John Knight and his wife Agnes, nee Grant, came from
Maine in the "Grant Company" in 1817. Their children were,
viz.: Daniel, who died at the age of 18 years.
Benjamin Knight married Dolly Newell, settled in Chester,
Meigs county. Calvin Knight married Jane Barton, first wife
died. He then married Euretta Stowe. Sarah B. Knight was
married to Samuel Torrence. Samuel Knight married Eliza-
beth Mitchell, a preacher of the Christian denomination,
and moved to Kansas.
Louisa, the wife of Francis Chase, lived in Rutland. Both
are dead.
Lydia Knight was married to John Whiteside, of Long
Bottom.
Agnes Knight became Mrs. Alvin Rife, of Chester, long
since dead.
Rhoda Knight was never married, but cared for both of her
parents in their old age and to their death with filial devotion.
She died in 1906.
Eunice Knight was Mrs. Osborn; moved to Davenport,
Iowa, and died.
Olive Knight, unmarried, dead many years.
Almira, wife of Oscar Newell, of Chester, left a widow, but
since dead.
Mr. John Knight moved his family six times, always in
Meigs county. He opened the first coal bank on Naylor's run,
Pomeroy, O. He died in Chester in 1875, in his 93d year.
Mrs. Knight preceding him a year, and died aged 87 years.
Pioneer sketch, by G. W. Chase, December 1st, 1882.
At the meeting of the Meigs County Pioneer Association in
August, 1882, a very interesting paper was presented by Mr.
Silas Jones of personal recollection of incidents related by
John Warth, Esq., of events and experiences of himself and
his brother, George Warth, in the early days of Indian
troubles, while his father's family were living in the stockade,
and where his brother, Robert Warth, was shot, killed and
