Walter Leroy Knott, known as Leroy Knott, was born in 1867 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, a son of Harriet Clarissa (née Starr) and the Rev. John Wilson Knott.
"LeRoy" Knott, a school teacher, age 23 years and 11 months, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1891 in Jackson, Michigan. He was 5 feet, 8¾ inches tall, with blue eyes, light brown hair, and a light complexion. Private Knott was assigned to Company C, 19th Infantry Division, and transferred in 1892 to the Hospital Corps. He served in: Fort Mackinac, Michigan; Niagara, New York; and Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was discharged on 11 November 1895. In 1900, he was enumerated in Hamilton, Ohio, working as a laborer.
Leroy Knott and Miss Estella Huntington were married on 15 January 1903 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois. The couple, parents of two children, separated about 1913.
Leroy Knott in 1920 was working in Chicago as a telegraph messenger. Estella Knot was institutionalized in the Central State Hospital, Marion County, Indiana. Their daughter Ruth, age 9, and son Paul, age 7, were living with their uncle Oliver M. Huntington in Johnson County, Indiana. Estella died in 1923 at the state hospital.
Leroy Knott, age 63, was enumerated in 1930 in Chicago, working as a messenger. He died there later that year.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Mechanicsville, Cedar Co., Iowa; dwelling 56, family 50, lines 1-6, p. 315 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jul 1870.
1. Knott, J. W., 34, Clergyman ($2,200; $300), Indiana.
2. ----- Harriet I., 27, Keeping House ($2,000; -0-), Ohio.
3. ----- Herbert, 5, Iowa.
4. ----- Walter L., 3, Iowa.
5. ----- Robert, 3/12, Iowa.
6. Pearis, Margaret, 23, Domestic Help, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 113, Anna, Union Co., Illinois; dwelling 159, family 168, lines 36-41, p. 9 (printed), p. 17 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
36. Knott, John W., 44 [head], Minister of the Gospel; born in Ind., parents in Ohio.
37. ----- Harriet C., 37, wife; born in Ohio, father in Conn., mother in Mass.
38. ----- Leroy, 13, son, Iowa.
39. ----- Robt. A., 10, son, Iowa.
40. ----- Mary L., 7 daughter, Wis.
41. ----- Edith C., 2 daughter, Wis.
1886: Lived in Sweetland, Muscatine Co., Iowa. (Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 20 Aug 1886, p. 7.
"The Secretary of War had directed that Private Leroy Knott of Company C, Nineteenth Infantry, now with his company at Fort Mackinac, be transferred to the hospital corps as a private." ("Transferred to the Hospital Corps," Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb 1892, p. 1.)
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 11, Ward 4, Hamilton, Hamilton Twp., Butler Co., Ohio; dwelling 40, family 42, lines 1-19, p. 207A (printed), p. 3A (written), 1 Jun 1900.
1. Bachman, Lavina, head, "Boarding House Kp."
[...]
10. Knott, LeRoy, boarder, Feb 1867, 33, single; born in Iowa, parents in Indiana; laborer.
The marriage license reports Tipton, Iowa, as place of birth. Also identifies parents.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKC-XZP : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott and Estella Huntington, 15 Jan 1903; citing Clinton, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,007,042.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 142, Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; dwelling 104, family 143, lines 69-71, p. 18B (written), 29 Apr 1910.
69. Knott, LeRoy, head, 43, first marriage, married 7 years; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; agent, book course.
70. ----- Estella M., wife, 33, first marriage, married 7 years, 1 child (living); born in Indiana, parents in Indiana
71. ----- "Jane," daughter, 1, "Utah."
• Leroy Knott's sister Edith Clarissa Allen was a long-time resident of Salt Lake City.
"Mrs. Leroy Knott, of Greenwood, formerly Miss Stella Huntington, of Boggstown, has lost her mind [...] It is alleged that her husband left her and their two children some time ago and since that time she had been brooding over it until she lost her mind. [...] The children are small. Mrs. Knott was taken to the Central [State] hospital [...]" ("Worry Did It," The Evening Star, Franklin, Indiana, 3 Dec 1913, p. 3.)
