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Alice A. Knight 1846–1896 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 09 Mar 1846

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 22 Sep 1896

Death Location: Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Humphrey Knight

Mother: Harriett Forrest

Spouse(s): Bailey Diggs

Children(s): Edith Diggs, Emmit Diggs, Alice Diggs, Loyd Diggs, William Diggs, Nina Diggs, Joseph Diggs, Charles Diggs, Bertha Diggs, John Diggs

The story of Alice A. Knight began in 1846 in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Alice A. Knight resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Alice A. Knight resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA. Alice A. Knight married Bailey Maximilian Diggs, and had children including Alice Augustine Gussie Diggs, Bertha Marion Diggs, Charles Sledd Diggs, Edith Mae Diggs, Emmit Grey Diggs, John A Diggs, Joseph L Diggs, Loyd Jackson Diggs, Nina Bell Diggs, William Bailey Willie Diggs. Alice A. Knight passed away in 1896 in Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Alice A. Knight began in 1846 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Alice A. Knight resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Alice A. Knight resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Alice A. Knight married Bailey Maximilian Diggs, and had children including Alice Augustine Gussie Diggs, Bertha Marion Diggs, Charles Sledd Diggs, Edith Mae Diggs, Emmit Grey Diggs, John A Diggs, Joseph L Diggs, Loyd Jackson Diggs, Nina Bell Diggs, William Bailey Willie Diggs.
  • Alice A. Knight passed away in 1896 in Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Knight
1805–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Harriett Forrest
1820–1905
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Bailey Diggs
1845–1927
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Children(s)

Edith Diggs
1879–1958
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Emmit Diggs
1895–1972
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
ED
Alice Diggs
1884–1918
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
AD
Loyd Diggs
1877–1877
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
LD
William Diggs
1874–1955
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
WD
Nina Diggs
1877–1896
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
ND
Joseph Diggs
1873–1873
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JD
Charles Diggs
1882–1965
Birth Location: Diggs, Mathews, Virginia, USA
CD
Bertha Diggs
1871–1907
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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John Diggs
1870–1870
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JD

Alice Knight's Ancestors

Self
Alice Knight
1846–1896
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Humphrey B. Knight
1805–1849
Virginia, USA
Harriett (Blanche) Forrest
1820–1905
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas "Jacky") Forrest
1786–1857
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Alice Knight's Descendants

