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Mary Lula Knight 1862–1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1862

Birth Location: Butler County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: Abt. 1897

Death Location: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

Father: Thomas Knight

Mother: Julia Posey

Spouse(s): Stephen Sr.

Children(s): Wiley Grimes, Callie Grimes, Steven Jr., Lucile Grimes, Zelma Grimes, Thomas Grimes, Thomas Sr

Mary Lula Knight was born in 1862 in Butler County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas A Knight And Julia A Posey. Mary Lula Knight married Stephen David Grimes Sr, and had children including Callie Lettie Grimes, Lucile Constance Grimes, Steven David Dee Grimes Jr, Thomas Allen Grimes, Thomas Allen Grimes Sr, Wiley Knight Grimes, Zelma Mae Grimes. Mary Lula Knight passed away in 1897 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Lula Knight was born in 1862 in Butler County, Alabama, USA, the child of Thomas A Knight And Julia A Posey.
  • Mary Lula Knight married Stephen David Grimes Sr, and had children including Callie Lettie Grimes, Lucile Constance Grimes, Steven David Dee Grimes Jr, Thomas Allen Grimes, Thomas Allen Grimes Sr, Wiley Knight Grimes, Zelma Mae Grimes.
  • Mary Lula Knight passed away in 1897 in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Knight's Ancestors

Self
Mary Knight
1862–1897
Birth Place: Butler County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Thomas A Knight
1832–1887
Alabama
Julia (A) Posey
1837–1863
Grandparents
David (Trail) Posey
1803–1862
, Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA
Wilmont Underwood
1802–1852
Spartanburg, Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mary Knight's Descendants

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Mary (Lula) Knight (1862–Abt. 1897) m. Stephen (David Grimes) Sr. (2 Sep 1861–28 Apr 1940)
  1. 1. Wiley (Knight) Grimes 1882–1930 m. Mittie (Bell) Grimes 1885–1970
    1. 1. Wyola Pierce 1907–1972 m. Edgar (Hughleigh) Pierce 1904–1982
      1. 1. Betty (Jean) Pierce 1929–2023 m. James Freeman 1927–1997
        1. 1. James (Shepherd Freeman) III 1950–2018
      2. 2. Wyanne Pierce 1930–2022 m. Joseph (C.) Bailey 1925–2012
    2. 2. William (Milfred) Grimes 1911–1995 m. Adrienne Grimes 1916–2002
    3. 3. Wiley (Hurst) Grimes 1908–1993 m. Bonnie (Mae) Goodson 1907–1972
    4. 4. Mildred Grimes 1913–1938 m. James (Clyde) Tirey 1913–
  2. 2. Callie (Lettie) Grimes 1881–1952 m. Edward (Summers) West 1873–1949
    1. 1. Lucile West 1916–2009 m. Barney (Lee) Burnett 1911–1976
      1. 1. Audrey (Beth) Burnett 1939–2015
    2. 2. Hester (L) West 1903–1982 m. James (Holt) Bownds 1898–1936
      1. 1. Fletcher (Paul Bownds) Sr. 1932–2011
      2. 2. James (Holt) Bownds 1931–2014
    3. 3. Ernest (Lamar) West 1900–1992 m. Thelma (Ben) Stewart 1903–1988
      1. 1. Ernest (Gayle) West 1930–2016
      2. 2. Bennie (Eugene) West 1932–2015 m. Patricia (Ann) West 1935–2011
      3. 3. Katherine (Frances West) Robinson 1920–1971 m. Charles Robinson 1902–
    4. 4. J (E "Jake") West 1906–1991 m. Gertrude (Bell) Rice 1912–1999
      1. 1. Edith (Joyce) West 1928–2006 m. Billy (Douglas) Perdue 1926–2013
  3. 3. Steven (David "Dee" Grimes) Jr. 1897–1982 m. Johnnie (C) Grimes 1916–1994 m. Claudia Whitten 1906–1995 m. Johnnie (C.) Grimes 1916–1994
    1. 1. Kenneth (Dee) Grimes 1939–2003 m. Jeannette (Carroll) Raney 1942–2000
    2. 2. Dora (Faye) Klutts 1927–1990 m. Harmon (C) Klutts 1910–1980
    3. 3. Alfred (Ray) Grimes 1929–1948
    4. 4. Jerry (Dean) Grimes 1943–2014
    5. 5. Delores ("Loy" June) Grimes 1937–2019
  4. 4. Lucile (Constance) Grimes 1896–1924 m. Allen (Gayle) Kratzer 1899–1950
    1. 1. Harold (Gayle) Kratzer 1924–1924
  5. 5. Zelma (Mae) Grimes 1893–1991 m. Dr. (John Henry Williamson) Sr. 1888–1968
    1. 1. John (H. Williamson) Jr. 1919–1990 m. Marion (Irene) Broussard 1927–2004
    2. 2. Peggy (Jean) Williamson 1926–1991 m. Archie (Albert) Alexander 1922–1980
      1. 1. Patricia (Ann) Alexander 1946–2013
    3. 3. FRANCES (LAURA) WILLIAMSON 1924–2009 m. Joseph (E) Sampson 1923–2011
  6. 6. Thomas (Allen) Grimes 1887–1965 m. Anne (Iola) Martin 1890–1987
    1. 1. Thomas (Allen Grimes) Jr 1918–2004 m. Roberta (Ann) Smith 1924–2014
      1. 1. Carol (Ann) Grimes 1951–2008 m. Jonathan (Hibbard) Dorman 1950–2003 m. Paul (Edward) Davis 1947–2016
    2. 2. Mary (Lou) Grimes 1916–1916
  7. 7. Thomas (Allen Grimes) Sr 1887–1965

Mary Knight's Timeline

5 Records

1862
1862
Birth of Mary Lula Knight in Alabama, United States
Alabama, United States
1862
1862
Birth of Mary Lula Knight in Butler County, Alabama, USA
Butler County, Alabama, USA
1897
Abt. 1897
Age 35
Death of Mary Lula Knight in Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 38
Death of Mary Lula Knight in Texas, United States
Texas, United States
1900
12 Sep 1900
Age 38
Mary Lula Knight - Probate in Smith, Texas, USA
Smith, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Alabama, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1862
    Event Place: Butler County, Alabama, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Texas, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1897
    Event Place: Missouri City, Fort Bend, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1900
    Event Place: Smith, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Minutes, 1847-1931; Probate Docket, 1879-1927; Index to Probate Cases, 1846-1976; Index to Probate Minutes, 1846-1879; Probate Packets, 1846-1900; Probate Packet Addendums, Ca. 1854-1866; Author: Texas, Probate Court (Smith County); Probate Place:

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