Notes:

Buffalo NY Morning Express - 1/7/1920

Walter J. McKnight died suddenly
yesterday while at work at the C.
Boiler & Sons company mills In Chicago
street. Mr. McKnight was for
twenty years chief engineer of the
Mat thews-Northrop Works. He was
54 years old and Is survived by his
wife, one daughter. Florence L. McKnight,
and two sisters. Mrs. William
Brown of Greenfield. Col, and Mrs.
Anna M. Chambers.
Mr. McKnight was a member of
De Molay lodge. No. 198. F. & A. M.;
Omega lodge. No. 129. I. O. O. F., and
Keystone lodge. No. 16. N. A. S. E.
The funeral will be held on Friday
afternoon at 2.30 o clock at his home,
No. 123 Glenwood avenue.

Walter married BISHOP, Louise on 14 May 1896 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Louise (daughter of BISHOP, Frederick and KRAUSE, Henrietta) was born in Jun 1872 in New York; died after 1940. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/14/1896

DOUBLE WEDDING.
A Brother and a Sister Will Leave
the Family Roof at the
Same Time.

Tonight that extremely interesting
event, a double wedding, will be celebrated
at the home of Mrs. Henrietta bishop at
207 Wheatfield street, North Tonawanda
Tbe contracting parties are Miss Louisa
Bishop and Walter J. McKnight of Buffalo,
and Miss Magdelena Tesch and
Benjamin Bishop. Benjamin and Louisa
Bishop are brother and sister. The cere
mony will take place at Frieden's church,
and a reception will follow at the Bishop
homestead.

1. MCKNIGHT, Florence L was born in Nov 1898 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY; died on 14 Jul 1925 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY.