James William
McKnight b 31 My 1832 Beardsville, Illinois.
Moved with his parents to Iowa when a small boy.
At the age of 20 he was married and crossed the plains in 1852
on his
wedding trip. Clarinda Mcknight was the wife of James.
He was an early pioneer of Linn Co. Oregon.(this information from
a copy
taken from the obituary that appeared in the Lebanon Or. newspaper
and
printed by the Oregon Historical Society.)
At the time of his death there were three sons and three daughters
and
several grandchildren living.
The sons were F.E., George W., Ex county Judge D. B. McKnight,
and
daughters
Miss Ida McKnight, Miss Roma McKnight and Mrs. Millard Armstrong
of
Portland.
I found his grave in Sandridge Cemetery,
off the Brownsville Rd.
between Lebanon Oregon and Brownsville Rd.
There are several McKnights buried there, including George McKnight
b 1856 d
1944
and his wife Helen b 1866 d 1945.
I took a picture of the old tombstone of James William McKnight.Carol(Swinford)Kessner kessner@bossig.com