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James Anderson McKnight 1829–1895 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 07 Aug 1829

Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Death Date: 1895

Death Location: Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL

Father: Joseph McKnight

Mother: McCollough None

Spouse(s): Susannah Lewis

Children(s): Wilbert McKnight, Franny McKnight, Clara McKnight, James McKnight, Alvis McKnight, Emma McKnight, Sallie McKnight, Samuel McKnight, Joseph McKnight, Henry McKnight

James Anderson McKnight was born in 1829 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of Joseph Lee Mcknight And Mccollough. In 1870, James Anderson McKnight was employed in Miller. James Anderson McKnight married Susannah Lewis, and had children including Alvis Elrod Mcknight, Clara E Mcknight, Emma Catherine Mcknight, Franny Mcknight, Henry Frank Mcknight, James M Mcknight, Joseph Lewis Mcknight, Sallie Mcknight, Samuel Alonzo Mcknight, Wilbert W Mcknight. James Anderson McKnight passed away in 1895 in Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL.

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Biography

  • James Anderson McKnight was born in 1829 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of Joseph Lee Mcknight And Mccollough.
  • In 1870, James Anderson McKnight was employed in Miller.
  • James Anderson McKnight married Susannah Lewis, and had children including Alvis Elrod Mcknight, Clara E Mcknight, Emma Catherine Mcknight, Franny Mcknight, Henry Frank Mcknight, James M Mcknight, Joseph Lewis Mcknight, Sallie Mcknight, Samuel Alonzo Mcknight, Wilbert W Mcknight.
  • James Anderson McKnight passed away in 1895 in Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKnight's Ancestors

Self
James McKnight
1829–1895
Birth Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Parents
Joseph Lee McKnight
1805–1881
Rowan Co., NC
McCollough
1808–1855
KY
Grandparents
Roger (Lee) McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755

James McKnight's Descendants

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James (Anderson) McKnight (07 Aug 1829–1895) m. Susannah Lewis (16 Mar 1830–01 Jan 1906)
  1. 1. Wilbert (W.) McKnight 1852–
  2. 2. Franny McKnight 1869– m. Frome 1860–
  3. 3. Clara (E.) McKnight 1860–1873
  4. 4. James (M.) McKnight 1866–1880
  5. 5. Alvis (Elrod) McKnight 1856– m. Souella Bradfield 1859–
    1. 1. Caddie (Ethel) McKnight 1880–
  6. 6. Emma (Catherine) McKnight 1865–1950 m. W. (Jarrett) Jayne 1855–1946
  7. 7. Sallie McKnight 1873– m. Rolla (B.) Henry 1865–
  8. 8. Samuel (Alonzo) McKnight 1862–1899 m. Anna (J.) Duncan 1868–
  9. 9. Joseph (Lewis) McKnight 1857–1934 m. Victoria (Mariah) Coggan 1860–1940
    1. 1. Nellie McKnight 1881–1959
    2. 2. Grace (E.) McKnight 1885–1973
    3. 3. James (Wayne) McKnight 1888–1889
    4. 4. Joe Ben 1891–1962
    5. 5. Fannie 1893–1962
    6. 6. Kathleen (Laverne) McKnight 1895–1980
    7. 7. Iva (M.) McKnight 1879–1943 m. Bauman 1872–1949
      1. 1. Norton (J.) Bowman –1946
      2. 2. Dorothea Bowman 1901–1976
    8. 8. Jessie (Ann) McKnight 1883–1963 m. Edward (Everett) Bryan 1877–1956
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Bryan 1903–1972 m. Hugh Grim 1895–1970
      2. 2. Uarda (June) Bryan 1906–1988
      3. 3. Doris (Marjorie) Bryan 1910–1977 m. Leslie Hubbard 1911–
        1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Hubbard 1934–1935
      4. 4. Ned 1912–1929
      5. 5. Jerry 1919–1980
    9. 9. Jack 1898–1950 m. Florence (L.) Fahler 1905–1992
  10. 10. Henry (Frank) McKnight 1853–1894 m. Louisa (Jane) Shriner 1857–1944
    1. 1. Roy McKnight 1881–
    2. 2. Hazel (May) McKnight 1890–1971
      1. 1. June (Cecelia) Randall 1909–1973
      2. 2. Paul (Alexander) Randall 1911–1990
    3. 3. Rolla (B.) McKnight 1882–1944 m. Frankey Lollar 1881–1945
      1. 1. Frank (E.) McKnight 1904–1971 m. Inez Estopinal 1899–1977
      2. 2. Hazel McKnight 1909–1977 m. Neal (Hall) Smith 1904–1978
      3. 3. DeLoss McKnight 1906–1945 m. Thelma (Louise) LaRue 1911–1998

James McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1829
07 Aug 1829
Birth of James Anderson McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
1870
1870
Age 41
James Anderson McKnight was employed in Miller
Miller
1895
12 Sep 1895
Age 66
Death of James Anderson McKnight in Ingraham, Clay Co., IL
Ingraham, Clay Co., IL
1895
1895
Age 66
Burial of James Anderson McKnight in Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL
Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 07 Aug 1829
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 54, 55

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Miller
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 07 May 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1895
    Event Place: Ingraham, Clay Co., IL
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 54, 55

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1895
    Event Place: Ingraham Cemetery, Ingraham, Clay Co., IL
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

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