HISTORY OF BUCKS COUNTY. 



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Rebecca and Grace, daughters of Amos 

 Knight, died in childhood^ Ann became 

 the wife of Goforth Hibbs, and had two 

 children, Mary and Bedell. Her second 

 husband was David Cornell, and their chil- 

 dren were Amos, Rebecca, Samuel, Jona- 

 than and Annie. 



(VI) Jonathan Knight, youngest child 

 of Amos Knight, was born in Southampton 

 township, Bucks county, near Feasterville, 

 on the old hoiiiestead farm, January lo, 

 1810, and wedded Alary Vansant, a daughter 

 of Charles G. Vansant. They had nine 

 children, of whom the eldest is Charles. 

 The others are as follows: William (2), 

 who died in 1876, married Elizabeth Fenton, 

 and had five children : Eva, Annie, Byron ; 

 and two sons deceased. Jane (3), died at 

 the age of thirteen years. John (4), a phy- 

 sician and surgeon, who died April i, iSho, 

 married Louisa Cornell and they had three 

 children: Joseph Ryers; Charles Garrison 

 and George R. Amos (5), who died in 

 December, 1881, married jane Dubois, and 

 they had three children, Amos, Li.y and 

 Mary. Mary Ann (6), who died in Jan- 

 uary, 1882, was the wife of William Robb, 

 a son of Casper Robb, and their children 

 were Theodore, Kate, Elsie, John and 

 Clarence. Emma J. (7), died in child- 

 hood. Jonathan (8), married Mariha 

 Tomlinson, and they have three children, 

 Russell, Watson and Ellen. David (9) 

 who died in December, 1881, wedded Mary 

 Cornell and had no children. 



Charles Garrison Knight, eldest son of 

 Jonathan Knight, was born September 2, 

 1835, in Southampton township, near the 

 boundary line between Bucks and Mont- 

 gomery counties. He was reared upon the 

 old home farm in that township, and ob- 

 tained his education in the public schools 

 there. He continued to live with his father 

 until twenty-two years of age, when his 

 father purchased for him a farm of one 

 hundred and thirty acres in Northampton 

 township, near Rocksville, to which he then 

 removed. Though now residing in Church- 

 ville he still owns the farm, and has cul- 

 tivated it to the present time, having it 

 now under a very high state of cultivation. 

 In addition to this he owns considerable 

 land in Southampton itownship. and his 

 property interests yield to him a good 

 financial return. Since his removal to 

 Northampton township Mr. Knight has been 

 continuously and actively interested in Re- 

 publican politics, and h-as held various pub- 

 lic positions of trust and responsibility, be- 

 ing chosen to both township and countv 

 offices. He was school director for eighteen 

 years, justice of the peace for seven years 

 and supervisor for two year?, while at the 

 present writing he is serving as county 

 treasurer, his incumbency extending from 

 1902 to 1905. No public trust reposed in 

 him has been betii'ayed in the slightest de- 

 gree, and his Entire official career has been 

 in harmony with the record of the family, 

 characterized by devotion to the general 

 good at all times, and desirous of the sub- 



stantial upbuilding of the county. At the 

 present time he is regarded as the leader 

 in the Republican ranks in his township. 



Mr. Knight wedded Elizabeth Cornell, a 

 daughter of James C. Cornell, of Holland, 

 and their children are as follows : Lincoln, 

 who married Clara Tomlinson, and has 

 one child, Charles G. ; Emma, the wife of 

 Dr. Markley, of Hatboro, and the mother 

 of five children-^Mary, Eilen, Amelia, 

 Emma and Ella; and Theodore, who 

 wedded Mary E. Parry, a daughter of John 

 Parry, of Langhorne; they have one child, 

 Helen Knight. 



WILLIAM D. YOCUM, a -farmer of 

 Hilltown township, Bucks county, was 

 born in Worcester township, Montgomery 

 county, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1839. 

 His paternal grandfather, Jonathan Yocum, 

 married a Miss Diehl. Their son, Israel 

 Yocum, was also a native of Montgomery 

 county, and throughout his business career 

 followed farming. He held membership 

 with the Mennonite church, and was a Re- 

 publican in his political views. He mar- 

 ried Margaret Diehl, and they became the 

 parents of five children, of whom one died 

 in infancy. The others are Mary, who 

 died at the age of fourteen years; William 

 D. ; Jonathan, who married Lizzie Clymer ; 

 and Eliza, wife of Henry Nace. 



William D. Yocum obtained his educa- 

 tion in the public schools of Montgomery 

 and Bucks counties, and has always fol- 

 lowed farming.' He assisted his father in 

 the labors of the fields through the period 

 of his youth, and thus gained the practical 

 experience which has enabled him to carry 

 f 01 ward to successful completion wiiatever 

 he has undertaken in the line of agricul- 

 tural pursuits. In 1869 he purchased the 

 farm in Hilltown township upon which he 

 has since resided, and through his unfalter- 

 ing energy and unremitting diligence has 

 placed this under a high state of cultiva- 

 tion. His political views are in accord with 

 the principles of Republicanism. In 1883 he 

 was elected on that ticket to the office of 

 supervisor of Hilltown township, to which 

 position he has since been frequently re- 

 elected, until his incumbency in the office 

 covers altogether fourteen years. He be- 

 longs to the Reformed church. 



Mr. Yocum was married January 13, 

 1866, to Miss Mary Gulick, who was born 

 October 20, 1844, a daughter of Merami and 

 Christinna (Swartz) Gulick. They have 

 seven children, namely : Merami G., born 

 July 31, 1866, and married Ella Yoder, by 

 whom he has one child. Alma; Maggie G., 

 born January 13, 1869, and is the wife of 

 Andrew Benner; Anna Mary, born Septeni- 

 ber 25, 1871, and is the wife of Calvin 

 Hunsberger,' and had five children — Grace, 

 Willie, Margaret (deceased), Calvin (de- 

 ceased), and Paul; William G., born No- 

 vember 25, 1873, and married Ida ]\Ior- 

 gan, by whom he has two children, William 



