Harry
Grant Knight
(1868-1936)
Harry Grant Knight was born on March
4, 1868, in Whiteside, IL, the eldest son of Norman
D. and Sarah (Baughman) Knight.
At the age of 3, he and his parents moved west, becoming pioneer settlers of Kansas. They put down roots in the town of Burrton, KS.
On Jan. 16, 1898, Harry married Luella Florence Harris (1877-1966) at Burrton. She was a native of Newcomerstown, OH.
They had one daughter, Esther Arveta
Brink, seen at right.
Harry died on March 31, 1936 in Vancouver, WA. Luella outlived him by 3 decades. She passed away on Dec. 6, 1966 at Hayward, CA.
Daughter Alveta married Arthur Myrton Brink in 1933 in Seattle, WA. Myrton worked for the Southern Pacific Railway for more than 45 years, and retired in 1970. They had no children. Alveta supplied many of the facts of this branch for a manuscript history of the family.
Copyright © 2001 Mark A. Miner