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Benjamin Lawrence McKnight 1864–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jun 1864

Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Death Date: 14 Sep 1939

Death Location: Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK

Father: John McKnight

Mother: Ollie Webb

Spouse(s): Edna Durham

Children(s): Ozie McKnight, Mary McKnight, Nora McKnight, John McKnight, Stella McKnight, Ruby McKnight

Benjamin Lawrence McKnight was born in 1864 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of John Strange Mcknight And Ollie Webb. Benjamin Lawrence McKnight married Edna Ciscro Durham, and had children including Ben Emmitt Mcknight, John Solon Mcknight, Mary Lucy Mcknight, Nora Lee Mcknight, Ozie Edna Mcknight, Ruby Esther Mcknight, Stella Ollie Mcknight. Benjamin Lawrence McKnight passed away in 1939 in Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Lawrence McKnight was born in 1864 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of John Strange Mcknight And Ollie Webb.
  • Benjamin Lawrence McKnight married Edna Ciscro Durham, and had children including Ben Emmitt Mcknight, John Solon Mcknight, Mary Lucy Mcknight, Nora Lee Mcknight, Ozie Edna Mcknight, Ruby Esther Mcknight, Stella Ollie Mcknight.
  • Benjamin Lawrence McKnight passed away in 1939 in Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK.

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Benjamin McKnight's Ancestors

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Benjamin McKnight
1864–1939
Birth Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Parents
John Strange McKnight
1831–1894
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Ollie Webb
1835–1910
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Grandparents
Joseph (Lee) McKnight
1805–1881
Rowan Co., NC
McCollough
1808–1855
KY
Great-Grandparents
Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Catherine Lee
1740–1771

Benjamin McKnight's Descendants

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Benjamin (Lawrence) McKnight (08 Jun 1864–14 Sep 1939) m. Edna (Ciscro) Durham (15 Mar 1882–22 Oct 1956)
  1. 1. Ozie (Edna) McKnight 1903–1980
  2. 2. Mary (Lucy) McKnight 1907–
  3. 3. Nora (Lee) McKnight 1909– m. Everett (Cecil) Baker –1931 m. Willie (Jesse) Hicks –1939
    1. 1. Edwin (Cecil) Baker 1927–1928
  4. 4. John (Solon) McKnight 1898–1978 m. Dovie (Olivia) Agree 1904–1967
    1. 1. Billy (R.) McKnight 1935–1937
  5. 5. Stella (Ollie) McKnight 1901–1981 m. Floyd (Bruce) Myers 1895–1978
  6. 6. Ruby (Esther) McKnight 1900–1970 m. Luther (J.) Fowler –1978

Benjamin McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1864
08 Jun 1864
Birth of Benjamin Lawrence McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
1939
14 Sep 1939
Age 75
Death of Benjamin Lawrence McKnight in Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK
Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jun 1864
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Sep 2002
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Sep 1939
    Event Place: Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rosedale Cemetery, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

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