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Nancy Emily McKnight 1847–1912 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Mar 1847

Birth Location: Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Death Date: 28 Jul 1912

Death Location: Green Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Father: Joseph McKnight

Mother: McCollough None

Spouse(s): Henry Shirley

Children(s): Oscar Shirley, Shirley None, Arthur Shirley, Helena Shirley, Wayne Shirley

Nancy Emily McKnight was born in 1847 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of Joseph Lee Mcknight And Mccollough. Nancy Emily McKnight married Henry Wilson Shirley, and had children including Arthur Clare Shirley, Helena Grace Shirley, Oscar Harry Shirley, Shirley, Wayne Mcknight Shirley. Nancy Emily McKnight passed away in 1912 in Green Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., IN.

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Biography

  • Nancy Emily McKnight was born in 1847 in Orleans, Orange Co., IN, the child of Joseph Lee Mcknight And Mccollough.
  • Nancy Emily McKnight married Henry Wilson Shirley, and had children including Arthur Clare Shirley, Helena Grace Shirley, Oscar Harry Shirley, Shirley, Wayne Mcknight Shirley.
  • Nancy Emily McKnight passed away in 1912 in Green Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., IN.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Nancy McKnight
1847–1912
Birth Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Parents
Joseph Lee McKnight
1805–1881
Rowan Co., NC
McCollough
1808–1855
KY
Grandparents
Roger (Lee) McKnight
1767–1851
Rowan Co., NC
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844
Rowan Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
George McKnight
1738–1811
Catherine Lee
1740–1771
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William McKnight
1700–1759
Jane Morton
1717–1755

Nancy McKnight's Descendants

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Nancy (Emily) McKnight (26 Mar 1847–28 Jul 1912) m. Henry (Wilson) Shirley (15 May 1842–28 Jan 1919)
  1. 1. Oscar (Harry) Shirley 1871–1936
  2. 2. Shirley 1875–1876
  3. 3. Arthur (Clare) Shirley 1874–1875
  4. 4. Helena (Grace) Shirley 1878–1948
    1. 1. David (A.) Rothrock 1910–1997
    2. 2. Mary (Emily) Rothrock 1908–1975
    3. 3. Henry (Shirley) Rothrock 1906–1986
  5. 5. Wayne (McKnight) Shirley 1880–1936

Nancy McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1847
26 Mar 1847
Birth of Nancy Emily McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN
1912
28 Jul 1912
Age 65
Death of Nancy Emily McKnight in Orleans, Orange Co., IN
Orleans, Orange Co., IN

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Mar 1847
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 54, 60

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Mar 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Jul 1912
    Event Place: Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source:
    [1] delossmcknight.FTW
    [2] McKnight Genealogy, 1738-1981, and Allied Families, pp. 54, 60

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Green Hill Cemetery, Orleans, Orange Co., IN
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

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