| Knifong-DeWitt Genealogy |
| Pipes-DeWitt Genealogy |
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| George
Washington Knifong | Martha
Ann Pipes | ||
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| (son of John Jesse
Knifong and Anna R. Lambert) (ref) | (daughter
of George
Washington Pipes and Mary Elizabeth "Polly" Pipes) (ref) (PIPES GENEALOGY) | ||
| GEORGE WASHINGTON INFO b. 11 Dec 1848 in Sullivan Co, MO d. 29 Jan 1922 age 73 Buried in Knifong Cemetery, near Browning, in Sullivan Co, MO (Death Cert.) listed as Kingong (FindAGrave) | married 10 May 1868 Sullivan Co, MO See their children. | MARTHA ANN INFO b. 24 Feb 1849 d. 1 Oct 1930 age 81 Buried in Knifong Cemetery, near Browning, in Sullivan Co, MO (Death Cert.) listed as Kinfong (FindAGrave) | |
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| Date:
unknown Location: unknown From the collection of Mary Ned Fotis. | Date:
unknown Location: unknown From the collection of Mary Ned Fotis. | ||
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| Children of George Washington Knifong | ||||||||
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| Issue: | Sex | Born | Birthplace | Died | Deathplace | Married | Date | Children |
| Children
of George Washington Knifong (b. 11 Dec 1848 d. 29 Jan
1922)
(ref) and Martha Ann Pipes (b. 24 Feb 1849 d. 1 Oct 1930) (ref) (The Pipes Genealogy) <--LOOK!! married on 10 May 1868 in Sullivan Co., MO | ||||||||
| Mary Ann
'Mollie' (photo) ![]() living with parents at age 11 in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO on 5 Jun 1880 With husband, in 1900, 1920 Mary A Mary in 1910 Never seen as Mollie in any census | F | 20
May 1869 | MO in 1900 Floy (dau.) b . Dec 1888 in MO Oga C (dau.) b . Jun 1891 in MO George L(ee) (son) b . Apr 1893 in MO Edna A (dau.) b . Jan 1895 in MO Martha E(va) (dau.) b . Feb 1897 in MO Bernice L (dau.) b . Jul 1899 in MO In 1900, Mary A had had 7 children with 6 still alive. List from 19 Jun 1900 census where family was living in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO | 18 Apr
1939 (death cert) | Linneus, Livingston, MO buried in Elmwood Cem (FIndAGrave) in 1910 Oga (dau.) b . Abt 1891 in MO Lee (son) b . Abt 1893 in MO Edna (dau.) b . Abt 1895 in MO Eva (dau.) b . Abt 1897 in MO Jessie (son) b . Abt 1901 in MO Morris (son) b . Abt 1904 in MO List from 26 Apr 1910 census where family was living in Locust Creek, District 82, Linn Co., MO Mary had had 9 children of which 8 were alive. Did Floy or Bernice die? | George
Fletcher 'Fletch' Foster b. 8 May 1859 in Burlington, NC d. 17 Apr 1949 in Kirksville, Adair Co, MO, but living in Chillicothe before arrival at hospital (death cert) Burial I.O.O.F. cemetery near Linneus, MO which is also known as the Elmwood Cemetery. (FindAGrave) May have been living with mother Mary A in Lamar, TX in 1880 Parents: Stephen Foster Mary Ann Roney (photo) in 1900, 1910 and 1920 George F in 1920 Lee (son) b . Abt 1893 in MO d. Aft 1920 Eva (dau.) b . Abt 1898 in MO d. Aft 1920 Jessie (son) b . Abt 1902 in MO d. Aft 1920 Morris (son) b . Abt 1905 in MO d. Aft 1920 Louis (ref) (son) b. Abt 1912 in MO d. Aft 1920 (married Mabel ?) List from 14 Jan 1920 census where family was living in Locust Creek, District 82, Linn Co., MO | 8 Feb 1888 (12 yrs in 1900) | Floya (dau.) b . Dec 1888 in MO d. Aft 1900 Opal C (dau.) b. Jun 1891 in MO d. Aft 1910 George Lee b . Apr 1893 in MO d. Aft 1920 ![]() Edna A (dau.) b . Jan 1895 in MO d. Aft 1920 Martha E(va) (dau.) b . Feb 1897 in MO d. Aft 1920 Bernice L (dau.) b . Jul 1899 in MO d. Aft 1900 Jessie (son) b . Abt 1902 in MO d. Aft 1939 informant on mother's death cert Morris (son) b . Abt 1905 in MO d. Aft 1920 Lewis (ref) (son) b. Abt 1912 in MO d. Aft 1920 (married Mabel ?) |
