CONFEDERATE BIOGRAPHY: J. B. McKNIGHT - Anderson Co, TX

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Submitted by Doris Peirce - ginlu@charter.net
1 February 2002 
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TEXANS WHO WORE THE GRAY by Sid S. Johnson 
J. B. McKNIGHT

J. B. McKnight, of Palestine was laid to rest in the old cemetery 
the 24th day of August, 1907.  He had been ill only a few weeks, 
and although it was generally known that his condition was serious, 
his death was a great shock to the community.  Deceased was one of 
the city's business men, a man loved by all.  He will be missed 
from among the walks of men.  The funeral was conducted under the 
auspices of the Masonic lodge, from the home of his sister, Mrs. 
Averyt, corner of North Sycamore and Lacy streets.  Members of 
the John H. Reagan camp, U.C.V., attended the funeral in a body.  
Junius Becton McKnight was born in the Republic of Texas, San 
Augustine county,, on March 20, 1843, and was therefore 64 years 
old when he died.  He was a Confederate soldier, and served with 
honor and distinction, being a member of Colonel Hubbard's regiment, 
Twenty Second Infantry.  He engaged in the saddlery and harness 
business in Palestine in 1872, and continued in this business up 
to the time of his death.  He was made a Mason in the Palestine 
lodge no 31, in 1871, and was a companion in Palestine chapter 
Royal Arch Masons, a Sir Knight of Palestine commandery, and had 
the 14th degree of Scottish Rite Masonry conferred upon him by 
Albert Pike in 1878.