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 1018, Ward 18, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; 31 N. Halstead St., p. 132 (printed), p. 3A (written), no date.
48. Knott, LeRoy, roomer, 52, married; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger, telegraph co.
1930 U.S. Census, E.D. 945, 18th Precinct, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 63, family 113, lines 67-75, p. 11B (written), 17 Apr 1930.
67. Lang, Frank, head, 58, caretaker, rooming house.
[...]
73. Knott, Leroy, lodger, 63, single; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger.
According to Leroy Knott's death certificate, he was age 60, a messenger; divorced. The informant, "W. B. Burgess," was Warren Barrett Burgess, whose mother, Ella May Burgess (née Weaver), was a first cousin of Leroy Knott. ("Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-GYMJ : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott, 07 Nov 1930; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.)
Reviewed 18 October 2023.
"LeRoy" Knott, a school teacher, age 23 years and 11 months, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1891 in Jackson, Michigan. He was 5 feet, 8¾ inches tall, with blue eyes, light brown hair, and a light complexion. Private Knott was assigned to Company C, 19th Infantry Division, and transferred in 1892 to the Hospital Corps. He served in: Fort Mackinac, Michigan; Niagara, New York; and Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was discharged on 11 November 1895. In 1900, he was enumerated in Hamilton, Ohio, working as a laborer.
Leroy Knott and Miss Estella Huntington were married on 15 January 1903 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois. The couple, parents of two children, separated about 1913.
Leroy Knott in 1920 was working in Chicago as a telegraph messenger. Estella Knot was institutionalized in the Central State Hospital, Marion County, Indiana. Their daughter Ruth, age 9, and son Paul, age 7, were living with their uncle Oliver M. Huntington in Johnson County, Indiana. Estella died in 1923 at the state hospital.
Leroy Knott, age 63, was enumerated in 1930 in Chicago, working as a messenger. He died there later that year.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Mechanicsville, Cedar Co., Iowa; dwelling 56, family 50, lines 1-6, p. 315 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jul 1870.
1. Knott, J. W., 34, Clergyman ($2,200; $300), Indiana.
2. ----- Harriet I., 27, Keeping House ($2,000; -0-), Ohio.
3. ----- Herbert, 5, Iowa.
4. ----- Walter L., 3, Iowa.
5. ----- Robert, 3/12, Iowa.
6. Pearis, Margaret, 23, Domestic Help, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 113, Anna, Union Co., Illinois; dwelling 159, family 168, lines 36-41, p. 9 (printed), p. 17 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
36. Knott, John W., 44 [head], Minister of the Gospel; born in Ind., parents in Ohio.
37. ----- Harriet C., 37, wife; born in Ohio, father in Conn., mother in Mass.
38. ----- Leroy, 13, son, Iowa.
39. ----- Robt. A., 10, son, Iowa.
40. ----- Mary L., 7 daughter, Wis.
41. ----- Edith C., 2 daughter, Wis.
1886: Lived in Sweetland, Muscatine Co., Iowa. (Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 20 Aug 1886, p. 7.
"The Secretary of War had directed that Private Leroy Knott of Company C, Nineteenth Infantry, now with his company at Fort Mackinac, be transferred to the hospital corps as a private." ("Transferred to the Hospital Corps," Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb 1892, p. 1.)
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 11, Ward 4, Hamilton, Hamilton Twp., Butler Co., Ohio; dwelling 40, family 42, lines 1-19, p. 207A (printed), p. 3A (written), 1 Jun 1900.
1. Bachman, Lavina, head, "Boarding House Kp."
[...]
10. Knott, LeRoy, boarder, Feb 1867, 33, single; born in Iowa, parents in Indiana; laborer.
The marriage license reports Tipton, Iowa, as place of birth. Also identifies parents.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKC-XZP : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott and Estella Huntington, 15 Jan 1903; citing Clinton, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,007,042.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 142, Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; dwelling 104, family 143, lines 69-71, p. 18B (written), 29 Apr 1910.
