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John Strange McKnight 1831–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Feb 1831

Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Death Date: 26 Dec 1894

Death Location: Old Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK

Father: Joseph McKnight

Mother: McCollough None

Spouse(s): Ollie Webb, Martha Magner

Children(s): William McKnight, Mary McKnight, Benjamin McKnight, George McKnight, Joseph McKnight, Henry McKnight, Martha Lutricia

The story of John Strange McKnight began in 1831 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN. John Strange McKnight married Martha S Magner, Ollie Webb, and had children including Benjamin Lawrence Mcknight, George Newton Mcknight, Henry Franklin Mcknight, Joseph Arthur Mcknight, Martha Lutricia, Mary E Mcknight, William Francis Mcknight. John Strange McKnight passed away in 1894 in Old Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK.

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Biography

  • The story of John Strange McKnight began in 1831 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN.
  • John Strange McKnight married Martha S Magner, Ollie Webb, and had children including Benjamin Lawrence Mcknight, George Newton Mcknight, Henry Franklin Mcknight, Joseph Arthur Mcknight, Martha Lutricia, Mary E Mcknight, William Francis Mcknight.
  • John Strange McKnight passed away in 1894 in Old Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph McKnight
1805–1881
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
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McCollough None
1808–1855
Birth Location: KY
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Spouses(s)

Ollie Webb
1835–1910
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Martha Magner
1835–1856
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Children(s)

William McKnight
1860–1942
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Mary McKnight
1855–
Birth Location: –
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Benjamin McKnight
1864–1939
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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George McKnight
1871–1913
Birth Location: Noble, Richland Co., IL
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Joseph McKnight
1869–1936
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Henry McKnight
1862–1919
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Martha Lutricia
1866–1944
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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John McKnight's Ancestors

Self
John McKnight
1831–1894
Birth Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Parents
Joseph Lee McKnight
1805–1881
Rowan Co., NC
McCollough
1808–1855
KY
Grandparents
Roger (Lee) McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755

