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Sarah Ellen Watson 1849–1889 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1849

Birth Location: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 9 Sep 1889

Death Location: Nottoway County, Virginia, USA

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Mother:

Spouse(s): Thomas Sr

Children(s): Thomas Knight, Oscar Knight, Henry Knight, Belle Knight, Ellen Knight, Nancie Knight, Alice Knight, Sallie Knight, Lucy Knight, James Knight, Charles Knight

The story of Sarah Ellen Watson began in 1849 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA. Sarah Ellen Watson married Thomas Knight Sr, and had children including Alice Knight, Belle Knight, Charles Knight, Ellen Knight, Henry Knight, James Knight, Lucy Ann Knight, Nancie Knight, Oscar Knight, Sallie Knight, Thomas Mansfield Knight. Sarah Ellen Watson passed away in 1889 in Nottoway County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Sarah Ellen Watson began in 1849 in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA.
  • Sarah Ellen Watson married Thomas Knight Sr, and had children including Alice Knight, Belle Knight, Charles Knight, Ellen Knight, Henry Knight, James Knight, Lucy Ann Knight, Nancie Knight, Oscar Knight, Sallie Knight, Thomas Mansfield Knight.
  • Sarah Ellen Watson passed away in 1889 in Nottoway County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Thomas Sr
1847–
Birth Location: Nottaway County, Virginia, USA
TS

Children(s)

Thomas Knight
1890–1959
Birth Location: Burkeville, Virginia, USA
TK
Oscar Knight
1878–
Birth Location: Nottoway, Virginia, USA
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Henry Knight
1869–
Birth Location: Virginia
HK
Belle Knight
1871–
Birth Location: Virginia
BK
Ellen Knight
1872–
Birth Location: Virginia
EK
Nancie Knight
1874–
Birth Location: Virginia
NK
Alice Knight
1875–
Birth Location: Virginia
AK
Sallie Knight
1876–
Birth Location: Virginia
SK
Lucy Knight
1874–
Birth Location: Nottaway County, Virginia, USA
LK
James Knight
1881–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
JK
Charles Knight
1886–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CK

Sarah Watson's Ancestors

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Sarah Watson
1849–1889
Birth Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
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Sarah Watson's Descendants

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Sarah (Ellen) Watson (1849–9 Sep 1889) m. Thomas (Knight) Sr (1847–)
  1. 1. Thomas (Mansfield) Knight 1890–1959 m. Mary (Elizabeth) Jeter 1892–1956
    1. 1. Carrye (Estelle) Knight 1921–2013 m. Christopher (Cooke Melvin) Sr. 1915–2011
    2. 2. Nannie (Louise K) Knight 1912–1963
    3. 3. Mary (Manfield) Knight 1916–1961
    4. 4. Thomas (E) Knight 1923–1971
  2. 2. Oscar Knight 1878–
  3. 3. Henry Knight 1869–
  4. 4. Belle Knight 1871–
  5. 5. Ellen Knight 1872–
  6. 6. Nancie Knight 1874–
  7. 7. Alice Knight 1875–
  8. 8. Sallie Knight 1876–
  9. 9. Lucy (Ann) Knight 1874–
  10. 10. James Knight 1881–
  11. 11. Charles Knight 1886–

Sarah Watson's Timeline

2 Records

1849
1849
Birth of Sarah Ellen Watson in Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
1889
9 Sep 1889
Age 40
Death of Sarah Ellen Watson in Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
Nottoway County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1849
    Event Place: Prince Edward County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Marriage Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Sep 1889
    Event Place: Nottoway County, Virginia, USA
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