69. Knott, LeRoy, head, 43, first marriage, married 7 years; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; agent, book course.
70. ----- Estella M., wife, 33, first marriage, married 7 years, 1 child (living); born in Indiana, parents in Indiana
71. ----- "Jane," daughter, 1, "Utah."
• Leroy Knott's sister Edith Clarissa Allen was a long-time resident of Salt Lake City.
"Mrs. Leroy Knott, of Greenwood, formerly Miss Stella Huntington, of Boggstown, has lost her mind [...] It is alleged that her husband left her and their two children some time ago and since that time she had been brooding over it until she lost her mind. [...] The children are small. Mrs. Knott was taken to the Central [State] hospital [...]" ("Worry Did It," The Evening Star, Franklin, Indiana, 3 Dec 1913, p. 3.)
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 1018, Ward 18, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; 31 N. Halstead St., p. 132 (printed), p. 3A (written), no date.
48. Knott, LeRoy, roomer, 52, married; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger, telegraph co.
1930 U.S. Census, E.D. 945, 18th Precinct, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 63, family 113, lines 67-75, p. 11B (written), 17 Apr 1930.
67. Lang, Frank, head, 58, caretaker, rooming house.
[...]
73. Knott, Leroy, lodger, 63, single; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger.
According to Leroy Knott's death certificate, he was age 60, a messenger; divorced. The informant, "W. B. Burgess," was Warren Barrett Burgess, whose mother, Ella May Burgess (née Weaver), was a first cousin of Leroy Knott. ("Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-GYMJ : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott, 07 Nov 1930; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.)
Reviewed 18 October 2023.
Walter Leroy Knott, known as Leroy Knott, was born in 1867 in Tipton, Cedar County, Iowa, a son of Harriet Clarissa (née Starr) and the Rev. John Wilson Knott.
"LeRoy" Knott, a school teacher, age 23 years and 11 months, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1891 in Jackson, Michigan. He was 5 feet, 8¾ inches tall, with blue eyes, light brown hair, and a light complexion. Private Knott was assigned to Company C, 19th Infantry Division, and transferred in 1892 to the Hospital Corps. He served in: Fort Mackinac, Michigan; Niagara, New York; and Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was discharged on 11 November 1895. In 1900, he was enumerated in Hamilton, Ohio, working as a laborer.
Leroy Knott and Miss Estella Huntington were married on 15 January 1903 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois. The couple, parents of two children, separated about 1913.
Leroy Knott in 1920 was working in Chicago as a telegraph messenger. Estella Knot was institutionalized in the Central State Hospital, Marion County, Indiana. Their daughter Ruth, age 9, and son Paul, age 7, were living with their uncle Oliver M. Huntington in Johnson County, Indiana. Estella died in 1923 at the state hospital.
Leroy Knott, age 63, was enumerated in 1930 in Chicago, working as a messenger. He died there later that year.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Mechanicsville, Cedar Co., Iowa; dwelling 56, family 50, lines 1-6, p. 315 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jul 1870.
1. Knott, J. W., 34, Clergyman ($2,200; $300), Indiana.
2. ----- Harriet I., 27, Keeping House ($2,000; -0-), Ohio.
3. ----- Herbert, 5, Iowa.
4. ----- Walter L., 3, Iowa.
5. ----- Robert, 3/12, Iowa.
6. Pearis, Margaret, 23, Domestic Help, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 113, Anna, Union Co., Illinois; dwelling 159, family 168, lines 36-41, p. 9 (printed), p. 17 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
36. Knott, John W., 44 [head], Minister of the Gospel; born in Ind., parents in Ohio.
37. ----- Harriet C., 37, wife; born in Ohio, father in Conn., mother in Mass.
38. ----- Leroy, 13, son, Iowa.
39. ----- Robt. A., 10, son, Iowa.
40. ----- Mary L., 7 daughter, Wis.
41. ----- Edith C., 2 daughter, Wis.
1886: Lived in Sweetland, Muscatine Co., Iowa. (Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 20 Aug 1886, p. 7.
