Gazlay Family History
William Traver Knight
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
William Traver Knight6 (Sayrs Knight,5 Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
William Traver Knight6 (Sayrs Knight,5 Adelia Gazlay,4 James Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Sayrs Gazlay Knight (27 September 1833 - 20 May 1903) |
| Mother | Rebecca Traver (July 1845 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 25 July 2012; Last Edited: 25 July 2012 |
| Person ID | 3959 |
| Name | William Traver Knight |
| Gender | Male |
| Born | 6 May 1882 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
| Married | 5 December 1906 to Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren5, 7 |
| Married | 21 April 1917 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York to Caroline Agnes Wagner2 |
| Died | December 19683 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren (daughter of John Thompson Van Buren and Jennie Myers) |
| Born | 1869 in New York |
| Married | 5 December 1906 to William Traver Knight |
| Children | of William Traver Knight and Elizabeth H. ‘Libbie’ Van Buren: |
| 1. | Elizabeth Wilna Knight |
| Born | January 1910 in New York |
| 2. | Harold Knight |
| Born | ca. 1912 in New York |
| 3. | Rebecca J. Knight |
| Born | ca. 1915 in New York |
| Spouse 2 | Caroline Agnes Wagner (daughter of John Wagner and Margaret Klett) |
| Born | ca. 1880 in Germany |
| Married | 21 April 1917 in Hudson, Columbia County, New York to William Traver Knight |
Sources
- 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.
- 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.
- Social Security Death Index (SSDI), Rootsweb (website). Knight, William; no. 005-03-4717; died Dec 1968; born 6 May 1882.
- 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].
- 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).
- 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).
- 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.