| John
Jessie (photo) ![]() living with parents at age 9 in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO on 5 Jun 1880 1920 Census: near
Lola and Sigmon Lantz
| M | 12 Dec 1871 from death cert listed as Kinjong | MO click to enlarge family photo | 20 Jan 1929 from death cert listed as Kinjong 1910 Census: John and Sarah living with both daughters in Enterprise Township, District 76, Linn Co., MO ancestry.com has them listed as the Knipore family | Browning, MO buried in Jenkins Cem, in Linn Co, MO (FIndAGrave) located SE of Browning, Mo., on the NE quarter of section 20, township 60, range 20. The first interment was in 1841, and the body was that of Elvin F. Jenkins. | Sarah Carters Gooch b. 25 Oct 1869 MO d. 7 Jul 1954 (death cert.) buried in Jenkins Cem, in Linn Co, MO (FindAGrave) 26 Apr 1910 living in Enterprise Township, District 76, Linn Co., MO PARENTS: James W.
was a mother: Recently Rex Gooch contacted me (2/2006) and directed
me to more information about James W. Gooch during the Civil War. PRIVATE JAMES W. GOOCH (b. 6-10-1837 d. 12-26-1880)
served in Company
F 23rd Mo
U.S.V. 1861 to 1864. Taken prisoner with General Prentis's division
April 6, 1862 at the "Hornet's Nest" Battle of Shiloh Tennessee
(Pittsburg Landing). Parolled and sent to Bentons Barracks, St Louis
Missouri until exchanged whereby he took to the field with the 23rd Mo
U.S.V. again. Participated in the Battles of Peachtree Creek, Atlanta,
and Shermans "March to the Sea". After he was mustered out at Savanah
in Dec 1864, he returned home and joined Co D, Enrolled Missouri State
Militia, commanded by his brother Captain John T. Gooch at Enterprise,
Linn County Missouri. from Note: As of 8/2009, the references to the Gooch letters have a bad link.
| 8 Mar 1890 | infant (from John's obit) Lola Frances * (ref) b. 10 Apr 1893 (photo) d. 9 Jul 1970 married on 11 Oct 1910, RSigmon Clay R Lantz b. 13 Mar 1891 d. 19 Sep 1957 in Kansas City but buried in unknown cemetery near Browning MO according to deathcert. and had a son: R John Coleman R Lantz b. 23 Feb 1918 in Browning, Linn Co, MO d. 8 Sep 1983 in Jenkins Cem, Linn Co. MO (FIndAGrave) Living in Enterprise Township, District 76, Linn Co., MO in 1920 Georgia Ann * b. 16 Feb 1896 (photo) d. 10 Jan 1973) (Jenkins Cem) (FindAGrave) married on 29 May 1926 Alfred Byron Whaley b. 24 Jun 1896 d. 8 Jun 1970 (Jenkins Cem) (FindAGrave) and had a son: Richard Lee Whaley b. 28 Dec 1928 d. - |
| Minnie Rogers | F | 14 Feb 1873 | MO | see below | see below | #1 William
Clayborn Harvey | 19 Feb 1891 | Nevis
Flora Mary Doris |
| Living with
parents at age 7 in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO on 5 Jun 1880 (photo) ![]() | #2. J. Wesley 'Bill' Cordray b. Abt 1869 d. Aft 1930 living together in 1930 in Duncan Township, Sullivan Co, MO Previously I had his name as William. A William T Cordray was living with a Mollie and a daughter in Enterprise Township, Linn Co, MO on 7 Apr 1930 | Bef 1930 | - | |||||
| 22 Jul 1938 at the home of her daughter Nevis Burnham in St. Louis, but she and Mr. Warner had been living in Meadville, Linn Co. MO since 1934. | buried in Meadville Cemetery, Meadville, Linn Co., MO as Minnie Warner (See OBIT) (FindAGrave) | #3.
