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Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight 1863–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Jun 1863

Birth Location: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1905

Death Location: Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Father: William Knight

Mother: Sarah Stephens

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Grady Knight

In 1863, Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight entered the world in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA, born to William Elexander Knight And Sarah Ann Jane Stephens. Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight had children including Grady A Knight. Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight passed away in 1905 in Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1863, Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight entered the world in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA, born to William Elexander Knight And Sarah Ann Jane Stephens.
  • Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight had children including Grady A Knight.
  • Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight passed away in 1905 in Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Knight
1822–1886
Birth Location: Chester County, South Carolina, USA
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Sarah Stephens
1824–1915
Birth Location: Walton County, Georgia, USA
SS

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Grady Knight
1893–1979
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Doctor Knight's Ancestors

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Doctor Knight
1863–1905
Birth Place: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Parents
William Elexander Knight
1822–1886
Chester County, South Carolina, USA
Sarah (Ann "Jane") Stephens
1824–1915
Walton County, Georgia, USA
Grandparents
William ('Uncle Billy') Knight
1794–1883
Virginia USA
Elizabeth (Barbara) Mitchell
1797–1876
Union County, South Carolina, USA
Martha O'Neal
1800–1868
South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Nancy MULLINS
1775–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Doctor Knight's Descendants

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Doctor (Franklin ‘Doc’) Knight (Jun 1863–19 Jul 1905)
  1. 1. Grady (A) Knight 1893–1979
    1. 1. Lovella (Rosa) Knight 1926– m. Pheonix (Phillip) Brown 1919–2003
      1. 1. Pheonix (Dewayne) Brown 1944–2025
    2. 2. Elsie (Ione) Knight 1921–1996
    3. 3. William (Grady) Knight 1920–1984
    4. 4. Arless (A) Knight 1916–1973
    5. 5. Exie (Jane) Knight 1913–1988

Doctor Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1863
Jun 1863
Birth of Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight in Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
1905
19 Jul 1905
Age 42
Death of Doctor Franklin ‘Doc’ Knight in Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Jun 1863
    Event Place: Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1905
    Event Place: Peerless, Hopkins County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
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