NC; Andrew Knight, 12, NC; Mary Knight, 10, NC; William Knight, 8, NC; Elizabeth Knight, 7, VA; Robert Knight, 5, MO, Amanda Knight, 3, MO; Willard B. Knight, 9 mo., MO; Peter Knight, 75, NC. ** Joseph Knight, 37, farmer, NC; Margery Knight, 48, NC; Andrew Knight, 16, laborer, MO; John Knight, 13, MO; William Knight, 7, MO; William Clemson, 76, PA; Rachel McPhitridge, 13, TN. Note: The 75 yr old Peter is prob the Peter of Halifax in 1820. ** William Knight, 22, farmer, OH; Susan Knight, 20, MO; Martha E. Knight, 1, MO.
1850 - MO Andrew Rochester – Federal Census - ** Daniel Knight, 48, farmer, NC: Elizabeth Knight, 39, NC; R. S. Knight, 16, IN; Hannah Knight, 15, IN; George W. Knight, 11, MO; David B. Knight, 8, MO; Mary E. Knight, 5, MO. (This is prob. Daniel Cain Knight who m. Elizabeth Wallace; son of Samuel Knight and Hannah Cain.)
1850 – MO Callaway Dist 12 – Federal Census - ** William L. Knight, 50, farmer, MD; Clia Knight, 49, NC; Elizabeth Knight, 16, MO; William Knight, 15, MO; John H. Knight, 10, MO. ** Wesley Knight, 26, miller, KY; America Knight, 22, MO; Martha Knight, 4, MO; John William Knight, 1, MO. ** James F. Knight, farmer, KY; Tamsilla Jane Knight, 24, KY; Mary Jane Knight, 5, MO.
1850 – MO Cole – Federal Census - ** Immer Knight, 34, farmer, OH; Rachel Knight, 30, MD; Albert R. Knight, 11, MD; William N. Knight, 8, MD; Thomas P. Knight, 5, MD; James C. Knight, 3, MD; John B. Knight, 1, MO.
1850 – MO Grundy Dist 35 – Federal Census - ** George Knight, 44, farmer, ME; Anna Knight, 34, NY; Rena Knight, 16, M, laborer, OH; Alva Knight, 13, OH; Samuel Knight, 11, IL; Thomas Knight, 9, IL; George Knight, 6, MO; Harvey Knight, 4, MO; Culop (?) Knight, 2, MO. ** Samuel Knight, 51, farmer, ME; Lucinda Knight, 39, ME; Calvin Knight, 20, laborer, ME; Almira Knight, 16, OH; Irma Knight, 14, OH; Dinah Knight (Dyena), 13, OH. ** Henry L. Knight, 30, farmer, England, Margaret Knight, 29, England; Emily Knight, 5, MO.
1850 – MO Jasper Dist 41 – Federal Census - ** Nelson Knight, 40, farmer, KY; Salina Knight, 33, IN; James Knight, 12, IL; George Knight, 10, MO; Thomas Knight, 9, MO; Phillip Knight, 5, MO; Nathan Knight, 3, MO.
1850 – MO Macon Dis 52 – Federal Census - ** Summers Knight, 46, farmer, KY; Neoma Knight, 45, S. C; Reuben A. C. Knight, 16, farmer, MO; Nancy E. Knight, 15, MO; Matilda Knight, 13, MO; Melissa P. Knight, 8, MO.
1850 – MO Newton Shoal Creek – Federal Census - ** Thomas J. Knight, 48, farmer, VA; Sarah Ann Knight, 33, IN; Lorinda Knight, 15, IN; James Knight, 14, IN; Samuel Knight, 11, IN; Andrew Knight, 9, MO; Aaron Knight, 7, MO; Rebecca Knight, 5, MO; William Knight, 3, MO; Daniel Knight, 2 mo, MO.
1850 – MO Osage Jefferson – Federal Census - ** John Knight, 25, MO, Candace Knight, 25, TN; Arthur T. Knight, 2, MO; Thomas Knight, 5 mo, MO. ** Other names present: William Edes, 27, TN and family; Lazarus Stewart, 29, TN; John Findley, 23, IL; Preston T. Moody, 26, TN; Rachel Masingale, 35, NC in HH of John Griffith, 38, TN; Elijah Breeding, 51, KY. ENTIRE
1850 – MO Pike Louisiana – Federal Census - ** William H. Knight, 53, hotelier, VA; Eliza P. Knight, 40, VA; William F. Knight, 21, clerk, VA; Henry C. Knight, 19, VA; Ann E. Knight, 17, VA; Webster Knight, 15, sadler, VA; Mary M. Knight, 10, VA; Harrison Knight, 8, VA; Jane E. Knight, 6, VA; John J. Knight, 4, VA; Bitt Knight, 2, VA.