W(illiam) O. Warner b. 3 Jul 1872 d. 28 Jul 1938 died 1 wk after Minnie (See OBIT) (FindAGrave) His obit was supposed to be printed the week after Minnie's but I do not have it. A William O. Warner (age 58) was living in Parson Creek Township, in Linn Co, MO in 1930 married to Elizabeth age 65. In 1910, William (age 38) and Elizabeth (age 42) lived in the same township as 1930 with son Guy? (age 12), brother Robin (age 23) and father in law James A Woolen (age 88 b in MD) | 24 Dec
1934 | - | ||||
Bertha Ruth *![]() "Birthy" in 1880 (photo) living with parents at age 5 in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO on 5 Jun 1880 * Listed as Ruth Harris in 1910 census living with family in Hobart, Kiowa Co, OK Living with Harris in 1925 in Walnut, Crawford, KS (photo) | F | 17 Feb 1876 | MO | 23 Feb 1934 | ? maybe in Walnut, Crawford Co, KS or Hobart, Kiowa Co, OK | Henry
Oscar Harris b. 9 May 1870 d. 9 Dec 1947 Georgeville, Ray Co, MO - burial near Browning, MO (cem. Unknown) wife at time of death was Lara A. Harris. parents: Charles Martin Harris b. 11 Feb 1811 Lee, VA d. 10 Jan 1920 Browning MO and Mary Josephine Harmon ** b. 16 Oct 1847 MO d. 28 Dec 1917 MO m. 1886 Living with parents in 1880 in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan Co, MO just down the road from the Knifongs and his 5 year old bride to be! There were also some Harmons on that road. * Charles' grandfather Uriah Harris married Sarah Ann Knifong, dau of Martin Jesse Knifong. ** Death cert says his wife was Lara A Harris so he may have remarried after death of Bertha. | 10
Feb 1894 in Sullivan Co. MO (ref) | Carl b. Feb 1894 d. Abt 1905 Genevieve b. 27 Mar 1896 d. 9 Apr 1991 OK m. Emra Clifford Teape Martha Josephine 'Mattie' b. Oct 1898 d. Aft 1900 Anna Beth b. Oct 1903 d. Aft 1920 In 1900 the were living in Pleasant Hill Township, Sullivan Co, MO In 1920 they were living in Hobart Township Kiowa Co, OK I cant find them in 1930 |
| Ada Lee | F | 10 Jul 1877 | MO | 25 Jan
1878 | Buried in Knifong
Cemetery, Browning, MO (FindAGrave) | - | - | - |
George William 'Will' ![]() (photo) living with parents as George W at age 1 in Pleasant Hill Township,, Sullivan Co., MO on 5 Jun 1880 Living with parents as George W in 1900 | M | Mar 1879 | MO | Probably Bef 1930 and for sure Bef 1938 (because not listed as surviving sister Minnie in her OBIT) | ? | Sadie ? b. 1872 MO d. Aft 1930 A widowed Sadie Knifong (age 58) was living in Enterprise Township, Linn Co, MO in 1930 with her nephew Aurthur Rhinehart whose father was Charles Rhinehart and whose mother was E Olhelia Rhinehart (1910 cenuss Benton, Linn Co, MO) Down the road was Mollie and William Cordray with a daughter Sadie's father was born KY and her mother in IL | ? | ? |
Effie
Katherine 'Kate'![]() (photo) Effie living with parents in 1900 Kathryn in 1920 census Listed as Katherine in sister Minnie's OBIT) | F | 20
Dec 1881 | MO | 12 Nov 1951 | Browning, Sullivan Co, MO (death cert) (FIndAGrave) (Knifong Cem) | Roy Merton
Calhoun b. 12 Jan 1879 in MO d. 21 Sep 1944 Kansas City, MO (death cert.) (FIndAGrave) burial in Browning MO but no cemetery was listed. Living in Browning, Dist 165, Sullivan Co, MO in 1920 Living near father James A Calhoun (age 66) and mother Helen M (age 65) and sister Clair (age 32) in 1920. Death cert. states father was Joseph Calhoun born in IL and mother was Helen M Thornton, born in MO | Bef 1918 | James A. b. Jan 1917 in MO d. Aft 1957 (ref) m. Alfa G Long on 1 Jun 1957 b. 1917 d. Aft 1957 ![]() James and my father Joel S. DeWitt Jr were boyhood friends. |
