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Theodore McKnight 1857–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 JAN 1857

Birth Location: Amite Co., MS

Death Date: 2 MAR 1924

Death Location: Liberty Cemetery, Amite, MS

Father: Theodore McKnight

Mother: Hannah HAMILTON

Spouse(s): Elisha Gardner, Della Gillis

Children(s): Bessie McKnight, Eugene McKnight, Maude McKnight, Theodore McKnight, Bonita McKnight, Martha McKnight, Evelyn McKnight, Robert McKnight

In 1857, Theodore McKnight entered the world in Amite Co., MS, born to Theodore Mcknight And Hannah French Hamilton. Theodore McKnight married Della Dean Gillis, Elisha Anna Gardner, and had children including Bessie French Mcknight, Bonita Mcknight, Eugene Chrisman Mcknight, Evelyn Mcknight, Martha Ella Mattie Mcknight, Maude M Mcknight, Robert Benton Mcknight, Theodore Mcknight. Theodore McKnight passed away in 1924 in Liberty Cemetery, Amite, MS.

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Biography

  • In 1857, Theodore McKnight entered the world in Amite Co., MS, born to Theodore Mcknight And Hannah French Hamilton.
  • Theodore McKnight married Della Dean Gillis, Elisha Anna Gardner, and had children including Bessie French Mcknight, Bonita Mcknight, Eugene Chrisman Mcknight, Evelyn Mcknight, Martha Ella Mattie Mcknight, Maude M Mcknight, Robert Benton Mcknight, Theodore Mcknight.
  • Theodore McKnight passed away in 1924 in Liberty Cemetery, Amite, MS.

Immediate Family

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Theodore McKnight's Ancestors

Self
Theodore McKnight
1857–1924
Birth Place: Amite Co., MS
Parents
Theodore McKnight
1816–1887
Ashley Precinct, SC
Hannah (French) HAMILTON
1822–1894
SC
Grandparents
Thomas McKnight
1770–1828
Scotland
Jennet (or Janet) Hamilton
1784–1838
South Carolina
Robert (Reid) Hamilton
1789–1864
South Carolina
Mary FRENCH
1796–1836
Great-Grandparents
Robert McKnight
1750–
John Pigott
1720–1792
Elizabeth ???
1725–1800
Thomas Hamilton
1743–
Jane Norwood
1777–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Zachariah Norwood
1756–

Theodore McKnight's Descendants

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Theodore McKnight (19 JAN 1857–2 MAR 1924) m. Elisha (Anna) Gardner (9 SEP 1858–9 JUN 1895) m. Della (Dean) Gillis (30 APR 1870–30 OCT 1962)
  1. 1. Bessie (French) McKnight 1880– m. Henry (Anderson) Scott 1881– m. Lea Godwin 1880–
    1. 1. Henry Scott 1906–
    2. 2. Eugene Scott 1908–
  2. 2. Eugene (Chrisman) McKnight 1882–1883
  3. 3. Maude (M.) McKnight 1885–1917 m. William (Ormsby) Rutledge 1878–1930
    1. 1. WIlliam (Ormsby) Rutledge 1910–
  4. 4. Theodore McKnight 1887–1969 m. Roberta (Brooke) Lum 1891–1951
    1. 1. Roberta (Lum) McKnight 1911–1982
    2. 2. Theodore McKnight 1917–1999
    3. 3. James (John) McKnight 1913–1981
  5. 5. Bonita McKnight 1889–1980 m. Weston (Wallace) Nipper –1943
  6. 6. Martha (Ella (Mattie)) McKnight 1892–
  7. 7. Evelyn McKnight 1904–
  8. 8. Robert (Benton) McKnight 1906–1970 m. Edwina Blanks 1910–1969
    1. 1. Robert (Benton) McKnight 1930–2013 m. Mary (Ann) Griffith 1930–1990

Theodore McKnight's Timeline

2 Records

1857
19 JAN 1857
Birth of Theodore McKnight in Amite Co., MS
Amite Co., MS
1924
2 MAR 1924
Age 67
Death of Theodore McKnight in Bude, Pike, MS
Bude, Pike, MS

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 JAN 1857
    Event Place: Amite Co., MS

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 MAR 1924
    Event Place: Bude, Pike, MS

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Liberty Cemetery, Amite, MS

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