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Joseph Lee McKnight 1805–1881 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Mar 1805

Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC

Death Date: 05 Jan 1881

Death Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Father: Roger McKnight

Mother: Lydia Elrod

Spouse(s): McCollough None, Lydia Lafferty

Children(s): James McKnight, Christopher McKnight, Henry McKnight, Laura McKnight, John McKnight, Amanda McKnight, George McKnight, Mary McKnight, Lydia McKnight, Nancy McKnight, Joseph McKnight

In 1805, Joseph Lee McKnight entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod. Joseph Lee McKnight married Lydia Lafferty, Mccollough, and had children including Amanda Jane Mcknight, Christopher Mcknight, George Roger Mcknight, Henry Lingle Mcknight, James Anderson Mcknight, John Strange Mcknight, Joseph Franklin Mcknight, Laura Rosilla Mcknight, Lydia Ann Mcknight, Mary Elizabeth Mcknight, Nancy Emily Mcknight. Joseph Lee McKnight passed away in 1881 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN.

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Biography

  • In 1805, Joseph Lee McKnight entered the world in Rowan Co., NC, born to Roger Lee Mcknight And Lydia Elrod.
  • Joseph Lee McKnight married Lydia Lafferty, Mccollough, and had children including Amanda Jane Mcknight, Christopher Mcknight, George Roger Mcknight, Henry Lingle Mcknight, James Anderson Mcknight, John Strange Mcknight, Joseph Franklin Mcknight, Laura Rosilla Mcknight, Lydia Ann Mcknight, Mary Elizabeth Mcknight, Nancy Emily Mcknight.
  • Joseph Lee McKnight passed away in 1881 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN.

Immediate Family

Parents

Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
RM
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Birth Location: Rowan Co., NC
LE

Spouses(s)

McCollough None
1808–1855
Birth Location: KY
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Lydia Lafferty
1816–1881
Birth Location: –
LL

Children(s)

James McKnight
1829–1895
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Christopher McKnight
1833–1855
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
CM
Henry McKnight
1838–1862
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
HM
Laura McKnight
1849–
Birth Location: KY
LM
John McKnight
1831–1894
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
JM
Amanda McKnight
1835–1909
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
AM
George McKnight
1836–1859
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
GM
Mary McKnight
1841–
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
MM
Lydia McKnight
1843–
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
LM
Nancy McKnight
1847–1912
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
NM
Joseph McKnight
1838–1921
Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
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Joseph McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Joseph McKnight
1805–1881
Birth Place: Rowan Co., NC
Parents
Roger Lee McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Ireland
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
Ireland
Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sanders McKnight
1680–1730
Unknown
1682–

