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Janie Sowell Knight 1905–1994 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1905

Birth Location: Bennettstown, Kentucky

Death Date: 12 May 1994

Death Location: Herndon, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: John Sowell

Mother: Nora Sawill

Spouse(s): Haily Knight

Children(s): John Knight, Thomas Knight, Hillman Knight, Marilyn Knight, Howard Knight, Raymond Knight

The story of Janie Sowell Knight began in 1905 in Bennettstown, Kentucky. Janie Sowell Knight married Haily Knight, and had children including Hillman Lee Knight, Howard Windell Knight, John Wesley Knight, Marilyn Yvatta Knight, Raymond Noble Knight, Thomas E Knight. Janie Sowell Knight passed away in 1994 in Herndon, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Janie Sowell Knight began in 1905 in Bennettstown, Kentucky.
  • Janie Sowell Knight married Haily Knight, and had children including Hillman Lee Knight, Howard Windell Knight, John Wesley Knight, Marilyn Yvatta Knight, Raymond Noble Knight, Thomas E Knight.
  • Janie Sowell Knight passed away in 1994 in Herndon, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Janie Knight's Ancestors

Self
Janie Knight
1905–1994
Birth Place: Bennettstown, Kentucky
Parents
John Tillman Sowell
1874–1940
Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Nora Sawill
1877–1937
Kentucky
Grandparents
James (Thomas) Sowell
1846–1923
Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America
Eliza (Jane) McCraw
1853–1918
Montgomery County, Tennessee, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sowell
1823–1870
Mary Newton
1818–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Sowell
1800–1868
Hannah Hunter
1795–1850

Janie Knight's Descendants

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Janie (Sowell) Knight (10 Oct 1905–12 May 1994) m. Haily Knight (28 October 1908–8 October 1980)
  1. 1. John (Wesley) Knight 1930–1983 m. Velma (Louise) McGar 1931–2015
    1. 1. Marsha (Kaye) Knight-Gilkey-Hall 1950–2019
  2. 2. Thomas (E) Knight 1922–
  3. 3. Hillman (Lee) Knight 1933–1933
  4. 4. Marilyn (Yvatta) Knight 1934–2017
  5. 5. Howard (Windell) Knight 1938–2003
  6. 6. Raymond (Noble) Knight 1942–2018

Janie Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1905
10 October 1905
Birth of Janie Sowell Knight in Bennettstown, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Bennettstown, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1905
10 Oct 1905
Birth of Janie Sowell Knight in Bennettstown, Kentucky
Bennettstown, Kentucky
1906
1906
Age 1
Birth of Janie Sowell Knight in Kentucky
Kentucky
1994
12 May 1994
Age 89
Death of Janie Sowell Knight in Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
1994
12 May 1994
Age 89
Death of Janie Sowell Knight
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1905
    Event Place: Bennettstown, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1905
    Event Place: Bennettstown, Kentucky

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1994
    Event Place: Hopkinsville, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1994

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Herndon, Christian County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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