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James Wiley McKnight 1857–1943 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Oct 1857

Birth Location: Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO

Death Date: 12 Feb 1943

Death Location: Stillwater, Payne Co., OK

Father: Christopher McKnight

Mother: Rebecca Napier

Spouse(s): Susan McWhethy

Children(s): Marjorie McKnight, Goldie McKnight, Emmett McKnight, Maggie None

In 1857, James Wiley McKnight entered the world in Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO, born to Christopher Franklin Mcknight And Rebecca Napier. James Wiley McKnight married Susan O Della Mcwhethy, and had children including Emmett Franklin Mcknight, Goldie Jane Mcknight, Maggie, Marjorie May Mcknight. James Wiley McKnight passed away in 1943 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK.

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Biography

  • In 1857, James Wiley McKnight entered the world in Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO, born to Christopher Franklin Mcknight And Rebecca Napier.
  • James Wiley McKnight married Susan O Della Mcwhethy, and had children including Emmett Franklin Mcknight, Goldie Jane Mcknight, Maggie, Marjorie May Mcknight.
  • James Wiley McKnight passed away in 1943 in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher McKnight
1816–1883
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Rebecca Napier
1828–1901
Birth Location: –
RN

Spouses(s)

Susan McWhethy
1869–
Birth Location: Stillwater, Payne Co., OK
SM

Children(s)

Marjorie McKnight
1889–
Birth Location: –
MM
Goldie McKnight
1895–
Birth Location: –
GM
Emmett McKnight
1898–1991
Birth Location: –
EM
Maggie None
1887–1956
Birth Location: Oologah, Rogers Co., OK
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James McKnight's Ancestors

Self
James McKnight
1857–1943
Birth Place: Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO
Parents
Christopher Franklin McKnight
1816–1883
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Rebecca Napier
1828–1901
Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1793–1860
Rowan Co., NC
Sarah (Mary) Foster
1800–
TN
Great-Grandparents
Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Catherine Lee
1740–1771

James McKnight's Descendants

1.
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James (Wiley) McKnight (29 Oct 1857–12 Feb 1943) m. Susan (O'Della) McWhethy (29 Oct 1869–)
  1. 1. Marjorie (May) McKnight 1889–
  2. 2. Goldie (Jane) McKnight 1895–
  3. 3. Emmett (Franklin) McKnight 1898–1991
  4. 4. Maggie 1887–1956 m. Joseph (William) Macey 1886–1969

James McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1857
29 Oct 1857
Birth of James Wiley McKnight in Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO
Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO
1943
12 Feb 1943
Age 86
Death of James Wiley McKnight in Stillwater, Payne Co., OK
Stillwater, Payne Co., OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Oct 1857
    Event Place: Allen Twp., Gentry Co., MO
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 28 Dec 2003
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1943
    Event Place: Stillwater, Payne Co., OK
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW
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