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Lucy Walton Knight 1843–1917 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1843

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 19 Jul 1917

Death Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: Humphrey Knight

Mother: Harriett Forrest

Spouse(s): Ely Callis

Children(s): Rucker Callis, Ada Callis, Margaret Callis, Daisy Callis, Baker Callis

The story of Lucy Walton Knight began in 1843 in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1850, Lucy Walton Knight resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1860, Lucy Walton Knight resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA. Lucy Walton Knight married Ely Thomas B Callis, and had children including Ada Virginia Callis, Baker C Callis, Daisy Walter Callis, Margaret Mae Maggie Callis, Rucker Cleveland Callis. Lucy Walton Knight passed away in 1917 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Lucy Walton Knight began in 1843 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1850, Lucy Walton Knight resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, Lucy Walton Knight resided in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Lucy Walton Knight married Ely Thomas B Callis, and had children including Ada Virginia Callis, Baker C Callis, Daisy Walter Callis, Margaret Mae Maggie Callis, Rucker Cleveland Callis.
  • Lucy Walton Knight passed away in 1917 in Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Humphrey Knight
1805–1849
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
HK
Harriett Forrest
1820–1905
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
HF

Spouses(s)

Ely Callis
1840–1927
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EC

Children(s)

Rucker Callis
1867–1867
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
RC
Ada Callis
1871–1958
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
AC
Margaret Callis
1874–1929
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MC
Daisy Callis
1884–1932
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
DC
Baker Callis
1868–
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
BC

Lucy Knight's Ancestors

Self
Lucy Knight
1843–1917
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
Humphrey B. Knight
1805–1849
Virginia, USA
Harriett (Blanche) Forrest
1820–1905
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas "Jacky") Forrest
1786–1857
Kingston Parish, Gloucester, Virginia, British Colonial America
Harriet Morgan
1793–1830
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Lucy Knight's Descendants

1.
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Lucy (Walton) Knight (01 Sep 1843–19 Jul 1917) m. Ely (Thomas B) Callis (23 Oct 1840–07 May 1927)
  1. 1. Rucker (Cleveland) Callis 1867–1867
  2. 2. Ada (Virginia) Callis 1871–1958 m. William (Daniel) Downs 1867–1938
    1. 1. Charlie (Wilson) Downs 1895–1959 m. Hattie Downes 1900–1975
      1. 1. William (Jennings) Downs 1921–1997 m. Alma (Rae) Hudgins 1926–1996
      2. 2. Maurice (Thomas) Downs 1932–2015
      3. 3. Vriginia (Belle) Downs 1928–2010 m. William (Dennis) Adams 1917–1979
    2. 2. Pearl (Knight) Downs 1908–1989 m. Harold (Franklin Gordon) Sr 1905–1996
      1. 1. Mildred (Frances) Gordon 1933–2003
      2. 2. William (D) Gordon 1936–2012
      3. 3. Robert (James) Gordon 1940–1958
      4. 4. Evelyn (Mae) Gordon 1943–2010 m. Marcus (Hunter) Roberts 1925–1989
    3. 3. Hattie (Frances) Downs 1898–1992 m. William (James Hall) Sr 1896–1975
      1. 1. William (James Hall) Jr 1922–2018 m. Winnie (May) Beasley 1923–1992 m. Dorothy (Mae) Reams 1928–2022
        1. 1. John (William Hall) Sr 1944–2022 m. Linda (Muriel) Ricks 1945–2018
    4. 4. Maurice (Avery) Downs 1893–
    5. 5. Guy (Carlton) Downs 1900–1906
  3. 3. Margaret (Mae "Maggie") Callis 1874–1929 m. Clifton (Garland Downs) Sr 1874–1954
    1. 1. Harvey (Vincent) Downs 1906–1997 m. Etta (Francis) Armistead 1910–1982
      1. 1. Joyce (Ann) Downs 1941–2002 m. Bently (Ed) Brown 1923–2003 m. William (Henry "Bill" Stevens) III 1940–2017 m. Beryl (Lee) Spain 1941–2001
      2. 2. Vincent (Eugene) Downs 1933–2014 m. Muriel (Amy) Hamilton 1936–1998 m. Patricia (Jean) Walker 1935–1995
      3. 3. Audrey (Jane) Downs 1950–1998 m. Harold (Lynn) Pepper 1949–2018
    2. 2. Myrtle (Omega) Downs 1898–1993 m. William ("Willie" Hatter) Sr 1895–1977
      1. 1. Daniel (Telyess) Hatter 1938–2021
      2. 2. Margaret (Linda) Hatter 1928–2019 m. Kenneth (Paul) Allen 1926–2006
      3. 3. Kenneth (Hudson) Hatter 1923–2004 m. Audrey (Mildred) Beachum 1926–2016
      4. 4. William (B Hatter) Jr 1920–2003 m. Julia (Jane) Houck 1915–2008
      5. 5. Percy (Garland) Hatter 1921–2010 m. Dorothy (Louise) Houck 1913–1999
      6. 6. Hollis (Omega) Hatter 1926–2014 m. Katherine (Leona) Byrum 1931–2017
    3. 3. Grayson (Garland Downs) Sr 1904–1986 m. Mary (Patricia) Foley 1911–1986
      1. 1. Grayson (Garland Downs) Jr 1933–2019
      2. 2. William (Patrick "Pat" Downs) Sr 1935–2020 m. Alice (Janet) Wachob 1932–2021
      3. 3. Thomas (Henry) Downs 1937–1998 m. Judy (Ann) Hawkins 1950–2020
      4. 4. John (Mathews) Downs 1948–2023
    4. 4. Berkley Downs 1902–
    5. 5. Percy (Clifton) Downs 1901–1986 m. Helen (Elizabeth) Wilson 1905–1973
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Leah) Downs 1925–2001 m. Frederick (Dewey) Knoche 1920–2004
      2. 2. Edward (Clifton) Downs 1929–1977 m. Jean (Edith) Spruill 1931–1974
  4. 4. Daisy (Walter) Callis 1884–1932 m. James (Augustine Young Beckett) Sr 1890–1975
    1. 1. Mildred (Walton) Beckett 1921–2012 m. Joseph (Herbert Norton) Sr 1922–2013
      1. 1. Virginia (Frances) Norton 1945–2021 m. William (Louis Herring) Sr 1934–1994
      2. 2. Joseph (Herbert Norton) Jr 1950–2001
    2. 2. Guy Beckett 1911–1969
    3. 3. James (Augustine Beckett) Jr 1919–2005 m. Margaret Hamilton 1917–2008
  5. 5. Baker (C.) Callis 1868–

Lucy Knight's Timeline

8 Records

1843
01 Sep 1843
Birth of Lucy Walton Knight in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 7
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 17
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 27
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Lucy Walton Knight resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1917
19 Jul 1917
Age 74
Death of Lucy Walton Knight in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1843
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census
    [4] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 805362
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 36B; Image: 78
    [7] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [8] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M432_960; Page: 36B; Image: 78

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: District 2, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 47; Family History Library Film: 805362

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Piankitank Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 Jul 1917
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
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