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Willis Adelmar Knight 1833–1905 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Aug 1833

Birth Location: McDonough, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 20 Dec 1905

Death Location: Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA

Father: Philetus Knight

Mother: Amanda DAVIS

Spouse(s): Francis (Knight)

Children(s): Mary Knight

Willis Adelmar Knight was born in 1833 in McDonough, Illinois, USA, the child of Philetus Higley Knight And Amanda Davis. Willis Adelmar Knight married Francis Bennett Johnson Knight, and had children including Mary Catherine Knight. Willis Adelmar Knight passed away in 1905 in Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Willis Adelmar Knight was born in 1833 in McDonough, Illinois, USA, the child of Philetus Higley Knight And Amanda Davis.
  • Willis Adelmar Knight married Francis Bennett Johnson Knight, and had children including Mary Catherine Knight.
  • Willis Adelmar Knight passed away in 1905 in Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Philetus Knight
1809–1900
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, CT or MA
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Amanda DAVIS
1813–1854
Birth Location: Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Francis (Knight)
1841–1905
Birth Location: Fayette County, Ohio, USA
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Children(s)

Mary Knight
1868–1951
Birth Location: St John, Putnam, Missouri, U.S.A.
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Willis Knight's Ancestors

Self
Willis Knight
1833–1905
Birth Place: McDonough, Illinois, USA
Parents
Philetus Higley Knight
1809–1900
Danbury, Fairfield, CT or MA
Amanda DAVIS
1813–1854
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut
Grandparents
Eunice Higley
1776–1839
Granby, Hartford, Connecticut
Eliakim\Eli Davis
1773–1857
Errol, Coos, New Hampshire, USA
Thirza Barnum
1784–1852
Danbury, Fairfield, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
Joel Higley
1739–1820
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Willis Knight's Descendants

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Willis (Adelmar) Knight (27 Aug 1833–20 Dec 1905) m. Francis (Bennett Johnson) (Knight) (12 Jul 1841–25 Feb 1905)
  1. 1. Mary (Catherine) Knight 1868–1951 m. Martin (Marion) Horton 1869–1947
    1. 1. Elmer (Lee) Horton 1902–1960 m. Marie (Beatrice Carter -) Horton 1909–1998
      1. 1. Robert (Lee) Horton 1932–2010 m. Delores (JoAnn Gauger - Horton -) Myers 1931–1985
        1. 1. Diana (Lynn) Horton 1951–2002 m. Thomas (Chaney) Carsley 1947–1998
      2. 2. Norma (Belle Horton -) Beaver 1929–2009
      3. 3. Clara (Joan) Horton 1928–1928
      4. 4. John (Raymond Daniel) Horton 1936–2010
      5. 5. Irene (Marie Horton -) Walker 1941–1983

Willis Knight's Timeline

2 Records

1833
27 Aug 1833
Birth of Willis Adelmar Knight in McDonough, Illinois, USA
McDonough, Illinois, USA
1905
20 Dec 1905
Age 72
Death of Willis Adelmar Knight in Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA
Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1833
    Event Place: McDonough, Illinois, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Dec 1905
    Event Place: Lebo, Coffey, Kansas, USA
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