Ardie Anderson![]() (photo) Living with parents in 1900 | M | 9 Feb 1888 | MO (death cert) | 20 May 1938 | Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO (death cert) He was widowed at the time of his death. Buried in St. Mary cemetery but in unknown county, but there is a St Mary Cem in Jackson Co MO (FIndAGrave) | Calleen Ethel (Sarah?) Stevens b. 1893 in MO d. Aft 1930 living with Ardie as a lodger at home of Ralph Rhenicie in Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO An Ardie Knifong (b abt 1888) is renting a home and living with a woman named Sarah (age 26) in 1920 in Duncan Township, Sullivan Co, MO (Enum district 145 pg 6A) The last name is hard to read and ancestry.com has it as Rinfing | He married a Calleen Stevens on 9 Jul 1912 in Kansas City, Jackson Co, MO | no children listed in 1920 or 1930 |
Raymond
D. ![]() (photo) | M | 19 May 1892** | MO | 2
Dec 1899 ** | MO (FindAGrave) Knifong Cemetery Sullivan County | - | - | - |
Notes:
Complete
names of George
Washington's children were made available by Mary Ned Fotis.
The son George W was discovered in the
1880 and 1900 censuses.
He is probably George William, and is
therefore our Will Knifong.
* Information
about
Lola Frances and Georgia Ann was supplied by Georgia Ann's grand
daughters
Cynthia Lee Whaley Williams
and Sandy
Boring.
(swboring @ mindspring.com)
Some data is
available
from: Myers
Geneology
The children Ada and
Raymond were listed in the Myers
geneology and died in their youth. Raymond's photo
is shown below.
** (Raymond's
dates
determined from Rembrance Card which says he was 7yr 6 mo 15 da old
when
he died on 2 Dec 1899)
A number of Knifongs and
Pipes in the generation that would be the children of the children show
above are found in
a cemetery listing for the White Oak Cemetery in Sullivan Co, MO at TOMBSTONE.
Family History
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1880 Census: Pleasant
Hill Township, Sullivan Co., MO 5 Jun 1880
George Knifong
(age 31), wife
Marthy (age 28),
daughter
Mary A (age 11),
son John (age 8),
dau.
Minnie (age 7),
dau.
Birthy (age 5),
and son
George W (age 1)
Next
door.... brother James Knifong (age 33), wife Rebecca (age 27)
and son Alden (age 7), Herman (age 6), Neva (age 4) and Anna (age 2) 
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1900 Census: Browning,
Linn Co., MO 7 Jun 1900
George Knifong
(age 50,
b Dec 1849), wife
Martha (age 51,
b Jul 1849), son George
W (age 21, b. Mar 1879, dau Effie K (age 18, b. Dec 1881, Ardie A (age
13, b. Feb 1887) Is George W, our William Knifong?


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1910 Census:
Browning, North Benton
Township, Linn Co., MO 18 Apr 1910
George W
Knifong (age 59),
wife
Martha (age 59),
daughter
Kathryn (age 27) and son Ardie A. (age 23)

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1920 Census: Main
Street, Browning, North Benton Township, Linn Co., MO 6 Jan 1920
George Knifong
(age 70,), and wife
Martha (age 70)



The Knifong kids
Back
row: George William
"Will", John Jessie, Ardi
Front row:
Katherine "Kate", Bertha, Minnie,
Mary Ann "Molly"
Date:
unknown
Location: unknown
From the collection of Don DeWitt
To
view the boys a
bit older with their mother, click HERE
To view the girls
a bit older, click HERE.