Joseph McKnight's Descendants

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Joseph (Lee) McKnight (18 Mar 1805–05 Jan 1881) m. McCollough (20 Jan 1808–23 Sep 1855) m. Lydia Lafferty (22 Apr 1816–08 Jan 1881)
  1. 1. James (Anderson) McKnight 1829–1895 m. Susannah Lewis 1830–1906
    1. 1. Wilbert (W.) McKnight 1852–
    2. 2. Franny McKnight 1869– m. Frome 1860–
    3. 3. Clara (E.) McKnight 1860–1873
    4. 4. James (M.) McKnight 1866–1880
    5. 5. Alvis (Elrod) McKnight 1856– m. Souella Bradfield 1859–
      1. 1. Caddie (Ethel) McKnight 1880–
    6. 6. Emma (Catherine) McKnight 1865–1950 m. W. (Jarrett) Jayne 1855–1946
    7. 7. Sallie McKnight 1873– m. Rolla (B.) Henry 1865–
    8. 8. Samuel (Alonzo) McKnight 1862–1899 m. Anna (J.) Duncan 1868–
    9. 9. Joseph (Lewis) McKnight 1857–1934 m. Victoria (Mariah) Coggan 1860–1940
      1. 1. Nellie McKnight 1881–1959
      2. 2. Grace (E.) McKnight 1885–1973
      3. 3. James (Wayne) McKnight 1888–1889
      4. 4. Joe Ben 1891–1962
      5. 5. Fannie 1893–1962
      6. 6. Kathleen (Laverne) McKnight 1895–1980
      7. 7. Iva (M.) McKnight 1879–1943 m. Bauman 1872–1949
        1. 1. Norton (J.) Bowman –1946
        2. 2. Dorothea Bowman 1901–1976
      8. 8. Jessie (Ann) McKnight 1883–1963 m. Edward (Everett) Bryan 1877–1956
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Grace) Bryan 1903–1972 m. Hugh Grim 1895–1970
        2. 2. Uarda (June) Bryan 1906–1988
        3. 3. Doris (Marjorie) Bryan 1910–1977 m. Leslie Hubbard 1911–
        4. 4. Ned 1912–1929
        5. 5. Jerry 1919–1980
      9. 9. Jack 1898–1950 m. Florence (L.) Fahler 1905–1992
    10. 10. Henry (Frank) McKnight 1853–1894 m. Louisa (Jane) Shriner 1857–1944
      1. 1. Roy McKnight 1881–
      2. 2. Hazel (May) McKnight 1890–1971
        1. 1. June (Cecelia) Randall 1909–1973
        2. 2. Paul (Alexander) Randall 1911–1990
      3. 3. Rolla (B.) McKnight 1882–1944 m. Frankey Lollar 1881–1945
        1. 1. Frank (E.) McKnight 1904–1971 m. Inez Estopinal 1899–1977
        2. 2. Hazel McKnight 1909–1977 m. Neal (Hall) Smith 1904–1978
        3. 3. DeLoss McKnight 1906–1945 m. Thelma (Louise) LaRue 1911–1998
  2. 2. Christopher McKnight 1833–1855
  3. 3. Henry (Lingle) McKnight 1838–1862
  4. 4. Laura (Rosilla) McKnight 1849–
  5. 5. John (Strange) McKnight 1831–1894 m. Ollie Webb 1835–1910 m. Martha (S.) Magner 1835–1856
    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
        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
  6. 6. Amanda (Jane) McKnight 1835–1909 m. James (H.) Mathers 1831–1896
    1. 1. Elizabeth (Catherine) Mathers 1856–1929 m. William (P.) Jenkins 1850–1910
    2. 2. Lawrence (A.) Mathers 1859–1919
  7. 7. George (Roger) McKnight 1836–1859
    1. 1. Mary (F.) McKnight 1859–1864
  8. 8. Mary (Elizabeth) McKnight 1841– m. Hamilton (Antibus E. Crawford) Elrod 1841–
  9. 9. Lydia (Ann) McKnight 1843– m. Joseph Tolliver 1841–
    1. 1. Della Tolliver 1868–
    2. 2. Lillian Tolliver 1870–
  10. 10. Nancy (Emily) McKnight 1847–1912 m. Henry (Wilson) Shirley 1842–1919
    1. 1. Oscar (Harry) Shirley 1871–1936
    2. 2. Shirley 1875–1876
    3. 3. Arthur (Clare) Shirley 1874–1875
    4. 4. Helena (Grace) Shirley 1878–1948
      1. 1. David (A.) Rothrock 1910–1997
      2. 2. Mary (Emily) Rothrock 1908–1975
      3. 3. Henry (Shirley) Rothrock 1906–1986
    5. 5. Wayne (McKnight) Shirley 1880–1936
  11. 11. Joseph (Franklin) McKnight 1838–1921 m. Elizabeth Jones 1846–1916
    1. 1. Willard 1876–1956 m. Josephine Fisher 1877–1909
    2. 2. Alpha (Lee) McKnight 1879–
    3. 3. David (Clyde) McKnight 1881–1973 m. Eva (Mae) Kible 1884–1974
    4. 4. Evelyn McKnight 1884–1943
    5. 5. Stella (Esther) McKnight 1873–1941 m. Grant Carroll 1868–1940
      1. 1. Frank Carroll 1897–
    6. 6. Grace (R.) McKnight 1889–1974

Joseph McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1805
18 Mar 1805
Birth of Joseph Lee McKnight in Rowan Co., NC
Rowan Co., NC
1881
05 Jan 1881
Age 76
Death of Joseph Lee McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1805
    Event Place: Rowan Co., NC
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 26, 54

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 14 Mar 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 Jan 1881
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 26, 54

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 26, 54
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