Knight descendants --If you haven't read it in the email I sent, please read it here. Let me know if any changes need to be made. According to the information I have, everything is correct, although it's not worded as eloquently as I would like. I guess the Commission must cut out all the "flowery" wording in order to get more info onto the plaque. I've heard from a couple of you already, and I appreciate it!
The inscription reads....
JOHN T. KNIGHT
JOHN THOMAS KNIGHT (1861-1959), BORN IN WINNSBORO, MOVED TO COMMERCE IN 1878. HE MARRIED ELLA VIRGINIA CARTER IN 1893, AND THE COUPLE RAISED NINE CHILDREN IN THEIR HOME ON MANGUM STREET. JOHN WAS A PROMINENT CIVIC AND BUSINESS LEADER. HE WAS A MEMBER AND PRESIDENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD FROM 1900-36. WITH HIS BROTHER, THOMAS, HE OPERATED KNIGHT BROTHERS GROCERY. HE WAS PRESIDENT OF FARMERS STATE BANK AND DIRECTOR OF FIRST NATIONAL BANK. JOHN HELPED BRING MAY COLLEGE (NOW TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-COMMERCE) FROM COOPER. HE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AREA LAND OWNER AND OWNER AND STOCKHOLDER OF LOCAL BUSINESSES. A MEMBER OF THE MASONIC LODGE FOR 62 YEARS, HE ALSO RAISED CATTLE AND COTTON. JOHN AND HIS FAMILY MADE MANY LASTING CONTRIBUTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY.
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