Family History - John Wesley Knight

1. John Wesley Knight,¹ born 8 May 1851 in Wisconsin, the son of Albert Gallatin Knight and Adelia ‘Della’ Gazlay.^{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7} John married, 26 January 1899 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, Cora Luix (née Bliss) ^{3, 9} (born October 1870 in Wisconsin, the daughter of George S. Bliss and Cornelia Packark^{3, 4, 5, 8}).

	2	i.	Helen C. Knight, born March 1894 in Wisconsin.3, 4
	3	ii.	Joselyn Knight, born 29 August 1900 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin.4, 5, 8, 10

1. U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Wisconsin, Racine County, City of Racine, Page No. 198, family of Albert G. Knight (52, Vermont, conveyaurio [?]); Sayrs. G. Knight (26, Vermont, lawyer); Mary H. Knight (16, Wis.); John Knight (9, Wis.); James Knight (6, Wis.); Delia Knight (2, Wis.); Simon Whiteley (29, England, printer); Jane K. Whiteley (24, NY).
2. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 162, Page No. 8, family of Albert G. Knight (72, Vermont, abstract office); wife Anna Knight (34, Denmark); son John Knight (29, Wisconsin, fire insurance agent); daughter Delia Knight (22, Wisconsin); servant Marg Cowick (20, Wisconsin, servant).
3. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 32, Sheet No. 3A, family of Jane Whiteley (64, New York, March 1836, widow, 7 children, 2 living); daughter Elizabeth A. Whiteley (32, Wisconsin, July 1867, P. O. Clerk); border John W. Knight (48, Wisconsin, April 1858 [sic, probably an error, believed to be May 1851 from other sources], real estate agent); wife of 1 year Cora B. Knight (29, Wisconsin, Oct. 1870, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Helen C. Knight (6, Wisconsin, March 1894); servant Maggio Nelson (21, Denmark, Dec. 1878).
4. Wisconsin State Census, 1905, Racine County, Racine City, family of J. W. Knight (54, Wisconsin); wife Cora Knight (35, Wisconsin); daughter Helen Knight (15, Wisconsin); daughter Joselyn Knight (5, Wisconsin); Lena Wertz (15. Wisconsin).
5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 67, Sheet No. 12A, family of John Knight (68, Wisconsin, abstract office, 2nd marriage); wife of 9 years Cora Knight (39, Wisconsin, 2 children); daughter Hellen Knight (15, Wisconsin); daughter Joclyn Knight (8, Wisconsin); servant Hellen Martz (20, Kentucky).
6. The History of Racine and Kenosha Counties, Wisconsin, Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879, page 596, biographical sketch of Albert G. Knight. Digitized by Google and available at Google Books.
7. Gazlay History, written by Spencer G. Kuhn, a grandchild of Theodore Gazlay; undated. This is a typewritten re-compilation of the earlier Genealogy of the Gazlay Family, compiled by Theodore Gazlay in 1890, including the 1852 statement of the family history by Reverend Sayers Gazlay, an elder brother of Theodore. This document re-formats the information in the 1890 work. For example, facts originally shown in list form, such as birth and death dates, are incorporated in the narrative of this later work. Two post-1890 sections are unique to this document: one with additional details about Theodore Gazlay’s family, with dates as late as 1951; and another on the Donaldson family, featuring Jean Gazlay Donaldson and her six marriages, with several dates in 1965.
8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 47, Sheet No. 12A, family of Cora Knight (48, Wisconsin, widow); Jocelyn (19, Wisconsin).
9. Wisconsin Marriages 1836-1930, available at familysearch.org; Groom: John W. Knight; born: Racine, Wis.; father: Albert G. Knight; mother: Delia Gazlary [sic]; Bride: Cora Bliss Luix; born: Racine, Wis.; father: George S. Bliss; mother: Cornelia Packark; married 26 Jan. 1899 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin.
10. Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, available at familysearch.org; Knight, Joselyn, born 29 Aug. 1900 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin; father: John W. Knight, age 49, born in Racine; mother: Cora Bliss Trux, age 30, born in Racine.