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Matilda Emaline Knight 1850–1899 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 May 1850

Birth Location: District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 15 Nov 1899

Death Location: Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Father: Jacob Knight

Mother: Rebecca Knight

Spouse(s): Jacob Knight

Children(s): Merrit Knight

The story of Matilda Emaline Knight began in 1850 in District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA. Matilda Emaline Knight married Jacob Rueben Jake Knight, and had children including Merrit Emry Knight. Matilda Emaline Knight passed away in 1899 in Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Matilda Emaline Knight began in 1850 in District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA.
  • Matilda Emaline Knight married Jacob Rueben Jake Knight, and had children including Merrit Emry Knight.
  • Matilda Emaline Knight passed away in 1899 in Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Matilda Knight's Ancestors

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Matilda Knight
1850–1899
Birth Place: District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jacob "Jake" Knight
1810–1860
Jefferson, Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (( Little )) Knight
1811–1870
Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
John Knight
1788–1860
North Carolina, USA
Edith Baker
1785–1850
North Carolina, USA
Valentine Little
1780–1876
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Orra (Sams 1786-1851) SAMS
1786–1851
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Knight
1750–
Sarah GASCOIGNE
1750–
Mathias Little
1761–1841
Orra (little)
1752–1832
Edmund SAMS
1757–1845
Ann Young
1752–1845
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Valentine Little
1744–1788

Matilda Knight's Descendants

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Matilda (Emaline) Knight (10 May 1850–15 Nov 1899) m. Jacob (Rueben "Jake") Knight (May 1839*–21 March 1908)
  1. 1. Merrit (Emry) Knight 1895–1981 m. Charity (Ann) Claxton 1895–1930
    1. 1. PARALEE (FEREDA) KNIGHT 1925–1982 m. Claude (D) Boyd 1917–1991

Matilda Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1850
10 May 1850
Birth of Matilda Emaline Knight in District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA
1899
15 Nov 1899
Age 49
Death of Matilda Emaline Knight in Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA
Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 May 1850
    Event Place: District 7, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Nov 1899
    Event Place: Dutch Mills, Washington, Arkansas, USA

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