SASS Members in the Northwest

Jed I. Knight, SASS #36423L

Favorite Guns

Joined SASS in 2001

Favorite Category is
Black Powder Gunfighter

Other Family Members
in SASS are:
Harley Davidson (wife),
Kookanadude (daughter),
& Padawan (son)
 

Pistols
1851 Navy Revolvers

Rifle
1866 Yellowboy

Shotgun
1878 Hammered Shotgun

History of the Persona:
Born Jedediah I. Knight in 1840, along the OR. Trail.

Jed I. Knight’s family moved to San Francisco in 1849, hoping like others, to strike it rich during the gold rush. It was in San Francisco that his father was gunned down in ’52, by a claim jumper. His father was laid to rest shortly before his 13th birthday. Jed took his father’s single shot muzzle loading rifle and hunted down the claim jumper. After confronting the killer, Jed shot him and took his weapons. The killer carried a pair of ’51 Navies. Fearing repercussions from the outlaw’s friends, Jed decided it would be best to leave that part of the country for a while. He said goodbye to his mother and headed north.

Not much was heard from or about Jedediah Knight during this period of his life, although some speculate he lived amongst the Indians during much of this period. There are also stories of Jed having ridden the outlaw trail, robbing and pillaging for a living. There are numerous accounts of him frequenting saloons and while not much for gambling he was said to have spent a lot of time and money in the brothels.

Jed worked odd jobs in the Northern California – Southern Oregon area (known as the State of Jefferson). It is here that he began to settle down...

Jed rode with many posses, making a name for himself by tracking down outlaws (knowing their trails from having ridden them himself not many years before). Eventually he became a lawman…

(Course now there are some who claim Jed I. Knight was some sort of a time traveler… but that’s a story for another time…)

Other Hobbies:
Family!, Cars, RV's, etc... Visit my alter ego's website HERE.