Payette County ID Archives Obituaries.....Knight, Rev. H. F. 1932 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Cheryl Hanson ihansonb@fmtc.com January 22, 2006, 2:31 am Payette Independent 4-7-1932 Payette Independent Payette, Idaho Thursday, April 7, 1932 Civil War Veteran Passes Suddenly At New Plymouth NEW PLYMOUTH - Rev. H. F. Knight, Civil War Veteran, passed away suddenly Wednesday morning about 8:30 o'clock. Rev. Knight had been in quite good health and was out early Wednesday morning, making a trip to town and back. He was picking up sticks on the lawn when he suddenly dropped to the ground. Death was almost immediate. Rev. Knight was one of the most interesting men in Idaho. Born in 1850, March 19 in Gibbsville, Wis., he was the eighth child in a family of twelve. Henry Knight and three of his brothers enlisted in the Civil War. Mr. Knight was only fourteen when he enlisted in a company of the 39th Wisconsin infantry. He enlisted in May and while on picket duty August 21, was taken prisoner and sent to Castle Morgan prison near Memphis, Tenn. Here he suffered untold hardships for eight months. He was discharged from the army, May 9, 1865. Following his schooling, Mr. Knight went into the woods of northern Wisconsin where he taught and preached. Later he preached in S. Dakota and Colorado, coming to Idaho for his health in 1911. He was called to the pastorate of the Congregational church in New Plymouth in July of that year, serving for six months until his eye sight failed. Since this time, Rev. Knight has remained an active part of the community. No gathering seemed complete without him. He was a member of the G.A.R., being sent as state delegate to the National convention in 1928 and 1931 and had planned to attend again this summer. Mrs. Knight passed away 4 years ago in January. He is survived by 7 children; Bruce of Payette, Rev. C. M. of Whittier Calif., Elmer of Clear Lake South Dakota; Rev. Lloyd of New Plymouth, Mrs. Joy Burckhalte of Clifton Colorado, Judge Wiley of Brooking South Dakota and Clare of New Plymouth. Thirty-two grandchildren and thirteen great grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/payette/obits/k/knight1545nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.6 Kb