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Mary Lou McKnight 1930–1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jun 1930

Birth Location: North Carolina

Death Date: 4 Dec 1996

Death Location: Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lonnie Mcknight

Mother: Sarah "Sallie"

Spouse(s): Grady Howell

Children(s): Benjamin Brewington, Brenda Brewington

The story of Mary Lou McKnight began in 1930 in North Carolina. In 1935, Mary Lou McKnight resided in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina. In 1940, Mary Lou McKnight resided in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA. Mary Lou McKnight married Benjamin Brewington, Grady Howell, James E Harkness, and had children including Benjamin Anthony Brewington, Brenda Brewington, Sandra Kay Brewington. Mary Lou McKnight passed away in 1996 in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Mary Lou McKnight began in 1930 in North Carolina.
  • In 1935, Mary Lou McKnight resided in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina.
  • In 1940, Mary Lou McKnight resided in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA.
  • Mary Lou McKnight married Benjamin Brewington, Grady Howell, James E Harkness, and had children including Benjamin Anthony Brewington, Brenda Brewington, Sandra Kay Brewington.
  • Mary Lou McKnight passed away in 1996 in Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Lonnie Mcknight
1901–1968
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States of America
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Sarah "Sallie"
1906–1977
Birth Location: North Carolina
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Spouses(s)

Grady Howell
1925–
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Benjamin Brewington
1947–1997
Birth Location: MT Olive, Wayne, North Carolina
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Brenda Brewington
1948–2013
Birth Location: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
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Mary McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Mary McKnight
1930–1996
Birth Place: North Carolina
Parents
Lonnie Mcknight
1901–1968
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (J Troublefield) "Sallie"
1906–1977
North Carolina
Grandparents
William Troblefield
1873–1949
Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Julia Hobbs
1872–1956
Sampson County, North Carolina, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Abraham Troublefield
1844–1939
Nancy Monk
1853–1916
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abram Hobbs
1788–
Lilly Barbery
1825–
Chaney Monk
1815–

Mary McKnight's Descendants

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Mary (Lou) McKnight (25 Jun 1930–4 Dec 1996) m. Grady Howell (1925–)
  1. 1. Benjamin (Anthony) Brewington 1947–1997
  2. 2. Brenda Brewington 1948–2013

Mary McKnight's Timeline

5 Records

1930
25 Jun 1930
Birth of Mary Lou McKnight in North Carolina
North Carolina
1935
1935
Age 5
Mary Lou McKnight resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina
1940
1940
Age 10
Mary Lou McKnight resided here in Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 20
Mary Lou McKnight resided here in Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
1996
4 Dec 1996
Age 66
Death of Mary Lou McKnight in Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jun 1930
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02987; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 96-28
    [2] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [3] North Carolina, Marriage Index, Data Source: North Carolina State Archives
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] North Carolina, Marriage Records
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lumberton, Robeson

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02987; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 96-28

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Grantham, Wayne, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02987; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 96-28

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lumberton, Robeson, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lumberton, Robeson

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, U.S., Divorce Index, 1958-2004

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1996
    Event Place: Greensboro, Guilford, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, U.S., Death Indexes, 1908-2004
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Mount Olive, Wayne County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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