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Sarah Elizabeth McKnight 1877–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1877

Birth Location: Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS

Death Date: 16 May 1949

Death Location: Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA

Father: William McKnight

Mother: Mary McFarland

Spouse(s): Romania Briggs

Children(s): Mabel Briggs, Kenneth Briggs, Briggs None, Harry Briggs, Margarete Briggs, Manath Briggs, Orval Briggs, Garnet Briggs, Glenn Briggs, Florence Briggs, Raymond Briggs, Hazel Briggs, Lola Briggs

The story of Sarah Elizabeth McKnight began in 1877 in Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS. Sarah Elizabeth McKnight married Romania Porter Briggs, and had children including Briggs, De Etta Wilma Briggs, Florence Mae Briggs, Garnet Goldie Briggs, Glenn Harlan Briggs, Harry Albert Briggs, Hazel Irene Briggs, Kenneth Briggs, Lola Mamie Briggs, Mabel Leota Briggs, Manath E Briggs, Margarete Fern Briggs, Orval Pershing Briggs, Raymond Armster Briggs. Sarah Elizabeth McKnight passed away in 1949 in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Elizabeth McKnight began in 1877 in Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS.
  • Sarah Elizabeth McKnight married Romania Porter Briggs, and had children including Briggs, De Etta Wilma Briggs, Florence Mae Briggs, Garnet Goldie Briggs, Glenn Harlan Briggs, Harry Albert Briggs, Hazel Irene Briggs, Kenneth Briggs, Lola Mamie Briggs, Mabel Leota Briggs, Manath E Briggs, Margarete Fern Briggs, Orval Pershing Briggs, Raymond Armster Briggs.
  • Sarah Elizabeth McKnight passed away in 1949 in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sarah McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Sarah McKnight
1877–1949
Birth Place: Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS
Parents
William Armster McKnight
1851–1938
Fremont Co., IA
Mary (Jane) McFarland
1851–1879
MO
Grandparents
George (Rogers) McKnight
1824–
IN or KY
Julia (Ann) Keith
1827–
KY
Great-Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1793–1860
Sarah Foster
1800–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Roger McKnight
1767–1851
Lydia Elrod
1767–1844

Sarah McKnight's Descendants

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Sarah (Elizabeth) McKnight (10 Jan 1877–16 May 1949) m. Romania (Porter) Briggs (15 Oct 1878–25 Apr 1949)
  1. 1. Mabel (Leota) Briggs 1898–1957 m. John (LeRoy Ellis) Haynes 1895–1976
    1. 1. Haynes 1916–1916
  2. 2. Kenneth Briggs 1901–1901
  3. 3. Briggs 1901–1901
  4. 4. Harry (Albert) Briggs 1902–1903
  5. 5. Margarete (Fern) Briggs 1912–1913
  6. 6. Manath (E.) Briggs 1916–1917
  7. 7. Orval (Pershing) Briggs 1918–1942
  8. 8. Garnet (Goldie) Briggs 1914–1949 m. Walter (David) Rouch 1889–1964 m. Forrest (W.) Mains 1908–
    1. 1. Delbert (Lee) Mains 1928–1979
  9. 9. Glenn (Harlan) Briggs 1904–1969 m. Flossie (May) Wilson 1896–1972
    1. 1. Lester (LeRoy) Briggs 1933–1984
    2. 2. Donald (E.) Briggs 1931–1990
  10. 10. Florence (Mae) Briggs 1897–1978
    1. 1. Homer (Sterling) Goodman 1927–1978
  11. 11. Raymond (Armster) Briggs 1905–1946 m. Cleo (May) Berry 1908–1991
    1. 1. Thomas (Roy) Briggs 1931–1947
    2. 2. Lyle (Paul) Briggs 1934–1970
    3. 3. Orval (Dean) Briggs 1935–1938
    4. 4. Alice (Jane) Briggs 1944–1945
  12. 12. Hazel (Irene) Briggs 1908–1983 m. William (Amos) Wilson 1902–1981
  13. 13. Lola (Mamie) Briggs 1910–1991 m. Raymond (Harold) Stoddard 1904–1993
    1. 1. Jack (Clayton) Stoddard 1928–1931

Sarah McKnight's Timeline

3 Records

1877
10 Jan 1877
Birth of Sarah Elizabeth McKnight in Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS
Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS
1949
11 May 1949
Age 72
Death of Sarah Elizabeth McKnight in Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA
Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA
1949
16 May 1949
Age 72
Burial of Sarah Elizabeth McKnight in Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA
Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1877
    Event Place: Sedan, Chautauqua Co., KS
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Jun 2004
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 May 1949
    Event Place: Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 16 May 1949
    Event Place: Evergreen Cemetery, Red Oak, Montgomery Co., IA
    Record Source: delossmcknight.FTW

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