Illinios:  History of Cass County, Illinois, ed. William 
Henry Perrin.  O. L. Baskin & Co. Historical Publishers, 
Chicago, 1882.  Cass County

JOHN KNIGHT, banker, Beardstown; is a native of Cornwall, 
England; born Feb. 5, 1838.  His father, Thomas Knight, 
also a native of Cornwall, England, was a cooper, and 
followed his trade in the town of Cumbron, England, before 
coming to America.  He married Elizabeth Burlase, of 
Cornwall, England, who bore him three sons and three 
daughters, John being the youngest son, and fourth child.  
The children are as follows: Mary, Mrs. D. Bottrell, of 
Christian Co., Ill.; William J., of Beardstown; Thomas, 
John (subject); Elizabeth J., Mrs. Chauncey Rice; and 
Emily, who died at New Orleans, after the voyage from 
England.  Subject's father died in this county, about the 
year 1867; aged sixty-seven years.  His mother, who was 
born Nov. 25, 1798, died Aug. 21, 1879.  Mr. Knight came to 
the United States in 1846, with his parents, who settled in 
Beardstown Precinct, and farmed for several years in the 
Sangamon Bottoms; then bought a farm of 264 acres of land 
of Abner Foster.  He received a good common school 
education, and became owner of the homestead farm during 
the late war.  He engaged in farming there till l1871, when 
he rented his lands, and moved to Beardstown.  He has been 
Director of the Cass County Bank four years, and Vice 
President during the same period.  In 1876, he married 
Augusta, daughter of Henry Theibagt, of this county.

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