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Mary Watts Elliott 1866–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1866

Birth Location: Georgia

Death Date: 27 August 1968

Death Location: Henry County, Georgia, United States of America

Father: Thomas Elliott

Mother: Sarah Peek

Spouse(s): Joel Knight

Children(s): Infant Knight, John Knight, Irene Rowland, Odelle Patterson, William Knight, Ethel Stanton, Joseph Knight, Essie Stanton, Cleo Russell, Lemmie Sims, Mary Harper

In 1866, Mary Watts Elliott entered the world in Georgia, born to Thomas Stocks Elliott And Sarah E Peek. In 1870, Mary Watts Elliott resided in Johnson, McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA. Mary Watts Elliott married Joel Jeffy Jefferson Knight, and had children including Cleo Russell, Essie Mae Stanton, Ethel Jane Stanton, Infant Knight, Irene Rowland, John Highly Knight, Joseph Jefferson Knight, Lemmie O Sims, Mary Ellen Harper, Odelle Patterson, William Thomas Knight. Mary Watts Elliott passed away in 1968 in Henry County, Georgia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1866, Mary Watts Elliott entered the world in Georgia, born to Thomas Stocks Elliott And Sarah E Peek.
  • In 1870, Mary Watts Elliott resided in Johnson, McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA.
  • Mary Watts Elliott married Joel Jeffy Jefferson Knight, and had children including Cleo Russell, Essie Mae Stanton, Ethel Jane Stanton, Infant Knight, Irene Rowland, John Highly Knight, Joseph Jefferson Knight, Lemmie O Sims, Mary Ellen Harper, Odelle Patterson, William Thomas Knight.
  • Mary Watts Elliott passed away in 1968 in Henry County, Georgia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Elliott's Ancestors

Self
Mary Elliott
1866–1968
Birth Place: Georgia
Parents
Thomas Stocks Elliott
1837–1919
Georgia, USA
Sarah (E) Peek
1841–1932
Georgia
Grandparents
John Elliott
1794–1853
Oglethorpe County, Georgia, USA
Catherine (Watts) Kelly
1808–1871
Greene County, Georgia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
George Elliott
1769–1824
Mary Elliott
1765–1840
Presley Sr
1771–1815
Catherine Heard
1767–1808
2nd-Great-Grandparents
GEORGE ?
1731–1804
Mary Henry
1732–1816

Mary Elliott's Descendants

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Mary (Watts) Elliott (Abt 1866–27 August 1968) m. Joel (“Jeffy” Jefferson) Knight (Abt 1861–6 May 1944)
  1. 1. Infant Knight 1884–1884
  2. 2. John (Highly) Knight 1888–1964 m. Willie (Pearl Fannin) Knight 1894–1959
    1. 1. Ollie (Pearl) Knight 1919–2017 m. Henry (Thaxton Hayes) Sr 1910–2007
    2. 2. Mildred (M) Knight 1914–1986 m. William (David) Miller 1910–1990
      1. 1. Herman (Bradford) Miller 1937–2021
  3. 3. Irene Rowland 1905–2000
  4. 4. Odelle Patterson 1895–1981
  5. 5. William (Thomas) Knight 1886–1971
  6. 6. Ethel (Jane) Stanton 1900–1930
  7. 7. Joseph (Jefferson) Knight 1909–1910
  8. 8. Essie (Mae) Stanton 1897–1966
  9. 9. Cleo Russell 1890–1984
  10. 10. Lemmie (O.) Sims 1902–1995
  11. 11. Mary (Ellen) Harper 1898–1960

Mary Elliott's Timeline

5 Records

1865
10 November 1865
Birth of Mary Watts Elliott
None
1866
Abt 1866
Birth of Mary Watts Elliott in Georgia
Georgia
1870
1870
Age 4
Mary Watts Elliott resided here in Johnson, McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA
Johnson, McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
Mary Watts Elliott resided here in District 611, Henry, Georgia, USA
District 611, Henry, Georgia, USA
1968
27 August 1968
Age 102
Death of Mary Watts Elliott
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 November 1865
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1866
    Event Place: Georgia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Johnson, McDonough, Henry, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 611, Henry, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 August 1968
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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

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