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Jesse Knight 1840–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Death Date: Abt 1920

Death Location: Laurens County, South Carolina

Father: Berryman Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Vaughan

Spouse(s): Pernecia Long

Children(s): William Knight, Sarah Knight, Octavia Knight, Thomas Knight, John Knight

Jesse Knight was born in 1840 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of Berryman Stobe Knight And Elizabeth Vaughan. In 1860, Jesse Knight resided in Brewerton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA. In 1880, Jesse Knight resided in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA. Jesse Knight married Pernecia Long, and had children including John M Knight, Octavia Knight, Sarah Knight, Thomas W Knight, William Henry Knight. Jesse Knight passed away in 1920 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

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Biography

  • Jesse Knight was born in 1840 in Laurens County, South Carolina, the child of Berryman Stobe Knight And Elizabeth Vaughan.
  • In 1860, Jesse Knight resided in Brewerton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1880, Jesse Knight resided in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA.
  • Jesse Knight married Pernecia Long, and had children including John M Knight, Octavia Knight, Sarah Knight, Thomas W Knight, William Henry Knight.
  • Jesse Knight passed away in 1920 in Laurens County, South Carolina.

Immediate Family

Parents

Berryman Knight
1812–1892
Birth Location: –
BK
Elizabeth Vaughan
1812–1895
Birth Location: Laurens County, South Carolina
EV

Spouses(s)

Pernecia Long
1843–
Birth Location: –
PL

Children(s)

William Knight
1865–1941
Birth Location: –
WK
Sarah Knight
1868–
Birth Location: –
SK
Octavia Knight
1869–
Birth Location: –
OK
Thomas Knight
1873–1936
Birth Location: –
TK
John Knight
1865–1908
Birth Location: –
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Jesse Knight's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Knight
1840–1920
Birth Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
Parents
Berryman Stobe Knight
1812–1892
Elizabeth Vaughan
1812–1895
Laurens County, South Carolina
Grandparents
David (Alexander) Knight
1774–1860
Surry County, Province of North Carolina
Elizabeth Rhodes
1776–1853
Hillsborough, Orange, North Carolina, USA
John (Vaughan) I
1760–1847
South Carolina
Ruth (Lavinia) Mitchell
1781–1850
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
William Vaughan
–1828
Nimrod Mitchell
1743–1790
Mary Penn
1746–1818
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abraham Mitchell
1717–1799
Ann Hunter
1717–1809
Joseph Penn
1717–1767
Mary Taylor
1718–1757

