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Marion Knight 1826–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1826

Birth Location: Walton County, Georgia, United States of America

Death Date: 28 May 1888

Death Location: Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Joshua Knight

Mother: Elizabeth Thomason

Spouse(s): Sarah Knight

Children(s): Florida Yarborough, Julie Knight, Marcus Knight, L. Knight, Martha Hollis, Mary Phillips, J. Phillips, James Knight, Edward Knight, Missouri Boggs, Jefferson Knight, John Knight, Emma Knight, Jefferson Knight, Edmond Knight

Marion Knight was born in 1826 in Walton County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Joshua Matthew Knight And Elizabeth Betsy Thomason. In 1880, Marion Knight resided in Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama, USA. Marion Knight married Sarah Knight, and had children including Edmond Knight, Edward Knight, Emma Lou Knight, Florida B Yarborough, J R Phillips, James William Knight, Jefferson Davis Knight, Jefferson Knight, John Thomas Knight, Julie Knight, L B Knight, Marcus Delafayette Knight, Martha J Hollis, Mary Anna Phillips, Missouri Boggs. Marion Knight passed away in 1888 in Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Marion Knight was born in 1826 in Walton County, Georgia, United States of America, the child of Joshua Matthew Knight And Elizabeth Betsy Thomason.
  • In 1880, Marion Knight resided in Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama, USA.
  • Marion Knight married Sarah Knight, and had children including Edmond Knight, Edward Knight, Emma Lou Knight, Florida B Yarborough, J R Phillips, James William Knight, Jefferson Davis Knight, Jefferson Knight, John Thomas Knight, Julie Knight, L B Knight, Marcus Delafayette Knight, Martha J Hollis, Mary Anna Phillips, Missouri Boggs.
  • Marion Knight passed away in 1888 in Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Marion Knight's Ancestors

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Marion Knight
1826–1888
Birth Place: Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
Parents
Joshua "Matthew" Knight
1804–1859
Laurens Co., South Carolina
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Thomason
1803–1860
Laurens Co., South Carolina
Grandparents
Elizabeth (Hannah SHOCKLEY Knight) 3Xdna
1776–1870
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Salathiel Shockley
1760–1835
Nancy Barker
1762–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Shockley
1714–1796
William Barker
1730–1797
Mary Smith
1734–1794

Marion Knight's Descendants

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Marion Knight (1826–28 May 1888) m. Sarah Knight (August 1833–16 March 1915)
  1. 1. Florida (B) Yarborough 1877–1957 m. Commadore Yarborough 1872–1958
    1. 1. Mattie (Jeff) Davis 1920–1971
    2. 2. Katie (Yarbrough) Bennett 1894–1986 m. Carlos (Grady) Bennett 1893–1953 m. George Downing 1881–1960
      1. 1. Sarah (Arrowood) Bennett 1924–2001 m. William (R.) Arrowood 1923–2000
        1. 1. Ginger (Faye) Arrowood 1947–1995
        2. 2. Anna (Marie) Whitley 1946–2017 m. Joe (Raymond) Whitley 1935–2005
        3. 3. Robert (Tyrone) Arrowood 1942–2022
      2. 2. Veston (Grady) Bennett 1920–2001 m. Margaret Bennett 1919–1981
      3. 3. Agnes (S) Bennett 1923–2013 m. Clifford (Lawrence) Sjolund 1929–2008
      4. 4. Dorothy (Louise) Carter 1917–2014
      5. 5. Erma (Jean) Allen 1913–2010
    3. 3. Cary (Aubrey Yarbrough) Sr 1914–1980
    4. 4. Emmitt (Tillman) Yarbrough 1904–1973 m. Della (Pearl) Middlebrooks 1903–1978
  2. 2. Julie Knight 1862–1870
  3. 3. Marcus (DeLafayette) Knight 1867–1901
  4. 4. L. (B.) Knight 1865–1921
  5. 5. Martha (J) Hollis 1853–1915
  6. 6. Mary (Anna) Phillips 1863–
  7. 7. J. (R.) Phillips 1855–1902
  8. 8. James (William) Knight 1858–1928
  9. 9. Edward Knight 1871–1915
  10. 10. Missouri Boggs 1851–1882
  11. 11. Jefferson (Davis) Knight 1863–1932 m. Lucinda Sheppard 1865–1931
    1. 1. Truitt (Euclid) Knight 1897–1972 m. Myrtle (P) Knight 1905–
  12. 12. John (Thomas) Knight 1871–
    1. 1. Cullen (H) Knight 1909–
  13. 13. Emma (Lou) Knight 1866–1949
  14. 14. Jefferson Knight 1862–
  15. 15. Edmond Knight 1873–

Marion Knight's Timeline

3 Records

1826
1826
Birth of Marion Knight in Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 54
Marion Knight resided here in Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama, USA
Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama, USA
1888
28 May 1888
Age 62
Death of Marion Knight in Rock Mills, Randolph Co., Alabama
Rock Mills, Randolph Co., Alabama

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1826
    Event Place: Walton County, Georgia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 30; Page: 392D; Enumeration District: 114
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Bacon Level, Randolph, Alabama; Roll: 30; Page: 392D; Enumeration District: 114

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 May 1888
    Event Place: Rock Mills, Randolph Co., Alabama
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rock Mills, Randolph County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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