The eldest of six children of John Knecht and Henrietta Schneider Knecht, he married Lorena Belle Wilson 03 Oct 1888, in Tonica, IL. They had four children.
He was a commission merchant in Chicago before joining American Harvester, in 1899. He served as Manager of the Budapest, Hungary office of International Harvester Co. until 1914. He traveled widely.
The family changed their surname to Knight about 1918, when sentiment against Germans ran high.
He was a commission merchant in Chicago before joining American Harvester, in 1899. He served as Manager of the Budapest, Hungary office of International Harvester Co. until 1914. He traveled widely.
The family changed their surname to Knight about 1918, when sentiment against Germans ran high.
The eldest of six children of John Knecht and Henrietta Schneider Knecht, he married Lorena Belle Wilson 03 Oct 1888, in Tonica, IL. They had four children.
He was a commission merchant in Chicago before joining American Harvester, in 1899. He served as Manager of the Budapest, Hungary office of International Harvester Co. until 1914. He traveled widely.
The family changed their surname to Knight about 1918, when sentiment against Germans ran high.
He was a commission merchant in Chicago before joining American Harvester, in 1899. He served as Manager of the Budapest, Hungary office of International Harvester Co. until 1914. He traveled widely.
The family changed their surname to Knight about 1918, when sentiment against Germans ran high.
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