1850 – MO Randolph Dist 74 – Federal Census - ** B. Knight, 35, carpenter, NC.
1850 - MO St Clair Dist 79 – Federal Census - ** William Knight, 38, farmer, TN; Eglintine Knight, 35, TN; Josephus Knight, 15, TN; Timothy Knight 13, TN; Alonzo Knight, 11, TN; Margaret Knight, 9, TN; William Knight, 7, TN; Nancy Jane Knight, 5, TN; Catherine Knight, 1, TN.
1850 – MO St Louis Carondelet – Federal Census - ** Samuel Knight, 56, VA; Elizabeth Knight, 45, VA; America Knight, 25, TN; Mary A. Knight, 21, TN; Francis C. Knight, 28, MO; Samuel R. Knight, 3, MO; Elizabeth T. Knight 18 mo, MO.
1850 – MO St Louis City – Federal Census - Ward 2 - ** Mary M. Knight, 63, VA; William G. M. Knight, 33, MO; apparently running a boarding house. - Ward 3 - ** George A. Knight, 28, tailor, England. ** Mary Knight, 18, Ireland; in HH of William Roach, 40, merchant, Ireland; Mary A. Roach, 30, Ireland. - Ward 4 - ** John Knight, 26, constable, Germany; Celeste Knight, 22, MO; Charles Knight, 3, MO; Mary Knight, 1, MO; all in HH of Peter Powers, 26, carpenter, Ireland, Mary Powers 24, IL. - Ward 5 – ** James Knight, 40, blacksmith, SC; Mary Knight, 26, NY; Matilda Knight, 14, MO; Charles Knight, 7, MO; Edward Knight, 5, MO; Amanda Knight, 2, MO. ** Samuel Knight, 30, laborer, Ireland. - Ward 6 – ** Daniel Knight, 30, Germany, Elvira Knight, 19, Germany; both in HH of William Pallace, 23, cooper, NY, Hester Pallace, 23, Germany. ** James Knight, 38, foreman, SC; in boarding house.
1850 – MO St Louis Dist 82 – Federal Census - ** Mary Knight, 15, PA; Mariah Knight, 9, PA; George Knight, 7, MO. ** Thomas Knight, 42, ostler, England; in HH of John V. Schenk, 41, tavern keeper, Germany. ** James Knight, 26, laborer, W. Canada; in HH of John Wilson, 24, farmer, TN.
1850 – MO Saline Dist 90 – Federal Census - ** Jonathan Knight, 57, farmer, VA (b. 1793); Margaret Knight, 51, VA; Josephus Knight, 13, MO; Elizabeth Knight 12, MO; Irvine P. Knight, 9, MO; George W. Burke, 32, TN; Rachel Brownlee, 42, VA; Susan F. Brownlee, 17, MO; Josephine Brownlee, 9, MO.
1850 – MO Scotland Miller – Federal Census - ** Joseph Knight, 14, NY, in HH of Jehiel Smith, 51, farmer, NY. (p. 4) ** James Knight, 23, farmer, OH; Alta Knight, 21, OH; Orrell Knight, 11 mo, MO. (p. 6) ** Joshua Knight, 21, farmer, IN; Orrill Knight, 12, mason, OH. Both in HH of Jefferson Bucklin, 47, brickmason, NY. (p. 7) ** Joseph Knight, 34, yardman, OH; Maria Knight, 22, OH; Sarah Knight, 13, IL; Samuel Knight, 9, IL; Winny Knight, 6, MO; Isaac Knight,4, MO; Ann Eliza Knight, 1, MO. ** (adj.) John Knight, 66, farmer, MD; Catherine Knight, 65, PA; Jacob Knight, 33, OH; Betsy Knight, 26, OH. (p. 8 of 16) ENTIRE Note: This census is not fully indexed by ancestry.com; they only list John & Catherine, and 14 yr-old Joseph.
1850 – MO Shelby Bethel – Federal Census - ** Joseph Knight, 50, brick mason, PA; Catherine Knight, 51, Germay; Charles Knight, 21, brick mason, PA; Alfred Knight, 20, brick mason, PA; Adam Knight, 18, blacksmith, PA; Joseph Knight, 16, shoemaker, PA; Matilda Knight, 14, PA; William Knight, 11, PA; George Knight, 10, PA; John Knight, 1, MO; Christiana Bower, 17, Germany; George Bower, 14, Germany; Margarett Bower, 8, Germany; Louisa Bower, 4, IA. Note: Many German and Swiss immigrants here.