"The Secretary of War had directed that Private Leroy Knott of Company C, Nineteenth Infantry, now with his company at Fort Mackinac, be transferred to the hospital corps as a private." ("Transferred to the Hospital Corps," Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb 1892, p. 1.)
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 11, Ward 4, Hamilton, Hamilton Twp., Butler Co., Ohio; dwelling 40, family 42, lines 1-19, p. 207A (printed), p. 3A (written), 1 Jun 1900.
1. Bachman, Lavina, head, "Boarding House Kp."
[...]
10. Knott, LeRoy, boarder, Feb 1867, 33, single; born in Iowa, parents in Indiana; laborer.
The marriage license reports Tipton, Iowa, as place of birth. Also identifies parents.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKC-XZP : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott and Estella Huntington, 15 Jan 1903; citing Clinton, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,007,042.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 142, Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; dwelling 104, family 143, lines 69-71, p. 18B (written), 29 Apr 1910.
69. Knott, LeRoy, head, 43, first marriage, married 7 years; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; agent, book course.
70. ----- Estella M., wife, 33, first marriage, married 7 years, 1 child (living); born in Indiana, parents in Indiana
71. ----- "Jane," daughter, 1, "Utah."
• Leroy Knott's sister Edith Clarissa Allen was a long-time resident of Salt Lake City.
"Mrs. Leroy Knott, of Greenwood, formerly Miss Stella Huntington, of Boggstown, has lost her mind [...] It is alleged that her husband left her and their two children some time ago and since that time she had been brooding over it until she lost her mind. [...] The children are small. Mrs. Knott was taken to the Central [State] hospital [...]" ("Worry Did It," The Evening Star, Franklin, Indiana, 3 Dec 1913, p. 3.)
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 1018, Ward 18, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; 31 N. Halstead St., p. 132 (printed), p. 3A (written), no date.
48. Knott, LeRoy, roomer, 52, married; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger, telegraph co.
1930 U.S. Census, E.D. 945, 18th Precinct, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 63, family 113, lines 67-75, p. 11B (written), 17 Apr 1930.
67. Lang, Frank, head, 58, caretaker, rooming house.
[...]
73. Knott, Leroy, lodger, 63, single; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger.
According to Leroy Knott's death certificate, he was age 60, a messenger; divorced. The informant, "W. B. Burgess," was Warren Barrett Burgess, whose mother, Ella May Burgess (née Weaver), was a first cousin of Leroy Knott. ("Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-GYMJ : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott, 07 Nov 1930; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.)
Reviewed 18 October 2023.
"LeRoy" Knott, a school teacher, age 23 years and 11 months, enlisted in the U.S. Army on 9 January 1891 in Jackson, Michigan. He was 5 feet, 8¾ inches tall, with blue eyes, light brown hair, and a light complexion. Private Knott was assigned to Company C, 19th Infantry Division, and transferred in 1892 to the Hospital Corps. He served in: Fort Mackinac, Michigan; Niagara, New York; and Fort Thomas, Kentucky. He was discharged on 11 November 1895. In 1900, he was enumerated in Hamilton, Ohio, working as a laborer.
Leroy Knott and Miss Estella Huntington were married on 15 January 1903 in Carlyle, Clinton County, Illinois. The couple, parents of two children, separated about 1913.
Leroy Knott in 1920 was working in Chicago as a telegraph messenger. Estella Knot was institutionalized in the Central State Hospital, Marion County, Indiana. Their daughter Ruth, age 9, and son Paul, age 7, were living with their uncle Oliver M. Huntington in Johnson County, Indiana. Estella died in 1923 at the state hospital.
Leroy Knott, age 63, was enumerated in 1930 in Chicago, working as a messenger. He died there later that year.
Notes
1870 U.S. Census, Mechanicsville, Cedar Co., Iowa; dwelling 56, family 50, lines 1-6, p. 315 (printed), p. 7 (written), 14 Jul 1870.
