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John Bailey Knight 1848 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 1848

Birth Location: , Hancock, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 21 Sep 1920

Death Location: Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA

Father: Isaac Knight

Mother: Mary Plummer

Spouse(s): Mary Knight

Children(s): Alonzo Knight

The story of John Bailey Knight began in 1848 in , Hancock, Indiana, USA. In 1880, John Bailey Knight resided in Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States. John Bailey Knight married Mary Knight, and had children including Alonzo Knight. John Bailey Knight passed away in 1920 in Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Bailey Knight began in 1848 in , Hancock, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1880, John Bailey Knight resided in Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States.
  • John Bailey Knight married Mary Knight, and had children including Alonzo Knight.
  • John Bailey Knight passed away in 1920 in Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

John Knight's Ancestors

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John Knight
1848 – 1920
Birth Place: , Hancock, Indiana, USA
Parents
Isaac Knight
1812 – 1898
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Mary Plummer
1815 – 1886
Harrison, Charles, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Bailey Knight
1761 – 1839
Stafford, Virginia, USA
Sarah (Ann) UnKnown
1765 – 1851
, , Virginia, USA
Joel Plummer
1773 – 1850
Augusta [Harrison] Co, Virginia, United States
Mary Self
1775 – 1855
Era, Cooke, Texas, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Knight
1731 – 1776
Rachel Abbot
1733 – 1840
Robert Plummer
1750 – 1817
Margaret Holston
1748 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Knight
1710 – 1772
Elizabeth Woodson
1713 – 1784

John Knight's Descendants

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John (Bailey) Knight (May 1848 – 21 Sep 1920) m. Mary Knight (abt 1853 – )
  1. 1. Alonzo Knight (abt 1872 – )

John Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1848
May 1848
Birth of John Bailey Knight in , Hancock, Indiana, USA
, Hancock, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 32
John Bailey Knight resided here in Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States
Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States
1920
21 Sep 1920
Age 72
Death of John Bailey Knight in Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA
Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 1848
    Event Place: , Hancock, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Hancock, Indiana; Roll: 282; Family History Film: 1254282; Page: 91B; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 0186

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Center, Hancock, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Center, Hancock, Indiana; Roll: 282; Family History Film: 1254282; Page: 91B; Enumeration District: 193; Image: 0186

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Sep 1920
    Event Place: Wilkinson, Hancock, Indiana, USA

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