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Edwin Thomas Knight 1827–1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1827

Birth Location: Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA

Death Date: 22 Jul 1882

Death Location: Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Father: Jesse Knight

Mother: Amanda Watts

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Edwin Thomas Knight was born in 1827 in Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA, the child of Jesse Brand Knight And Amanda M Watts. Edwin Thomas Knight passed away in 1882 in Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • Edwin Thomas Knight was born in 1827 in Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA, the child of Jesse Brand Knight And Amanda M Watts.
  • Edwin Thomas Knight passed away in 1882 in Lowndes, Alabama, United States.

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Edwin Knight's Ancestors

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Edwin Knight
1827–1882
Birth Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA
Parents
Jesse Brand Knight
1804–1868
Edgecombe, North Carolina, USA
Amanda (M) Watts
1804–1855
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Rust) Watts
1777–1844
Fauquier, Virginia, United States
Agnes (Nancy) Comer
1782–1855
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Rev. Jr
1747–1797
Hannah Boggess
1753–1834
John Comer
1750–1813
Maria Rymes
1760–1782
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas WATTS
1720–1769
Lydia "Tabitha"
1723–1779
Thomas Boggess
1713–1772
Hannah Rust
1713–1798
James Comer
1720–1796
Elizabeth Moss
1730–1796
John Rhymes
1740–1811
Celia Rogers
1740–

Edwin Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1827
28 May 1827
Birth of Edwin Thomas Knight in Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA
Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA
1882
22 Jul 1882
Age 55
Death of Edwin Thomas Knight in Lowndes, Alabama, United States
Lowndes, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1827
    Event Place: Mount Willing, Lowndes Co., AL, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Jul 1882
    Event Place: Lowndes, Alabama, United States

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