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Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight 1870–1939 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 November 1870

Birth Location: Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 2 May 1939

Death Location: Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Cyrus Wheat

Mother: Mary Morgan

Spouse(s): James Knight

Children(s): Mary Knight

Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight was born in 1870 in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Cyrus Cy Wheat And Mary Elizabeth Bettie Morgan. Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight married James Edward Knight, and had children including Mary Lee Knight. Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight passed away in 1939 in Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight was born in 1870 in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Cyrus Cy Wheat And Mary Elizabeth Bettie Morgan.
  • Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight married James Edward Knight, and had children including Mary Lee Knight.
  • Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight passed away in 1939 in Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Laura Knight's Ancestors

Self
Laura Knight
1870–1939
Birth Place: Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Cyrus "Cy" Wheat
1846–1903
Russell County, Kentucky
Mary (Elizabeth "Bettie") Morgan
1853–1928
Adair Co, Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Joel (Hancock) Wheat
1831–1899
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA
Mary (Louisa) Hendricks
1843–1929
Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Wheat
1807–1860
Sally Wheat
1798–1873
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Wheat
1765–1834
Diey Wheat
1773–1865

Laura Knight's Descendants

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Laura (Alice Wheat Akers) Knight (21 November 1870–2 May 1939) m. James (Edward) Knight (20 June 1862–14 September 1935)
  1. 1. Mary (Lee) Knight 1904–1962

Laura Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1870
21 November 1870
Birth of Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight in Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
1939
2 May 1939
Age 69
Death of Laura Alice Wheat Akers Knight in Adair, Kentucky, USA
Adair, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 November 1870
    Event Place: Jamestown, Russell County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 May 1939
    Event Place: Adair, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Russell County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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