To view John Jessie's family, click HERE.
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| the Knifong
girls!!
Back row: Bertha Knifong Harris Front row: Katherine "Kate" Knifong Calhoun Mary Ann
"Molly" Date:
unknown From the
collection
of Don DeWitt |
![]() ![]() | Martha in spring!! Martha Ann Knifong from a tiny photo Date:
unknown This could
be the side of the house shown below, if you examine the color of the
trim on the windows and the fence posts. From the
collection
of Don DeWitt |
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| On this photo is
written: Knifong home, Browning, MO Anyone know who's house this is? ---- see letter from R. Smith below Maybe this is George Washington? (on the left?) Looks like a big mustache there!! I think the photo above is the side yard at the right of this house. You can see the fence in both photos. To see these folks closer look below. Date: unknown Location: Browning, MO From the collection of Don DeWitt |
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Richard Smith wrote to me (on 2/21/00)
about the Knifong homesteads:
Don, while I don't have information on this house, I know that Martin Jesse Knifong, Jr., Geo. Washington Knifong's grandfathers homestead was two miles East of Browning. Adjacent to it was 40 acres owned by my GG grandfather Joseph W. Knifong and 80 acres owned by George's father John Jesse Knifong. Another son of Martin Jesse Knifong's Caleb had 160 acres about four miles Northeast of Browning.Richard Smith wrote to me (on 2/27/00):The Knifong Cemetery, which is still in use was established on the property when Martin Jesse Knifong died in 1841. He was the first to be buried there. The remains of an old church was standing when I visited the site in 1994. The Church was known as the Knifong Grove Church.
To sort out the ancestry of all of these folks Richard mentioned: Knifong DeWitt Geneology
I was going through Kenneth and Ruby Knifong's book and found this photo (very poor zerox copy) with an insert of George and Martha. They identify the house as The George Knifong Home, the people to the left are George with his wife Martha (Pipes) beside him. The others are not identified.(7/15/08)
Below is a photo he took showing the entrance to the Knifong Cemetery.To see a map of the cemetery's location, according to Steven Pfeiffer: Knifong Cemetery
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This is the beautiful entrance to the Knifong Cemetery. This is a very pretty and well maitained private cemetery. Located abt. 2.5 miles East of Browning on the County line rd. Then North just under a mile to the end of the road at Knifong Grove, the cemetery and what remains of the old Knifong Grove Church. (Note: the church was falling down in 1994 and may have been removed by now.) -Richard Smith 2/25/00
Official Location:
FindAGrave website
with almost 250 interments!
Knifong Cemetery
Located NE of Browning, east 2 1/2 miles, then north 1 mile in Section 35, Township 61 North,Range 20 West, and was fenced in 1950.

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| Raymond D.
Knifong (youngest son of Geo. Wash. Knifong) Date:
unknown but before 2 Dec1899 From the collection of Mary Ned Nyberg Fotis. |
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| The Knifong Boys Left to Right: Ardi Knifong George 'Will' Knifong Date: unknown Location: Browning home of Martha Pipes Knifong (their mother) ---- see photo of house below Note: I am not sure whose house this is... I need confirmation From the collection of Don DeWitt |
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| The Knifong
Castle?
The photo shown above shows two of her sons (Ardi and Will) standing in front of this porch at the right side of this photo. Please confirm this if you know. Date: unknown Location: I believe this is the home of Martha Pipes Knifong, but I am not sure. From the collection of Don DeWitt |
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| Mom and the Boys
Left to Right: Ardi Knifong George 'Will' Knifong Martha Pipes Knifong John Jessie Knifong Date:
unknown Location:
unknown |
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| Mom and the Kids
Left to Right:
(It looks like taken same day as photo above.) Location:
unknown |
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| John Jessie Family
Left to Right: Back: Lola and Georgia(or vice versa) Front: Sarah Sadie Gooch Knifong John Jessie Knifong Date: unknown but since Georgia was born in 1896 this was probably taken about 1905 Location: unknown
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