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Family HistoryFamily History - John Thompson Van Buren


Key:1.“+” before a child’s name indicates the child has their own entry in the next generation.
 2.“born xxxx” indicates the child is under 18 years of age so the birth date is not shown.
This family history features John Thompson Van Buren and four of his descendants down to the third generation.


First Generation
1. John Thompson Van Buren,1 born 9 October 1842 in New York (parents not determined);1, 2 died 1895.2 John married Jennie Myers (born 1848 in Canada, parents not determined1, 2).

Child of John Thompson Van Buren and Jennie Myers:

+2i. Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren, born 1869 in New York. Married William Traver Knight.

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Columbia County, Stockport Township, Enumeration District 25, Page No. 16, family of John T. Van Buren (37, New York, farmer); wife Jenny Van Buren (31, Canada); son John M. Van Buren (12, New York); daughter Elizabeth Van Buren (10, New York); daughter Ida Van Buren (8, New York); son Charles Van Buren (1, New York); son Isaac Van Buren (2/12, New York, Mar[ch]).
  2. History of Cornelis Maessen Van Buren, by Harriett C. Waite Van Buren Peckham, A.B., M.D., Brooklyn, N.Y. New York, Tobias A. Weight, Printer and Publisher, 1913.
Second and Third Generations
2. Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren2 (John1), born 1869 in New York.1, 2, 3 Libbie married, 5 December 1906, William Traver Knight2, 3 (born 6 May 1882 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, the son of Sayrs Gazlay Knight and Rebecca Traver;2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 William died December 19686).

Children of Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren and William Traver Knight:

 3i. Elizabeth Wilna Knight, born January 1910 in New York.2, 3, 8
 4ii. Harold Knight, born ca. 1912 in New York.3, 8
 5iii. Rebecca J. Knight, born ca. 1915 in New York.8

  1. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, New York, Columbia County, Stockport Township, Enumeration District 25, Page No. 16, family of John T. Van Buren (37, New York, farmer); wife Jenny Van Buren (31, Canada); son John M. Van Buren (12, New York); daughter Elizabeth Van Buren (10, New York); daughter Ida Van Buren (8, New York); son Charles Van Buren (1, New York); son Isaac Van Buren (2/12, New York, Mar[ch]).
  2. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, New York, Columbia County, Stockport Town, Enumeration District 81, Sheet No. 3A, family of William T. Knight (30, Wisconsin, farmer); wife of 4 years Elizabeth H. Knight (30, New York, 1 child, 1 living); daughter Elizabeth W. Knight (3/12, New York).
  3. History of Cornelis Maessen Van Buren, by Harriett C. Waite Van Buren Peckham, A.B., M.D., Brooklyn, N.Y. New York, Tobias A. Weight, Printer and Publisher, 1913.
  4. Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, available at familysearch.org; Knight, William T.; born 6 May 1882 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin; father: Sayrs G. Knight, 59, born in Bratleborough, Vt.; mother: Rebecca Triever, born in Canada.
  5. New York Marriages 1686-1980, available at familysearch.org. Wm. Traver Knight; 35; Racine, Wis.; weaver; father: Sayrs Gasley Knight; mother: Rebecca Traver; 2nd marriage, 1st wife dead; and Caroline Agnes Wagner; 37; Germany; nurse; father: John Wagner; mother: Margaret Klett (both from Germany); married 21 April 1917 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York.
  6. Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Knight, William; no. 005-03-4717; died Dec 1968; born 6 May 1882.
  7. U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 35, Sheet No. 19B, family of Sayrs Knight (33, Vermont, Sept 1833. county surveyor); wife of 37 years Rebecca Knight (54, Canada, July 1845, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Marietta Knight (20, Wisconsin, Nov. 1879); son William T. Knight (18, Wisconsin, May 1882); son Harold T. Knight (15, Wisconsin, Ju. [?] 1884].
  8. U.S. Federal Census, 1920, New York, Albany County, Watervliet, Enumeration District 174, Sheet No. 2A, family of William T. Knight (37, Wisconsin, loom operator, woolen mill); wife Caroline Knight (40, Germany); daughter Wilna Knight (9, New York); son Harold Knight (8, New York); daughter Rebecca Knight (5, New York); border Catherine V. Alexander (28, Pennsylvania, saleswoman); son John G. Alexander (7, New York).