From the above, "Joseph E. Knight At Meherin [S]chool," one might assume there was a school of that name in the Knight neighborhood in 1872.

Possibly the Meherrin School was conducted in the same structure as Old Meherrin Baptist Church 1771 - 1844, which Carter Thompson has placed on Rt #719 (Adam's Rd) near #623 (Plantersville Rd.). See Topozone map. Carter recalls as a child playing on the foundation of the old church. I have no record of how long the structure existed after 1844, but it is logical that it was used as a school house after 1844, as long as the structure survived and if a teacher was available.

The confederate map (1860's) of Lunenburg shows two Knight families at Pledger's Fork (now Knight's Creek) near "Old Ch" - the old Meherrin Baptist Church. The confederate map shows east of Pledger's Fork a name that could be Watson, about where there is an old Watson plantation today. - JoLee Gregory Spears 8 Jul 2001

Names found on various pages of this book:

From Lunenburg 1860 online census transcription
Corrections made 7-8-01 by JoLee from online census image of same page.

 24  44   43  Watson         Jese A, Jesse A. 65    M         Farmer         2,000     15,850    Virginia
 25  44   43  Watson         Sarah            60    F                                            Virginia
 26  44   43  Watson         Minirva          38    F                                            Virginia
 27  44   43  Watson         Thos B.          34    M         Overseer                 2,100     Virginia
                   REMARKS:  First name hard to read
 28  44   43  Watson         Robert J.        29    M         Carpenter                2,200     Virginia
 29  44   43  Watson         John E.          24    M         Mechanic                 125       Virginia
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 30  45   44  Knight         Sherwood W.      50    M         Farmer         1,200     1,500     Virginia
 31  45   44  Knight         Martha           50    F                                            Virginia
 32  45   44  Knight         Matthew W.       9 14  M                                            Virginia
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 33  46   45  Knight         Robert E.        43    M         Farmer         2,000     5,875     Virginia
 34  46   45  Knight         Martha A.        34    F                                            Virginia
 35  46   45  Knight         Jms. W. Jno W.   9 7   M                                            Virginia                X
 36  46   45  Knight         Wm. H            6     M                                            Virginia                X
 37  46   45  Knight         Thos P.          3     M                                            Virginia
                   REMARKS:  First name hard to read
 38  46   45  Knight         Joseph E.        11/12 M                                            Virginia
 39  46   45  Knight Pettus  John H.          19    M         School Teacher                     Virginia