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James Hayes McKnight 1908–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1908

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States

Death Date: 18 Jun 1979

Death Location: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Father: Ira McKnight

Mother: Nancy Kelly

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Jolene McKnight

James Hayes McKnight was born in 1908 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Ira Mcknight And Nancy Allie Kelly. James Hayes McKnight had children including Jolene Joyce Mcknight. James Hayes McKnight passed away in 1979 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Biography

  • James Hayes McKnight was born in 1908 in Kentucky, United States, the child of Ira Mcknight And Nancy Allie Kelly.
  • James Hayes McKnight had children including Jolene Joyce Mcknight.
  • James Hayes McKnight passed away in 1979 in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James McKnight's Ancestors

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James McKnight
1908–1979
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States
Parents
Ira McKnight
1876–1953
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Nancy (Allie) Kelly
1879–1953
Harlan, Harlan, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
William (H) Kell
1828–1880
McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Ann) Kell
1832–1910
Warren, Tennessee, United States
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Kell
1791–1877
Lydia Lakey
1793–1877
Jacob Cope
1800–1884
Sarah Odom
1803–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William O'Kelley
1795–1871
Isabella
1765–
Thomas Lakey
1751–1808
Ann Hadley
1759–1841
Francis Coupee
1775–1814
Margarett Crider
1778–1821
George (Oldham)
1761–1819
Jane Russell
1767–1860

James McKnight's Descendants

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James (Hayes) McKnight (6 Oct 1908–18 Jun 1979)
  1. 1. Jolene (Joyce) McKnight 1933–2015

James McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1908
6 Oct 1908
Birth of James Hayes McKnight in Kentucky, United States
Kentucky, United States
1979
18 Jun 1979
Age 71
Death of James Hayes McKnight in Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1908
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Jun 1979
    Event Place: Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree

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