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Sanford Vandiver Knight 1826–1904 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 May 1826

Birth Location: Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,

Death Date: 15 April 1904

Death Location: Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Knight

Mother: Mary Jones

Spouse(s): Melinda Andrews

Children(s): James KNIGHT, Jefferson Knight

In 1826, Sanford Vandiver Knight entered the world in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,, born to John Kenneth Ross Knight And Mary Jane Jones. Sanford Vandiver Knight married Melinda Jane Andrews, and had children including James Edward Knight, Jefferson Davis Knight. Sanford Vandiver Knight passed away in 1904 in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1826, Sanford Vandiver Knight entered the world in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,, born to John Kenneth Ross Knight And Mary Jane Jones.
  • Sanford Vandiver Knight married Melinda Jane Andrews, and had children including James Edward Knight, Jefferson Davis Knight.
  • Sanford Vandiver Knight passed away in 1904 in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Sanford Knight's Ancestors

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Sanford Knight
1826–1904
Birth Place: Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,
Parents
John Kenneth Ross Knight
1795–1875
Pickens, Pickens County, South Carolina, United States of America
Mary (Jane) Jones
1799–1885
Laurens, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
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Sanford Knight's Descendants

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Sanford (Vandiver) Knight (26 May 1826–15 April 1904) m. Melinda (Jane) Andrews (10 December 1829–9 February 1911)
  1. 1. James (Edward) KNIGHT 1855–1930 m. Martha (Eugenia) ARNOLD 1856–1925
    1. 1. Robert (Arnold) Knight 1894–1981 m. Mary (Jane) McKittrick 1894–1983
      1. 1. Allen (McKittrick) Knight 1922–2014
      2. 2. Roland (McKittrick Knight) MD 1928–2018 m. Katherine (Elizabeth) Graves 1929–2021
      3. 3. Betty (Sue) Knight 1926–2010 m. Thomas (Edwin Baldwin) Sr 1921–2000
        1. 1. Thomas (Edwin Baldwin) Jr 1948–1971
  2. 2. Jefferson (Davis) Knight 1861–1900

Sanford Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1826
26 May 1826
Birth of Sanford Vandiver Knight in Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,
Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,
1904
15 April 1904
Age 78
Death of Sanford Vandiver Knight in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 May 1826
    Event Place: Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina,
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1904
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Ware Shoals, Laurens County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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