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Stella McKnight 1917–1972 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1917

Birth Location: South Carolina

Death Date: Abt 1972

Death Location: South Carolina, USA

Father: Junius Gibson

Mother: Phyliss Miller-Gibson

Spouse(s): William McKnight

Children(s): Richard Jr., Dorothy McKnight, Mamie Knight

Stella McKnight was born in 1917 in South Carolina, the child of Junius Washington Gibson And Phyliss Martha Miller Gibson. In 1935, Stella McKnight resided in Rural, Clarendon, South Carolina. In 1940, Stella McKnight resided in Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA. Stella McKnight married William Mcknight, William Mcknight Covington, and had children including Dorothy Lee Mcknight, Mamie Mc Knight, Richard Mcknight Jr. Stella McKnight passed away in 1972 in South Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • Stella McKnight was born in 1917 in South Carolina, the child of Junius Washington Gibson And Phyliss Martha Miller Gibson.
  • In 1935, Stella McKnight resided in Rural, Clarendon, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Stella McKnight resided in Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA.
  • Stella McKnight married William Mcknight, William Mcknight Covington, and had children including Dorothy Lee Mcknight, Mamie Mc Knight, Richard Mcknight Jr.
  • Stella McKnight passed away in 1972 in South Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Stella McKnight's Ancestors

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Stella McKnight
1917–1972
Birth Place: South Carolina
Parents
Junius Washington Gibson
1870–1949
Sammy Swamp, Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Phyliss (Martha) Miller-Gibson
1876–1949
Manning, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Henry (Ealey) Gibson
1849–1923
Sammy Swamp, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Sophia (Sophie) Gayman
1854–1922
Sammy Swamp, Clarendon County, South Carolina, USA
Ballard (Doctor) Miller
1843–1910
Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Hester Mellette
1853–1923
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
benjamin Gibson
1824–1907
George Gaymon
1818–1890
George Gaymon
1818–1890
Henry Miller
1807–1880
Charlotte Harvin
1814–1928
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Dodd
1794–1862
James Africans
1776–1821

Stella McKnight's Descendants

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Stella McKnight (abt 1917–Abt 1972) m. William McKnight (Jul 1914–Jan Abt 1971)
  1. 1. Richard (McKnight) Jr. 1939–2017 m. Hopie (Carrol) Faulk 1937–2018
  2. 2. Dorothy (Lee) McKnight 1935–1971
  3. 3. Mamie (Mc) Knight 1936–2012

Stella McKnight's Timeline

4 Records

1917
abt 1917
Birth of Stella McKnight in South Carolina
South Carolina
1935
1935
Age 18
Stella McKnight resided here in Rural, Clarendon, South Carolina
Rural, Clarendon, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 23
Stella McKnight resided here in Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
1972
Abt 1972
Age 55
Death of Stella McKnight in South Carolina, USA
South Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1917
    Event Place: South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03800; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Clarendon, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03800; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Mount Zion, Clarendon, South Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-03800; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 14-19

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt 1972
    Event Place: South Carolina, USA

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