1.
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Alice (A.) Knight (09 Mar 1846–22 Sep 1896) m. Bailey (Maximilian) Diggs (06 Dec 1845–21 Oct 1927)
  1. 1. Edith (Mae) Diggs 1879–1958 m. William (Edward "Willie Tuck") Forrest 1873–1956
    1. 1. Lucille (Virginia) Forrest 1904–1985 m. Richard (Linwood "Buck") Trusch 1906–1996
      1. 1. Jean (Gardner) Trusch 1929–1994 m. William (Carlton "Buster") Lewis 1917–1991
    2. 2. Maxwell (Diggs "Mac") Forrest 1918–1992
    3. 3. Kathleen (Mae) Forrest 1922–2002 m. Wilbur (Columbus) Garnand 1923–2016
    4. 4. Alice (Knight "Toots") Forrest 1912–2007 m. James (Edward "Ed Ross") Morgan 1904–1983
      1. 1. Charlotte (Knight) Morgan 1938–2014 m. Melvin (Jarvis) Hudgins 1934–1987 m. Robert (Claytor Howard) Sr 1926–2013
    5. 5. Albert (Franklin "Frank") Forrest 1902–1981 m. Corrina (L.) Mitchem 1905–2000 m. Hilda (Ellen) Diggs 1908–1926
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Forrest 1931–2023 m. Claude (Harold Dale) Jr 1929–2012
    6. 6. William (Vaden "Willie") Forrest 1905–1946 m. Ethel (Louise) Hunley 1920–1957
  2. 2. Emmit (Grey) Diggs 1895–1972 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Miller 1898–1990 m. Austenia (Esma) Hudgins 1894–1956
    1. 1. James (Oliver Diggs) Sr 1916–1978 m. Ruby (Maybelle) Hudgins 1917–2004
    2. 2. Dorothy (Belle) Diggs 1917–2015 m. James (Henry) White 1917–1992
      1. 1. Parthenia (Elizabeth) White 1939–2003
      2. 2. Eleanor (Dianne) White 1943–1950
  3. 3. Alice (Augustine "Gussie") Diggs 1884–1918 m. Ira (Sanka) Sawyer 1865–1930
    1. 1. Thelma (Mae) Sowyer 1908–1986 m. William (Howard) Forrest 1903–1989
      1. 1. Thelma (Virginia) Forrest 1930–2009 m. John (Williamson "Jack"" Coleman) Sr 1925–2013
      2. 2. Gloria (Jean) Forrest 1928–2017 m. Richard (Lawrence "Dick" Mayo) Sr 1926–1995
    2. 2. Maywood (B) Sawyer 1906–1918
    3. 3. Lucy (Virginia) Sawyer 1911–1999 m. Vernon (Snyder) Dewberry 1902–1983 m. Elliott (Andrew) Land 1905–1961 m. Frederick (Lumpkin) Cooper 1896– m. Paul (Ernest) Sawyer 1900–1946
      1. 1. Joan (Fay) Land 1937–2006
      2. 2. Dorothy (Louise) Land 1941–2022
      3. 3. Carlton (Earl) Sawyer 1929–2014 m. Joan (Carol) Erler 1931–2001 m. Selma (Rebecca) Cox 1929–1972
  4. 4. Loyd (Jackson) Diggs 1877–1877
  5. 5. William (Bailey "Willie") Diggs 1874–1955 m. Elizabeth (Jane "Janie" "Lizzie") Morgan 1880–1973
    1. 1. Christine (Cralle) Diggs 1904–1999 m. Arthur (Schley) Hudgins 1899–1970
      1. 1. John (Diggs) Hudgins 1933–1999 m. Nelda (Wright Prince) Hudgins 1929–2010 m. Joyce (Hogge) Hudgins 1931–2011
      2. 2. Howard (Schley) Hudgins 1927–1990 m. Genevieve (Ruth) Wilson 1933–2011 m. Shirley (Katherine) Lewis 1931–2012 m. Betty (Lou) Gartzke 1936–2004
      3. 3. Kathryn (Christine) Hudgins 1923–1992 m. Ralph (Lyell) Hearn 1919–1995
        1. 1. Sandra (Warren) Hearn 1943–2020 m. Boyd (Clyde) Bunting 1940–2003
    2. 2. Julia Diggs 1897–
  6. 6. Nina (Bell) Diggs 1877–1896
  7. 7. Joseph (L.) Diggs 1873–1873
  8. 8. Charles (Sledd) Diggs 1882–1965 m. Susan (Jane) Kelso 1883–1959
  9. 9. Bertha (Marion) Diggs 1871–1907 m. James (Lee) Hudgins 1865–1932
    1. 1. Louise Hudgins 1891–1980 m. William (Marshall White) Sr 1890–1947
      1. 1. William (Marshall White) Jr 1914–1985 m. Etta (Mae) Deane 1918–2009
      2. 2. Thomas (Vernon White) Sr 1917–2004 m. Charlotte (Henrietta) King 1922–1984
      3. 3. Lillie (Christabelle) White 1915–
      4. 4. Joe (Lee) White 1919–2018 m. Margaret (Amelia) Briscoe 1921–2017
    2. 2. Alice (Virginia) Hudgins 1899–1936 m. William (Grimes Temple) Sr 1898–1976
      1. 1. James (Earle Temple) Sr 1922–2004 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Cornette 1923–2002
        1. 1. Larry (Lee) Temple 1947–1947
      2. 2. William (Grimes Temple) Jr 1919–2012 m. Orrie Liverman 1919– m. Mamie (Elizabeth) Bunch 1920–1993
      3. 3. Alice (Hudgins) Temple 1924–2023 m. Robert (Phillip) McGee 1923–2018
    3. 3. James (Earl) Hudgins 1894–1979 m. Minnie (Day) Partridge 1899–1971
    4. 4. Hugh (Montague) Hudgins 1901–1987 m. Louise (Lelia) Longworth 1901–1985
      1. 1. Phyllis (May) Hudgins 1922–2019 m. Paul (Nicholas) Bacalis 1919–2016
    5. 5. Kathryn (Lee) Hudgins 1903–1980 m. Elmo (Burke) Markham 1902–1997
  10. 10. John (A) Diggs 1870–1870

Alice Knight's Timeline

6 Records

1846
09 Mar 1846
Birth of Alice A. Knight in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 4
Alice A. Knight resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 14
Alice A. Knight resided here in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 24
Alice A. Knight resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 34
Alice A. Knight resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1896
22 Sep 1896
Age 50
Death of Alice A. Knight in Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 09 Mar 1846
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 533B; Enumeration District: 048
    [3] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 162A; Family History Library Film: 553161
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 36B; Image: 78

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 36B; Image: 78

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M593_1662; Page: 162A; Family History Library Film: 553161

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 533B; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Sep 1896
    Event Place: Haven, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Deaths and Burials Index
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Registers, Library of Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912
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