Her husband, Robert Henry "Harry" McKnight was born Aug. 10, 1850 in Viroqua, Vernon, Wis., the eldest of 9 children of William McKnight and Elizabeth Ann McGaffin. He died Aug 10, 1935 in Brookings, SD and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lot 8 Block 3, White, SD.
THEIR CHILDREN:
* Loyal Harry McKnigh
* Wayne Kenneth McKnight
* Birdella M McKnight
Robert's 2nd wife, Emily Anne McKnight (nee Ward) was born May 29, 1875 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin one of the youngest of 7 children of Mahlon James Ward and Frances Emily Roberts. She died April 17, 1943 at Brookings, S.D Municipal Hospital. They married Feb 20, 1901 in White, SD.
ROBERT & EMILY'S CHILDREN:
* Major Herschel James McKnight born May 29, 1903 in White, SD, died Oct 3, 1943 age 40 in DeSmet, Kingsbury, SD; buried in DeSmet Cemetery
* Rolland H. McKnight born 1906 in SD, died Dec 3, 1953 in Milroy, Redwood co, MN Buried in Hendricks, Lincoln Co., MN. His wife Eunice Vivian (nee Tollefson) born March 12, 1908 in Lincoln Co., MN, died March 18, 2007 age 99 in Hendricks, Co., MN
Sources: Family records; Census Records: Find A Grave etc.
Her husband, Robert Henry "Harry" McKnight was born Aug. 10, 1850 in Viroqua, Vernon, Wis., the eldest of 9 children of William McKnight and Elizabeth Ann McGaffin. He died Aug 10, 1935 in Brookings, SD and was buried in Fairview Cemetery, Lot 8 Block 3, White, SD.
THEIR CHILDREN:
* Loyal Harry McKnigh
* Wayne Kenneth McKnight
* Birdella M McKnight
Robert's 2nd wife, Emily Anne McKnight (nee Ward) was born May 29, 1875 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin one of the youngest of 7 children of Mahlon James Ward and Frances Emily Roberts. She died April 17, 1943 at Brookings, S.D Municipal Hospital. They married Feb 20, 1901 in White, SD.
ROBERT & EMILY'S CHILDREN:
* Major Herschel James McKnight born May 29, 1903 in White, SD, died Oct 3, 1943 age 40 in DeSmet, Kingsbury, SD; buried in DeSmet Cemetery
* Rolland H. McKnight born 1906 in SD, died Dec 3, 1953 in Milroy, Redwood co, MN Buried in Hendricks, Lincoln Co., MN. His wife Eunice Vivian (nee Tollefson) born March 12, 1908 in Lincoln Co., MN, died March 18, 2007 age 99 in Hendricks, Co., MN
Sources: Family records; Census Records: Find A Grave etc.
Family Members
Advertisement
Advertisement