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John
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John
W. McKnight
was born on Oct. 23, 1860 (or 1862) in Fayette County, PA, the son of William and Mahala (Minerd)
McKnight.
John W. McKnight
He apparently never married. The photo seen here is thought, but not proven, to be him.
Circa 1900, John resided with his parents on their farm near Sandy Hill, Fayette County, PA, and worked as a coal miner.
John was named in his father's will to inherit the family farm and personal property, including the bank account. In 1906, after his parents' death, he purchased a two-acre tract of their farm at Sandy Hill and lived there for many years.
When
the federal census was taken in 1910, John resided alone in a dwelling along the
New Salem Road, near Sandy Hill Church. His occupation was written as "coal
miner." Several houses away, the widow of his brother Alford
made a home for herself and her three adult children -- Nora, Ella (hospital
nurse) and Jesse (public school principal).
Site of John's final resting place
In 1920, he continued to live on the old family farm, as shown on the census. Circa 1937 he relocated to a new home on Connellsville Street in Fayette City, Fayette County.
John endured hardening of the arteries and died of a heart attack at the age of 80 on July 9, 1941. His remains were lowered into the sleep of the ages in Sandy Hill Union Church Cemetery. His nephew David Prewett was the informant for his official Pennsylvania death certificate.
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