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Louisa Jane West 1833–1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 November 1833

Birth Location: Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 28 April 1902

Death Location: Defeated, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: ISAAC West

Mother: Sallie Goodner

Spouse(s): Mantague Knight

Children(s): Harvey Knight, Alonzo Knight, James Knight, Isaac Knight, Lemie Knight, Ira Knight, Sarah Knight, Isaac Knight, James Knight, Alonzo Knight, Ira Knight, Lee Knight

Louisa Jane West was born in 1833 in Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA, the child of Isaac Berry West And Sallie Goodner. In 1850, Louisa Jane West resided in North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers,. In 1860, Louisa Jane West resided in District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA. Louisa Jane West married Mantague Knight, and had children including Alonzo R Knight, Alonzo Ridley Knight, Harvey Berry Pony Knight, Ira Knight, Ira S Knight, Isaac Newton Knight, James P Knight, James P Knight, Lee Knight, Lemie L Knight, Sarah Knight. Louisa Jane West passed away in 1902 in Defeated, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Louisa Jane West was born in 1833 in Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA, the child of Isaac Berry West And Sallie Goodner.
  • In 1850, Louisa Jane West resided in North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers,.
  • In 1860, Louisa Jane West resided in District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Louisa Jane West married Mantague Knight, and had children including Alonzo R Knight, Alonzo Ridley Knight, Harvey Berry Pony Knight, Ira Knight, Ira S Knight, Isaac Newton Knight, James P Knight, James P Knight, Lee Knight, Lemie L Knight, Sarah Knight.
  • Louisa Jane West passed away in 1902 in Defeated, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louisa West's Ancestors

Self
Louisa West
1833–1902
Birth Place: Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA
Parents
ISAAC BERRY West
1809–1879
Smith, Tennessee, USA
Sallie Goodner
1817–1874
Carthage, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Elder (Miles Stephen) West
1771–1845
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
Lucy Parker
–1845
Halifax, Halifax County, Virginia, United States of America
John Goodner
1782–1861
Guilford County, North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert West
1720–1812
Mary Kemsley
1752–1804
Martha Cardwell
1754–1848
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel West
1700–1779
Sarah Delano
1705–1752

Louisa West's Descendants

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Louisa (Jane) West (27 November 1833–28 April 1902) m. Mantague Knight (4 March 1830–29 October 1911)
  1. 1. Harvey (Berry "Pony") Knight 1861–1945 m. Emma (Sophia) Holland 1860–1938
    1. 1. Lena (May) Knight 1894–1972 m. Gilbert (Oakley) West 1894–1960
      1. 1. Hubert (Ray) West 1931–1995 m. Betty (Zane) Key 1934–2015
        1. 1. Daniel (Earl) West 1951–
      2. 2. Harvey (D) West 1922–
      3. 3. Bevlolh (M) West 1926–
    2. 2. Stanton (L) Knight 1892–
    3. 3. Corrie (C) Knight 1897–
    4. 4. Watter (E) Knight 1901–
    5. 5. Estes (O) Knight 1907–
  2. 2. Alonzo (Ridley) Knight 1860–1940
  3. 3. James (P.) Knight 1858–1936
  4. 4. Isaac (Newton) Knight 1855–1936
  5. 5. Lemie (L.) Knight 1869–1951
  6. 6. Ira (S.) Knight 1862–1934
  7. 7. Sarah Knight 1853–
  8. 8. Isaac (Newton) Knight 1855–1936
  9. 9. James (P) Knight 1858–1936
  10. 10. Alonzo (R) Knight 1859–1940
  11. 11. Ira Knight 1866–1934
  12. 12. Lee Knight 1869–1951

Louisa West's Timeline

5 Records

1833
27 November 1833
Birth of Louisa Jane West in Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA
Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA
1850
1850
Age 17
Louisa Jane West resided here in North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers, Smith, Tennessee, USA
North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 27
Louisa Jane West resided here in District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Louisa Jane West resided here in District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1902
28 April 1902
Age 69
Death of Louisa Jane West in Smith, Tennessee, USA
Smith, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 November 1833
    Event Place: Defeated Creek, Smith County Tennessee USA, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 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: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: North of Cumberland and East of Caney Fork Rivers, Smith, Tennessee; Roll: 896; P

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 2, Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 April 1902
    Event Place: Smith, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Defeated, Smith County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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