Roscoe G Knight
Rank: Pvt,Cpl Co: H Age: 19 Residence: Hiram Birthplace: Cornish* Occupation: shoe manuf
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 5.5 Eyes: Dk Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
ROSCOE GREEN KNIGHT was born in Waterboro, Maine [death rec; Hamilton Gen, pg 337; Descriptive Roll says Cornish] on 30 Jan 1843, the son of Joshua and Almira (Hamilton) Knight. He died in Cornish, Maine on 23 Dec 1913, aged 70 yrs, 11 mos, from Brights Disease. He was buried alongside his parents in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish.
He married on 13 June 1864 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347] to EMILY WARREN, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy (Sanborn) Warren. She was born in Hiram, Maine on 26 Dec 1840 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347], and died in Cornish on 10 Oct 1879, aged 38 yrs, 9 mos [grave].
Shortly after the 1860 census, Roscoe moved from Cornish to Hiram, Maine, where he worked as a shoe manufacturer. It was from there he enlisted to serve with the 27th Maine, first as a private, and later was promoted to corporal. Following the war, he returned to Cornish, and took up the trade of harness maker, an occupation he kept for over 40 years.
Roscoe and Emily (Warren) Knight had three daughters:
i. JENNIE MAY KNIGHT, b. in Cornish, ME on 15 Nov 1865 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. 5 Aug 1944 [grave]. She married JOHN M WOODMAN on 20 Aug 1891 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]. He was b. in Greenwich, NS [Hamilton Gen, pg 347] on 18 July 1863 [grave], and died on 10 Nov 1947 [grave]. Both are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish. John was a house painter, and the couple lived in Cornish. They didn't have any children.
ii. LIZZIE A KNIGHT, b. in Cornish, Maine on 29 Jan 1867 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. in 1925 [grave]. She lived her life in Cornish, working as a seamstress in a factory. She didn't marry.
iii. SUSIE PRATT KNIGHT, b. in Cornish on 25 July 1869 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. 23 Dec 1875, aged 6 yrs, 4 mos, 28 das [ME death rec]. She is buried with Riverside Cemetery.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Cornish, York, Maine census: hh 154/158
1860 Cornish, ME census (pg 26): hh 193/204
1870 Cornish, ME census (pg 1): hh 5/6
1880 Cornish, ME census (pg 15): hh 139/157
1890 Cornish Veteran Schedule
1900 Cornish, ME census (pg 9A): hh 169/174; owned home
1910 Cornish, ME census: hh 31/34; owned home at 89 East Main St (dau Jennie Woodman at 83 E Main); dau Lizzie erroneously listed as Roscoe's sister instead of dau
Hamilton, Samuel King. The Hamiltons of Waterborough. Boston, MA: Murray and Emery Co, 1912.
He married on 13 June 1864 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347] to EMILY WARREN, the daughter of Nathaniel and Mercy (Sanborn) Warren. She was born in Hiram, Maine on 26 Dec 1840 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347], and died in Cornish on 10 Oct 1879, aged 38 yrs, 9 mos [grave].
Shortly after the 1860 census, Roscoe moved from Cornish to Hiram, Maine, where he worked as a shoe manufacturer. It was from there he enlisted to serve with the 27th Maine, first as a private, and later was promoted to corporal. Following the war, he returned to Cornish, and took up the trade of harness maker, an occupation he kept for over 40 years.
Roscoe and Emily (Warren) Knight had three daughters:
i. JENNIE MAY KNIGHT, b. in Cornish, ME on 15 Nov 1865 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. 5 Aug 1944 [grave]. She married JOHN M WOODMAN on 20 Aug 1891 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]. He was b. in Greenwich, NS [Hamilton Gen, pg 347] on 18 July 1863 [grave], and died on 10 Nov 1947 [grave]. Both are buried in Riverside Cemetery, Cornish. John was a house painter, and the couple lived in Cornish. They didn't have any children.
ii. LIZZIE A KNIGHT, b. in Cornish, Maine on 29 Jan 1867 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. in 1925 [grave]. She lived her life in Cornish, working as a seamstress in a factory. She didn't marry.
iii. SUSIE PRATT KNIGHT, b. in Cornish on 25 July 1869 [Hamilton Gen, pg 347]; d. 23 Dec 1875, aged 6 yrs, 4 mos, 28 das [ME death rec]. She is buried with Riverside Cemetery.
Additional Source Data:
1850 Cornish, York, Maine census: hh 154/158
1860 Cornish, ME census (pg 26): hh 193/204
1870 Cornish, ME census (pg 1): hh 5/6
1880 Cornish, ME census (pg 15): hh 139/157
1890 Cornish Veteran Schedule
1900 Cornish, ME census (pg 9A): hh 169/174; owned home
1910 Cornish, ME census: hh 31/34; owned home at 89 East Main St (dau Jennie Woodman at 83 E Main); dau Lizzie erroneously listed as Roscoe's sister instead of dau
Hamilton, Samuel King. The Hamiltons of Waterborough. Boston, MA: Murray and Emery Co, 1912.