John McKnight's Descendants

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John (Strange) McKnight (22 Feb 1831–26 Dec 1894) m. Ollie Webb (22 Oct 1835–04 Jan 1910) m. Martha (S.) Magner (1835–16 Jul 1856)
  1. 1. William (Francis) McKnight 1860–1942 m. Jenny Gordon 1864–
    1. 1. Arvin McKnight 1886–
    2. 2. Rossie McKnight 1888–
    3. 3. Bessie McKnight 1889–1976
  2. 2. Mary (E.) McKnight 1855–
  3. 3. Benjamin (Lawrence) McKnight 1864–1939 m. Edna (Ciscro) Durham 1882–1956
    1. 1. Ozie (Edna) McKnight 1903–1980
    2. 2. Mary (Lucy) McKnight 1907–
    3. 3. Nora (Lee) McKnight 1909– m. Everett (Cecil) Baker –1931 m. Willie (Jesse) Hicks –1939
      1. 1. Edwin (Cecil) Baker 1927–1928
    4. 4. John (Solon) McKnight 1898–1978 m. Dovie (Olivia) Agree 1904–1967
      1. 1. Billy (R.) McKnight 1935–1937
    5. 5. Stella (Ollie) McKnight 1901–1981 m. Floyd (Bruce) Myers 1895–1978
    6. 6. Ruby (Esther) McKnight 1900–1970 m. Luther (J.) Fowler –1978
  4. 4. George (Newton) McKnight 1871–1913 m. Martha (Hester) Gray 1878–1963
    1. 1. Clara (May) McKnight 1897–1899
    2. 2. Homer (Alvin) McKnight 1903–1982 m. Mary (Margaret) Barry 1903–1954
    3. 3. George (Newton) McKnight 1900–1943 m. Annie Morgan 1901–1943
  5. 5. Joseph (Arthur) McKnight 1869–1936 m. Maggie (Bell) Winters 1882–1927
    1. 1. Pearle (May) McKnight 1899–1918 m. Lawrence Churchwell 1896–1961
  6. 6. Henry (Franklin) McKnight 1862–1919 m. Lena (Lenora) Fulton 1868–1935
    1. 1. Willie McKnight 1890–1890
    2. 2. Gussie (Gray) McKnight 1893–1943
    3. 3. Benjamin (Hobart) McKnight 1896–
    4. 4. Zettie McKnight 1900–1981
    5. 5. Collie McKnight 1903–1903
    6. 6. Fleeta McKnight 1907–1958
    7. 7. Harley (B.) McKnight 1913–
    8. 8. Shelby (Fulton) McKnight 1909–1998 m. Dolly (Nell) Stewart 1911–1992
    9. 9. Robert (Strange) McKnight 1884–1954 m. Emma Benge 1888–1966
      1. 1. Eunice McKnight 1914–1978
      2. 2. William (Henry) McKnight 1918–1956
    10. 10. Letha (Jane) McKnight 1886–1965 m. Henry Austin 1882–
    11. 11. Mable McKnight 1904–1980 m. Herbert Wilson 1903–1973
    12. 12. Essie (Lenora) McKnight 1891–1980 m. George (Richard) Page 1883–1963
      1. 1. Oran (Melvin) Page 1917–1918
      2. 2. Vola (Vera) Page 1913–1997 m. M. (J.) Amox 1917–1981
        1. 1. Glenda (Mae) Amox 1946–1987
      3. 3. Iris (Veta) Page 1915– m. John (Odis) Abrams 1910–1974
    13. 13. Orville McKnight 1898–1994 m. Frances (Wesley) Box 1899–1998
    14. 14. Ollie 1888–1983 m. Denny (Hendrix Alexander) Dryden 1884–1961
      1. 1. Mayme (Katherine) Dryden 1913–1998 m. Crawford (Allen) McAlister 1914–1974
      2. 2. Ruth Dryden 1927–1978
  7. 7. Martha Lutricia 1866–1944 m. John (Henry) Smith 1857–1940
    1. 1. Emmit (Guy) Smith 1900–1946 m. Nellie (May) Bennett 1901–1995
    2. 2. Fannie 1903–1922 m. Harold (Moody) Gable 1900–1984
    3. 3. Florence (Lorena) Smith 1906–1909
    4. 4. James (Albert) Smith 1908–1910
    5. 5. John (Arthor) Smith 1889–1890
    6. 6. Raymond Smith 1891–1891
    7. 7. Jessie (Gardner) Smith 1893–1943 m. Gertrude Curry 1895–
    8. 8. Thomas (Henry) Smith 1897–1984 m. Ola (Louise) Mitchell 1904–1927
    9. 9. Wayman (Albert) Smith 1891–1964 m. Eula (Mae) Mixon 1897–1928 m. Anna (Ellen) McPherson 1904–1984
      1. 1. Edna (Joy) Smith 1916–
      2. 2. Waymond (Tommy) Smith 1921–
      3. 3. Albert (Guy) Smith 1922– m. Mary (Lou) Coleman –2000
      4. 4. Alva (Leon) Smith 1925–1925
      5. 5. Eula (Isabell) Smith 1926–1998 m. Glenn (Harold) Miller 1922–1978
    10. 10. Nellie (Lee) Smith 1886–1938 m. Miles (Ashbury) Morton 1879–1961
      1. 1. Zula (Mae) Morton 1905–
      2. 2. Martha (Ann) Morton 1907–
      3. 3. Lloyd (R.) Morton 1909–
    11. 11. Walter (William) Smith 1887–1947 m. Beulah (Augthia) Stubblefield 1888–1946
      1. 1. Viola Smith 1914–1982 m. Walter (Rowe) Cherry 1907–1993

John McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1831
22 Feb 1831
Birth of John Strange McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
1894
26 Dec 1894
Age 63
Death of John Strange McKnight in Duncan, Stephens Co., OK
Duncan, Stephens Co., OK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1831
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 54

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 08 Jun 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp 65-66

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Dec 1894
    Event Place: Duncan, Stephens Co., OK
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, p. 54

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Old Duncan Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW
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