William McKNIGHT & Matilda HUDSON & Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE

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William McKNIGHT
Matilda HUDSON
Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE

Husband: William McKNIGHT
Birth: 20 Jul 1790, Dublin Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Death: 6 Apr 1867, Shirleysburg, Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA
Disposition: buried Douglas Cemetery, Shirleysburg, Huntingdon Co., PA
Military Service: War of 1812
Occupation: merchant
Farmer: Mr. McKNIGHT
Mother: Ms. BERRY

Marriage-1: 18 Mar 1823

Wife-1: Matilda HUDSON
Birth: by 1805
Death: 23 Sep 1823
Either the marriage date or the death date is wrong because they obviously had two children. Given William's age, my guess is the marriage date was earlier.

Marriage-2: 28 May 1828, Huntingdon Co., PA

Wife-2: Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE / POSTLEWAIT / POSTLEWEIGHT
Birth: 10 Apr 1793/4/5, Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co., PA
Occupation: homemaker
Father: William POSTLETHWAITE
Mother: Elizabeth IRWIN

Children with Matilda HUDSON — born in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA:

1. (Daughter A) McKNIGHT, b. 1820-25
2. (Daughter B) McKNIGHT, b. 1820-25

Children with Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE — born in Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA:

3. Thomas I. McKNIGHT, b. 17 May 1830
4. William P. McKNIGHT, b. 31 Aug 1831

Other Kin:

Eleanor's Uncle(?): Thomas IRWIN, b. 1759/60, PA
Eleanor's Brother(?): Joseph POSTLEWAIT, b. 1809/10, PA
Subject's Niece: Isabella DOYLE, b. 1824/5, PA

Keywords for search engines: genealogy; USA, US, United States, Pennsylvania

Sources (n.b., Wayne Twp., Mifflin Co. is just across the county line from Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., and Mt. Union is on the county line):

1. LDS. Family Search: Internet Genealogy Service: IGI - International Genealogical Index (online at FamilySearch.org):

William MC NITE
Spouse: Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE
Marriage: 28 May 1828, Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
Source: [patron submission]

Eleanor POSTLETHWAITE
Birth: 10 Apr 1793, Wayne, Mifflin, Pennsylvania
Father: William POSTLETHWAITE; Mother: Elizabeth IRWIN
Source: [patron submission]

2. 1830 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #65 of 86; extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

1830 PA Huntingdon Co. Shirley Twp. p. 127 Wm McNitt 100 001 - 020 001

These data indicate:

No. & Sex Age Class Therefore Born Individuals Inferred

1 male 4 or under 1825-1830 = Thomas (b. 1829/30)

1 male 30-39 1790-1800 = William (b. 1790)

2 females 5-9 1820-1825 = Daughter B
= Daughter A

1 female 30-39 1790-1800 = Eleanor (b. 1793/4/5)

3. 1840 Census Index and Digital Images (online at Ancestry.com): can't find, and I checked every page of Shirley Twp. and Shirleysburg Borough. I did find, in Shirley Twp., an aged widow, Elizabeth POSTLETHWITH, listed next to an aged Thomas IRWIN.

4. 1850 Census Index/Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #15 of 41): Shirley Twp., Huntingdon Co., PA, p. 183A, 97/97, enumerated 30 Oct 1850, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1850 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William McNinght 60 M Merchant 8000 Penna

Ellonor    " 55 F "

Thomas     " 20 M Farmer "

William    " 18 M " "

Isabella Doil 25 F "

Ellonoor Hambert 14 F "

Thomas Irvin 90 M Labourer "

Isabella DOYLE is said to be a niece.

5. 1860 Census Images (online at Ancestry.com; Image #48 of 70): Mount Union P.O., Shirleysburg Borough, Huntingdon Co., PA, p. 552, PN 48, 334/323, 30 Jun 1860, official enumeration date 1 Jun 1860 (extracted by Diana Gale Matthiesen):

William McNite 70 M Gentleman 15,000 2,000 Pa

Elleanor   " 64 F "

Thomas     " 30 M Druggist "

William    " 28 M Physician "

Isabella E Doyle 35 F "

Joseph Postlewait 50 M Laborer " Simple

6. WorldConnect / Ancestry World Trees (online at RootsWeb.com/Ancestry.com).

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