Robert Martin McKnight ^{1 2}

  General Notes:

Military*18 August 1862Service: Private, 16th Regiment, Company B, Indiana Volunteer Infantry, residence, Washington Co., mustered in 18 Aug, 1862, appointed Corporal, mustered out 30 Jun, 1865. More detail in bio.
MovedTo*1866Lincoln, Union Co., Iowa1
Marriage*17 November 1869Rachel May Dillow; Afton, Union Co., Iowa, Have "certificate of marriage" that shows they were married by H.B. McBride, Minister of Gospel
Census1870*1870sht 7 pg 134 #52-53, Lincoln, Union Co., Iowa, McKnight, Robt 26 b.IN farmer $350-$200, married previous Nov
InHomeOf: Rachel May Dillow
Daughter*1 November 1870Isadora McKnight
Daughter*1 February 1872Inistell McKnight+


Creston, Union Co., Iowa, have obits from unknown newspapers. Info gleaned from one:
Robert Martin McKnight, son of William and Jane Garriott McKnight was born 25 Jul 1844 near Salem IN. Enlisted there 1 Aug 1862 in Co B 16th IN Volunteers Infantry. Wounded in Richmond KY. Youngest of 5 brothers who fought in the war. Prisoner of War at Tyler TX for 13 months. 1866 move to IA with parents settling in Lincoln Twnshp, Union Co. Marr 7 Nov 1869 and had 5 children, 3 now living. Moved to Creston in 1901.
The other has a photo of him and the photo is captioned "News Advertiser Engraving" giving a clue to the name of the paper. It says he died at 8 o'clok Sunday night at his home 305 N Walnut St. The funeral was held at the Methodist Church, and the Spanish-American war veterans and American Legioun conducted a military service at the grave.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Resided: US Census, 1850, Franklin Township, Washington County, Indiana, USA.

• Residence: US Census, 1930, Creston, Union Co., Iowa.

Robert married Rachel May Dillow, daughter of Frederick Dillow and Jane Baxter, on 17 Nov 1869 in Afton, Union Co., Iowa. (Rachel May Dillow was born in Aug 1847 in Indiana, USA and died on 29 Jun 1931 ³.)