1. Knott, J. W., 34, Clergyman ($2,200; $300), Indiana.
2. ----- Harriet I., 27, Keeping House ($2,000; -0-), Ohio.
3. ----- Herbert, 5, Iowa.
4. ----- Walter L., 3, Iowa.
5. ----- Robert, 3/12, Iowa.
6. Pearis, Margaret, 23, Domestic Help, Ohio.
1880 U.S. Census, E.D. 113, Anna, Union Co., Illinois; dwelling 159, family 168, lines 36-41, p. 9 (printed), p. 17 (written), 16 Jun 1880.
36. Knott, John W., 44 [head], Minister of the Gospel; born in Ind., parents in Ohio.
37. ----- Harriet C., 37, wife; born in Ohio, father in Conn., mother in Mass.
38. ----- Leroy, 13, son, Iowa.
39. ----- Robt. A., 10, son, Iowa.
40. ----- Mary L., 7 daughter, Wis.
41. ----- Edith C., 2 daughter, Wis.
1886: Lived in Sweetland, Muscatine Co., Iowa. (Muscatine Weekly Journal, Muscatine, Iowa, 20 Aug 1886, p. 7.
"The Secretary of War had directed that Private Leroy Knott of Company C, Nineteenth Infantry, now with his company at Fort Mackinac, be transferred to the hospital corps as a private." ("Transferred to the Hospital Corps," Detroit Free Press, 12 Feb 1892, p. 1.)
1900 U.S. Census, E.D. 11, Ward 4, Hamilton, Hamilton Twp., Butler Co., Ohio; dwelling 40, family 42, lines 1-19, p. 207A (printed), p. 3A (written), 1 Jun 1900.
1. Bachman, Lavina, head, "Boarding House Kp."
[...]
10. Knott, LeRoy, boarder, Feb 1867, 33, single; born in Iowa, parents in Indiana; laborer.
The marriage license reports Tipton, Iowa, as place of birth. Also identifies parents.
"Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFKC-XZP : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott and Estella Huntington, 15 Jan 1903; citing Clinton, Illinois, United States, county offices, Illinois; FHL microfilm 1,007,042.
1910 U.S. Census, E.D. 142, Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake Co., Utah; dwelling 104, family 143, lines 69-71, p. 18B (written), 29 Apr 1910.
69. Knott, LeRoy, head, 43, first marriage, married 7 years; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; agent, book course.
70. ----- Estella M., wife, 33, first marriage, married 7 years, 1 child (living); born in Indiana, parents in Indiana
71. ----- "Jane," daughter, 1, "Utah."
• Leroy Knott's sister Edith Clarissa Allen was a long-time resident of Salt Lake City.
"Mrs. Leroy Knott, of Greenwood, formerly Miss Stella Huntington, of Boggstown, has lost her mind [...] It is alleged that her husband left her and their two children some time ago and since that time she had been brooding over it until she lost her mind. [...] The children are small. Mrs. Knott was taken to the Central [State] hospital [...]" ("Worry Did It," The Evening Star, Franklin, Indiana, 3 Dec 1913, p. 3.)
1920 U.S. Census, E.D. 1018, Ward 18, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; 31 N. Halstead St., p. 132 (printed), p. 3A (written), no date.
48. Knott, LeRoy, roomer, 52, married; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger, telegraph co.
1930 U.S. Census, E.D. 945, 18th Precinct, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois; dwelling 63, family 113, lines 67-75, p. 11B (written), 17 Apr 1930.
67. Lang, Frank, head, 58, caretaker, rooming house.
[...]
73. Knott, Leroy, lodger, 63, single; born in Iowa, father in Indiana, mother in Ohio; messenger.
According to Leroy Knott's death certificate, he was age 60, a messenger; divorced. The informant, "W. B. Burgess," was Warren Barrett Burgess, whose mother, Ella May Burgess (née Weaver), was a first cousin of Leroy Knott. ("Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MZ-GYMJ : accessed 22 May 2016), Leroy Knott, 07 Nov 1930; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference, record number, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm.)
Reviewed 18 October 2023.
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