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Aaron Hollis Knighton 1822–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Oct 1822

Birth Location: Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 26 Feb 1895

Death Location: Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia

Father: Mosses Knighton

Mother: Lydia Hollis

Spouse(s): Lucretia Skelton

Children(s): Susannah Knighton

Aaron Hollis Knighton was born in 1822 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Mosses Knighton And Lydia Lenora Hollis. Aaron Hollis Knighton married Lucretia Skelton, and had children including Susannah Alma Susie Knighton. Aaron Hollis Knighton passed away in 1895 in Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia.

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Biography

  • Aaron Hollis Knighton was born in 1822 in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA, the child of Mosses Knighton And Lydia Lenora Hollis.
  • Aaron Hollis Knighton married Lucretia Skelton, and had children including Susannah Alma Susie Knighton.
  • Aaron Hollis Knighton passed away in 1895 in Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mosses Knighton
1791–1875
Birth Location: Fairfield County, South Carolina
MK
Lydia Hollis
1795–1847
Birth Location: Martin Co., South Carolina, USA
LH

Spouses(s)

Lucretia Skelton
1822–1880
Birth Location: Habersham, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Susannah Knighton
1851–1887
Birth Location: , Randolph, Georgia, USA
SK

Aaron Knighton's Ancestors

Self
Aaron Knighton
1822–1895
Birth Place: Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Mosses Knighton
1791–1875
Fairfield County, South Carolina
Lydia (Lenora) Hollis
1795–1847
Martin Co., South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Thomas Knighton
1753–1827
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Jane (FREEMAN) *
1753–1832
Fairfield County, South Carolina
John Hollis
1751–1836
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, United States
Nancy Knighton
1760–1832
Fairfax, Fairfax, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr.
1732–1790
Margaret
1734–1773
James Hollis
1728–1794
Rosannah Hagan
1735–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Berry Hagan
1710–1795
Mary Thompson
1715–1740

Aaron Knighton's Descendants

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Aaron (Hollis) Knighton (20 Oct 1822–26 Feb 1895) m. Lucretia Skelton (abt 1822–1880)
  1. 1. Susannah (Alma "Susie") Knighton 1851–1887 m. Simeon (Halveston) Roberts 1847–1931
    1. 1. Katie (A) Horsley 1870–1951 m. Walter (C) Horsley 1872–1960
      1. 1. Clide (E) Horsley 1893–1942 m. Jesse (Stella) Teeple 1903–1968
        1. 1. Melvin (Clyde) Horsley 1924–2006 m. Lila (Ann) Reed 1925–1996

Aaron Knighton's Timeline

4 Records

1822
20 Oct 1822
Birth of Aaron Hollis Knighton in Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
Fairfield, South Carolina, USA
1845
25 Dec 1845
Age 23
Aaron Hollis Knighton was married in Stewart, Georgia, USA
Stewart, Georgia, USA
1846
25 Dec 1846
Age 24
Aaron Hollis Knighton was married in Stewart, Georgia, USA
Stewart, Georgia, USA
1895
26 Feb 1895
Age 73
Death of Aaron Hollis Knighton in Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia
Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Oct 1822
    Event Place: Fairfield, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1845
    Event Place: Stewart, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1846
    Event Place: Stewart, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Feb 1895
    Event Place: Shellman, Randolph County, Georgia
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