Gazlay Family History
 

Family HistoryFamily History - Marietta Knight


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 Marietta Knight and her immediate family.



First Generation
1. Marietta Knight,1 born 20 November 1879 in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin, the daughter of Sayrs Gazlay Knight and Rebecca Traver;1, 2, 3, 4, 5 died 10 October 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota.2
  1. Wisconsin Births and Christenings, 1826-1926, available at familysearch.org; Knight, female; born 20 Nov. 1879 in Racine, Racine [County], Wisconsin; father: Sayers Knight; mother: Rebecca Traver.
  2. Minnesota, Deaths and Burials, 1835-1990, Knight, Marietta; died 10 Nov. 1938 in Minneapolis, Hennepin [County], Minnesota; age 58; father: Sayrs G. Knight; mother: Rebecca Traver.
  3. U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 162, Page No. 8, family of Sayrs G. Knight (47, Vermont, land surveyor); wife Rebecca Knight (35, Canada); daughter Jane M. Knight (15, Illinois); son Albert G. Knight (6, Wisconsin); daughter Mariette Knight (6/12, Wisconsin, Nov.); servant Carrie Grostabel (19, Wisconsin).
  4. 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].
  5. U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Wisconsin, Racine County, Racine, Enumeration District 84, Sheet No. 2B, family of Rebecca Knight (64, Canada, widow, 5 children, 5 living); daughter Jane M. Knight (44, Illinois, selling goods); Mariette Knight (30, Wisconsin, teacher of music); son Timothy H. Knight (25, Wisconsin, civil engineer, surveyor).