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David Benjaman Knight 1841–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Nov 1841

Birth Location: Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA

Death Date: 16 Apr 1926

Death Location: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Father: Daniel Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Wallace

Spouse(s): Mary Miller

Children(s): Albert Knight

David Benjaman Knight was born in 1841 in Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA, the child of Daniel Cain Knight And Elizabeth Mary Wallace. In 1863, David Benjaman Knight resided in Andrew, Missouri, USA. David Benjaman Knight married Mary Jane Miller, and had children including Albert Leslie Knight. David Benjaman Knight passed away in 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

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Biography

  • David Benjaman Knight was born in 1841 in Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA, the child of Daniel Cain Knight And Elizabeth Mary Wallace.
  • In 1863, David Benjaman Knight resided in Andrew, Missouri, USA.
  • David Benjaman Knight married Mary Jane Miller, and had children including Albert Leslie Knight.
  • David Benjaman Knight passed away in 1926 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

David Knight's Ancestors

Self
David Knight
1841–1926
Birth Place: Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Parents
Daniel Cain Knight
1801–1875
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Elizabeth (Mary) Wallace
1810–1883
Sussex County, Delaware, USA
Grandparents
Samuel (Knight) *
1770–1850
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Hannah Cain
1771–1845
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, United States
James (Perry Wallace) Rev
1785–1849
Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Nancy Cardiff
1778–1847
Sussex Co., Delaware, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

David Knight's Descendants

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David (Benjaman) Knight (28 Nov 1841–16 Apr 1926) m. Mary (Jane) Miller (11 January 1845–27 August 1933)
  1. 1. Albert (Leslie) Knight 1883–1962 m. Afton (L) Campbell 1900–1999 m. Louisa (B) Schneider 1883–1960
    1. 1. Lelia (C.) Park 1922–1981
      1. 1. Marvin (Leroy Scoville) Jr 1947–1984
    2. 2. Sidney (L.) Knight 1904–1990
    3. 3. Alvin (B.) Knight 1905–1998

David Knight's Timeline

10 Records

1841
28 Nov 1841
Birth of David Benjaman Knight in Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1843
28 November 1843
Age 2
Birth of David Benjaman Knight in Andrew County, Missouri, United States of America
Andrew County, Missouri, United States of America
1863
1 Jul 1863
Age 22
David Benjaman Knight resided here in Andrew, Missouri, USA
Andrew, Missouri, USA
1864
8 Dec 1864
Age 23
David Benjaman Knight was married in Avenue City, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Avenue City, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1870
1870
Age 29
David Benjaman Knight resided here in Nodaway, Fillmore, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Nodaway, Fillmore, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 39
David Benjaman Knight resided here in Empire, Andrew, Missouri, USA
Empire, Andrew, Missouri, USA
1900
1900
Age 59
David Benjaman Knight resided here in Balderson, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Balderson, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1910
1910
Age 69
David Benjaman Knight resided here in Marysville Ward 2, Marshall, Kansas, USA
Marysville Ward 2, Marshall, Kansas, USA
1926
16 April 1926
Age 85
Death of David Benjaman Knight in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
1926
16 Apr 1926
Age 85
Death of David Benjaman Knight in Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 November 1843
    Event Place: Andrew County, Missouri, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Nov 1841
    Event Place: Platte City, Andrew, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1864
    Event Place: Avenue City, Andrew, Missouri, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jul 1863
    Event Place: Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110; Collection Name: Consolidated Enrollme

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Nodaway, Fillmore, Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Empire, Andrew, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Balderson, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Marysville Ward 2, Marshall, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC, USA; U.s., Civil War Pension Index: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; NAI Title: General Index to Civil War and Later Pension Files, Ca. 1949-Ca. 1949; NAI Number: 563268; Record Group Title

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Marysville, Marshall Co.
    Record Source: Web: Kansas, U.S., Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 April 1926
    Event Place: Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Web: Kansas, U.S., Fraternal Order Death Index, 1873-1969

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Apr 1926
    Event Place: Huntington Park, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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