Estella Cress

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• Census: 1880, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Estella Cress, daughter, in the household of Jacob Cress

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• Census: 1870, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jacob Cress, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jacob Cress, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jacob Cress, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1910, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jacob Cress, farmer, head of household

Jacob married Malinda Knife on 14 Apr 1864 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Malinda (daughter of Jonathan Knife and Elizabeth Smith) was born on 23 Apr 1847 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 22 Feb 1913 in Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried on 26 Feb 1913 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Malinda Knife, in the household of Jonathan Knife
• Census: 1870, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Malinda Cress, in the household of Jacob Cress
• Census: 1880, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Malinda Cress, wife, in the household of Jacob Cress
• Census: 1900, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Malinda Cress, 10 children born, 7 living, in the household of Jacob Cress
• Census: 1910, Union Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Malinda Cress, 9 children born, 7 living. in the household of Jacob Cress

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• Beneficiary: 12 Sep 1825; in the will of his father, Michael Knife
• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jonathan Knife, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jonathan Knife, farmer, head of household
• Census: 1880, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Jonathan Knife, widower, farmer, head of household

Notes:

...Jonathan Knife was born in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, 16 Ap 1808, the son of Michael Knife, Jr. and Elizabeth Thomas (Toms). Michael Jr. and Elizabeth were originally from Frederick county, Maryland, and came to Pennsylvania with their parents. Later they moved to Monroe Township, Miami county, Ohio, around 1810 and Michael purchased land, NE quarter. Section 25 Township 6 Range 5 East in Monroe Township. they farmed the land until Michael died in September 1825 and then Elizabeth died in 1828. It is said that they are both buried on the old Benjamin Honeyman Farm, on a family plot east of the Peters Road and St Rt. 571.
...Jonathan Knife was married to Elizabeth Smith, daughter of Henry Smith, on September 18, 1828 by David Jenkins, Justice of the Peace, Book D, Page 73, Marriage Records, Miami county. Henry Smith was born in Baden-Baden Germany in 1780 and arrived in Monroe Township, Ohio in 1913 where he purchased (60) sixty acres of land being taken by parallel lines off north side of SW quarter of Section 10 Township 4 Range 6 East, Monroe Township, Miami county, Ohio. Elizabeth Smith was born there on August 17, 1831. Jonathan and Elizabeth had fourteen children: Jon born July 12, 1829, Hannah born August 17, 1831, Elizabeth Anna born July 18, 1833, David born January 4, 1835, Henry born July 13, 1837, Mary born July 16, 1837, Rachel born May 1, 1841, Malinda born April 16, 1843, Martha born March 26, 1850, Rebecca born June 8, 1851, and George born March 10, 1853. All of these children were born in Monroe Township, Miami county, Ohio.
...After Henry Smth died, Jonathan and Elizabeth inherited the family farm until Jonathan Knife died February 8, 1883 and Elizabeth died November 18, 1869. Elizabeth was buried in the Smith family plot on their farm and when Jonathan died the body of Elizabeth was exhumed and they were buried side-by-side in the Curtis Cemetery located on the Kessler-Frederick Road just north of the Brush Creek Church of God in Union Township, Miami County, Oho. The property that they owned was willed over to their daughter Martha Knife Pearson, wife of Silas Pearson, having no issue, were both buried in the Riverside Cemetery, Troy, Ohio.
...This property later was transferred to Raymond Knife and his wife Belva DeHaven Knife and upon Belva's death the property was transferred to their son Van V. Knife. Van and his wife Esther Conine then started up the Homestead Golf Course located at 5327 Worley Road, Tipp City, Monroe Township, Miami county, Ohio in the mid-1970's Their son, David Knife is presently the President of the golf course. (Source: Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society; typed and indexed by Lois J. Fair, "Miami County Family Histories Tired Iron book", (Ohio Genealogical Society. Miami County Historical & Genealogical Society, c2006 ), pg. 114, 115)

Jonathan married Elizabeth Smith on 18 Sep 1828 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. Elizabeth was born on 16 Apr 1813 in Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; died on 18 Nov 1869 in Miami County, Ohio, United States; was buried in Nov 1869 in Tipp City, Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1850, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Knife, in the household of Jonathan Knife
• Census: 1860, Monroe Township, Miami County, Ohio, United States; as Elizabeth Knife, in the household of Jonathan Knife

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• Property: Frederick County, Maryland, United States
• Census: 1790, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Michael Knife, Jr.
• Census: 1800, Frederick County, Maryland, United States; as Michael Knife, Jr.
• Census: 1820, Georges Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States; as Michael Knife
• Will: 12 Sep 1825, Miami County, Ohio, United States
• Probate: 28 Sep 1825, Miami County, Ohio, United States

Notes:

Will:

Will
I Michael Knife of the State of Ohio, Miami County, do hereby make my last Will and Testament in manner and form following that is to say, I will order and direct that my funeral charges and just debts be fully paid and satisfied and if my personal property be not sufficient for that purpose, I hereby authorize my Executors of this Will to sell enough of my real estate to make up the deficiency of my personal estate for that purpose. Second I give, device and bequeath unto my wife, Elizabeth Knife, the North East quarter of Section number twenty five, in Township number six of Range number five East, to her proper use and benefit during life, and after her decease to be equally divided among the rest of my surviving children or their heirs. I also bequeath to my wife Elizabeth Knife, all the household furniture to me belonging such as pot metal, pewter & together with the beds and furniture. Also two horses, two cows and five head of sheep, and hogs sufficient for family use, two ploughs and two pair of horse gears, one wagon and one iron harrow, together with all the grain, hay and flax and wool needful for the use of the family one year (the rest of the grain to be sold or divided equally among the children or their heirs) to her proper use and benefit during life. Third: I give, device and bequeath the rest of my lands and property to be disposed of as follows, towit; my five children, namely, Hannah, Nancy, John, Jonathan and Amy Knife, the three girls to have two cows, one feather bed, one bed stead, one cord, one under bed and two pillows and cases, one sheet, one double coverlid, three sheep and one fat hog, one flax wheel, one chest and one table, two pewter basins, two earthen dishes, one set of pewter plates, one set of earthen do(?) one tea pot, one set of tea cups saucers, one set of spoons, one set of knives & forks one two gallon pot, one baking skillet, each of the girls to have these articles; and my two sons to have each fifty five Dollars a piece to make them equal with my other children who have before received about that amount. And after the above property left to the above named five children is taken out or set off from the rest, I further will and bequeath all the rest of property to be equally divided amongst all my children and their heirs. Lastly I constitute and appoint my beloved wife Elizabeth Knife and my son-in-law John Roderick, Executors of this my last Will and Testament. In testimony whereof I have set my hand and seal this twelfth day of September in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty five.
Michael (his mark) Knife
Test. Phillip (his mark) Yonc
Robert Pearson
Enoch Pearson

Michael married Elizabeth Toms about 1785. Elizabeth (daughter of John Toms and Catherine English) was born on 12 Dec 1772 in Frederick County, Maryland, British Colonial America; died in 1828 in Miami County, Ohio, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Name: Ellizabeth Thomas
• Beneficiary: 12 Sep 1825; in the will of her husband, Michael Knife
• Executor: 12 Sep 1825; Elizabeth Knife (wife) and John Roderick (son-in-law) were named executors in the will of Michael Knife