Jesse Knight's Descendants

1.
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Jesse Knight (1840–Abt 1920) m. Pernecia Long (ABT 1843–)
  1. 1. William (Henry) Knight 1865–1941 m. Nancy (Mary) Garner 1864–1953
    1. 1. Essie (Pearl) Knight 1886–1953 m. John Owens 1887–1926
      1. 1. Walter (Robert Owens) Sr 1916–1993 m. Blanche (Thelma) Sumerel 1915–1998
        1. 1. Walter (Robert Owens) Jr 1948–1949
        2. 2. Karen (Lynne) Owens 1945–2022 m. Stanley (Norman) Bolding 1930–2005 m. Richard (Frank) Alcorn –2006
      2. 2. Raymond (Means Owens) Sr 1918–1990 m. Vera Vincent 1922–1985
        1. 1. Raymond (Means Owens) Jr 1944–1993 m. Johnsie (Jane) Apple 1946–2012
        2. 2. Linda (Ann) Owens 1948–2003
        3. 3. Janet (Gail) Owens 1951–1952
      3. 3. Margaret (Irene) Owens 1920–2007 m. Samuel (Asbury) Rutledge 1918–2014
      4. 4. James (Avin) Owens 1924–1993 m. Ruby (Nell) Roberts 1927–1999
      5. 5. John (Henry) Owens 1926–1972
    2. 2. Walter (Earl) Knight 1889–1968 m. Sallie (Riola) Baldwin 1892–1971
      1. 1. Mary (Louise) Knight 1916–1998 m. Joseph (S) Kamps 1913–1997
        1. 1. Nancy (Louise) Kamps 1947–2011
        2. 2. Joseph (Walter) Kamps 1942–2002
    3. 3. Henry (Means) Knight 1891–1981 m. Margaret Irwin 1894–1983
    4. 4. William (Lynon) Knight 1894–1973 m. Amanda (Reola) Spencer 1903–1977
      1. 1. William (Columbus) Knight 1922–1975 m. Frances (Marie) Sitgreaves 1924–1992
        1. 1. William (Joseph) Knight 1945–2001
      2. 2. Nancy (Laura) Knight 1928–2004 m. James (Henry McClellan) Sr 1925–1974
    5. 5. Paul (Clarence) Knight 1898–1913
    6. 6. Samuel (Wilkes) Knight 1900–1968 m. Janie (C) Caldwell 1905–1989
      1. 1. Sarah (Frances) Knight 1925–1999 m. James (Macklin) Barrett 1923–2006
      2. 2. Joe (Wilkes) Knight 1932–1996 m. Nettie (Ruth) Pace 1933–1994
      3. 3. Nellie (Jean) Knight 1934–1935
    7. 7. Charles (Bobo) Knight 1904–1978 m. Mary (Ethel) Wise 1908–1991
      1. 1. Infant (Son) Knight 1941–1941
      2. 2. Charles (Henry) Knight 1927–2000
      3. 3. William (Paul) Knight 1929–1993
      4. 4. Samuel (David) Knight 1931–1976
  2. 2. Sarah Knight 1868–
  3. 3. Octavia Knight 1869–
  4. 4. Thomas (W) Knight 1873–1936
  5. 5. John (M.) Knight 1865–1908 m. Emma Knight 1866–1913
    1. 1. Walter (M.) Knight 1887–1918
    2. 2. Arthur (Lee) Knight 1890–1969 m. Jennie (Lou) Lollis 1911–1997
      1. 1. Emma (Lou) Knight 1939–2018 m. Kenneth (Dean) Smith 1933–2012
    3. 3. Edgar (Matthew) Knight 1891–1934 m. Eunice Hill 1900–1963
      1. 1. William (Edgar) Knight 1917–1988
      2. 2. Ruth Knight 1919–
    4. 4. Ozzie (B.) Knight 1895–1917
    5. 5. Annie (Mae) Knight 1893–1970 m. Mason (Lee) Hawkins 1888–1958
      1. 1. J. (T.) Hawkins 1918–1962
      2. 2. Robert (Lee) Hawkins 1918–1977 m. Ruby (Gertrude) Ashley 1921–2009
        1. 1. Donnie (Lee) Hawkins 1943–
    6. 6. John (Allen) Knight 1898–
    7. 7. William (Bryant) Knight 1900–1984
      1. 1. Walter Knght 1925–1990 m. Martha (Louell) Escoe 1926–2014
        1. 1. Roger (Dale Knight) Sr 1948–2011
      2. 2. Troy Knight 1936–1994
    8. 8. James (Roy) Knight 1902–1981 m. Texie (Anna) Gambrell 1903–1969 m. Margie Bagwell 1908–2002
      1. 1. Annie (Laurie) Knight 1931–2016 m. David (Eugene) Foster 1932–2005
      2. 2. Roy Knight 1936–2011

Jesse Knight's Timeline

4 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Jesse Knight in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina
1860
1860
Age 20
Jesse Knight resided here in Brewerton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Brewerton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Jesse Knight resided here in Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
1920
Abt 1920
Age 80
Death of Jesse Knight in Laurens County, South Carolina
Laurens County, South Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Brewerton, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Laurens, South Carolina; Roll: M653_1222; Page: 253; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Cokesbury, Abbeville, South Carolina; Roll: 1217; Page: 284D; Enumeration District: 012

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1920
    Event Place: Laurens County, South Carolina
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